Yeah Yeah Yeahs Concert (Osheaga 2009 Montreal) – Karen Dancing In The Rain


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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Concert at Osheaga 2009, Montreal on August 2, 2009. Karen Orzolek dancing in the rain (well almost). Abbreviated as YYY, Yeah Yeah Yeahs headlined Osheaga, along with Coldplay, replacing Beastie Boys (who pulled out due to the discovery of a cancerous tumor with vocalist Adam Yauch). Osheaga festival was held at Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène island.

About this photo: Note the falling water droplets. It had rained twice during the festival, and some water got accumulated on top of the stage ceiling. During Yeah Yeah Yeahs performance, this water suddenly fell down in a huge chunk (all gone within 10 seconds). Thankfully Karen was a few centimeters away from the downpour.

About the band (from Last.fm): Yeah Yeah Yeahs is a rock band formed in New York City in the late summer of 2000. The band consists of Karen Orzolek (vocals), Nick Zinner (guitar) and Brian Chase (drums). Their music melds genres ranging from new wave to art punk and garage rock using heavy guitars, synthetic sounds, and screaming, erotic, bluesy vocals. Karen O is known for her energetic, animated stage presence, complemented by her outrageously colorful costumes designed especially for her by friend Christian Joy.

For more photos, check out the Osheaga 2009 Montreal Set

Yeah Yeah Yeah’s concert setlist
Heads Will Roll, Cheated Hearts, Black Tongue, Zero, Human Fly, Gold Lion, Honeybear, Turn Into, Skeletons, Soft Shock, Maps, Y Control, Date With The Night

Rangers seek revenge in Montreal
The Montreal Canadiens will try to record their second win over the New York Rangers this week when the Habs host the Blueshirts this evening at Bell Centre.
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KISS Concert in Montreal – Kiss Alive 35 Tour


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KISS Alive 35 Concert @ Bell Center , Montreal, Canada on 13th July 2009.

KISS is about 35 years old as a band, but its still rocking hard. Known for their elaborate stage shows, they came out on stage with Comic Book styled Superhero outfits – The Devil (Gene Simons), StarChild (Paul Stanley), SpaceMan (Tommy Thayer) and Catman (Eric Singer). Try zooming in on other close up photos in the set.

More photos:
KISS concert – Stage on Fire
KISS concert – Flying Drums with Rocket Jets
KISS concert – Paul with 22500 KISS Army Crowd
KISS concert – Gene Simmons, the Devil
KISS concert – Paul Stanley, the StarChild

KISS Concert Setlist :
Deuce, Strutter, Got to Choose, Hotter Than Hell, Nothin’ to Lose,
C’mon and Love Me, Parasite, She, 100,000 Years, Cold Gin, Let Me Go,
Rock ‘n’ Roll, Black Diamond, Rock and Roll All Nite

Encore: Shout It Out Loud, Lick It Up, I Love It Loud, I Was Made for Lovin’ You,
Love Gun, Detroit Rock City

Ex-con coach pleads guilty to sex abuse
MONTREAL, Dec. 7 (UPI) — A former Montreal children’s hockey coach pleaded guilty in a Quebec court to six counts of sexual assault on players ages 11 to 15, court records show.
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AC DC Concert Stage (Montreal) – Colorful Lights


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ACDC Concert Stage in Montreal (Olympic Stadium) on 8th August, 2009 (Black Ice Tour). This definitely was one of the most colorful concert stage lighting I have seen. Nearing the color of this stage would have to be Genesis (with Phil Collins) and Bon Jovi.

Apart from the music (which I don’t even need to mention), ACDC introduced quiet a bit of technical lead over other concerts. CGI animations at the starting, crashing a whole steam locomotive on the concert stage and then a 6 story long giant inflatable doll riding that locomotive, firing artillery canons, giant bells, speakers with giant glowing red horns. To get the scale of audience, there were 46 giant speakers alone for the audience seated in the balcony. After all, that’s what happens when a classic band like AC/DC performs – pulling a crowd of around 53,000 people to the venue. No wonder they had to rent the Olympic Stadium.

I was barely able to see AC DC from my location initially, all I could see was hands of thousands and thousands of hands making the ‘Sign of the horns’ and blocking my view. The crowd in my section then stood up on their seats, so the situation became a much better. Later, I folded some paper and put it under the seat legs, giving some extra visibility. As they say, necessity is the mother of invention.

For more photos, check out AC/DC Montreal Concert

Check out Concert Stage (album) for more Concert Stage shots.

—- AC/DC Concert Set List in Montreal (Canadian Leg of the tour includes Moncton, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, Vancouver and Toronto) —-
Rock N Roll Train, Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be, Back In Black, Big Jack,
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Shot Down In Flames, Thunderstruck, Black Ice,
The Jack, Hells Bells, Shoot To Thrill, War Machine, Dog Eat Dog, Anything Goes,
You Shook Me All Night Long, T.N.T., Whole Lotta Rosie, Let There Be Rock
Highway To Hell, For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)

RPGamer Visits Eidos Montreal
Last week, RPGamer had the opportunity to visit Eidos Montreal for a Deus Ex: Human Revolution preview event. This week, we get to tell you all about it, including this introduction to the event, a preview of the game, and an interview with Mary DeMarle, Lead Writer for the project.
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Britney Spears Concert Montreal – Which Shampoo Does Britney Use?


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Britney Spears Concert (‘Circus Tour’) @ Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada in 5th May 2009. Action shot taken while she was turning, hence the hair is flying (Press ‘All Sizes’ to see bigger resolution).

The production quality was pretty high, with just the stage costing million. Kanye West has a spaceship concert theme, Daft Punk has a pyramid and Britney Spears has a circus. The concert had everything that a Circus has, except for elephants – acrobats, magicians, jokers, flying sofas. The concert started with Perez Hilton portraying a queen, later being shot by Britney (with a crossbow).

More photos from the show:
Britney Spears Concert – Army Smile
Britney Spears Concert – Womanizer
Britney Spears Concert – Inspired By Bollywood
Britney Spears Concert – Girlicious jumping in the air
Britney Spears Concert – Giant Bollywood Umbrella
Britney Spears Concert Crowd – 23,000 and counting

Here’s the Circus Set List:
Circus, Piece Of Me, Radar, Hot As Ice, Boys, If U Seek Amy
Me Against The Music (Bolywood Theme), Everybody’s Looking For Something
FreakShow, Breathe On Me/Touch Of My Hand, Break The Ice
Do Something, Slave 4 U, Toxic, Baby One More Time, Womanizer

Montreal police release video of SAQ shooting suspects
Montreal Police have released a video and photos of two men they believe to be suspects in a shooting earlier this week that has left the victim – a cashier at the Société des alcools du Québec outlet in Baie d’Urfe – paralyzed.
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Britney Spears Montreal Concert – Smiling Britney


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Britney Spears Concert (‘Circus Tour’) @ Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada in 5th May 2009.

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Britney Spears Concert

NHL: New Jersey 3, Montreal 0
Marty Brodeur ran his NHL career-record shutout total to 112 Thursday while leading New Jersey to a 3-0 blanking of Montreal. Brodeur made 29 saves to bring the Devils their second victory of the season.
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Bon Jovi Concert – Jon Bon Jovi Singing Bed Of Roses @ Bell Center, Montreal


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Taken at the ‘Lost Highway’ Bon Jovi Concert @ Bell Center, Montreal on 15th November, 2007.

Montreal Canadiens Prevail Over Buffalo Sabres in 40th Anniversary of First Game
To the victor go the spoils, and the Canadiens had no problem playing spoiler on Friday evening. The Buffalo Sabres celebrated the start of a new 40 years exactly like they did the first time around, losing to a superior Montreal squad.
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Alan Jackson is a country artist who has sold over 50 million records. He was influenced by the new traditional country of the 1980s, and he was one of the most popular country singers of the 1990s, blending both honky-tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. Here are some concert pictures of Alan Jackson in action.