ESLPodcast 15 - Going to a Concert II (Fast)

My friend Ben and I have been waiting a month to see our favorite band in concert. This was the night. We were so excited. In a small venue like the Whiskey, there wouldn't be a bad seat in the house.

So, we get to the Whiskey really early to find street parking and snagged a spot about four blocks away. Then, we got in line which was already about 20 deep. There were two bouncers outside of the bar and they weren't letting anybody in yet. We waited and waited in line. Finally, the line started to move. When we got to the head of it, one of the bouncers checked our tickets and one of the other employees of the club put a wrist band on each of us. I guess this was to let the employees in the bar know that we belonged there and we weren't crashing the party.

Anyway, we got inside and tried to get as close to the stage as possible. There were already a bunch of people standing in front of the stage in a special roped-off section. These were probably VIP's or maybe they were groupies. Who knows? Anyway, I just know that security wasn't letting anyone get that close.

Before too long, people started to cheer and I knew that the opening act was about to come on. This was a band I'd never heard of before so I wasn't that excited to hear them. They did come out and they started played a set. I couldn't believe it. They were really horrible. The people standing next to Ben and me started boo-ing the band. Other people started throwing things on the stage, like their drinks and their food. After a little while, the boo-ing got so loud, you could hardly hear the band. Finally, they finished their song and left the stage.

The concert-goers were pretty rowdy by this time. Some were yelling, others were getting up on top of the bar and dancing. Just when I thought there was going to be riot, someone got on the microphone and started to introduced the headlining band. All of a sudden, everybody calmed down and started cheering. The band came on stage and started their first number. Then, the room was full of happy campers. Ben and I were both a little nervous for a second there. We didn't know if things were going to get out of hand. But when the band started playing, we knew that everything would be ok. This was turning out to be a great night, just like we'd imagined.

there is not a bad seat in the house. = there is not a bad seat or a bad place to sit in the theater, concert hall, bar, or whatever that place or venue is.
street parking = ที่จอดรถข้างถนน, parking on the street instead of parking in a lot
to snag sth. (สแนก) = to get sth. , to obtain sth. (refer to something that difficult to obtain (ex. ของลดราคาใน super market แล้วคุณสามารถแย่งชิงมันมาได้จากคนอื่นๆ))
to snag a spot = to snag a parking spot
bouncer = คนเฝ้าหน้าร้านที่คอยโยนผู้ไม่ได้รับอนุญาตเข้าออกมา, a person, usually a big, strong, muscular man who stand outside of a bar, a concert venue, to prevent people from coming in who don't belong there. It is sort of like a security person for a bar.
to get to the head of the line = to get to the front of the line
to check your ticket = to look at your ticket and make sure it is the right one.
a wrist band = a piece of plastic that go around the wrist of your arm that often used for bars in the US when there are concerts or some sorts to show that you paid or you have your ticket and it is OK to go in.
to crash the party = to go to a party or a concert where you do not belong (refer not just to parties or celebrations but to any event or situation when someone does not belong.)
to rope off /vt. = to take rope and put it around a place to prevent other people from coming there.
VIP = Very Important People
a groupy (slang) = refer to sb who is a very die-hard fan of a particular music group. a fanatic person about a particular music group.
the opening act = the warmup act = the first band that comes on the stage before the main, the most important, or the most famous band comes on.
act = a group performing
warmup = getting the audiences ready for the main band
to boo (sb) = โห่ใส่ใคร
to be rowdy (เรา'ดี) /adj. = เอะอะตึงตัง, เกเร, พาล, อันธพาล, to be out of control
riot (ไร'เอิท) /n = การจลาจล, การก่อความไม่สงบ
the headlining band = the main band = the band that people have paid to come to see
to start their first/last number = to start playing their first/last song. (a song can be refered to the word "number") (ex. What was their first/last number? = What was their first/last song that they played?)
camper = a person who camps or goes outside to stay in a tent or in some of other temporaly places.
happy campers (informal, slang) = every one satisfied or happy (ex. We have a group of happy campers when the main band comes on after having waiting for a long time.)
belong /vi* = เป็นส่วนหนึ่งของ, อยู่ใน, อยู่สังกัด, เป็นสมาชิกของ
bunch (บันชฺ) = หมู่คน, พวก, กลุ่ม, group (ex. a bunch of people)
a little while /adv.= ชั่วครู่, ประเดี๋ยวเดียว, for a while, a moment, a minute, a second, a short time
a concert-goer = ผู้ที่มาชม concert
yell /vi.,vt.,n = (การ) ตะโกน,โห่,ร้อง,แผดเสียง,ถ้อยคำที่ใช้ร้องเชียร์