Red Hot Chili Peppers

When I first heard that the Red Hot Chili Peppers were to play in my hometown I was quite surprised. Basically, the biggest rock band in the world were playing a show in Sheffield, a town which doesn't normally attract too many successful bands. I rushed out of the house straight away to get my ticket, and even at £40 I didn't give the purchase much thought.

Whilst talking to a fairly distant relative of mine a few weeks later I received an offer to go and see the band and perhaps meet them - the guy knows Flea. Of course I accepted the offer. I was pretty excited.

The day of the show (6th July) grew closer and I couldn't quite believe that I might be able to meet the band, basically the first rock band I ever listened to, one of the greatest bands ever.

On the evening of the show our family group met up and caught taxis to Don Valley Stadium. Outside the stadium I got rid of my ticket and collected a VIP pass. We entered the stadium and took our seats, which were quite far away from the stage, but in the end it worked out that we'd be able to watch the show from the side of the stage!

The show was amazing, and the size of the crowd unexpected - 45,000. After watching the band from such close proximity we met up with Flea who took us to meet the rest of the band. We talked to Flea for a while, got given a free t-shirt, took some photos and left. It's hard to describe how exciting the event was and so I won't try, but it was seriously the best day ever.