Elliot Minor

Elliot Minor - Northumbria SU, Newcastle - Saturday 21st November 2009

So last Saturday I was scheduled to shoot two shows on the same night. Originally both shows were going to be at the O2 Academy in Newcastle, one upstairs and one down stairs so I could easily switch between both shows. But the downstairs show (Elliot Minor) got moved from the Academy to Northumrbia's Students Union across town a few weeks before.

I shot the first band on the bill at the Yashin show upstairs at the academy, local boys "This Way Up" which i was able to make and I then whizzed across town to the SU to make the Elliot Minor show in time to catch the support band Me Vs Hero. But things didn't quite go to plan, got to the SU to find there had been issues with the Guest Lists and passes, and the show had started nearly an hour earlier then scheduled. So once I finally got in to the show I was there just in time for Elliot Minor missing Me vs Hero altogether which sucked a bit. Wouldn't have got in at all but luckily I have worked a few times for the guy who puts on all the shows at the SU. So after a quick phonecall 5 minutes later I had my self an AAA pass for what was left of the show.

So Elliot Minor came on stage, last time I had shot these guys at this venue the light shows was pretty impressive with lots of cool purples, pinks and blues. But this time the light rig was pretty basic and really quite boring to shoot with. Enough light to shoot at 1600 ISO or less which made for a pretty straight forward gig. Got my images within one song so switched to my telephoto to get a few close ups and wait for some different shots.

I got the pass in the end in agreement that I would get a shot from the balcony of the hole venue as it was the first time they had used the venue in this way for a show. So I then stood on the balcony for the next 20 mins waiting for the house lights to come on so I could get the above shot. Took far to long for the house lights to come on but when they did I was more then happy with the shot I got! Below are a few of my favorite shots from the show.

I was shooting the show for Change The Record - The full set of images can be seen HERE

All images strictly © Daniel Hase

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