The lead singer of the band finished screaming out the last words of the song, the twelfth they’d played so far. The drummer was in a frenzy even as the lead guitarist held a wailing note. The lead singer, who was also the bass player, just held his own instrument. The drummer and lead guitar continued for a few more seconds… then the song abruptly ended.
A wall of noise washed over them. More than thirty-thousand fans stood on the field in front of the stage, all wearing their favourite heavy-metal band T-shirts.
A few wore t-shirts of the band who were playing, but only a few. That was fine. Tonight was for the fans. This would be the band’s last live gig. They wanted it to be a great one.
This wasn’t the biggest crowd they’d played to. They’d played at festivals with close t
