Last night, we went and saw what the fuss about Babymetal was all about. We were stunned to see New York's 3,500 seat Hammerstein Ballroom at nearly sell-out capacity with fans singing along and even moshing like crazy to the sounds of Babymetal. This show was unlike any metal show we've seen before. The musicians behind them were amazing and the choreography and show was a lot of fun. This was absolutely a metal show. Seriously, there was a wall of death:
Babymetal fans are rabid, and dedicated but who are they really? I was surprised to see a mixture of dudes, girls, young people, old people, fans of Japanese culture, and good old fashioned traditional metalheads. I decided to compile a bit of a photo essay to showcase the variety of fans in attendance:
Here's just a quick shot of the people around me while watching the band:
Selfie-takers:
One of many Iron Maiden shirts in the crowd:
A most pit broke out almost instantly when the band started performing:
Everybody was singing along, hands and cellphones in the air:
One of the guitarists had an amazing hot pink glittered guitar:
This dude looks like an ordinary metalhead, except he's decked out in full Babymetal regalia, complete with Fox God mask:
A crowd shot, looks like any other metal show:
At this point the show was ending, so I took some photos of people leaving the venue:
Spiky earrings and spiky purse, this woman came with her finest "metal" wears:
Regular dude in an extra large Babymetal shirt:
Metallica T-Shirt, Death hoodie, Babymetal fan:
Asian Babymetal fan rocking a classic Metallica shirt:
This girl was teleported straight from the Sunset Strip:
How big is Babymetal? There was a bootlegger making a killing selling $5 posters:
Sick sideburns:
Corporate Casual:
Famed mega producer Eyal Levi (not really):
This dude:
A quick look at their merch:
So for all of you that always wondered Who would ever go see Babymetal? Now you know EXACTLY who would see it!
