If you’ve lived in Richmond for more than a year, then
there’s no excuse for why you haven’t experienced Richmond’s favorite 80’s cover
band/dance party, The Legwarmers. They seem to come through town about 5 times
a year…or perhaps whenever they’re short on cash, because they know they have a
large, faithful fan base here in RVA.
Their shows always sell out, it’s just a question of when. This time (Friday February 15th)
they sold out the Tuesday before the show.
Sometimes it’s over a week before the show. For a cover band to consistently sell out
shows at all really says something doesn’t it?
Anyway, the most important things to remember (at least in
my experience) when attending these shows and rocking out to the biggest hits
from the 80’s are as follows: 1. No 80’s outfit is too much. Go all out.
I’ve never seen a person there who was not in some sort of 80’s gear,
even if it’s people you can tell don’t like to dress up; and 2. Unless you’re straightedge/recovering, DO NOT
go to this show sober. I made that
mistake the first show I went to, and I knew I had a mistake almost immediately
after walking onto the main floor (or what was once a floor…it was more like a
giant puddle at that point). If you do
go sober, just be prepared to be overwhelmed by wasted people. More so that at a normal concert. Trust me.
Most (if not all) shows are at The National (located
at 708 E Broad St) and are well worth checking out…at least once a year…twice
might be too exhausting :)
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