We booked Grammy winner La Roux to perform and were generally responsible for making sure she and her party of 8 arrived safely from the UK and were well taken care of during their stay.
After a last minute road closure that required the band to stay in Reno for the night, they made it to Mammoth in one piece and proceeded to tear up the slopes almost immediately upon exiting their vehicles. A very nice group and we got along swimmingly.
Due to blizzard-like conditions, the concert was moved from the outdoor plaza at The Village to the Canyon Lodge. Hats off to Roxy and XL5 Productions for making a drab cafeteria into a kick-ass, 1500-capacity club by showtime. The free gig was packed within minutes and went off, with Elly (aka La Roux) proclaiming it one of the best they've ever done. Smiles all around, and then it was off to Hyde Lounge for the after party. After shutting the place down we ended up back in our suite for a fairly epic after after party that ended at 5:00am with me and Mickey, La Roux's hilarious keyboard player, discussing our mutual love for Ian Brown. I think the fact that we watched Hot Tub Time Machine, like, 5 times during our stay inspired us to do a little snow-bound raging of our own. That movie rules (and better it than The Shining...).
Congrats to Roxy for an awesome event, and thanks to everyone who helped make it happen. We love the snow and all, but next year let's do it in Maui. :)
A few pics for your perusal...
The view from our suite the morning after arrival. Lots and lots of snow. The La Roux show was supposed to take place in that plaza down there. Not so much.
Setting up for the show.
La Roux dressing room, adorned with a sign hand-crafted by our very own Mark Willett.
La Roux going off. Yes, she played "Bulletproof" and yes, it was awesome, including the story about how she told Jimmy Iovine to stick it for telling her that it wasn't a single. You go, girl.
Unnamed Brandracket staffer sleeping off the after party. The drive home was a bit...rough. See ya next year! ~ Tim
