Full Collapse (of a fan base): Thursday and Rise Against @ Cardiff University 22.11.09

On Sunday night I braved the torrential rain and nigh-on hurricane-force winds hurtling across the M4,and filling my sturdy little Punto with unsupecting friends, travelled to Cardiff to see Thursday support Rise Against at the city's University. I mention Thursday first, as this is who I was really there to see, and despite it being labelled a Rise Against show on the ticket, I'd somehow got into my head that it was one of those 'joint headliner' dealios, where bands of equal stature tour together and share the top of the bill. Unfortunately, this was not the case. Here's a little account of the show for those who'd care to know about it....