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European tour/adventure
No Zurich, that was be just too much :p I'm not even sure if I'll make it tomorrow! There's a high probability I will miss my connecting train in Germany (just 10 minutes between trains on a train line where my yesterday's train…

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European tour/adventure
Sorry for the lack of reviews - I have a rather poor Internet data allowance over here. I'm writing a diary offline and will post it all when I'm back home :)

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DELUXE BOX - Updates & information
Wow, the photo in there - influenced by Marlene Dietrich perhaps?

Comment by alex_f October 2013 permalink
European tour/adventure
I'd rather not know that! What if she thinks "who is that creep who cannot dance / never smiles / so tall he blocks half of the audience / etc". And on that optimistic note I'm off to sleep. If only I could wake up already in Pa…

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European tour/adventure
Alison has one heck of a memory - at the end of the gig she recognised and waved to a guy who told me earlier that he met her during 2010 tour. Or at least I think she waved him, it was definitely to someone close to me from the right.

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European tour/adventure
Thank you! 9oldfrapp is not so close to the setlist today - so no spoilers :)

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European tour/adventure
The stage is much smaller than in either Brussels or Amsterdam. Hoping for a slightly more intimate gig - despite it being sold out ;)

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European tour/adventure
Lol :) Two 'fans' tried to get in the front of the queue 10 minutes before the doors opened and refused to leave. Thankfully were handled by security...

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European tour/adventure
Announcement from the band asking fans not to drink during the first 40 minutes of the set :) Must be after someone tried to drunkenly singalone yesterday (on Lovely Head and Strict Machine).

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European tour/adventure
I did have a couple cups of coffee in caffee inside :)

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European tour/adventure
Of course I'm still queueing :) There are a couple of others here now.

Comment by alex_f October 2013 permalink
European tour/adventure
Also: I'm getting a whole second concert over here near entrance; venue definitely has low sound insulation :)

Comment by alex_f October 2013 permalink
European tour/adventure
Also, doors open at 8pm; and the band will be on stage around 9pm apparently.

Comment by alex_f October 2013 permalink
European tour/adventure
6.35pm - where's everyone? :-/

Comment by alex_f October 2013 permalink
European tour/adventure
Surreal experience of the year: peeing in the toilets of the venue while band rehearses Ooh La La :o Luckily Yellow Halo was played after I got outside :)

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European tour/adventure
Next time I'm not coming to any of the European dates this early!

Comment by alex_f October 2013 permalink
European tour/adventure
The Elvis (Elvira?) is in the building :)

Comment by alex_f October 2013 permalink
European tour/adventure
I don't believe German people ever fuck something up when it comes to organizing things... ;-) Ha, yes, that's the hope! P.S. Euro-zone? ;) P.S.S. OK, euro-zone excluding Germany :)

Comment by alex_f October 2013 permalink
European tour/adventure
Don't ask - I had just 4 hours of sleep for the last two nights, so a bit tired. Thankfully I'm staying in Berlin for one more day - so will catch-up on sleep soon. And this tour is so worth it: Yellow Halo, Alvar, Thea, Jo, Clay, Lovely …

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European tour/adventure
Yes, but cleaner :) I think this venue might be my favourite so far - very lovely! Unless they will fuck up the organisation :)

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European tour/adventure
The entrance from the street is through the cafe :)

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European tour/adventure
I'm in the Berlin venue - in the cafe. They are both beautiful!

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Brussels setlist
No changes :)

Comment by alex_f October 2013 permalink
Brussels setlist
The setlist was just updated! (no idea about the changes)

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Brussels setlist
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Comment by alex_f October 2013 permalink
European tour/adventure
Oh god, I still need to see that pissing statue after the concert :) P.S. 15 minutes until the doors, just 8 people queueing :(

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European tour/adventure
Oh, I'm queueing alright! Jeromimooo, they won't get past me - that's for sure! Gentle push, arguments, fist fights, nothing will work ;) And I don't record anything. I only do some photos during Ooh La La, and that's it. …

Comment by alex_f October 2013 permalink
Amsterdam setlist
Totally agreed about Clay - it always hits close to home for me (I guess this is not surprising considering the source of the inspiration for the song). And the wardrobe malfunction joke + giggling that ensued when she started to adjust her bra str…

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European tour/adventure
and... a non-sister. I did *not* expect that!

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European tour/adventure
Turns out 'dodgy' people actually work at the venue, oops :)

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