Friday, April 13, 2007

Barcelona (E) @ CC Boca Nord

This show wasn't really planned; everything has been decided at the last moment. Our Spanish tour booking agency called us explaining that AGAINST ALL AUTHORITY just cancelled their European tour and therefore another band to be top of the bill with NOT AVAILABLE was needed for the show in Barcelona... Vamos (let's go) !!
Our finances being in bad shape, Mika's ( the boss of VERSUS) finest free party van is going to save the day once more. The vehicle still hasn't got any seatbelts, and smells like gasoline more than ever, but it can drive pretty well , that's all we need !!
We leave at 8 in the morning, drive the 700 kilometers to Barcelona in more or less 8 hours ... We easily find the venue because Totof lately bought a GPS. The venue is part of a big leisure complex for the youths. The venue is pretty good, not too big neither too small, it has a capacity of 350 people maximum I'd say. We soundcheck quickly, then we hang around drinking beers in the room just aside. We're all tired and the rain that's coming down outside is not helping to drag ourselves out of the laziness.
There starts the show, the first bands play, and we talk a bit with our fans from Barcelona. The youngsters in here really like FREYGOLO and they want us to know it !! We're asked for a countless number of photos, the merchandizing table is crowded and I just burst out laughing when I see Totof, the tour manager, sign some autographs.
We finally get to play at 11: oo pm. The athmosphere is great from the first chords we strum to the last ones of the show. The new songs fit in very well in the set, and the energy is there on stage and also in the pit. It gives me such a thrill to hear that half the venue is singing along our songs ... Is the audience from Barcelona the best ever ??? Well I don't know, anyways MUCHAS GRACIAS (THANK YOU VERY MUCH) for this awesome night !!! Then, we let the stage to the German guys of NOT AVAILABLE. The show kicks off with "welcome" and I'm almost crying thinking about my younger years listenning to them. They're on stage equals to whom they are backstage: very nice; and they are here to party more than to perform the best show in the world ... Anyway it's working perfectly, they set the Boca Nord on fire!! We don't hang out that much, load the van again , and head to the hotel ... See ya tomorrow

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