Music Diary – 6th October

Welcome back to my Music Diary – today for the 6th October!

William Pierce Butler (Arcade Fire)

William Pierce Butler (Arcade Fire)

Happy birthday to William Pierce Butler, who was born on the 6th October 1982 in northern California! Butler is a member of the band Arcade Fire (his brother Win Butler was the founder and is the frontman) and he is a real multi-instrumentalist.

William Butler plays a huge range of different instruments – so here we go:
Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Sitar, Panpipes, Trombone, Omnichord, Glockenspiel, Musical Saw, Double Bass, Concertina, Clarinet and Gadulka!


As a composer William Pierce Butler received his first Academy Award nomination (86th Academy Awards) in January 2014 for his work on the original score (with Owen Pallett) of the film „Her“ (directed and produced by by Spike Jonze).

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Music Diary – 18th August

Welcome to my music diary – today for the 18th August!

arcadedashOn this day two wonderful singers celebrate their birthdays:

Mrs. Sarah Dash (born 1945), who is well known for her fantastic backing vocals for bands like The Rolling Stones. She also supported Keith Richards on some of his solo recordings.

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Mrs. Régine Chassagne (born 1977) is one of the founding members of the fantastic group Aracade Fire and married to frontman Win Butler.

Recommendations to buy:

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Music Diary – 22nd June

Welcome again to another entry in my personal music diary!

Today, on the 22nd June 2011, Arcade Fire blew me away with a fantastic performance which took place in Wiesen at the Festivalgelände (kind of open air thing with a huge tent).

Most of the songs were taken from the current release at that time, called „The Suburbs„.To get an impression of that breathtaking concert (incl. pictures, videos, the exact setlist and reviews) follow the link listed below and scroll down for 22/06/2011:
https://melomaneblog.wordpress.com/category/concerts-june

Cheers and don’t forget:
Life is far too short to hear boring music 😉

Alex Melomane

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Concerts (November)

01/11/2014:
THE CYBORGS – Salzburg (Rockhouse Bar)
Support: Whiskey Foundation

TheCyborgs - Salzburg (Rockhouse - Bar)(01.11.2014) Ticket © Alex Melomane

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01/11/2004:
THE TOY DOLLS – Vienna (Planet Music)

The Funpunker of The Toy Dolls played a gig in Vienna at the location „Planet Music“ which was called „Rockhaus“ before. Very funny performance of Olga and the boys including hits like „Nellie, the Elephant„, „Idle Gossip“ and „Dig that Groove, Baby„!

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04/11/2013:
RYAN McGARVEY – Salzburg (Rockhouse – Bar)

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Ryan McGarvey – Salzburg (Rockhouse Bar)(04.11.2013) Ticket © Alex Melomane

Ryan McGarvey – Salzburg (Rockhouse Bar)(04.11.2013) Ticket © Alex Melomane

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04/11/2005:
STEVE WYNN & THE MIRACLE 3 – Ebensee (Kino)

The very first time I saw Steve Wynn! He played with his band The Miracle 3 (feat. Linda Pitmon on drums, Jason Victor on guitar and Eric van Loo on bass) at the Kino in the tiny village of Ebensee in Upper Austria. Brilliant show and much fun for everybody (check out the pictures below) and a BIG THANK you to Steve, who was so nice and signed my whole collection after the show 😉

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If you have missed the show there is a wonderful substitute – the live release of „Live Tick“ which was recorded just one day after the show in Ebensee (5th November 2005).

The Setlist:
Death Valley Rain
Cindy, it was always you
Blind Willie McTell
Bruises
Southern California Line
What comes after
Stare it down
California Style
Your Secret
There will come a Day
Wired
The Deep End
Killing Me
Nothing but the Shell
That’s what you always say
Amphetamine
No Tomorrow
When the Curtain falls
500 Girl Mornings
The Days of Wine and Roses
John Coltrane Stereo Blues

Steve Wynn - Ebensee (Kino)(04.11.2005) Concert Poster © Alex MelomaneSteve Wynn - Ebensee (Kino)(04.11.2005) Review Rundschau © Alex Melomane

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05/11/2011:
DUKE SPIRIT – Live in Salzburg (Rockhouse)

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07/11/1999:
JETHRO TULL – Munich (Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle)
Support by The Mark Gillespie Band

Jethro Tull presented their new studio album „j-tull.com“ in Munich (Rudi Sedlmayr Halle). Beside brand new songs like „Spiral“, „Hunt by Numbers“ or „AWOL“ Ian Anderson and his band played classics like „Jeffrey goes to Leicester Square“, „Hunting Girl“ and the tune „Back to Budapest“ feat. Leslie Mandoki on percussion.

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09/11/2013:
CANDICE GORDON – Salzburg (Rockhouse Bar)
Support by Stephen Fanning & The Whiskey Foundation

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More pictures can be found here (by Hanna Hofstätter)!

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09/11/2003:
16 HORSEPOWER – Arena (Big Hall)
Support by At The Close Of Every Day

The Setlist:
Strong Man
Horse Head
Slow Guilt Trot
American Wheeze
Prison Shoe Romp
Straw Foot/Phyllis Ruth
I seen what I saw
Straight Mouth Stomp
Shametown
Harm’s Way
Black Soul Choir
Haw
South Pennsylvania Waltz
Brimstone Rock
Dead Run
Straw Foot
For Heaven’s Sake

16 Horsepower - Olden Shirt (Front) © Alex Melomane16 Horsepower - Olden Shirt (Back) © Alex Melomane

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10/11/2007:
ARCADE FIRE – Vienna (Gasometer)

The Setlist:
Black Mirror
Keep the Car running
No Cars go
Haiti
Black Wave/Bad Vibrations
In the Backseat
Neon Bible
Age of Consent (New Order Cover)
Intervention
Antichrist Television Blues
The Well and the Lighthouse
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
Rebellion (Lies)
Windowsill
I’m so bored with the USA (The Clash Cover)
Still ill (The Smiths Cover)
Wake up

Arcade Fire - Ticket Vienna (2007) © Alex Melomane

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11/11/2013:
CARL VERHEYEN BAND – Salzburg (Rockhouse Bar)
Support: Jeff Aug

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Carl Verheyen Band – Salzburg (Rockhouse Bar)(11.11.2013) Ticket © Alex Melomane

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11/11/2010:
STEVE WYNN & THE MIRACLE 3 – Vienna (Chelsea)

Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3 introduced us their new album „Northern Aggression“ in Vienna at the Chelsea. Steve, Jason Victor, Eric van Loo and Linda Pitmon rocked with full force – another amazing performance of this outstanding group!

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The Setlist:
Resolution
Cindy, it was always you
Shelley’s Blues, Pt. 2
Consider the Source
Love me anyway
Daddy’s Girl
No One ever drowns
Bullet with my Name on it
Now I ride alone
Colored Lights
Death Valley Rain
Burn
The other Side
Still holding on to you
Amphetamine
Ribbons and Chains
Strange new World
The Way you punish me
The Days of Wine and Roses

Just before the show I did an interview with Steve for the Austrian independent radio station B138 – you can stream/download it for free here!

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11/11/2005:
OYSTERBAND – Ebensee (Kino)

The Oysterband played in Ebensee at the Kino. Very nice performance and it was quite fun to see this folk rock band live for the very first time.

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12/11/2014:
AIRBOURNE – Vienna (Arena)
Support: BONAFIDE

Airbourne – Vienna (Arena)(12.11.2014) Ticket © Alex Melomane

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12/11/2005:
NEW MODEL ARMY – Munich (Muffathalle)

My first live experience with New Model Army in Munich at the Muffathalle. I was very impressed by the amazing fanbase who came from all around Europe to see Justin Sullivan with his band on that tour feat. the new album „Carnival“.

The Setlist:
Whirlwind
Believe it
Water
Fate
Wonderful Way to go
Carlisle Road
Another Imperial Day
Here comes the War
Snelsmore Wood
Red Earth
Before I get old
Island
51st State
No Rest
Purity
Poison Street
Get me out
Flying through the Smoke
Green and Grey
Vagabonds
125 mph

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13/11/2006:
NICK CAVE – Vienna (Konzerthaus)

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The Setlist:
West Country Girl
Abattoir Blues
Red Right Hand
The Ship Song
Deanna
The Weeping Song
Hallelujah
Babe, you turn me on
Rock of Gibraltar
Tupelo
Cannibal’s Hymn
The Mercy Seat
God is in the House
People ain’t no good
Henry Lee
Right out of your Hand
The Lyre of Orpheus
Nobody’s Baby now
Love Letter
Little Janey’s gone
Sad Waters
Jack the Ripper

Nick Cave - Vienna (Konzerthaus)(13.11.2006) Die Presse Review © Alex Melomane Nick Cave - Vienna (Konzerthaus)(13.11.2006) Standard Review © Alex Melomane Nick Cave - Vienna (Konzerthaus)(13.11.2006) Kurier Review © Alex Melomane

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14/11/2013:
VISTA CHINO – Salzburg (Rockhouse)
Support: MONSTER TRUCK

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Vista Chino – Salzburg (Rockhouse)(14.11.2013) Ticket © Alex Melomane

Vista Chino – Salzburg (Rockhouse)(14.11.2013) Ticket © Alex Melomane

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16/11/2013:
ANDI ALMQVIST – Ebensee (Kino)

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The Setlist:
Krautobahn
The Devil is a Girl
Red Room
Kinski
Oh la la (Love is dead)
I was not to you what you were to me
Mother Nature
Katzenjammer
Amsterdam
No
Sour Grapes
Pornography
Low-Dive Jenny
Can’t stop laughing
Oh la la/Outro

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These awesome pictures were taken by Eva Pührer!

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16/11/2006:
WOVEN HAND – Salzburg (ARGE)

Woven Hand again – this time in Salzburg at the ARGE! Amazing performance! David Eugene Edwards, Pascal Humbert, Peter van Laerhoven and Ordy Garrison created a wonderful atmosphere and the performance was just breathtaking. It was obvious that DEE suffered the jetlag, but nevertheless he gave everything on the stage. After the show we met Ordy, Peter and Pascal at the local bar. We talked about the upcoming shows – Woven Hand was booked for Moscow on that tour! They signed the official concert poster and some CD covers and then left for the tourbus.

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The Setlist:
Winter Shaker
The Speaking Hands
Elktooth
Into the Piano
Dirty Blue
Whistling Girl
Full Armour
Truly Golden
White Bird
Deerskin Doll
Phyllis Ann/Swedish Purse
Down in yon Forest/Tin Finger
Chest of Drawers
Your Russia

Another review (in German) of that concert you can read here!

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17/11/2014:
MOTHER’S FINEST – Salzburg (Rockhouse)

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17/11/2006:
AL DeLONER – Ebensee (Kino)
Support by Einar Stenseng

Al DeLoner (ex member of the wonderful Norway band Midnight Choir) dedicated his show in Ebensee (Kino) that night to Nikki Sudden who died on the 26th March 2006. Great show and Al was so nice to sign some covers after the performance.

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17/11/2011:
THE REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND – Wels (Sound Theatre)

The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band played the first time in Wels at a beautiful location called Soundtheatre. Unfortunately not many people found their way to the location and so it was more a familiar concert. But nevertheless the Rev with Breezy on the washboard and Cuz on the drums kicked ass that night! They entered the stage to the sound of „Bro Hymn“ by Pennywise before they rocked like hell!

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As you can see – Breezy does it like Jimi Hendrix 😉

The Setlist:
Entering the Stage to the sound of “Bro Hymn” by Pennywise
My Soul to keep/When the Saints go Marching in
My Old Man Boogie
Worn Out Shoe
Glory, Glory Hallelujah
Ft. Wayne Zoo
Lick Creek Road
Everything’s Raising
Easy come, easy go
Clap your Hands
Elder Greene Blues (Charley Patton Cover)
Shake it and break it (Charley Patton Cover)
Mama’s Fried Potatoes
Born Bred Corn Fed
Some of these Days I’ll be gone (Charley Patton Cover)
Train Song
Your Cousin’s on Cops
Two Bottles of Wine
Sugar Man

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18/11/2013:
THE CLEM CLEMPSON BAND – Salzburg (Rockhouse Bar)
(feat. Clem Clempson, Adrian Askew; Eddie Fillipp & Reggie Worthy)

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The Clem Clempson Band – Salzburg (Rockhouse Bar)(18.11.2013) Ticket © Alex Melomane

The Clem Clempson Band – Salzburg (Rockhouse Bar)(18.11.2013) Ticket © Alex Melomane

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18/11/2009:
THE BUILDERS & THE BUTCHERS – Salzburg (Rockhouse)

Unfortunatley singer Ryan Sollee was not on that tour due to swine flue! Ryan Neighbors from Portugal. The Man played on some songs Acoustic Guitar! The Builders And The Butchers were only support for Portugal. The Man on their European Tour!

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The Setlist:
Devil Town
Bottom of the Lake
Vampire Lake
Down in this Hole
In the Branches
The Coal Mine Fall
Slowed down Trip to Hell/Children of the Grave (Black Sabbath Cover)
When it rains

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20/11/2009:
BLUE BIRD FESTIVAL – Vienna (Porgy & Bess)

The Blue Bird Festival in Vienna at the Porgy & Bess feat:

Paramount Styles

Paramount Styles – Vienna (Porgy & Bess)(Blue Bird Festival)(22.11.2009) © Alex MelomaneLaura Gibson

Laura Gibson – Vienna (Porgy & Bess)(Blue Bird Festival)(21.11.2009) © Alex MelomaneWilliam Fitzsimmons

William Fitzsimmons – Vienna (Porgy & Bess)(Blue Bird Festival)(21.11.2009) © Alex MelomaneWoven Hand

Woven Hand – Vienna (Porgy & Bess)(Blue Bird Festival)(21.11.2009) © Alex Melomane

WOVEN HAND – Kicking Bird

WOVEN HAND – Tin Finger

Setlist (Woven Hand):
White Bird
Kicking Bird
Deerskin Doll
The Beautiful Axe
Tin Finger
Your Russia
As I went out one Morning (Bob Dylan Cover)
Kingdom of Ice
The Speaking Hands
Whistling Girl
Winter Shaker
Horse Head Fiddle
Heart and Soul (Joy Division Cover)

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21/11/2014:
COLOSSEUM  – Salzburg (Rockhouse)

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21/11/2013:
DJANGO 3000  – Salzburg (Rockhouse)

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Django 3000 – Salzburg (Rockhouse)(21.11.2013) Ticket © Alex Melomane

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21/11/2009:
BLUE BIRD FESTIVAL – Vienna (Porgy & Bess)

The Blue Bird Festival in Vienna at the Porgy & Bess feat:

Lonely Drifter Karen

Lonely Drifter Karen – Vienna (Porgy & Bess)(Blue Bird Festival)(21.11.2009) © Alex MelomaneEmily Jane White

Emily Jane White– Vienna (Porgy & Bess)(Blue Bird Festival)(21.11.2009) © Alex MelomaneChris Eckman & The Frictions

Chris Eckman & The Frictions – Vienna (Porgy & Bess)(Blue Bird Festival)(21.11.2009) © Alex MelomaneHowe Gelb

Howe Gelb – Vienna (Porgy & Bess)(Blue Bird Festival)(21.11.2009) © Alex MelomaneSetlist (Emily Jane White):
A Shot rang out
Frozen Heart
Never dead
The Waltz
Stairs
Wild Tigers
Bessie Smith
California
Victorian America
Dark Undercoat

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Setlist (Lonely Drifter Karen):
Passengers of the Night
The Angels sigh
The Carousel is turning
Salvation
Julie was an Angel
Carousel Horses
The Owl moans low
Giselle
This World is crazy
Climb
Grass is singing
True Desire

Setlist (Chris Eckman & The Frictions):
Healing Waters of the Flood
Grand Theft Auto (Walkabouts)
Ransom
Crime Story (Walkabouts)
Stranger
Cut and Run
False Alarm
The Stopping-Off Place (Walkabouts)
Road
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Ghost Rider (Suicide Cover)

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22/11/2008:
WOVEN HAND – Kortrijk (Stadsschouwburg)

As we arrived in Kortrijk we were very curioius about the fact, that Woven Hand will play the so called „Next Festival“. We hit the city approximately at 6 o’clock and then we were looking for the location called Stadsschouwburg, which is a beautiful building. In a café beside we drank some beers and by reading some flyers there we finally recognised, that the “Next Festival” is an international arts festival which was running from 21st November until 13th December 2008.

As we entered the building at 9 o’clock we were heading to the hall, which is a modern and beautiful theatre with seats. So we found us in the first row in front of David and we were impatiently waiting for our very first “Ten Stones” live experience.

The light went out at 10 o’clock and David (with his bandana again) entered with Ordy the stage to open the show with the Bob Dylan cover “As I went out one Morning” which featured some vocal improvisations. Then the first song of the new record was played – a powerful “Kicking Bird” hit me with full force – Ordy’s heavy drumming, the drowning in the background and Pascal’s bass playing kicked ass. And David rocked like always and shaked his head and feet wildly! After that it was obvious that this place is perfect – the sound was crystal clear and the seats very comfortable. Unfortunately the stage was a little bit far away and the light was very dark, so you have to need some flashlight to take good pictures. “The Beautiful Axe” followed – a new song, which was already played at the last tour in summer. Very powerful, impressive and intense again! After that, David said “Thank you”, made some vocal improvisations before Ordy played the first notes of “The Speaking Hands”. As you all already know, this is live still a real killer and rocks like a beast. And not only me was headbanging – a lot of others banged and so some people might thought, that this is a Heavy Metal concert. “Just like the lightening from out of the sky, all men will see Him, and all men will cry” was the vocal improvisations in the song, before the last two minutes with full power filled the theatre. What a performance, I was thinking after this song. Then a very big surprise came next: Another vocal improvisations lead into “Splinters” from the fantastic 16 Horsepower album “Secret South”. When they played this one, pictures from the amazing black and white video came into my mind. This one gave me the creeps again. Then David showed us some vocal improvisations and Ordy played his typically intro for “Tin Finger” which David followed by knocking rhythmically on his guitar. Also known as a wild live song it was very heavy performed and so it was time for more headbanging. David played with full force and so it was no surprise that one string broke during his performance. The roadie came to fetch his guitar and David grabbed the microphone with both hands and shouted “The love of Him is law” into the hall. The crowd went nuts and cheered loudly after this wonderful song. The amazing “Whistling Girl” followed and during this song Peter was putting a new string on David’s guitar and also played some riffs on it. Suddenly the sound engineer came to me and said: “Please don’t use flashlight when you take pictures”. “Oh, okay, I answered” and he patted on my shoulder and headed back to his mixing console. “Thanks for coming on such a nasty evening” (the weather was really not fine – it was cold and still snowing outside), David said while fetching his guitar. “That’s a new string, that’s gonna be trouble”, David joked while tuning his guitar. Then a loud twang sounded and David said “See what I mean”. The crowd laughed and “Dirty Blue” followed. With “Cohawkin Road” another new song was on the setlist. Especially the line “Yet in the mirror of the knife, I see only me” gives me the creeps at any time I hear it. The next surprise followed with some lines of “Consecration” in which David showed us again, that his voice is getting better and better. Peter lead then into the amazing “Horsetail”. When David sang “by the wave of the horsetail” he moved his left arm like a swinging horsetail. And by singing “there is number to your hours” twice he raised his left arm again and looked first on his watch and then to the crowd. And when David sang “You cannot reach Him, no not from your tallest spire” at the end of the song, he laid back and made circles with his right hand above his head by repeating the word “spire” over and over again. The live performance of “Kingdom of Ice” was not really new to us, because we heard this one also at the last summer tour. But the vocal improvisations before the begin was amazing again in which David hid some parts of his face with his right hand. After that, some other vocal improvisations and drownings lead into my personal favorite of “Ten Stones”. David turned to Ordy and then they started “Not one Stone”. Very powerful and Ordy’s unbelievable drumming gave me the creeps over and over again. Drowning, vocal improvisations and atmospheric sounding was the begin of the 16 Horsepower song “Horse Head Fiddle”, in which Peter, Pascal, Ordy and David created an unique atmosphere. With the next song the regular set was finished: After more vocal improvisations Ordy opened in his typical style the wonderful “Winter Shaker”. After the line “it is the storm that brought me in” the band created a real thunderstorm sound on their instruments. “Thank you very much” from David, some waves from Pascal, Peter and Ordy and so the band left the stage. During the encore break some Indian chants were played from a tape. After returning on the stage “Deerskin Doll” was next. Especially the last two minutes were amazing heavy played. And as David stood up to fetch his bandoneon the crowd cheered loudly. And with the first notes of “American Wheeze” everybody was shouting and crying. The atmosphere was just unbelievable during this song. A “Thank you very much” followed again and it seemed, that the show was over. But the crowd continued to cheer and applaud. I was seeing Ordy watching behind the curtain beside the stage and then Woven Hand returned once more. David was joking with Ordy and made some grimaces: He held his hands under his eyes and winked with his fingers to Ordy. Then the roadie plugged David’s guitar and the band gave us an intense and heavy finish with “Your Russia”. Everybody went nuts during this song and also Pascal was completely in the music and suddenly he was kneeling next to David for a few seconds. “Just like the lightening from out of the sky, all men will see Him, and all men will cry” was sang during a break again and then the band rocked with full force until the end. “Thank you VERY much, VERY much” were the last words from David before the band disappeared finally.

After the concert we were waiting outside the theatre and so I met Bert from Belgium again. The last time we saw each other was in Bonn at the Harmonie in October 2005. Approximately 30 minutes later we entered the hall again to meet the band. David was signing some covers and talked to some fans, while we said “Hello” to Peter, Ordy and Pascal and thanked for this wonderful show. We left by saying “See you tomorrow in Paris again”.

This concert was simply amazing. The sound crystal clear, the band in an excellent mood and the crowd was really awesome! So it was really perfect! And if you have got the chance to see a concert in this beautiful theatre – please do it! Especially the acoustic is outstanding.

The Setlist:
As I went out one Morning (Bob Dylan Cover)
Kicking Bird
The Beautiful Axe
The Speaking Hands
Splinters
Tin Finger
Whistling Girl
Dirty Blue
Cohawkin Road
Consecration
Horsetail
Kingdom of Ice
Not one Stone
Horse Head Fiddle
Winter Shaker
Deerskin Doll
American Wheeze
Your Russia

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22/11/2009:
WOVEN HAND – Salzburg (ARGE)

Just after the soundcheck I did an interview with David Eugene Edwards for the Austrian independent radio station B138. You can stream/download it for free here!

The Setlist:
White Bird
Kicking Bird
Deerskin Doll
The Beautiful Axe
Tin Finger
Your Russia
Kingdom of Ice
The Speaking Hands
Whistling Girl/As I went out one Morning (Bob Dylan Cover)
Winter Shaker
Heart and Soul (Joy Division Cover)

Read a nice review here (Achtung – it’s in German)!

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23/11/2008:
WOVEN HAND – Paris (La Maroquinerie)

So after the Kortrijk show our next concert was in Paris at the location called “La Maroquinerie” which is in the Rue Boyer. When we arrived it was great to meet Tony and Magali again. Although it was the first time to say “Hello” to Marie and Philippe – I only knew them via the internet so far. We had some time and so we went into the restaurant of the club. A very nice place and it was obvious that you get real excellent food here. The band was also there and they were enjoying their meal – there was a special “Woven Hand Menu” on the black board which featured the following: “Cabecou tori au miel et sa petite salade” and some “Pavé de rumsteack Poelé” and finally “Crème de Champignons epinard et pennes” – all French speakers will now get very hungry, I guess!

As we knew that it’s necessary to be one of the first to queue to get a place directly in front of the stage, we didn’t stay too long in the restaurant and began to wait outside until the doors opened. As we were waiting for the entrance the queue was getting longer and longer – no real surprise, because the concert was already sold out a few days before! Then suddenly the road manager came to me and told me the following “Please no flashlights tonight”. So he remembered me when I took pictures in Kortrijk the day before. “Yes, Sir!”, I answered. When the doors opened we were going down a stair and then on the right side there was another room which is the hall for the concerts. It’s a typical Punk-Rock location – very intimate and not really high. Also the stage is not really a big one. So we found us in the first row again, this time I was standing on the right side – in front of Peter. More and more people found their way into the hall and then the support band The Cave Singers began. A three piece from the USA played a wonderful set of eight songs (“Ramble”, “Seeds of Night”, “Helen”, In a House”, “New Drum”, “I don’t mind”, “Oh Child” and “Dancing on our Graves” – as stated on the setlist which I get after the show). Unfortunately I couldn’t buy their CD after the concert because they were sold out! So in the meantime I got my copy (thanks to Tony!) which is called “Invitation Songs”. A great album which is worth to check it out!

Well, after The Cave Singers grab their things together the club was full crowded. The air was not really good anymore and I thought to myself, that this is gonna be a very hot and exhausting night. Then the lights went out again and Woven Hand entered the small stage of La Maroquinerie. A nice drowning opens “Kicking Bird” again and like the show before in Kortrijk it kicked ass. Also it was obvious that the light was very dark again. So if you were not at least in the first rows you had no chance to take good pictures without flashlight. Luckily I had an excellent position to take at least some good shots. This night, Woven Hand sounded more heavy – so the location was perfect again. After the first song of the show the crowd cheered and applauded loudly and Ordy, who was not sitting directly behind David as usual, said to the crowd: “No flash”, because some people in the back took pictures by using the flashlight. “The Beautiful Axe” followed in which David shook his feet wildly again. And during this song the light was sometimes like it has to be – more brighter, so you could really see the faces of the band. But this was only for a few seconds and then it was dark and blue again. So you had to be very concentrated on the light changing, when you wanted to take good pictures. “Merci beaucoup” from David lead into some vocal improvisations (“She is turning into gold”) before “The Speaking Hands” rocked the hall intensively. During this one David repeated his vocal improvisations again after the first break. More vocal improvisations which some lines from “Slota Prow” provided an atmospheric feelings before the crowd cheered loudly again when David played the first riffs of “Splinters”. This night it was more heavy than the day before. Especially when David started at the end of the song with “Who is it now that loves you” the song exploded in some way. Then they rocked the La Maroquinerie again with an awesome heavy and loud version of “Tin Finger”. After “Here on this road, there are other who move so slow” the band created a musical thunderstorm – just unbelievable! David rocked with full force on his stool and shook his head and feet. Then David fetched his Banjola for a wonderful “Whistling Girl”. “Just like the lightening from out of the sky, all men will see Him and all men will cry” was the next vocal improvisation before the light turned into a dark blue for an amazing “Dirty Blue”. Then David sang more improvisations including the wonderful “Consecration”. By the way: If you don’t know this song then please check the 2-CD-Set “Awake, My Soul – Help Me To Sing” (it’s a soundtrack from a documentary about the Sacred Harp) – there you can find the studio version of this gem. So back to the show in Paris again: After that, “Cohawkin Road” filled La Maroquinerie in an atmospheric and beautiful way. During the song the road manager came to us (there were some photographers beside me) and told us that we have to stop taking pictures. Although nobody used flashlights we all stopped and packed our cameras. “Horsetail” was next – like the day before in Kortrijk, David supplied his lyrics with some gestures again. “Kingdom of Ice” followed, in which Peter created wonderful sound atmospheres on his guitar and Pascal joined with some great heavy riffs. “Merci”, David said after that before Ordy counted loudly “Three, Four” for “Not one Stone”. Wonderful again and once more a reminder for anybody, that Ordy Garrison is an unbelievable drummer. Especially at the end of the song when David sang “Behold the lamb, given for us”, he played with full power. “Merci, merci beaucoup” from David before some drownings, more vocal improvisations (some lines from “Swedish Purse”) and other sound collages created a new “Horse Head Fiddle”. After that, the crowd was absolutely quiet for a few seconds. It seems that they were completely caught by this amazing version. A heavy “Winter Shaker” gave us the creeps again and finished the first set. “Merci beaucoup, thank you very much” from David before Woven Hand left the stage and some Indian chants from the tape supplied the encore break. The crowd cheered, yelled and applauded loudly until David and Ordy came back for the Bob Dylan cover “As I went out one Morning”. Beautiful again and when David get his hands on the bandoneon, the crowd applauded and cheered loudly. Nearly everybody knew that another 16 Horsepower classic will follow, and with the first notes of the fantastic “American Wheeze” the people went nuts. Before the second verse, David cried loudly and the atmosphere was completely electrified. With the line “And if I die by your hand, I’ve gotta home in glory land”, which a lot of people sang with David, another musical thunderstorm was perfect and nearly everybody was shaking and headbanging in some way. Some drownings and vocal improvisations lead into the last song of the show: An unbelievable powerful “Your Russia” gave us the creeps again and like yesterday in Kortrijk Pascal was kneeling again for some seconds beside David for a few seconds. It was obvious that he was enjoying every minute to play in his native country. “Raise your hand, she is turning into gold” sang David as some improvisations after the first break before they rocked with full force again to create an unbelievable finish of “Your Russia”. “Thank you very much, thank you very much” were the last words from David before the band disappeared from the stage.

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We were completely impressed by this amazing and heavy performance. As I was wet from the sweat I changed my shirt and then we went back to the restaurant to get some beers and food. Before leaving we said “Hello” to Ordy and Peter. So the next stop for us and the band was Salzburg in Austria. As they had a day off before I was really curious, if this will change something in the performance, because Paris was the sixth show in a row. So I did think that they were happy to have a free day and save some strength for the Austrian shows in Salzburg and Vienna.

Woven Hand - Paris (La Maroquinerie)(23.11.2008) - Ticket © Alex Melomane

Some more pictures by Robert Gil are here!

WOVEN HAND – The Speaking Hands
(poor sound, but you can see me headbanging!)


The Setlist:
Kicking Bird
The Beautiful Axe
The Speaking Hands
Slota Prow
Splinters
Tin Finger
Whistling Girl
Dirty Blue
Consecration
Cohawkin Road
Horsetail
Kingdom of Ice
Not one Stone
Horse Head Fiddle
Winter Shaker
As I went out one Morning (Bob Dylan Cover)
American Wheeze
Your Russia

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25/11/2008:
WOVEN HAND – Salzburg (Rockhouse)

After our return from Paris on the 24th November we had some time to rest before we were driving to Salzburg for the next “Ten Stones” live experience. This time a different support act was opening for Woven Hand: Birch Book, a project from a musician named Bobin Eirth (you can call him B’eirth or B’ee), who is also the front man of his other band In Gowan Ring. David is a big fan of this group for years, I guess, and so I was very curious about to see this man live on stage for the first time. But to be honest: My first thoughts were, that this could be a little bit boring, because his music is a very light and gentle form of Folk. So I really didn’t expected too much.

By fetching my card for the show I asked how many tickets were sold in advance. The answer was a little bit surprising for me, because 120 are not that much in my opinion. Anyway – I thought, that a lot of people will buy their tickets just before the show, and this was the case, because the hall called “Rockhouse” was nearly full before Woven Hand started. I must admit that this concert was really special for me, because it was the first time that I attended a rock show with one of my nephews, who has begun to study in Salzburg. And I was very curious about his comments after the concert.

Before the show we sat in the “Rockhouse Bar” and drank some beers. There I met Ulli from Nuremberg again. Then one of us went into the hall to see Birch Book, which was at that night a three piece: B’eirth sang and played guitar and harmonica, one guitar player and one on the Bodhrán. So the rest of us finished our beers and followed to see this band.

Birch Book - Salzburg (Rockhouse) (25.11.2008) Setlist © Alex MelomaneWhat can I say? It was simply magic! This voice is an unbelievable beauty and this sweet and soft arrangements were amazing! Especially the last song of the setlist caught me completely. After Birch Book finished their set, I asked the guitar player about the name of this tune. So he gave me his setlist and said to me: “The Trip goes on”. Then I rushed to the merchandising and bought me one CD with this beauty on it and a shirt. Now I became a fan of Birch Book!

An announcement was hanging next to the hall entry saying, that taking picture is only allowed during the first three songs. And without flashlights again, of course. So I headed to the front row again just in front of David. The lights went out and Woven Hand entered the stage of the “Rockhouse” in Salzburg. “Kicking Bird” improved what I thought about this concert: The day off before was very good for the band and so they sounded wonderful fresh and heavy! And it was obvious that they enjoyed their playing from the beginning until the end. As I was only taken pictures during the first three songs, I am not exactly sure about the setlist anymore. But for 98 % I would say, that it was the same as in Kortrijk. And the performance was also on an unbelievable level: Hard, heavy and fresh too! In my opinion it was a little bit better than in Kortrijk, because of the more rocking sounding. David was completely in the music and shaked his body especially during the louder songs (“Kicking Bird”, “The Speaking Hands” and “Tin Finger”). When they played an awesome hard version of “Winter Shaker”, one string broke on David’s guitar. Another proof for his wild and heavy performance on this night. And if I’m not completely wrong, the encore was “As I went out one Morning”, “Deerskin Doll”, “American Wheeze” and “Your Russia”. I’m not quite sure about “Deerskin Doll”, but I do think they played it.

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As I said before, this show was really awesome and one of the best Woven Hand experience, I’ve seen so far. Heavy, rocking and very fresh sounding – so it was perfect for my nephew to get full into Woven Hand. After the concert he only said one word with shining eyes: “Amazing!”. Woven Hand headed for the next show directly to Prague and we had one day off before we were going to see them again in Vienna at the WUK.

Woven Hand - Salzburg (Rockhouse) (25.11.2008) Ticket © Alex Melomane

Woven Hand – Salzburg (Rockhouse) (25.11.2008) Ticket © Alex Melomane

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26/11/2010:
WOVEN HAND – Rome (Init)

On this day it was my very first Rome experience. Unfortunately we had not enough time to do a real sightseeing tour but nevertheless I was bewitched by this wonderful city. Especially the Colosseum left me speechless.

After that we went to the location called Init, where Woven Hand played. Just before the show we ate something at a very nice trattoria just around the corner. While we were waiting for our meals the band passed our table. Ordy tapped me on the shoulder and David said: „Hey fellas“ 😉

The Seven Seas Duet feat. Loukas Metaxas from Greece did the support that night. And they also played with Woven Hand together after that. Loukas Metaxas appears also on the Woven Hand release „Live at Roepaen“ – he did some percussion work on some songs.




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26/11/2012:
CALEXICO – Linz (Posthof – Big Hall)
Support by Blind Pilot

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27/11/2008:
WOVEN HAND – Vienna (WUK)

It was the first time that I attended a concert in the Vienna location named „WUK“. Woven Hand never played there before, but 16 Horsepower – they had their second appearance in Austrian here back in the year 2000 (17th March). Unfortunately I was not able to catch this show – a big mistake as I know now.

When the doors opened I was able to get the best place – but what did I see? A barrier was installed in front of the stage like they do this at big open air festivals or other big halls. “What the hell?”, I thought to myself, because the WUK is a small venue for approximately 500 people, I guess. And it’s Woven Hand, not Metallica or any other big name. Anyway – the positive thing about the barrier was, that I could hang up my bag and pullover.

This time I wanted to see the whole Birch Book show – and it was amazing again. This time B’ee played barefoot. The setlist was almost the same as in Salzburg, two days before, but nevertheless very impressive. The songs were: “Backwards”, “Zephyr through Willows”, “Diaspora”, “Empty Corner of the Page”, “How the Hours”, “Along Straggling”, “Mornings Waking”, “Young Souls”, “Wisps of the Wind” and finally once more “The Trip goes on”. And it was magical again – this voice and the arrangements – well, just beautiful! Apart from a very noisy and sometimes rude crowd, the show was brilliant. And I had my doubts if the people will be more quiet when Woven Hand will play.

“Kicking Bird” opened the show with full force. A perfect “The Beautiful Axe” was next before Ordy began with the intro of “The Speaking Hands” which David supplied with some vocal improvisations “Just like the lightening, from out of the sky, all men will see Him. And all men will cry”. Then the well known riffs followed and an amazing version gave me the creeps again. When David played the intro of “Splinters” the loud crowd became more noisy which was extremely annoying.

Some lines from “Slota Prow” lead into a heavy and loud version of the live killer “Tin Finger”. Especially during this performance I really loved the heavier and louder songs, because this was the only way not to hear the speaking audience. And especially Ordy showed the crowd, how powerful a drummer is able to play. So he and David fought a beautiful duel.

After that, suddenly Pascal, Ordy and Peter left the stage while David fetched his banjola for his solo performance of “Whistling Girl”. It was really amazing to hear this version again and David finished it with a smart “Thank you”.

“Cohawkin Road” followed but I really couldn’t enjoy this song, because of the stupid audience again. People were still talking during the songs – I never have seen such a rude and disrespect behaviour in front of a wonderful band like Woven Hand. After the song I shook my head unbelievingly again. “Horsetail” was next in which David gave us some gestures and vocal improvisations (“He is looking for gold”) again. Then something happened which changed the mood completely: After David was fetching his Banjola the hall lights went suddenly on! First, he didn’t care about and played the intro of “Kingdom of Ice” but as the lights were still on he stopped. Someone shouted “Amazing light show” and then the lights went out again and David began again to play on his banjola. During this song he pawed with his right feet on the stage while singing the line “In fierceness and rage, he paws at the ground” and then he sang “Lay hand to mouth, spoken twice and shut your mouth!” – after that David kicked his microphone (some little sound problems, I guess) with his right fist and sang “Shut your”. Shortly after that he looked on his ring (the one with a green stone) and checked if it’s broken. But it seemed that nothing serious happened. The light went darker and “Horse Head Fiddle” with some lines from “Swedish Purse” created an unique atmosphere again. This time Pascal was knocking with his bottleneck on the body of his bass guitar.

A short conversation between the musicians followed: Pascal said something to David and then to Ordy. After that “Not one Stone” was played. And “Winter Shaker” finished the regular set in an intense and heavy way. “Thank you very much, God bless you all” David said before they left the stage for the encore break which was again supplied with Indian chants. After returning “We wanna say thank you very much for coming to see us playing tonight and thanks to Birch Book – they were fantastic. I like to thank my Mum. It’s Thanksgiving Day, you know?”, David told us. Some vocal improvisations (“The destiny is manifest” ) lead into the Bob Dylan cover “As I went out one Morning”, which he played with Ordy again.

A wild and heavy “American Wheeze” finished the show in an amazing way.

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After some good bye waves something happened, that I have never seen before: One idiot threw a boot (!) on the stage and almost hit David! I do think that David didn’t recognised it first really, because he turned the back to us. Then he saw the shoe and threw it softly back into the first row of the audience.

Well, I was really disappointed about this rude and disrespectful people who were “attending” the show. I still can’t understand why some visitors have to speak during a concert? And this mostly the whole time! Apart from that, the concert was really excellent as you can see it on some videos. The setlist was short (no “Dirty Blue”, “Deerskin Doll” and “Your Russia”) but really fine. Anyway – I was really ashamed for my countrymen – so I have to attend another show of this tour. And so I bought my ticket for Bern (Switzerland), the 7th December 2008.
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28/11/2012:
CALEXICO – Salzburg (Republic)
Support by Blind Pilot

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Watch nine clips of the show („Dead Moon“, „Para“, „Two Silver Trees“, „Sinner in the Sea“, „All Systems Red“, „Alone again or“, „Look at Miss Ohio“, „For your Love“ and „Spokes“) here!

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29/11/2007:
WOVEN HAND – Paris (Divan Du Monde)

As we arrived at the Divan Du Monde I was really surprised, because there where a very long queue in front of the location. Remember – the last concert at this place was a little desaster: David left the stage because of the huge sound problems. I was told that this was the only time that David abort a show and left the stage. By queuing I met Cédric and Magali – it was great to meet fans in real life finally.

After passing the entrance we took some beers (thanks Magali for the first one!) and wait that the show began. Before the support act The Good Life began, a screen hid the stage on which some videoclips were shown. In the meantime the location get crowded and finally The Good Life started to play.

After the support the screen was rolled out again and some music videoclips were shown. In one of them Woven Hand was featured – it was from the last show at the Divan Du Monde. Then the light went out and Woven Hand started the show. It was obviously that the sound problems of the last show should not happen again: David was really very concentrated and checked with some improvisations if everything is alright and that there are no feedbacks or other noisy and disturbing things. After the Intro of “Snake Bite” they began the evening with “My Russia”. After that an explosive “Tin Finger” was followed (David stood up for a few seconds!) and when David get the bandoneon for “Harm’s Way” people began to cheer and so the very first highlight was played. With “Aeolian Harp (Under the World)” a quieter song was on the setlist before Ordy rocked his drums with the fantastic “The Speaking Hands”. The beauty “Whistling Girl” was next and then “White Bird” (some vocal improvisations, like “Horse Head Fiddle” and “To make a Ring” from David before starting the song) captivated the crowd. “Slota Prow”, also with some various improvisations enriched, was more or less the intro to the amazing “Your Russia”. At the end Peter and Pascal put away their instruments BUT David and Ordy played on – so after a few seconds Peter and Pascal looked at each other, fetched their instruments quickly and an outstanding end of “My Russia” was born. This was the finish of the first part. After that they came back for an perfect encore-set: The powerful “Winter Shaker” rocked the Divan Du Monde and then David fetched the bandoneon again: With the first notes of “American Wheeze” the crowd went crazy! After “Deerskin Doll” and “Dirty Blue” (some people sang some lyrics) the show ended.

Between the songs David did always a little improvisation and sang some new and well known lines – like “To make a Ring”, for example. The sound was not that loud which was really okay, because the people were amazing quiet during the songs and you could hear ANY word, that David sang. The audience was really PERFECT. No speaking or

This was the kick-off of a personal small tour with Woven Hand. Me and my friends planned to see David Eugene Edwards first in Paris at the Divan Du Monde on the 29th November. The next day we attended the wonderful show in Sotteville-les-Rouen and the last show of our tour took also place in France – this time in Amiens. In Paris I saw David the first time after the break-up of 16 Horsepower with the bandoneon again. So the classic songs „Harm’s Way“ and „American Wheeze“ were in the setlist of Woven Hand. And it was obvious that the people loved to hear those gems again! Warren Ellis from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Dirty Three and Grinderman was also at the show – you can see him at the end of the video („The Speaking Hands“) talking with DEE 😉

Some pictures taken by Robert Gil are here!

The Setlist:

Snake Bite
My Russia
Tin Finger
Harm’s Way
Aeolian Harp (Under the World)
The Speaking Hands with some Improvisations
Whistling Girl
Improvisations (Horse Head Fiddle/To make a Ring)
White Bird
Slota Prow with some Improvisations
Your Russia
Winter Shaker
American Wheeze
Deerskin Doll
Dirty Blue

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WOVEN HAND: „White Bird“

WOVEN HAND: „The Speaking Hands“


WOVEN HAND: „Whistling Girl“


WOVEN HAND: „Winter Shaker“

Woven Hand - Paris (Divan Du Monde)(29.11.2007) © Alex Melomane

WOVEN HAND: „Your Russia“
(one of the best „extended live versions“ – just check out the second video and you will see!)


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30/11/2014:
RIVAL SONS – Vienna (Arena – Big Hall)
Support: Jameson

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30/11/2007:
WOVEN HAND – Sotteville-les-Rouen (Trianon)

On this day I saw one of the best Woven Hand performances – this time David Eugene Edwards, Pascal Humbert, Peter van Laerhoven and Ordy Garrison played in the village of Sotteville-les-Rouen at the Trianon in France. David was completely into the music that night and when you are looking at the pictures below I’m quite sure that you understand what I mean – you can see an feel the intensity! Enjoy 😉

This one confirmed my opinion of concerts which take place in very small cities or villages: Most of them are one of the best – and also this INCREDIBLE show at the Trianon!

After a two hour car drive we arrived Sotteville-lès Rouen. Therefore it was a Ultima Vez festival, Woven Hand began their show at 10 p.m. We checked our positions in front of David and then 90 minutes of UNBELIEVABLE INTENSITY started:

“Snake Bite” from the tape was the intro before “My Russia” was played. And then the evening started in an incredible HEAVY and HARD direction. It seems that David loosed sometimes his control and rocked like an animal. During “Tin Finger” David leaned back on his stool and spitted in the air and simply went mad. “Harm’s Way” rocked like a beast and with “Aeolian Harp (Under the World)” David gave himself a little time to get calmer for a moment at least. This time the intro was longer played and it reminded me on the Nick Cave classic “Stranger than Kindness”. “The Speaking Hands” were AWESOME as always (still one of my favourite live songs!) and after that, David played “a new song”: He made another vocal improvisation and sang some lines of “Consecration”! What a beautiful moment! Then the wonderful “Whistling Girl” followed. “White Bird” with a lot of improvisations was simply OUTSTANDING and before starting the next tune David turned to Ordy and said in a deep and dark voice: “Slota Prow” – and Ordy get the order and counted in: “One, Two, Three, Four!” Also full with different improvisations (some lines of “To make a Ring” at the beginning) the POWERFUL “Your Russia” followed and left the audience sweating and clapping for more. Then David returned alone for “Swedish Purse/Phyllis Ann”. Then with “Winter Shaker” Woven Hand gave the audience exactly what they want: AN OVERDOSE OF HEAVY AND ROCKIN’ WOVEN HAND – it was incredible! David thanked Wim and Ultima Vez for the inviting and then the next highlight came with “American Wheeze” – the crowd went simply crazy and sing along some lines like “And if I die, by your hand, I’ve gotta home in glory land!”. Just typing this I’m remembering the situation and it just send shivers down my spine. “Deerskin Döll” (as stated on the setlist) and “Dirty Blue” not finished only the show – these two songs improved, why Woven Hand are one of the best live bands. Pascal forget himself like David for a few seconds and kneed down while playing – now everybody in the location recognised that some magic happened at the “Trianon”.

The Setlist:

Snake Bite
My Russia
Horse Head Fiddle/Tin Finger
Harm’s Way
Aeolian Harp (Under the World)
The Speaking Hands
Improvisations (Consecration)
Whistling Girl
Improvisations
White Bird
Slota Prow/Down in yon Forest
To make a Ring/Your Russia
Swedish Purse/Phyllis Ann
Winter Shaker
American Wheeze
Deerskin Doll
Dirty Blue

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I was told that Bertrand Cantat (Noir Désir) also attended the show. The French musician did some recordings with 16 Horsepower – the Gun Club cover „Fire Spirit“ and „The Partisan“ which were released as a single and on the so called „Nouvelle Version“ of „Low Estate„.

Woven Hand – Sotteville-les-Rouen (Trianon)(30.11.2007) Setlist © Alex MelomaneWoven Hand – Sotteville-les-Rouen (Trianon)(30.11.2007) Ticket © Alex Melomane

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Concerts (June)

01/06/2015:
RYAN McGARVEY – Salzburg (Rockhouse Bar)

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02/06/2007:
WOVEN HAND – Prague (Akropolis)
Support by Please The Trees

So two days after the amazing Woven Hand show in Vienna me and my friends travelled to the wonderful city of Prague. Luckily one of my friend knew this city very well and so he showed us the most beautiful corners of this breathtaking town. For me it was the first time that I was there and I was completely hooked. If you have ever the chance to visit Prague – just do it! You won’t trust your eyes!

So after the sightseeing we went to the club Palac Akropolis. Ton, the tourmanager, told us that the show in Athens the day before was awesome – almost sold out and the people went nuts and sang „Black Soul Choir“ with David! Well, before we were going to see them again there was a local support band called Please The Trees. Nothing special at all but it was obvious that they were well known in their hometown.

Before Woven Hand started their set I got my place in the front row and so I was ready for the show, which was very similar to the Vienna one – very intense and heavy. I remember a girl standing next to me who held her hands on the ears during a very loud version of „Tin Finger„. David saw this, smiled and rocked on with full force. Also it was funny to see that David and the band were in a very good and relaxed mood. They smiled a lot and joked a little bit between the songs – so the atmosphere at the club was perfect. You can see it on some pictures below 😉

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The Setlist:
Winter Shaker
The Speaking Hands
Elktooth
Truly Golden
Deerskin Doll
Whistling Girl
White Bird
Tin Finger
Phyllis Ann/Swedish Purse
Into the Piano
Your Russia
Black Soul Choir
Dirty Blue


WOVEN HAND: „Phyllis Ann“ (Edit)(16 Horsepower)

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03/06/2012:
SLIM CESSNA’S AUTO CLUB – St. Gallen (Grabenhalle)

Back in 2009 I saw the fantastic Slim Cessna’s Auto Club live for the very first time. And this happened at the Grabenhalle in St. Gallen. So it was a kind of „back to the roots“ thing when we travelled to Switzerland to see this outstanding band from Denver again. And I hoped that more people will find their ways to the show – three years before (on the 23rd April)  they played in front of a handful people but nevertheless the performance was one of the best I have ever seen (as you can check here).

So this time there were two differences to the last concert at the Grabenhalle: First, more poeple showed up, secondly the performance was not that breathtaking again, BUT it was of course a very intense and excellent show (as you can see on the picutes below). Unfortunatley Dany’s bow was broken so no „Jesus is in my Body – My Body has let me down“ this time.

And it was such a big pleasure to meet some of the good people again: Tony from Scotland and Carol from New Mexico were there too – like back in 2009! Also Sändy and Grit from Germany attended this show.

Well, as you can see on some pictures I was very into the songs again – especially „He, Roger Williams“ hooked me with full force and suddenly I found myself with Slim rolling on the floor 😉

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The Setlist:
Magalina Hagalina Boom Boom
That fierce Cow is common sense in a Country Dress
32 Mouths gone dry
Red Pirate of the Prairie
Children of the Lord
My last Black Scarf
This is how we do Things in the Country
Cranston
Americadio
Everyone is guilty #2
No Doubt about it
The unballed Ballad of the new Folksinger
Providence, New Jerusalem
Do you know thee Enemy?
He, Roger Williams
Jesus Christ

More pictures you can see here!

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04/06/2001:
JEHTRO TULL – Bad Reichenhall (Sternenzelt)
Support by The Young Dubliners

After seeing the great Rory Gallagher performing at the Sternenzelt in Bad Reichenhall a few years ago (on the 29th May 1993 – as you can see here) it was my second and unfortunately last time to be in that wonderful location – a big tent with perfect sound. That day it was a very hot summer day and so the crowd and myself were beginning to sweat very early. So it was a hot night with Jethro Tull in Bad Reichenhall this time – not Budapest 😉

As it was the tour to promote „The Very Best Of“ album I was very curious about the setlist, which featured also some new solo tracks from Ian Anderson’s wonderful release „The Secret Language Of Birds“ from 2000. It was very nice to hear tunes like „Roots to Branches“ and „Hunt by Numbers“ again – but the big surprises for me were the songs „Sweet Dream“ and „Love Story„. I never heard these two Tull classics before live on stage.

All in all it was a very solid performance with a well-balanced setlist featuring songs from the first album „This Was“ to „Dot Com„. And it was a very tasty appetizer for the gig in Munich on the 27th June, for which I asked for an interview with Ian Anderson 😉

Jethro Tull – Bad Reichenhall (Sternenzelt)(04.06.2001) Ticket © Alex MelomaneThe Setlist:
My Sunday Feeling
Cross-eyed Mary
Roots to Branches
Thick as a Brick
Sweet Dream (incl. Kelpie)
Hunt by Numbers
Bourée
The Water Carrier
The Habanero Reel
Set-Aside
Pibroch (Instrumental)
Farm on the Freeway
Medley: Songs from the Wood/Too old to Rock’n’Roll/Heavy Horses
In the Grip of stronger Stuff
Love Story
Passion Jig
Aqualung
Locomotive Breath
Living in the Past
Protect and Survive (Instrumental)
Cheerio

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07/06/1994:
JEHTRO TULL – Graz (Orpheum)

This time the line up was brandnew to me: Beside Ian Anderson, Martin Barre and Andrew Giddings two new members replaced Doane Perry and Dave Pegg: Dave’s son Matt played bass and Marc Parnell, who worked also on the solo CDs of Martin Barre, was sitting behind the drums.

The year before Jethro Tull toured around the world to celebrate the 25th anniversary. In 1994 the band played cities and countries, which had to be skipped. So it was obvious that the setlist would not change that much – but it was not exactly the same performance as in Vienna (see listed below – 30th June 1993) and Wels (3rd July 1993). So my personal highlight was „Beggar’s Farm“ – the first time that I hear that track from the first Tull album „This Was„!

Although there were those new boys in the band, the performance was excellent again. From time to time especially Martin helped the Marc a few times that he didn’t miss the entries.

Jethro Tull – Graz (Orpheum)(07.06.1994) Ticket © Alex MelomaneThe Setlist:
My Sunday Feeling
For A Thousand Mothers
Living In The Past
Bourée
So Much Trouble
With You There To Help Me
Steal
Farm On The Freeway
Thick As A Brick
Beggar’s Farm
Sossity; You’re A Woman/Reasons For Waiting
Songs From The Wood/Too Old To Rock’N’Roll/Heavy Horses
Later That Same Evening (Instrumental)
Budapest
Passion Jig
A New Day Yesterday
Aqualung
Locomotive Breath,
Cross-Eyed Mary
Dharma For One

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07/06/2005:
MADRUGADA – Vienna (Szene)
Support: Vidar Vang

To this concert I was very looking forward because I became a huge fan of this outstanding band from Norway. I missed their shows over the last years but this time me and my friends went to the Szene in Vienna to see Sivert Hoyem and the band the first time.

Norway singer Vidar Vang opened the show and he (with his violin player Lisa) joined Madrugada later during their set which was started with a breathtaking version of „Blood Shot Adult Commitment„. Many songs from that night were taken from the current release at that time called „The Deep End„, but the setlist featured also songs from alll the earlier releases. Unfortunately they didn’t play „Strange Colour Blue„, one of my all time favorite songs. But the consolation like the wonderful tunes „Belladonna“ or „Electric“ was more than perfect 😉

Madrugada – Vienna (Szene)(07.06.2005) Ticket © Alex MelomaneThe Setlist:
Blood Shot Adult Commitment
Stories From The Streets
On Your Side
Vocal
Majesty
Running Out Of Time
The Kids Are On High Street
Electric
Sail Away
Slow Builder
Belladonna
Hard To Come Back
Black Mambo
Tonight I Have No Words For You
Hold On To You
Ramona

Vidar Vang joined Madrugada singing a duet with Sivert on „The Kids Are On High Street“ and Lisa played violin on „Majesty“ and „Hold on to you„.

After the show we met Sivert and Frode Jacobsen at the bar and they were so kind to sign some of our covers. Two years later the tragic death of guitarist Robert Buras shocked the band and all the fans around the world – R.I.P. …

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12/06/2007:
PEARL JAM – Munich (Olympiahalle)

My third Pearl Jam live experience happened in Munich at the Olympiahalle. As the other two performances I’ve attended so far (Salzburg 2000 and Vienna 2006) were breathtaking so I was vey looking forward to this one. And another concert followed one day later – I got my ticket also for the Jethro Tull show at the Circus Krone 😉

Pearl Jam – Munich (Olympiahalle)(12.06.2007) Ticket © Alex MelomaneSo on the way to Munich I thought about a so-called „Pearl Jam Wishlist“: Beside my favorites like „Rearviewmirror„, „Present Tense“ and „Do the Evolution“ I would love to hear rarities like „Down“ and some cover versions. So when I found myself in the hall and Eddie Vedder and his band opened with „Sometimes“ I was completely into the music. And I really didn’t trust my ears when Pearl Jam played all those songs I had on my wishlist 😉 And with the Who cover of „Baba O’Riley“ this amazing setlist was finished in a perfect way. And it proved my opinion again that Pearl Jam is one of the best live bands ever! After the show I bought this wonderful red shirt and also a photo book as a souvenir.

Pearl Jam – Munich (Olympiahalle)(12.06.2007) Shirt © Alex MelomaneHere are some videos of this awesome concert – enjoy!

 The Setlist:
Sometimes
Porch
Why go
God’s Dice
Given to fly
Dissident
Severed Hand
Elderly Woman behind the Counter in a small Town
Sad
Unemployable
Even flow
I got Shit
Whipping
Down
Present Tense
Save you
Rearviewmirror
Inside Job
Do the Evolution
Better Man/Save it for later
Alive
No more War
Footsteps
Throw your Hatred down (Neil-Young-Cover)
Blood
Baba O’Riley (The-Who-Cover)

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12/06/2009:
AC/DC – Paris (Stade France)
Support by Cafe Bertrand & The Answer

The fourth time I saw the legendary AC/DC – and after just one month (in May in Munich) me and my friend were ready for headbanging again 😉 And we get what we had expected – an overdose of Rock’n’Roll 😉

AC/DC - Paris (Stade de France)(12.06.2009) Ticket © Alex Melomane

The Setlist:
Train Intro
Rock’n’Roll Train
Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be
Back In Black
Big Jack
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Shot Down In Flames
Thunderstruck
Black Ice
The Jack
Hells Bells
Shoot To Thrill
War Machine
Dog eat Dog
Anything Goes
You Shook Me All Night Long
T.N.T.
Whole Lotta Rosie
Let There Be Rock
Highway To Hell
For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)

Concert report by French TV

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12/06/2011:
SLIM CESSNA’S AUTO CLUB – Nuremberg (Desi)

Due to the volcano Eyjafjallajökull I missed Slim Cessna’s Auto Club tour through Europe in 2010. So after 2009 a year with no SCAC shows for me ;-(

Anyway – Europe was in 2011 again on the tour schedule of the Auto Club and so I was very looking forward to see the best live band on earth again – this time in Nuremberg at the location called Desi. And it was the first time to see Todd „The Peeler“ Moore playing the drums in this band! He is also member of Munly’s project Munly & The Lupercalians and so I already saw him playing in Fort Collins and Denver back in 2009.

The performance was breathtaking again and I remember doing some vocals on „All about the Bullfrog in three Verses“ with Slim 😉

And during „He, Roger Williams“ I was on the stage! You don’t believe this? Well, then check out one of the videos listed below 😉

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The Setlist:
Cranston
32 Mouths gone dry
Red Pirate of the Prairie
This is how we do Things in the Country
Children of the Lord
My last Black Scarf
Americadio
Pine Box
Hold my Head
All about the Bullfrog in three Verses
This Land is our Land Redux
Magalina Hagalina Boom Boom
Jesus is in my Body: My Body has let me down
That fierce Cow is common sense in a Country Dress
Do you know thee Enemy
He, Roger Williams

SLIM CESSNA’S AUTO CLUB: Red Pirate of the Prairie

SLIM CESSNA’S AUTO CLUB: He, Roger Williams

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13/06/2011:
SLIM CESSNA’S AUTO CLUB – Munich (Theatron – Pfingst Festival)

After the breathtaking performance in Nuremberg the day before, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club showed the crowd in Munich why this band from Denver, Colorado, is called one of the best live bands on earth. As you can see on the pictures and videos listed below the boys rocked again with full force and it was obvious that the people were overwhelmed. And so after the show they charged the merchandising which was sold out in a very short itme 😉

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The Setlist:
Cranston
32 Mouths gone dry
Red Pirate of the Prairie
This is how we do Things in the Country
Children of the Lord
My last Black Scarf
Americadio
Pine Box
All about the Bullfrog in three Verses
This Land is our Land Redux
Magalina Hagalina Boom Boom
That fierce Cow is common sense in a Country Dress

SLIM CESSNA’S AUTO CLUB: 32 Mouths gone dry

SLIM CESSNA’S AUTO CLUB: This is how we do Things in the Country

SLIM CESSNA’S AUTO CLUB: All about the Bullfrog in three Verses

Nice compilation of that festival feat. more Slim Cessna’s Auto Club you can watch here!
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13/06/2007:
JETHRO TULL – Munich (Circus Krone)

One day after I attended the awesome Pearl Jam concert at the Olympiahalle in Munich I was ready for another live experience with Jethro Tull – this time at the wonderful location called Circus Krone. And it should be the last time that Ian Anderson could convince me with his performance. My personal highlights were „Pastime With Good Company (King Henry’s Madrigal)“ and the cover of „America“ (which was written by Leonard Bernstein).All in all it was a very good and solid performance, but I began to miss the magic which didn’t come back in the next years. Sad to say this, but as Bob Dylan also pointed it out: „The Times they are A-Changin“ 😉

Jethro Tull - Munich (Circus Krone)(13.06.2007) Ticket © Alex MelomaneThe Setlist:
Someday The Sun Won’t Shine For You
Living In The Past
Jack-In-The-Green
The Donkey And The Drum
The Water Carrier
Thick As A Brick
Pastime With Good Company (King Henry’s Madrigal)
Fat Man
Bourée
Sweet Dream
After You After Me
Nothing Is Easy
Aqualung
America
My God
Budapest
Locomotive Breath

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14/06/2001:
AC/DC – Munich (Olympiastadium)

Oh – how was I looking forward to this: My very first live experience with AC/DC! Although I was very far away from the stage, this performance blew me away! The current album at that time was „Stiff Upper Lip“ – a brilliant record which was produced again by George Young. And so the sound is typically back to the roots and proved again, that Angus and Malcolm Young creat riffs which are timeless and outstanding. And when you look at the setlist listed below you might have an idea how spectacular this performance was. And after the first encore set the lights were switched on and many people started to leave the stadium. But the show was not really over yet – AC/DC came back for the classic „Shot down in Flames“!

AC/DC - Munich (Olympiastadium)(14.06.2001) Ticket © Alex MelomaneThe Setlist:
Stiff Upper Lip
You Shook Me All Night Long
Problem Child
Thunderstruck
Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be
Hard as a Rock
Shoot to Thrill
Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution
What Do You Do for Money Honey
Bad Boy Boogie
Hells Bells
Up to My Neck in You
The Jack
Back in Black
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Highway to Hell
Whole Lotta Rosie
Let There Be Rock
T.N.T.
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
Shot Down in Flames

This fantastic show was filmed for the official release „Stiff Upper Lip Live“ – this is it:


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18/06/2014:
TALISMAN COLLECTION – Salzburg (Rockhouse – Bar)
Support: FIN & Victoria Kofler

Talisman Collection - Salzburg (Rockhouse - Bar) (18.06.2014) Ticket © Alex Melomane

Talisman Collection – Salzburg (Rockhouse – Bar) (18.06.2014) Ticket © Alex Melomane

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18/06/2000:
PEARL JAM – Salzburg (Residenzplatz – Open Air)

One of the best shows I’ve ever seen took place at the wonderful Residenzplatz in Salzburg. And it was my very first live experience with Pearl Jam! The weather was perfect and at the end of the show the full moon was over the stage. This was a very special and magic night – for the crowd and for the band. It was obvious that Eddie Vedder and his band enjoyed every second of the performance. Needless to say that I became a huge Pearl Jam fan after this outstanding night! And it was also the beginning of releasing all recordings of this tour – so I’ve got my own copy and you can get yours here!

I can remember a funny situation – after the support band left the stage I was queuing for some beers. While I was waiting my friend messaged me on the mobile – he tole me that Eddie Vedder was playing an acoustic song solo! Damn, and I missed this ;-(

Pearl Jam - Salzburg (Residenzplatz)(18.06.2000) Ticket © Alex Melomane

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The Setlist:
Sometimes
Breakerfall
Grievance
Corduroy
Animal
Gods‘ Dice
State of Love and Trust
Nothing as It Seems
Alive
Daughter
Once
Lukin
Not for You
Light Years
Leatherman
Present Tense
Rearviewmirror
Go
Do the Evolution
Insignificance
Even Flow
Wishlist
Better Man
Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
Thin Air
Black
Rockin‘ in the Free World

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18/06/2010:
AC/DC – Paris (Stade France)
Support by Killing Machine & Slash (Guns ‚N Roses)

Another AC/DC show – another headbanging night and it was a sort of reunion with Slash, who I saw with Guns ‚N Roses back in the nineties. And to be honest – I didn’t expect anything when the guitar hero entered the stage with his new band. But when they started the show I was completely speechless! And I surprised myself while singing some classics along with the crowd 😉

The Setlist:
Ghost
Back from Cali
Nightrain
Rocket Queen
Sucker Train Blues
Starlight
By the Sword
Civil War
Slither
Sweet Child o’mine
Paradise City

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Then another „Black Ice“ show started – no surprises since the last shows and so AC/DC performed in their well known way: straight-forward as you can see on the videos listed below.

AC/DC - Paris (Stade de France)(18.06.2010) Ticket © Alex Melomane

The Setlist:
Train Intro
Rock’n’Roll Train
Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be
Back In Black
Big Jack
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Shot Down In Flames
Thunderstruck
Black Ice
The Jack
Hells Bells
Shoot To Thrill
High Voltage
You Shook Me All Night Long
T.N.T.
Whole Lotta Rosie
Let There Be Rock
Highway To Hell
For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)

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21/06/1997:
JEHTRO TULL – Munich (Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle)

This was one of my favorite Tull shows of the nineties. Why? Well, just check out the setlist listed below! They opened with the classic „A Song for Jeffrey“ – the very first time for me to hear this tune live from Ian Anderson! And then „Aqualung“ and „Thick as a Brick“ followed – perfect! Normally you hear these songs as an encore and not that early! So after this wonderful start everybody was completely into the show, I do guess 😉

And more highlights followed: „Skating away on the thin Ice of the new day„, „We used to know“ (full version!) and „Acres Wild“ were my personal highlights of that night. „Back to Budapest“ feat. Leslie Mandoki was also a nice surprise, but to be honest, another Tull surprise as they did one month later in Austria would have been much more appreciated 😉

Jethro Tull - Munich (Rudi Sedlmayer Halle)(21.06.1997) Ticket © Alex MelomaneThe Setlist:
A Song for Jeffrey
Aqualung
Thick As A Brick
Dangerous Veils
In Sight Of The Minaret
Beside Myself
Misère
Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day
Bourée
Songs From The Wood/Too Old To Rock’N’Roll/Heavy Horses
Back To Budapest*
We Used To Know
Flying Dutchman (Intro)/My God
In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff
Acres Wild
Nothing Is Easy
Locomotive Breath
Living in the Past/Dogs In The Midwinter (Instrumental)/The Dambusters March/Cheerio
* : with special guest Leslie Mandoki.

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22/06/2011:
ARCADE FIRE – Wiesen (Open Air)
Support by The Weakerthans & Jose Gonzalez (Junip)

Before one of the best live acts began, The Weakerthans and Jose Gonzalez opened the show. Especially Jose Gonzalez, who is also memeber of a band called Junip, did a wonderful job. As you can see and hear here – his version of the Massive Attack classic „Teardrop“:


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Then Arcade Fire entered the stage with full force. It was the second time that I was seeing them live and it was again breathtaking! Just check out the videos listed below!

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The Setlist:
Ready to Start
Keep the Car Running
No Cars Go
Haïti
Modern Man
Rococo
Crown of Love
The Suburbs
The Suburbs (continued)
Month of May
Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
We Used to Wait
Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
Rebellion (Lies)
Intervention
Wake Up
Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

Arcade Fire – Wiesen (Open Air)(22.06.2011) Review Kurier © Alex MelomaneMore reviews form various Austrian newspapers:
Der Standard„, „Kleine Zeitung“ & „Die Presse„.

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24/06/2003:
JEHTRO TULL – Munich (Zenith)
Support by Leslie Mandoki & Soulmates
(incl. Masha and also Ian Anderson, Jonathan Noyce & Doane Perry on six songs).

Well, this one was another average Jethro Tull performance. Very solid but nothing special. The support acts were really annoying althougth Ian Anderson, Jonathan Noyce and Doane Perry contributed on six tracks. And it was not a good idea to have Masha as the background singer – her singing especially during „Heavy Horses“ was not really a revelation …

Jethro Tull – Munich (Zenith)(24.06.2003) Ticket © Alex MelomaneThe Setlist:
Living In The Past
Nothing Is Easy
Some Day The Sun Won’t Shine
With You There To Help Me
Beside Myself
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,
Fat Man
Hunting Girl
Count The Chickens
Dot Com
Eurology
Songs From The Wood/Too Old To Rock’N’Roll…/Heavy Horses
Flying Dutchman (intro)/My God,
Budapest,
Mayhem Jig,
Aqualung,
Wind Up (short version),
Locomotive Breath/Protect And Survive/Cheerio

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25/06/2014:
PEARL JAM – Vienna (Wiener Stadthalle)

Pearl Jam– Vienna (Stadthalle)(25.06.2014) Ticket & Wristband © Alex Melomane

Pearl Jam– Vienna (Stadthalle)(25.06.2014) Ticket & Wristband © Alex Melomane

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25/06/2001:
GARY MOORE – Munich (Colosseum)

Unfortunately I can’t really remember this show. A friend of mine was a huge Gary Moore fan and so I accompanied him that night. And as I love Blues and Rock I was quite sure that I wll like this performance. And I really did, but I hardly remember any of the songs beside „Still got the Blues„.

The (likely) Setlist:
You Upset Me Baby (Albert King cover)
Cold Black Night
Stormy Monday (T-Bone Walker cover)
Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison cover)
All Your Love (Otis Rush cover)
Walking by Myself (Jimmy Rogers cover)
Still Got the Blues
Too Tired (Johnny Watson cover)
The Sky Is Crying (Elmore James cover)
How Many Lies
Fire (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
Enough of the Blues
The Blues Is Alright (Milton Campbell cover)
The Prophet

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27/06/2001:
JEHTRO TULL – Munich (Tollwood Festival)
Support by The Young Dubliners

After the last Tull show I attended in Bad Reichenhall a few weeks ago (just scroll this site up to 4th June 2006) I was very looking forward to this one, because I had an interview date with Mr. Ian Anderson! My camera man Tom (thanks a bunch, Dude!) and me queued up at the Tollwood Festival and tried to contact the tourmanager. After a few minutes we entranced the location – a very interesting experience to be in the tent before anybody else was aloud to. So backstage we were told that Ian will not do the interview. I answered that I can interview anybody from the band and while we waited for our interview partner, Andy Giddings were joking with the roadies playing with a water pistol. As I said „Hey Andy!“ he fired on me and everybody laughed. For Heaven’s Sake our camera didn’t become wet – so thanks Andy 😉

Meanwhile the tourmanager came back and told us that Mr. Martin Barre is ready for the interview. So we build up the camera and one of my all time favorite guitar player showed up. This was my second interview so it’s obvious that I was nervous as you can see on the finished interview 😉

After the interview we talked on and it was a very interesting conversation as you can imagine 😉 And Martin was so kind to sign all the covers, posters and pictures I brought along. When we left the scenery we get backstage passes – so I was really in heaven. First, I interviewed one of my musical heroes, secondly I was able to be backstage with my favorite group. I felt the massive amount of serotonin coming up in my body and so I watched the performance with a BIG smile all the time 😉

During the performance I wandered through the people – but nevertheless I enjoyed every minute of the show. The setlist was the same as in Bad Reichenhall. Also the „My Friend Harvey“ joke with the rabbit on stage during the „Mayhem Jig„. And unfortunately I also remembered when Martin did a little mistake during the opening riffs of „Aqualung„. I was quite sure that he disappointed himself in some way, because he is a perfectionist and this is one of the reason why Mr. Barre has a big reputation in the music scene.

Jethro Tull – Munich (Tollwood)(27.06.2001) Backstage Pass © Alex Melomane Jethro Tull – Munich (Tollwood)(27.06.2001) Ticket © Alex Melomane

With our backstage passes we enjoyed to be very close with the band – a very special and unique experience to see Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, Doane Perry, Jonathan Noyce and Andrew Giddings just floating around the people 😉

The Setlist:
My Sunday Feeling
Cross-Eyed Mary
Roots To Branches
Thick As A Brick
Sweet Dream/Kelpie (Instrumental)
Hunt By Numbers
Bourée
The Water Carrier
The Habanero Reel
Set-Aside
Pibroch (Instrumental)
Songs From The Wood/Too Old To Rock’N’Roll/Heavy Horses
In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff
Love Story
Mayhem Jig
Aqualung
Locomotive Breath
Living In The Past/Protect And Survive (Instrumental)
Cheerio

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27/06/2004:
KAIZERS ORCHESTRA – Vienna (Donauinselfest – FM4 Stage – Open Air)

My first live experience with Kaizers Orchestra – an outstanding band from Norway! The show was part of the so called „Donauinselfest“ in Vienna. This festival takes place on an island on the Danube every year and it’s completely free. The Kaizers played as the last band on the FM4 stage and when you walked around the island you have to watch your steps because of splinters of glass, drunken people and it seemed that there was a huge alcoholic cloud all over the place.

Anyway – the band didn’t disappoint me and they proved again why many people think that Kaizers Orchestra is one of the best live bands. Although all songs are sung in Norwegian the music and the performance hooked everybody immediately. If you have the chance to see this band live on stage – just be there! You won’t trust your ears and eyes when you see Kaizers Orchestra live the very first time! But be warned: You can be disappointed when you see them again, because the performances (apart from the setlist) don’t change very much.

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30/06/1993:
JETHRO TULL- Vienna (Arena – Open Air)
Support by Georg Nussbaumer

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Jethro Tull me and my friends went to Vienna to see Ian Anderson & Co. performing at the open air location Arena. The Austrian musician Georg Nussbaumer did a fine support job. The blind piano player cheered us up in an entertaining way.

Then it was the fifth time for me seeing Jethro Tull live in action. The band performed in an excellent way and also the setlist was very good chosen. Songs from the beginning like „My Sunday Feeling„, classics („Living in the Past„), hits („Locomotive Breath„), rarities („Black Sunday„) and also newer stuff („This is not Love„) took us on a fantastic ride through the last 25 years of the band’s history. As Jethro Tull played two days later in Wels again it was obvious that we have to be there too 😉

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The Setlist:

My Sunday Feeling
For a Thousand Mothers
Living in the Past
Bourée
So much Trouble
With you there to help me
Steal
Black Sunday
Sossity: You’re a Woman/Reasons for Waiting
Songs from the Wood/Too old to Rock’N’Roll/Heavy Horses (Medley)
Later that same Evening (Instrumental)
Life is a long Song
Thick as a Brick
Andy Giddings‘ Parrot
Budapest
A new Day Yesterday
Passion Jig/Seal Driver (Instrumental)
Farm on the Freeway
This is not Love
Aqualung
Locomotive Breath
Cross-Eyed Mary
Dharma for One

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30/06/2012:
FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Seeham (Seebühne – Open Air)

As a huge fan of Jethro Tull I always wanted to see long time bass player Dave Pegg with his band Fairport Convention. Finally I made it and it was just perfect – a wonderful location on the lake called Obertrumer See. Simon Nicol (lead vocals, guitar), Ric Sanders (violin), Gerry Conway (drums) and Chris Leslie (mandolin, fiddle and vocals) played songs from the last 45 years band history and so I get an amazing performance with all classics, rarities and hits from their huge backcatalogue 😉

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Very nice compilation of this night:

The Setlist:
Walk awhile
Crazy Man Michael
Albert & Ted
Farewell Farewell
The Hexhamshire Lass
The Hiring Fair
Tale of John Goudie
Genesis Hall
Cell Song
Wake up John (Hanging Song)
Mercy Bay
Jewel in the Crown
My Love is in America
Honour & Praise
Sir Patrick Spens
Rosie (dedicated to Edith)
Fotheringay
Danny Jack’s Reward
Matty Groves
Encore Break/Happy Birthday with cake
Meet on the Ledge

More videos of that night can you see here (thanks to Walter again) 😉

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Latest Update: June 2015