Day 51 Helmond

Very nice venue. Coffee and sandwich for breakfast, of course.  The last day of a tour is always weird. On one hand, I can’t wait to get home to my family. Both my head and my body need a rest.…

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Day 50 Andernach

Long-ass drive from Colchester to Andernach. Customs and ferry went well. We got here at 16:30. Very late. Did a meet-and-greet. Nice to see some familiar faces.  Starting to feel weird. Headache. A bit dizzy. Left ear hurting a little.…

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Day 49 Colchester

We were in an old church today, reworked to be an arts center. Nice place.  Pre-made sandwich and instant coffee for breakfast. Trying to save energy so I didn’t do much at all today. Finished the Henry Sugar short films by…

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Day 48 Dublin Cancelled

Due to the damage caused by the storm ”Darragh”, the ferries to and from Ireland were cancelled. That sucks. We were really looking forward to play Dublin. It’s always great there.  Instead, we have an involuntary day-off in Milton Keynes.…

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Day 47 Glasgow

We got in the venue at 14:00, and usually the catering is ready. But not today. There was nothing to eat or drink until 16:00. Because someone at the venue ”forgot”. How nice. Had a meet-and-greet. Then got our buy-out…

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Day 46 Sheffield

The city of Def Leppard and David Coverdale. Another ice-cold venue. Instant coffee and sandwich for breakfast. Buy-out again, so we went to find a pub somewhere. Had a burger for dinner. Average.  The show was fun. Rikard had a…

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Day 45 Manchester

Woke up with pain in my left-hand knuckles. Doesn’t help that the venue is really cold. How come these British venues don’t have functioning heating? Late breakfast/early dinner was instant coffee and a sandwich with guacamole and cheese.  Feels like…

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Day 44 Bournemouth

Today we’re at The Old Fire Station, which coincidentally, used to be an old fire station. Cool place. Sandwich for breakfast, no coffee in this venue. Practiced for a bit. Felt good after not having touched the bass for a…

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Day 43 London

Had to get up at 6:00 in the morning for border control, but it was surprisingly smooth.  Sandwich and instant coffee for breakfast. Really cold in the venue.  Tom’s birthday today. His daughter came to surprise him and some other…

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