Day 13 Valladolid

Interesting start of the day. A ”drop and go”, but the bus stayed at the venue, so we got off for no reason. Kind of small-but-cozy venue with an almost non-existent dressingroom. No shower.  Had breakfast at a nearby cafe.…

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Day 12 Mos

Very uneventful day today. Did pretty much nothing the whole day. No soundcheck, because everything sounds the same every night. Really cold here. I heard we’re close to the sea, so that’s probably the reason.  Good venue coffee. Nice meet…

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Day 11 Porto

Beautiful Porto today. Woke up with a sore throat. Probably due to being in that moldy hell-hole yesterday. We did a so-called ”drop and go”, which is when you unload the bus and you take all you will need for…

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Day 10 Lisbon

Woke up with a headache today. Perhaps because of the heat in the bus. We seem to be having issues with the air-condition system. A bottle of water and a cup of bus-coffee made it slightly better. The venue today…

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Day 9 Madrid

Went for a walk to Lidl with Rikard, had to buy some shower stuff. Made a pot of coffee at the venue when I came back. Had a cup while watching Sunday with Ola on YouTube. Then had another cup…

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Day 8 Barcelona

Very long drive from Switzerland to Spain, but here we are. Sunny and warm. Met some friends right as I got out of the bus. Signed records and took some photos.  The coffee machine at the venue was interesting, you…

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Day 7 Monthey

Beautiful weather in a beautiful place. Been here before, but can’t really remember when. Could have been with Kamelot, perhaps?  Went for a walk for about 45 minutes. It was nice to get some fresh air.  Venue coffee today was a…

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Day 6 Sarnen

UrRock Festival today.  We had a bunch of kids watching the soundcheck today, which was fun. Nice venue. Good coffee. Grey, dull weather today. Not cold, but a kind of humid chill in the air.  They had arranged food trucks…

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Day 5 Siegburg

Today’s venue is Kubana and it’s one of my favorites. It has a spa facility in the same building, it’s awesome! Different saunas, jacuzzi, outdoor pool. We were there for a few hours, sooo relaxing.  The venue coffee was on…

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Day 4 Bochum

After a mostly uneventful day off, it’s nice to be back. Zeche is the name of the venue. Last time I was here was…(wait I have to look it up) on November 21st 2001. I played with Therion and Evergrey…

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