For those who have been to multiple concerts.......

Looks like I picked the right concert to attend. I've only seen Antwerp (apart from the 46664 DVD) and most people who went there have it on top of their list!

Does anyone here have a good audio version of this?

ianshome wrote:

crazy little thing does your first name begin c and you stayed at the crowne plaza?

Um . . . yeah . . . who be you? ;-)

salQF wrote:

@Crazy Little Thing:

You weren't by any chance sitting on the left side at Newcastle?
I sort of see where you're coming from, I was sitting second block from the front & the lot behind me were basically sitting on their hands all night. In silence.
They weren't the only ones but, the the lot on the right side seemed to be standing the whole time, the standing bunch were really getting into it and I definetley remember the whole lot going hand-clappy mad during Ga Ga. And We Will Rock You. All Right Now... and several others.
But yes, i'd agree it was suprisingly subdued.

Hi SalQF:

For the Newcastle gig, I was directly in line with the stage, but was in the upper balcony as far back as you could be, second row. Not bad seats, just a fair distance from the action. People on the floor were rocking, and people on the sides of the arena were up and moving. Again, nice people around me,(upon reflection, the corpse references were bit harsh--it's just that the people at the end of the arena weren't up on their feet rocking like all the people who couldn't be there would have been) but I guess since there was a direct line of sight to the stage and there were no obstructions no one felt the need to stand. I think they were singing though, as no rotten fruit was hurled my way to shut ME up! Tried to act in a manner that wouldn't make me stand out as the "rude idiot blocking the view of the people behind me," so never got up until the standing O at the end, but after a while I had to at least "drum" along with Roger. Feet and hands were working independently of rest of body and brain. Must have been quite a sight! Ha!

It was a good gig though. Am damn fortunate to have been there. Wasn't waiting for 20+ years for this because I never thought it would happen. Wow! Thanks guys! ;-)

1 Rotterdam -band great audience great
2 Barcelona -band late audience great
3 Antwerp -TOP performance, audience ...mmmm

ianshome wrote:
crazy little thing does your first name begin c and you stayed at the crowne plaza?

then i sat/stood next to you crazy little thing!!!!

ianshome wrote:

ianshome wrote:
crazy little thing does your first name begin c and you stayed at the crowne plaza?

then i sat/stood next to you crazy little thing!!!!

Oh yeah! You were cool! How'd you know it was me? My cover . . . blown! Must get a new identity now. ;-)

I hope I wasn't too annoying . . . my Scottish friends got me going on the lethal and truly awful combination of Red Bull and Stoli . . . that after a couple of Cosmos in the bar at the Crowne Plaza. Every time I'd order a drink at the CP, the guy behind the bar had to go look it up in the guide. The Red Bull and Stoli proved to be much easier to mix, but man, it's awful! I imagine it works fairly well as a varnish remover. Anyway, Ian, how'd you like the gig?

salQF wrote:

@Crazy Little Thing:

You weren't by any chance sitting on the left side at Newcastle?
I sort of see where you're coming from, I was sitting second block from the front & the lot behind me were basically sitting on their hands all night. In silence.
They weren't the only ones but, the the lot on the right side seemed to be standing the whole time, the standing bunch were really getting into it and I definetley remember the whole lot going hand-clappy mad during Ga Ga. And We Will Rock You. All Right Now... and several others.
But yes, i'd agree it was suprisingly subdued.

Hey SalQF!

This is funny: "I definetley remember the whole lot going hand-clappy mad during Ga Ga."

At Newcastle I was completely willing to go hand-clappy mad during Ga Ga, but after one hand-clappy rep, I was the only one, and I started to feel like that one weird chick at any concert who seems to think she's at a Grateful Dead show, in fact, she probably forgot to leave after the last Dead show in Newcastle and is still there, doing that weird Deadhead dance no matter what the tempo of the music. The only difference is that the weird chick at the Grateful Dead concert wouldn't care what anyone thought and would have just had a good time dancing. I, on the other hand, bowed to peer pressure and did NOT go hand-clappy mad until Manchester, where I made up for it.

"I was sitting second block from the front & the lot behind me were basically sitting on their hands all night. In silence."

Wow. I assumed all the people on the sides were up and rocking. I think the people on the floor were. That (second block from the front on the left) sounds like where I sat for Manchester, and the people there were raging more than the guys in the band were! Great location.

it was great of course!! better than brixton though would have preferred to have been nearer! the company was cool too!!

1. Vienna (atmosphere!)
2. Budapest (setlist)
3. Basel
4. Munich