{"id":136,"date":"2008-08-06T11:01:35","date_gmt":"2008-08-06T09:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=136"},"modified":"2017-06-22T13:46:56","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T11:46:56","slug":"the-late-goodbye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=136","title":{"rendered":"The late goodbye"},"content":{"rendered":"

Poets of the Fall – Ankkarock, Vantaa; August 3rd 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday was the day of my last concert and the grey skies didn\u2019t look too friendly. After a good breakfast I got on a train around 10:00 to go to Korso and arrived at the gates before they opened. When they did, I \u00a0ran in, almost died during the uphill run and got there in time to pick a spot in front row. Slightly right of center. Perfect! A bit later a few \u00a0people I knew arrived. We chatted and waited, hoping it would not rain. I put up my Prowlers banner on the barrier.<\/p>\n

Jari came on stage to set up the drum. He saw me and waved. \ud83d\ude42 B. from the Poets forum arrived with her friend. It was great to finally meet her and it was also nice to have someone else there who did not speak Finnish \ud83d\ude09 We passed the time chatting. Unill about half an hour before the show started, there were virtually no people around and suddenly everything was packed \u2013 amazing. Unfortunately it started raining, but what\u2019s an open air show without rain?<\/p>\n

The set was a bit shorter than for the other two concerts but it was one amazing gig nonetheless. Even though I was front row the stage was far away and too high as well. Whenever the guys were not in the very front they looked as if they had no feet and it was hard to see them, but at least they had room to move.<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t mean I enjoyed the gig any less though. The rain stopped too so I had the chance to take pictures as well. And even if it hadn\u2019t it could not have spoiled the fun I was having. The performance was great, the sound was good, the atmosphere was good too. Loved it!<\/p>\n

The audience had lots of fun, the sound was great and the guys were enjoying it too. It was juts amazing. The new songs work so well live. \u2018The ultimate fling\u2019 rocked the house. \u2018Diamonds for Tears\u2019 and \u2018Clevermind\u2019 were a bit more quite, but just as powerful and \u2018More\u2019 had everyone singing. In-between the songs from the other albums: \u2018Carnival of Rust\u2019 gets more beautiful every time I hear it, especially the beautiful intro. \u2018Sorry go round\u2019 just works so much better live than on CD and \u2018Lockig up the sun\u2019 is always great. \u2018Stay\u2019 gave us a chance to breathe. \u2018Lift\u2019 was just unbelievable and \u2018Illusion & Dream\u2019 had us all mesmerized. The end was, once again\u2019Late Goodbye\u2019 and this time, the sing-along was perfect. Such a fantastica ending to my tour.<\/p>\n

Afterward I did not care what else happened. I had seen \u201cmy\u201d band. Debated with B. whether we should hang out and wait for the guys, but didn\u2019t. Instead went walking about and later watching Kamelot which were fun. Would have loved to see Apulanta, but they started at the other stage just after the Poets had finished. Maybe next time\u2026
\nWe had so much fun hanging out, chatting, comparing picture we took. \u00a0We saw Sonata Arctica (really good), then parted ways. I went on to watch Lauri T\u00e4hk\u00e4 & Elonkerjuu. They sing Finnish so I didn\u2019t understand anything, but certainly enjoyed the music. I saw Apocalyptica too, but they didn\u2019t do much for me. After that I had enough and left.<\/p>\n

Before I left Helsinki the following day, I already bought a ticket for the next Poets gig. I cannot deny that I am addicted and I\u2019m already looking forward to my next trip.<\/p>\n

Setlist<\/span><\/p>\n

The ultimate fling
\nDiamonds for Tears
\nSorry go round
\nStay
\nClevermind
\nIllusion & Dream
\nMore
\nCarnival of Rust
\nLift
\nLate goodbye<\/p>\n

Part one
\nPart two<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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