{"id":1821,"date":"2012-05-19T12:29:57","date_gmt":"2012-05-19T10:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=1821"},"modified":"2012-05-24T16:05:11","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T14:05:11","slug":"a-night-at-the-race-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=1821","title":{"rendered":"A night at the race track"},"content":{"rendered":"

Martin and James \u2013 Maifeld Derby, Mannheim; May 18th<\/sup> 2012, 22:00<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seeing two concerts by the same band on the same day is a rarity for me, but today it happened. After the acoustic gig in Cologne, B., N. and I drove to Mannheim to see Martin and Jams at the Maifeld Derby. The guys left after we did, but overtook us on the way there and we never caught up to them. Found our hotel with a little difficulty , checked in, met S. and K. who had also driven from Cologne and had some sparkling wine for good mood.<\/p>\n

Arrived at the festival area a bit after 8 p.m., found the correct stage and surprisingly got seats in front row. At that time some guy was reading something. The entire situation was quite funny. We got food and drinks, waited.\u00a0 \u201cTalking to Turtles\u201d played next. Nice, listenable music. They played longer than they were supposed to, pushing Martin and James back to a later time.<\/p>\n

The guys set up their drums and guitars, soundchecked a little bit and started playing around 10:15. When we saw Martin pull the setlist from his pocket we joked it might be the one from earlier, because he had taken that with him. It wasn\u2019t though, this one was longer. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

When they started I wasn\u2019t sure how many people in the audience were there to see Martin and James, because the reaction was less enthusiastic than for the previous band. As soon as the first song was over, people were clapping and cheering though. Our spots were perfect too, it was going to be a good night.<\/p>\n

Again they started with \u2018Turn it up\u2019, \u2018Maybe it\u2019s time\u2019 and \u2018Wrong Directions\u2019. A good warm up for the audience it set the right mood for everything that followed. The guys were both a little bit drunk, but that didn\u2019t hurt their performance. They announced each song, just in case someone didn\u2019t know them and seemed to enjoy being there.<\/p>\n

\u2018You\u2019re a window\u2019 had everyone clapping along. It was actually hard to remain seated and not jump up. \u2018Hard to cry\u2019 and \u2018Cynical Skin\u2019 followed. They remained the only new songs of the night. I like both and was glad to hear them again. Not sure how many people in the audience knew the songs already, but quite a few people did. I kept looking at the others, smiling, happy to be there.<\/p>\n

It had gotten dark before they started, the night air was cool, but not too cold and we had a roof over our heads. The small stage was just right for the guys, the empty and dark horse racing track behind them giving the sense of being quite isolated. Interestingly enough nothing could be heard from the other festival stages so it felt as if we were all alone on an island of music and light. Beautiful! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

\u2018She\u2019s light guiding\u2019 and \u2018Bad Dream\u2019 took us back to the first EP. Both were well received, both are songs I always like hearing. Even after so many gigs with similar setlists I don\u2019t get tired of these songs. They are just too beautiful for that.<\/p>\n

The guys told us that we could get drunk together after the concert. That made me grin, wondering if they really wanted some more. They mentioned their merchandise stand too, but didn\u2019t say they would come there so I figured they would not. They deserve some free time once in a while too and as much as I love meeting them, I understand that they are not always in the mood. At one point James thanked the people that \u201cwere in Cologne today and then drove all the way here\u201d, smiling at us in front row. <3<\/p>\n

\u2018I have to fall\u2019 had everyone clapping again, but this time Martin kept the tambourine. The acoustics were great, it sounded like a huge audience. I have no idea how many people fit in there though or how many came to watch. I never turned to look. By the sound of it the place must have been packed. Great! Clapping along continued for \u2018Little bits of Light\u2019 and \u2018Crashing into Love\u2019 finally brought some singing along as well. NO matter how I feel, this song never fails to pick me up.<\/p>\n

One of the festival personnel signaled that they had five minutes left. There was only one more song on the setlist: \u2018All over the News\u2019. They thanked us and left the stage, but we clapped so loudly and yelled \u201cOne more song\u201d for so long that they came back to end the concert with \u2018Somebody\u2019. It sounded lovely without the keyboards. \ud83d\ude42 After that it was over and we left.<\/p>\n

Hung out at the merchandise stand for a while, but only Ryan showed up. When we were about to leave James appeared, telling us they had watched one of the other bands. Then I remembered that he had mentioned wanting to do that when we had talked to him and Martin in Cologne. He didn\u2019t stay for long though and Martin was never to be seen.<\/p>\n

We took a taxi back to the hotel and chatted for quite some time before finally going to bed, remembering we\u2019d need to wake up again 5 hours later to go to Dachau for the next concert. I just love being on tour!<\/p>\n

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

Turn it up
\nMaybe its time
\nWrong Directions
\nYou\u2019re a window
\nHard to cry
\nCynical Skin
\nShe\u2019s light guiding
\nBad Dream
\nI have to fall
\nLittle bits of Light
\nCrashing into Love
\nAll over the News<\/p>\n

Encore<\/em>
\nSomebody<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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