{"id":3582,"date":"2013-09-12T12:42:47","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T10:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=3582"},"modified":"2017-07-05T11:20:03","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T09:20:03","slug":"tour-start-great-mood-and-attentive-audience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=3582","title":{"rendered":"Tour start, great mood and attentive audience"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir – Colos Saal, Aschaffenurg; September 11th, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

I never had any doubts \u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir\u2019s Germany tour would be a successful one, but the first show already went so far beyond my expectations that I wonder, how they will manage to top this. Even considering being biased with all the love I feel for this band and even with my firm belief in their ability to take over any audience there is still a difference between shows and this was a good one.<\/p>\n

It was never my original plan to go to Aschaffenburg, since the train connections aren\u2019t that great and I was out of vacation days. Yet, during a sleepless night this past weekend I realized I couldn\u2019t not be there so I ended up booking a hotel and train ticket in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Got to the venue just in time for the show to begin, said a quick hello to Masha and Linda, then made my way to the front where I fond a spot side stage. The Colos Saal was still as cozy as I remembered and they\u2019d even set up tables and chairs which suits the guys better than everyone standing up.<\/p>\n

Myrra R\u00f3s started shortly after 8, on stage alone with her guitar. The sound was perfect, her voice loud and clear. I liked it even better than at the Rosenberg back in August. Don\u2019t know her setlist yet, but she played 6 or 7 songs, warmly received by the audience. For the last two she had J\u00f3n and Hallgr\u00edmur on stage with her. \ud83d\ude42 Apparently they play on her album too. It was lovely seeing and hearing them.<\/p>\n

During the short break that followed I took a look around. The venue was nicely filled with people of different age groups. I wondered how many had come, knowing what they were in for and how many would just be blown off their feet by what they were about to hear. Chatted with Linda and Masha a bit and almost missed the start of the concert. Luckily my nice spot hadn\u2019t been taken by anyone. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

The atmosphere was right from the start and all of the guys looked quite happy. Occasionally one of them seemed far away and thoughtful, but overall they were in a great mood, friendly banter and jokes happening all through the night. \ud83d\ude42 Even before they had played one note I was smiling. The guys eased the audience into what lay ahead with \u2018Sunday Morning\u2019 and \u2018Hei\u00f0in\u2019. By the time they got to \u2018\u00c1 me\u00f0an j\u00f6r\u00f0in sefur\u2019 and J\u00f3n started the jokes about nobody understanding Icelandic and not wanting to translate, they had already won them over. People were amazingly quiet, so quiet in fact that my camera could be heard, even though it was in silent mode. After every song, the audience waited a little bit to make sure it was really over, before breaking into loud cheers \u2013 absolutely perfect.<\/p>\n

Every song was warmly received and many wore smiles on their faces. This reflected back on the guys, gave them energy. J\u00f3n and Gunnar did most of the talking that night, announcing songs with a few jokes in-between. At one point J\u00f3n even underlined Gunnar\u2019s jokes on the piano. That sure made me laugh. As usual, little things made my night. The smiles, the looks they shared, the passion I felt, just watching them play. They all seemed quite relaxed and really concentrated at the same time, very much in tune with each other.<\/p>\n

After what felt like mere minutes, they ended with \u2018Shades\u2019 and \u2018T\u00e1rin\u2019, uninterrupted by clapping for the first time in a long time. We would not let them go though and they had to come back out again. \u2018Til hennar\u2019 was next, then I saw Karl asking the others \u201cone more?\u201d and they treated us to \u2018And so it goes\u2019. People still would not stop cheering and to everyone\u2019s surprise the guys jumped off stage, walked into the audience and performed one last song, right among us. It was a perfect way to end the show.<\/p>\n

I went to the merchandise stand for hugs and a chat. Many people bought CDs, telling they guys how wonderful it was. It is always a pleasure listening in on these conversations, makes me feel proud to see my guys succeed. \ud83d\ude42 After everyone was gone I got my chance to have a word with them too. Left around midnight to get some sleep before going home again the next morning. It was so worth the trip.<\/p>\n

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

Sunday Morning
\nHei\u00f0in
\n\u00c1 me\u00f0an j\u00f6r\u00f0in sefur
\nOr\u00f0 a\u00f0 eigin vali
\nAges
\n\u00fe\u00e9r \u00e9g unni
\nLost in you
\nLjo\u00f0 \u00ed Sand
\nVi\u00f0 dagsins hnig
\nDays and Nights
\nBrestir
\nYou just have to know of me
\nN\u00fa gleymist \u00e9g
\nShades\/T\u00e1rin<\/p>\n

Til hennar
\nAnd so it goes
\nG\u00f3\u00f0a veislu gj\u00f6ra skal<\/p>\n

\u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir\u00a0 Germany tour fall 2013 – 1 concert down, 9 to go. Next stop: Hamburg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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