{"id":5012,"date":"2014-09-20T15:18:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-20T13:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=5012"},"modified":"2022-01-06T17:06:21","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T15:06:21","slug":"middle-of-nowhere-gig-new-songs-and-new-members-of-my-tour-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=5012","title":{"rendered":"Middle of nowhere gig, new songs and new members of my tour family"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir – Bugewitz, September 19th, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

After the longest tourbreak in my personal history with \u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir it was finally time to see them again in Germany. : ) Unfortunately the new album didn\u2019t get done in time, but I knew that would not stop them from playing new songs. The concert was wonderfully amazing from start to finish and within minutes I was in a different world, blissfully unaware of the people around me and only focused on the music. We got old songs and brand new ones, the guys made me laugh and brought me close to tears and judging by their reaction, they made the audience happy. It was a good night that people surely will remember, a perfect start.<\/p>\n

As usual I as too excited to sleep well the previous night, wondering what the tour might bring. The fact that Poets of the Fall\u2019s latest album came out on the first tour day didn\u2019t make things easier and on the long train ride towards Ducherow I was listening to it no-stop. Sometimes, loving more than one band this much gets a bit complicated and once in a while I start wondering if mixing them is going to work, but usually there is no need to worry. The switch from one to the other is easy, the contrast making it all the more interesting. Thus, I allowed myself to get immersed in \u2018Jealous Gods\u2019 while traveling and started thinking about \u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir once I had arrived. Planning ahead for weeks, I had packed them a \u201ccare package\u201d for long and boring hours on the road. It turned out heavier than originally anticipated and I had a hard time lugging it around. Yet I knew it was gonna be worth the trouble.<\/p>\n

Bugewitz does not have a train station or hotel, so I opted for staying in Ducherow, 6 km away. When I got to my hotel and hear it might be difficult getting a taxi I wasn\u2019t so sure about the greatness of my plan any more. \ud83d\ude09 However, it worked out in the end and I got to the venue around six pm. Upon arrival I met A. and K.\u00a0from Poland who had driven all the way from Warsaw (about the same travel distance as I had) and were planning to do most of the tour. It made me happy to find other traveling fans. There seem to be so few of them in this fandom. : )<\/p>\n

Checking in on the guys I delivered the package, said hello and got hugged. It made me so happy to see the guys again. They were debating whether they should unpack right away or not, but when they decided on later, I went back outside \u2013 luckily the soundcheck could be heard from there. Had a lovely chat with the other fans, later with Masha and finally some food before the gig. The organizers were quite nice, the venue was a good size and filled up quickly once they opened the door. There were a few more people that had traveled far to be there.<\/p>\n

The guys started a little late and I had the feeling they were somewhat nervous about this first concert of the tour. They were a four-piece band that night since Gillaume could not make it to this first gig. It took some rearranging, but it worked well. I knew it would since they had already done this in Roznov. Until I heard the first notes at soundcheck I might have wondered if I could get into the mood for their songs after being completely occupied with Poets of the Fall for most of the day. By the time the concert started, any doubts had long vanished. It took only a few notes to make a big happy smile appear on my face and when I took a look over at A. and K. it was the same for them. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

\u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir began on familiar territory with \u2018Hei\u00f0in\u2019 and \u2018L\u00e1tum okkur sj\u00e1\u2019 but very soon, right after \u2018Or\u00f0 a\u00f0 eigin vali\u2019 surprised us with a brand new song called \u2018Silfurskin\u2019. It was beautiful on so many levels that I\u2019m lacking the words to describe it. I just stood there in wonder, letting the music seep through my being and into my soul. They never cease to amaze me, always coming up with melodies that are almost too beautiful to bear. <3<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t remember which song it was where Gunnar was missing the capo for the baritone guitar and had to go search for it while Karl told us stories. It was a nice and relaxed atmosphere and nobody cared about the fact that they had to stop and think once in a while before they started a song. The setlist worked nicely, with a good mix of new and old songs and the sound at the venue was amazing too.<\/p>\n

They played so many of my favorites that night and even kept one a cappella song in the setlist. To my happy surprise they kept \u2018Si\u00f0asta Kve\u00f0jan\u2019 too and once again the song made me choke up. It was the perfect ending to the first set. Spent the break with Masha, Linda and the Polish women, chatting and having a good time. It wasn\u2019t so bad to get 20 minutes to recover between sets.<\/p>\n

They started again with \u2018Ages\u2019 a song that Karl introduced as \u201cprobably our most popular song, no matter how hard we try to make other songs popular.\u201d Ages? I always thought the most popular song was \u2018Ljo\u00f0 \u00ed sand\u2019. Either way, I love both. \ud83d\ude42 It made me especially happy to get \u2018You just have to know of me\u2019 right after. It is one f those songs I could listen to in an endless loop without ever getting tired of it. \ud83d\ude42 It was time for the \u201cShooting rifles in the desert\u201d story with \u2018The Cannon\u2019 and the song had changed unexpectedly. I\u2019m not sure yet if I like the current version, but I\u2019ll get the chance to hear it a few more times before this tour is over.<\/p>\n

\u2018Someone who cares\u2019 was still every bit as beautiful as I remembered it <3 and after \u2018Days & Nights\u2019 they treated us to another brand new song called \u2018You again\u2019 for which Dan\u00edel and Gunnar put down their guitar, concentrating on singing, only accompanied by the piano and the violin. It was breathtaking. \ud83d\ude2e \u2018Shine\u2019 had also changed again, but this change worked well for me and \u2018N\u00fa gleymist \u00e9g\u2019 provided the perfect ending to the second set. The guys got roses from the organizers before they left the stage.<\/p>\n

After the break, people had gradually moved to the front and were sitting on the floor right before the stage. Now they were clapping and stomping their feet to get an encore which the guys gladly came back for. \u2018Ljo\u00f0 \u00ed sand\u2019 and \u2018Kill us\u2019 was a powerful combination to end the show with. I had not expected these two in the encores, but they did the trick. : ) The band came back one more time to sing \u2018G\u00f3\u00f0a veislu gj\u00f6ra skal\u2019 in the audience.<\/p>\n

The night ended with chats and hugs before I had to leave and get back to my hotel. Much later after I had already edited the first pictures, I got a message about how much they had liked my care package. Success! With smile on my face, I finally went to bed.<\/p>\n

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

Hei\u00f0in
\nL\u00e1tum okkur sj\u00e1
\nOr\u00f0 a\u00f0 eigin vali
\nSilfurskin
\nN\u00e6turylur
\nMoonlight
\nLand mins f\u00f6\u00f0ur
\nSi\u00f0asta Kve\u00f0jan<\/p>\n

Ages
\nYou just have to know of me
\nThe Cannon
\nSomeone who cares
\nDays & Nights
\nYou again
\nShine
\nN\u00fa Gleymist \u00e9g<\/p>\n

Encore:<\/em>
\nLjo\u00f0 \u00ed sand
\nKill us
\nG\u00f3\u00f0a veislu gj\u00f6ra skal<\/p>\n

pictures from this concert<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir Germany Tour 2014: 1 concert down, 9 to go. Next stop: Syke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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