{"id":5053,"date":"2014-09-24T17:28:26","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T15:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=5053"},"modified":"2017-07-05T11:47:52","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T09:47:52","slug":"you-got-one-new-song-wednesday-evening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=5053","title":{"rendered":"“You got one new song, ‘Wednesday Evening'”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir – Schlachthof, Wiesbaden; September 24th, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

The \u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir concert in Wiesbaden took place at the first real Rock venue of the tour, the Schlachthof. Interestingly enough most of the audience chose to sit down, even though there were no seats. It was a small club and \u2013 as often with such venues \u2013 the lights were really dark. It was not sold out either but the people who came clearly loved it, coming closer after the first song, cheering, laughing at the jokes and enjoying the night. It was wonderful to see them up so close as if they were playing in our living room. That alone made it all worthwhile. <3<\/p>\n

For a tour night I got quite a lot of sleep, full seven hours, before I had to go to the train station and leave Erlangen. Thus, I felt unusually well rested when I arrived and even managed to get a workout in. Went to the venue around 6 to meet with A. and K., had the first warm meal in 3 days. Time went by quickly as we chatted along and soon we needed to go in. There was confusion about which entrance was the right one, but the stage in the bigger hall clearly did not have any familiar instruments on it so we quickly learned it was the other, smaller one. I immediately loved the fact that it was a standing venue and wondered which song could possibly work for some jumping around.<\/p>\n

The stage was rather low though and when the guys walked out I felt rather uncomfortable standing up, knowing I\u2019d block the view of everyone behind me. Thus, I sat down on the floor after \u2018Hei\u00f0in\u2019. K. and A. did the same and soon it felt as if they were playing just for us. Somewhere during the show, Ragnar even mentioned that we are following the tour, claiming they had to change the setlist each night so we would not get bored. \ud83d\ude09 As if we ever could\u2026<\/p>\n

Maybe it was because of the small venue, maybe it was due to just being able to go with the flow a few days into the tour, or maybe for an entirely different reason, but the mood was very relaxed that night. The guys were joking and got some laughs from the audience too. Many small funny or otherwise wonderful moments happened, not all of which I still remember, I just know that I was happy and shared many smiles with K., A. and the band.<\/p>\n

One of many things making me smile was Karl announcing \u201cThe next song is called \u2018Lost in you\u2019\u201d, then, realizing his mistake \u201cbut today it\u2019s called \u2018Days & Nights\u2019\u201d \ud83d\ude42 and Ragnar adding \u201cIt\u2019s about all the good things in life and how you\u2019ll miss them when you are gone.\u201d The lights may not have been much brighter than candles, but the sound was good. \u2018Silfurskin\u2019 was just otherworldly that night. <3 Eventually I gave up on trying to take pictures and settled for just watching the guys work. At the end of the first set, I was the one who got to announce \u2018Shades\u2019.<\/p>\n

For the start of the second set I decided to sit on stage with my back against the speaker. The view was great, but unfortunately I got the sound from Ragnar\u2019s monitor so I went back to my spot on the floor after one song. When Gunnar started announcing \u2018The Cannon\u2019 I thought for a moment he was going to tell the story this time, but he didn\u2019t. It got even more dramatic than before with Ragnar adding that after being hit in the head with the scope he almost knocked himself out \u201cand was bleeding all over\u201d. He\u2019s such a born storyteller. <3\u00a0After that, the song\u2019s new incarnation finally won me over today. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

For \u2018\u00c1 me\u00f0an j\u00f6r\u00f0in sjefur \u2019 we didn\u2019t only learn that it contains the title line of the second album, but also that it is difficult to pronounce for non-Icelanders. Karl did a great job on it though. The second set ended with a powerful rendition of \u2018N\u00fa gleymist \u00e9g\u2019 and people got up to clap, asking for more. When the guys came back they wanted to know if we had any requests so I called \u2018Sunday Morning\u2019. I have really been missing that song. Karl joked they only played that on Sunday Mornings so some woman said \u201cWednesday Evening then\u201d. Ragnar took the cue, claiming that was easy and made up a Wednesday Evening song on the spot. Awesome!<\/p>\n

Other than that the encores were the same as always, with \u2018Kill us\u2019 nearly blowing the roof off the place. It just keeps getting better every night. Who would have thought this song was such a killer after only listening to it on the album. It was a fun night and the few people who attended the concert were much rewarded.<\/p>\n

Strangle enough most of the audience left directly after the show so I had the time for a nice long chat with Ragnar before saying goodbye to everyone. A. and K. had a band interview to arrange for the next day so we agreed to text in the morning, since I was going to go to Aschaffenburg with them. A final hug goodnight and a good night\u2019s sleep after only a few hours the previous night.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Setlist\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0(not sure if it\u2019s in the correct order)<\/p>\n

Hei\u00f0in
\nYou just have to know of me
\nOr\u00f0 a\u00f0 eigin vali
\nDays & Nights
\nLost in you
\nSilfurskin
\nMoonlight
\nN\u00e6turylur
\nShades<\/p>\n

R\u00f3
\nSomeone who cares
\nThe Cannon
\n\u00c1 me\u00f0an j\u00f6r\u00f0in sjefur
\nYou again
\nShine
\nN\u00fa gleymist \u00e9g<\/p>\n

Encore:<\/em>
\nLjo\u00f0 \u00ed sand
\nKill us
\nBecause<\/p>\n

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

\u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir Germany Tour 2014: 5 concerts down, 5 to go. Next stop:\u00a0Aschaffenburg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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