{"id":5065,"date":"2014-09-28T21:58:42","date_gmt":"2014-09-28T19:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=5065"},"modified":"2017-07-05T12:02:15","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T10:02:15","slug":"a-cloud-with-silver-lining-turning-to-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=5065","title":{"rendered":"A cloud with silver lining turning to gold"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir – Kirche St. Agathen, Schopfheim-Fahrnau; September 27th, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

Schopfheim was the one and only fully acoustic gig of the \u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir tour. It took place at a small church and the organizers insisted that they play without any technical equipment. It was a good choice and worked exceptionally well. It was a challenge for the guys, but they readily accepted it and turned the concert into a beautiful and rather intimate experience. People sat close together and close to the low stage, so any sound could be heard everywhere. Thus, the audience took great care in keeping quiet and even the band was careful whenever they moved. The atmosphere was breathtaking.<\/p>\n

It had been a long day on the road with very little sleep for me. I missed my tour family already, but was looking forward to seeing my friend C. and taking her to her first full \u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir concert. So far she had only seen them as a support act and knowing she\u2019d even get a special acoustic one tonight made me happy. \ud83d\ude42 Unfortunately it turned out she could not make, because she got the stomach flue that morning, so I found myself stranded without a place to stay or anyone to talk to. After allowing for a few moments of despair, I picked myself up, rang the doorbell at a nearby hotel and asked for a room. They had one left and finally I could catch up on some much needed sleep. The world looked much sunnier after and a nice evening walk around the town made me feel calm and relaxed. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Arriving at the church I waved to the guys, had a quick chat with Masha and talked to some of the other people who had come for the concert. By the time the doors opened there was a nice long line. I was one of the first people in and immediately sought out a place in front row \u2013 what a huge happy surprise it was to find out the seat I wanted had already been reserved for me. \ud83d\ude00 It felt like I was going to be sitting on stage (almost anyway) and I decided that this was going to be the night without (many) pictures. Talked to Guillaume, Karl and Linda briefly, then just waited for the show to start.<\/p>\n

The first song was \u2018Silfurskin\u2019 this time, what a great start! Through the whole week of touring I never told the guys how beautiful I think this song is and once again it was absolutely stunning. They took great care not to play too loudly so they would not drown out the singing and their voices filled the room. Without much reverb in the church I feared it would be difficult for everything to be heard clearly, but the audience was so wonderfully quiet and the acoustics generally good so it worked. While they sang, you could have heard a pin drop (or a camera click) \u2013 perfect!<\/p>\n

They talked about how the first album is more guitar picking, while the second is chamber music and of course we got the stories for \u2018The Cannon\u2019 and \u2018Shine\u2019 too, the first one getting lots of laughs as usual. \ud83d\ude00 Other than that I didn\u2019t pay much attention to the people around me this time, but they must have been enjoying what they heard since they kept so quiet. I was busy watching the guys and getting lost in the music. Even after over 50 concerts it can still carry me away or cure any bad mood in an instant. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

I had expected to be overly emotional knowing this was the last concert before the tour break and not being able to share it with my friends, but I was strangely calm. From time to time I forgot to breathe though, because I was so caught up in the music\u2019s beauty and only noticed it when a song was over.<\/p>\n

During the second set they brought \u2018L\u00e1tum okkur sj\u00e1\u2019 back, one of my all time favorites. It made me happy to hear it again. \ud83d\ude42 The most perfect song of the night might have been \u2018You again\u2019 though \u2013 this version was just otherworldly. Of course, being in a church the band had to play a few a cappella numbers, among them \u2018Heyr, himna smi\u00f0ur\u2019, which was also very beautiful that night. It seemed as if the added challenge of having no microphones made them sing even better than usual.<\/p>\n

Before the encores I ran up to the balcony to take in the view from there for a while, but even though the place was so small it was too far away and I needed to be back at the front, right in the middle of everything. The guys received a basked full of food and drinks, which they happily accepted and played a few more songs for us. The standing ovations were well deserved and \u2018Because\u2019 was the perfect calming song to send us home after the brilliantly dramatic \u2018Kill us\u2019. Wow! As they walked off stage for the final time this week, Gunnar gave me a hi-five on the way. Such a nice touch at the end (pun fully intended).<\/p>\n

The church emptied quickly and not so many people stayed for a chat. I talked to Guillaume a bit who said being so close to the audience made him conscious of every move. \ud83d\ude42 We also found out that we both will have a few days of work and \u201creal life\u201d going on before the next concert. When there were only a handful of people left, Karl handed his bow over to Masha and spontaneously started strumming \u2018Get lucky\u2019 on his violin. Gunnar and Ragnar fell right in singing with him so we were all treated to one last encore. \ud83d\ude00 Spent some time talking to a girl who was like me after the first concert: Completely overwhelmed and wanting to see them again right away. I\u2019m sure she\u2019ll be back soon. Afterwards it was time for hugs and goodbyes.<\/p>\n

See you in five days guys, miss you already!<\/p>\n

Setlist<\/span> (order may be wrong)<\/p>\n

Silfurskin
\nOr\u00f0 a\u00f0 eigin vali
\nDay & Nights
\nHeyr, himna smi\u00f0ur
\nLost in you
\nThe Cannon
\nSomeone who cares
\nN\u00e6turylur
\nYou just have to know of me<\/p>\n

R\u00f3
\nMoonlight
\nLand mins f\u00f6\u00f0ur
\nYou again
\nL\u00e1tum okkur sj\u00e1
\nShine
\nN\u00fa gleymist \u00e9g<\/p>\n

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

\u00c1rst\u00ed\u00f0ir Germany Tour 2014: 8 concerts down, 2 to go. Next stop:\u00a0Hagen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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