{"id":9708,"date":"2018-10-25T14:03:17","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T12:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=9708"},"modified":"2019-01-07T07:53:45","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T05:53:45","slug":"friends-reunion-photo-pit-and-a-small-setlist-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=9708","title":{"rendered":"Friends reunion, photo pit and a small setlist change"},"content":{"rendered":"

Poets of the fall – Batschkapp, Frankfurt; October 24th, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

After roughly a week break I was on the road again to see Poets of the Fall. In my own country this time. Frankfurt was the first stop on their Germany tour and seeing them perform at the famous Batschkapp was a tone of fun. It was a night of reuniting with friends, good sound, good lights and amazing music. I cannot imagine a better way to spend the evening than attending a concert of my favorite band, surrounded by some of my favorite people. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

Tried to get in 6 hours of work before I left Dortmund so it was an early start for me. Left work at noon, grabbed my stuff and hopped on a bus. Of course it was delayed so it was after 5 pm when I reached Frankfurt. Just had enough time to drop my luggage at the hotel, change and walk to the venue. I got there about 20 minutes before the doors opened and was surprised to see so few people. The numbers multiplied quickly within the next ten minutes.<\/p>\n

I had spotted H. right away and stood with him until they let us in. J. and C. were outside for a smoke so we said Hi before they went back in. A photo pass was waiting for me and I found a spot in third row behind E., D. and A. \u2013 much better than I had expected. Said hello to my friends and waited. S. joined us and we chatted away until it was time for me to go into the photographer\u2019s pit for the first three songs. I\u2019ve never done this at a Poets gig before, but really liked the idea this time. : ) S. and H. promised to save my spot.<\/p>\n

There was no support act this time so it was a long wait until 8:30. A few minutes before showstart they let us into the pit, there were for of us. This was the moment when half the front row spotted me and started waving \ud83d\ude00 . Naturally I waved back. It was fun photographing the guys from up close and being able to move around, but that does not mean I managed to capture more than I usually do. I still had my share of not being in the right spot not simply not looking in the right direction at the right moment. \ud83d\ude00 Also, singing along distracted me a bit, but I can\u2019t not do that. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

They kept the setlist order from the Finnish gigs and after \u2018False Kings\u2019 it was time to move away from the front. When Marko sang \u201cChills\u201d I was out and by the time the first chorus rolled around I was in my previous spot with S. and H. \u2013thank you! Most people in front of me were shorter so I had the perfect view to take more pictures. I enjoyed being back in the crowd and back to being a fan instead of a photographer doing a job. I took a lot of pictures, but I did also sing along jump, dance and put the camera down once in a while.<\/p>\n

I loved watching my friends who saw this tour for the first time, experienced these songs live like I did at the first show in Bistol. It was too bad I could not see all of them, but I saw enough to know they loved it as much as I did. The audience was great overall and so many people knew the right moves too. During \u2018Lift\u2019 Marko did not even have to instruct us to scream the first time around. We just did! The band looked like they were having a blast, smiling, connecting, being in a zone and playing their hearts out.<\/p>\n

So many moments made me smile. During \u2018False Kings\u2019 Marko kneeled down beside Ollie, grabbed his leg and pretended to lick it. Sometime much later Jani was standing with Ollie, shaking his butt in our direction and during \u2018Locking up the Sun\u2019 Ollie chased him across stage pretending like he wanted to fence with his guitar neck. \ud83d\ude00 Not to mention all the times they played with each other, leaned on to each other or just watched each other play. It was beautiful. <3
\nI sang along with all I had, moved with the music, used the light on my phone when asked to do so and even jumped whenever I had enough space. Everything sounded great, every song had meaning and it made me happy to be there, be lost in the music. : ) At the start of the show we had seen the familiar lamp Marko had used during \u2018Sleep\u2019 at the Finnish gigs and I wondered if they were going to play the song after all. Just before tour start they had made a poll on Facebook and asked fans to vote between \u2018Sleep\u2019 and \u2018Cradled in Love\u2019. Against my best hopes people had voted for the latter. I also wondered which song \u2018Sleep\u2019 might be replaced with, but I\u2019d find out soon enough.<\/p>\n

\u2018Standstill\u2019 and \u2018War\u2019 were brilliant, \u2018My Dark Disquiet\u2019 was one dance party and the lamp ended up being used for \u2018Cradled in Love\u2019. I liked it, it gave me something to take pictures of. \ud83d\ude09 We got \u2018Choice Millionaire\u2019 as a new addition to the setlist. While I tend to skip the song on the album, I love it live. Another dance party happened, but it felt like I was the only one jumping. Maybe people behind me did, but the only ones doing t in front of me were on stage. Who cares, we all had fun.<\/p>\n

The encores rolled around and everyone moved with the music until \u2018Carnival of Rust\u2019 came along and we stood still. I keep thinking I should leave after it, because I just cannot warm up to \u2018Choir of Cicadas\u2019 (sorry Marko). I amused myself with looking at others and trying to figure out how many people like the song and who does not. I snapped some nice pictures too, had Jani blow me a kiss and got to wave goodbye to the guys before they turned their backs on us for a final picture. Glen was taking it this time. Before they left, Jani was lifting up Captain and vice versa. It was funny, but I was too slow to snap a picture.<\/p>\n

When it was over I went and hugged everyone I had not hugged before the concert and most of us gathered at the bar for a post concert drink. It was lovely and we all agreed that it had been a fun show. Eventually we got kicked out and said goodbye when some of us took the subway downtown, while B. and I walked to our hotel. To be continued tomorrow\u2026<\/p>\n

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

Poets of the Fall Ultraviolet Tour 2018:\u00a0Eight gigs down,\u00a0four to go. Next stop: Berlin<\/p>\n

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

Dreaming Wide Awake
\nDancing on Broken Glass
\nFalse Kings
\nTemple of Thought
\nRogue
\nStandstill
\nThe Sweet Escape
\nBrighter Than the Sun
\nCradled in Love
\nMy Dark Disquiet
\nWar
\nChoice Millionaire
\nLift<\/p>\n

Encore:
\nDaze
\nLocking Up the Sun
\nCarnival of Rust
\nChoir of Cicadas<\/p>\n

Ultraviolet Tour 2018: Eight shows down, four to go<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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