In fact, I thought someone else would have done it by now, but all of you seem preoccupied with Zottegem, so let me be the first for once.

In short:
Not many people wearing Sisters T-shirts. Strong wind = little smoke. Stage rather big, high and pretty far from the barrier (NOT a good thing as for me). Little smoke = the lead singer obviously tense and nervous. In fact, the whole band seemed tense and nervous, and "formal" if you know what I mean (not as cheerful and relaxed as usually). The reason for this attitude was probably the fact that the audience was very specific (mainly people who had spent the whole evening headbanging to the ugly sounds of AAAARGH-URRRRGH-RRRROAR produced by hairy, big, scary males), and so it wouldn't be easy to win their hearts for a "gay band" like The Sisters (this quoted phrase is what I actually heard from one of the youngsters at the bar when he asked me why I had to go to Belgium the following day


All this tension and challenge resulted in a very good show, with perfect sound (judging from the front row), perfectly played and sung. Most of the audience obviously didn't know the lyrics, so they didn't try to prove that they can sing better than Eldritch, and thanks to that he could be heard clearly.

As I turned back for a while I noticed that the crowd was MUCH bigger than by any of the AAAARGH-URRRRGH-RRRROAR bands that played before. I happened to stand by a couple of girls wearing AAAARGH-URRRRGH-RRRROAR T-shirts - I'd seen them headbanging a couple of hours before, but for some reason they seemed much more themselves, and somehow happier, when they were squeaking like mice after Susanne.

Conclusion: The Sisters should play such festivals more often. Oh, and bright red looks verrrrry good on
