I've just got back from Belgrade. It was a great trip and sufficiently extravagant just to see one band who I've seen many, many times before!
The sound was very quiet at the front, but it might have been louder at the sides. A lot of people seemed to leave after Faith No More, but those who stayed really got into it. The crowd seemed younger than at other gigs and there wasn't much movement down the front which isn't surprising seeing how late it was. As I mentioned earlier there was a new guy playing on the laptops covering for Simon.
There were no surprises in the setlist, it was a good solid show. I was
probably a bit drunky by the time they came on so can't add a great deal more to everyone else's reviews. Coming on at around 2am I think meant we didn't get home until after watching the sun rise over the Sava and Danube which was pretty.
I remember an abrasive woman afterwards who came over to talk to us and managed to insult all of us - classic line to Frank, "F*** you Belgian!". I think she was just very drunk and inadvisably talkative rather than hostile, everyone else was very friendly and welcoming otherwise.
It was nice to neet everyone there, Steven, and Micky and Dan (I think, sorry if I got the names wrong), and Back in time. Many thanks Natascha for sorting the flights, Frank and An for both sorting the apartment and noticing the new t-shirt, which was the most important thing about the trip! Andreas, Eggi and Eva, nice to see you again. There were some others in Sisters t-shirts on the plane back but I don't think I know them.
Here is the new t-shirt.
tshirt front by
lex3000, on Flickr
tshirt back by
lex3000, on Flickr
As for the other bands, The Horrors were pretty good although I don't know any of their songs. I thought PiL were fantastic and put on a really good show. The Darkness - who I've always loved - were really fun and went down well, just really fun and good to see ridiculous rock at a festival. Faith No More were great and played a good mix of songs and covers. Looking forward to seeing them at Hammersmith next weekend.
Next stop Amphi.