Heartland

Post your thoughts, reviews, etc on this gig here.

I've unlocked this thread today in preparation for post-gig comments tomorrow...

I hope everyone else is as excited as I am about the forthcoming gig.

Setlist Tilburg, 6 Aug 2005

1) Crash & Burn
2) Ribbons
3) Come Together
4) Dr Jeep/ Det Blvd
5) Alice
6) Flood I
7) Giving Ground
8 ) Dominion/Mother Russia
9) Summer
10) First & Last & Always
11) Will I Dream
12) Anaconda
13) Temple Of Love
14) On The Wire/Teachers/On The Wire
15) Suzanne
16) Romeo Down
17) Flood II
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18 ) I Was Wrong
19) Neverland
20) Lucretia
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21) Top Night Out
22) Vision Thing


(setlist memorized by Mr. Steven Eloot

Damn... Not first

Anyway, just got home from what has been one of the best nights I've ever had, for which I thank all of the fellow Heartlanders out there and this band you do not know anyway...

Started very nice, as I arrived early and went to search for the venue and saw Robochrist passing by, then I enjoyed the sun and wind outside a bar right opposite the crowd's hotel (not the drink: they gave me a bloody pepsi instead of a proper coke)...

When I started noticing some people that seemed to look like into the sisters at the hotel entrance (hard to find out, really) I walked over and I met Ania (or Delilah, hard not to mix nicks and real names up all night long )and Eva... After a while Robochrist passed by and asked us how to get to the venue (which was right around the corner) to which Eva reacted like 'So what Chris are you then?' I can assure you he's the best and a terribly nice guy...

Then Johnny M popped in (along with his roommates) and gave us a nice sketch of Fawlty Towers because something seemed to have gone wrong with the booking of the room, but he sorted it out, so

Went for dinner and a drink with the whole group after that, regularly checking out the place (queue-technically), which was very nice too, and after that the big moment was there

The gig was just stunning, pure rock and roll, loved every single moment of it and didn't feel sorry at all about the fact no new numbers were played, it was varied, sound was incredibly good and Robochrist has proved to be Robogod...

Had some more drinks after that (at venue and in bar/on the street) some guys had quite a good chat with Robochrist, and some of us were just giving the best of themselves

To conclude the night, we had a drink at Johnny&Co's, which was very nice too, did some nice chatting and stuff and after that Christophe and me drove back to Antwerp, and I ended up here ...

So: Big to everyone who came over, and extra 's to Johnny for organising all this, Dee for bringing my cd after all, Ania for just being the best, Herr Quiff for being a top guy, Robochrist for being Robogod (and Von for being Von obviously) and last but not least Christophe for giving me a drive back home (and Radiojamaica for offering one), of course not forgetting everyone I'm forgetting about

to all of you!

Some pics:


Fawlty Towers à la Johnny


The Heartlanders (Most of them actually, eg. Ania and Jess aren't in because of trying to get a photo pass)


The setlist (Motz will get us a better one as he nicked one )

This isn't much of a review, but all I can really say is that it was a storming gig last night. No surprises in the setlist, but a really solid performance from the band. The venue was pretty full which was really positive. To top it all, a decent tour t-shirt! It all augurs well for the next couple of dates.

Alexander

I arrived at the venue around 8.00pm. When I got in, I was surprised to see only a few people. Where was everybody? I asked around and they told me the gig would start around 9.30pm. More and more people where getting in and the (small) venue was packed at 9.30. But we had to wait. 10pm and still no dry ice. Finally 10.10 intro music + dry ice. Five minutes later the band shows up. They start with a heavy version of Crash and Burn. Both Adam and Chris giving very good backing vocals. The mix of vocals and guitars is very good.

Chris plays well only on Dr Jeep and Will I Dream he was very nervous, but he has a nice rock and roll attitude.

The "original" First & Last & Always was a stormer. So clear and powerfull. Temple Of Love sounded more powerfull and On The Wire and Flood II sounded clear.

I think it was a hell of a start for this mini tour. Don't know if they will change the setlist much. Don't think so.

There is a tour T-shirt. I didn't buy it :-( It's black (suprise) with half of the new logo in orange on the front and on the back there are all the names of venues + dates. The name of the tour is "Europe 2005". The shirt costs 25 euros.

Not much to say, it was a very nice gig. The tour-shirt is way better than the most recent ones (say, since Summer 2001), at least IMHO.

My Nokia caught the band in action, expect nothing spectacular though







Jan

my pics are here:
http://home.wanadoo.nl/thesistersofmercy/

Paul

Took a whole lot of pics with my phone too, some were blurry, some were better, but anyhow:

clicky

There's more where this came from...if anyone interested.

While we're at it... shirts were on sale for 25 Euro each. They had two skinny shirts - Republic of Yorkshire in grey and a white one, if I remember it correctly - the standard MR logo and Utterly Bastard Groovy, and the new tour shirt (pics by MrBlonde from the German Poison Door Forum):




Jan

I can't add alot to what the others have told.
this was only the 3the time I've seen them but the sound was so mush better than the past times, robochris is a great gitare player and a realy nice man in person, Adam playd wonderfull as ever and most important I think Von's voice was in top condition!

yesterday was just wonderfull I realy had a fantastic time, it was a real pleasure to meet the fellow heartlanders.
to many to recall and I seem to have mis heard some of them so I ain't so sure about who I did and didn't meet
a large to Johnny & co for the evening, you are great folks!!

a few pics. (I didn't take alot from the show itself)
we have seen this place in and outside.
the Hotel dillemma
Motz + Dad + Jef
some guy next to me during the concert.
some guy standing in the smoke
see for yourself
wispering in the Hotelroom.
an apple.
happy Johnny
and the both of them together.

So the tour is called "Two Thousand Five"? Cop-out, but why not?

christophe wrote:see for yourself

That sums up the whole of the night allright

Great work guys!

Anyone want to pick me up a shirt? Please?

G-PRO wrote:There's more where this came from...if anyone interested.

Yes please! Nice angle.

Peter KJ wrote:


There is a tour T-shirt. I didn't buy it :-( It's black (suprise) with half of the new logo in orange on the front and on the back there are all the names of venues + dates.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

It is IMPERATIVE I have one of these.....is there a kind soul who'll get one fore me and then I'll sort out the cash afterwards....peuleaze.

Orange huh.... Me and Von...like that, we are.

25 Euro.. that's what, £15?

Debaser, if I asked nicely, would you up that order to two, and then drop it off at Vince's where I can pay you?

TheBoyNextDoor wrote:

G-PRO wrote:There's more where this came from...if anyone interested.

Yes please! Nice angle.

Wallpapers in yellow,greenish,red...

Lettering on the tees is the same as the Roadkill tour of '96 isn't it?

ohwww.. forgot about this one:
I guess you can call it "the mood of the evening"
Anothercase of low vision and: "who's playing tonight?"

Got more... maybe later.

@ Johnny and Francis , superb excellent utterly groovy f**king bastards
@ Conny & Bernd : great that you did join us
thanks to everybody who made this gig plus all the before and after the gig an unforgettable memory
hail to the kings of Khaos
the twin towers of Tilburg - nice one Conny
full moon over Tilburg and i forgot no.3

PLEASE EVERYONE

I WANT T H I S SHIRT


PLEASSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

JUST DROP ME A LINE I LL BE HAPPY TO PAY WHATEVER YOU ASK FOR


PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE


ANYONE???????

just sitting at heathrow waiting for the bus to Reading. Long journey again, but it was all worth it!!!
Gig was amazing and the party afterwards as well!
Thanks to Canon Docre (for the morning chat and laughs), Johnny M (for everything), Black Alice and Paul, Francis, Doc P (for Apples and bier), my fav Obviousman (for Photos and laugh), Christophe (for photos too), Quiffy and Jo, PAul&Donna, Eva, Andrew S and Helen,Scardwel (still for saving my life and some great conversations) an all the others for making that night so special!!!

Debaser wrote:

Peter KJ wrote:


There is a tour T-shirt. I didn't buy it :-( It's black (suprise) with half of the new logo in orange on the front and on the back there are all the names of venues + dates.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

It is IMPERATIVE I have one of these.....is there a kind soul who'll get one fore me and then I'll sort out the cash afterwards....peuleaze.

Orange huh.... Me and Von...like that, we are.

Well, besides me there was absolutely nobody in orange or any flashy colour (couple of whiteys though)... I guess it certainly did make me stand out