Mar 17 Past 3 shows – York, Wakefield & Keighley!

We left Scotland early in the morning. We left early in the morning… It was 10. Because yes, that’s very early for us! Especially after a night as intense as yesterday… The gig, the conversations, and going to bed at 4am are never elements that make you happy to wake up at 8 in the morning for your check-out!

The drive to York has been a long one. Not so long according to our Canadian standards, as it’s only 5 hours away from Glasgow, but it felt very long as we were all so tired. First stop was at Starbucks, as everybody longed for a hot coffee on this cold morning! Because yes, we’re back to the usual England weather; cold, humid, windy and gray. Goodbye blue skies and summer weather, we already miss you!

We checked in at our hotel, picked up everything we needed, and then headed to the venue, that we found after a very long time driving around it. We needed to find the backdoor in order to park the van and bring all the equipment inside, but this was no easy thing. York is a very beautiful city, even when you’re in a rush and late on your time frame! Unable to find the road, Matt just decided to do it his way. He entered a one-way street the wrong direction, driving on the sidewalk “so as not to take too much space on the street”. It didn’t please the taxi drivers too much, but Matt just decided to keep going the wrong way. We were so close to it… 😉

We stayed at the venue after the soundcheck, our hotel being too far to go there and back before the show. The cool thing is we had a very large dressing room, where we were comfortable enough with the members (2) of the band playing right before us. We listened to the band before us before we went back, time for a last stretch-up for Jeff and Ben (in a very unique style, let me tell you!), and for a last check-up at the set list for the night!

The concert has been an amazing one… Several people have been following us on tour, watching almost every gig, and they said that they just keep getting better and better every time they see the band on stage. And I must agree with them. Every time the band members get on stage, it’s a special moment… But last night was very special. Especially for Alex. I think it’s the time I’ve seen him be the most intense on stage so far. And it’s very particular in this that he really didn’t feel good before the show…

But here’s how Alex was during the show, a pure bomb of energy, jumping from the stage to the fence, to the crowd, back on the bass amp, & on the drum…!

On March 15, we played at The Hop in Wakefield. It was a city we had never heard of, and that is not really impressive in itself either. However, we fell in love with the venue at first sight. It somehow felt like home, warm and welcoming. Not only the venue, but the pub that was downstairs as well. Only this was enough to excite us for the gig that would happen a little later…! Then came time for the soundcheck, which got us even more excited – that place sounds good! We even finished the soundcheck on a stunning sunset…

We went back to the hotel before it was our time to get on stage, time to eat and rehearse a little bit! We arrived at the venue on what had become a crime scene – something went wrong in the pub, doormen had to intervene, and it got out of control. Don’t worry, the crime scene was maybe a bit too much, I guess they just didn’t want to take any chance 😉

And the show has been completely amazing! The guys went completely mad on stage – I don’t know how they do it, but despite being more and more tired day after day, they just keep getting more and more intense every day! They brought the stage in the crowd that night again, and then started something completely mad – the guys were jumping around like I have never seen them jump before, and you could feel that something unique was going on between them, as they were sharing this very unique moment!

And then today, we were playing in Keighley, a little city that not a lot of people seems to know (nor how to pronounce the name of). We decided to create a playlist including songs that we like and that are meaningful to us. Not only today, but since we’ve started listening music. Basically, songs with which we share a love story. So we have been listening to this on our car ride to Keighley! Here are a few of the songs that played… Try & guess in whose playlist they appear! 🙂

– The Who – My Generation
– Weezer – Island In The Sun
– Tracy Chapman – The Promise
– Bob Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone
– Pixies – La La Love You
– REM – Drive
– Smashing Pumpkins – An Ode To No One
– Paolo Nutini – Candy
– PJ Harvey – This Is Love

The show has been completely amazing. They really get better and better absolutely every day! It’s mind-blowing! They had a wonderful intensity on stage, there’s been a lot of jumping around, a lot of hair flowing all over faces (and others’ faces as well), and a lot of those mad faces they make all the time! “Tonight, I knew that we only had to be ourselves, and nothing else”. And this, they have been!

We also had the opportunity to meet old friends, friends we had talked to for such a long time but never had the opportunity of meeting before, as well as seeing some new friends again. A night to remember, definitely.

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