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02.12.2010 – Photos Skambankt (Driv, Tromsø)
Friday, December 3rd, 20104.12.2010 Skambankt (Sinus, Bodø)
Sunday, December 5th, 2010Oh. My. God! =:-D
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OK, I guess I should expand the report a tiny little bit.. =;-) Actually, I don’t remember any details about the concert except that it was absolutely awesome – so the above sentence really says it all. *g*
From Harstad to Bodø, it was another long drive – including a one-hour ferry trip (which – totally coincidentally =;-) – included a little interview with a certain band that happened to be on the same ferry. So look forward to get to read a little fan interview here soon!).
Bodø was actually the only one of the three concerts where none of us had to drive afterwards, so the evening started with a little hotel room vorspiel. When we got to Sinus about ten minutes after Skambankt were supposed to have started, the venue was almost entirely empty. Nobody in the front row! That was so incredibly inviting that we just couldn’t resist… =;-) So in a way I guess it was good that we only got to see three concerts – we started on the gallery in Tromsø, in Harstad we were somewhere in the middle, and in Bodø right in front. Concert four would have been on stage, I guess. *g*
Anyway. I didn’t expect anything from the concert. Harstad had been amazing, and how should Skambankt top that again? And there was hardly anybody there… Well. totally wrong. By eleven, the place was packed, the audience was hot, Skambankt came on and the place just exploded.
As I wrote before, I don’t have any details to report here. The concert was absolutely fantastic, the audience enthusiastic and shouting and screaming all the time, the band seemed to love the show, and we had SO much fun!
The setlist was the same as in Harstad, except that Skambankt spontaneously added Alarm as last song before the encores, because they just didn’t want to leave, it seemed. =:-)
After the show, we were drenched in beer and sweat, but happy. Or short: Oh. My. God! =:-D
This tour was absolutely amazing – just like my first tour to Northern Norway! Thanks so much to Lena and John for great company – vi sees i februar (og i Tyskland etterpå)! Suzanne, great to see you again, and a big thank you to Katharina and Bernd for the great hospitality! =:-)
And of course: THANK YOU to Skambankt for three amazing concerts! It will be hard to wait three years until the next concerts…
But anyway: I’m really looking forward to the next Nord-Norge tour! =:-D
3.12.2010 Skambankt (Ludo, Harstad)
Saturday, December 4th, 2010Wohooo – what was that?!? I mean, I really thought yesterday’s concert in Tromsø was great. Now, in Harstad, Skambankt managed to top that again – by a whole lot!
We got to Harstad after a loooong drive, met some great people from “back home” and had a nice evening before we got on our way to the venue. Ludo was way different from Driv – while Driv is clearly a concert place, Ludo seems to be more of a bar or café than a venue for concerts. The stage was on one side, with hardly any space in front of it, and very very close to the audience. But it looked like this could be a great stage for Skambankt! Close to the audience means close to the action… =;-)
We found ourselves perfect places in the middle, right in front of the stage – at a little counter where we could actually sit. Yes, sit! And at the same time, be in the middle of everything. And yes, you can actually sit and really really enjoy a concert (and dance and participate and so on, not just “consume” *g*). That was fantastic!
It soon got crowded around us. Skambankt came on, and the audience was absolutely enthusiastic right from the start! The setlist was similar to the one in Tromsø: Intro, Mantra, Skambankt, Slukk meg, Amnesti, Dynasti, Vår bør, Løgnprofitør, Malin, Født på ny, Kaos så inferno, Me sa nei, Tyster, Stormkast #1, encores Bak låste dører and Min eliksir.
“Skambankt” was the song for everybody at the concert who hadn’t realized what band they were seeing. Well, didn’t seem like that were too many… Terje was certain right away: “This is the best concert of our tour here in Northern Norway! And believe me: It will get even better!”
And yes, it did! Even though there was a short moment where the show could have been ruined… During “Malin”, some drunk guys in front of the stage started beating one another up – but fortunately, the people around managed to separate them. Hans then asked them to stop it because it really disturbs the concert, and Terje added that yes, please, those who really need to beat one another up should do it outside, okay? And fortunately, they got along well afterwards. =:-)
Towards the end of the show, some guys started singing Turbonegro’s “I got erection”. Terje explained that this was just because of Børge – and “don’t worry, we’ll make sure he meets you afterwards!”
Finally, after Tyster (this time without the final part where the audience sings), Terje announced that they would now bring the snow to Northern Norway, so that everybody would have white Christmas. ‘Cause the next song is… Snømannen Kalle! Aka Stormkast #1. *lol*
We got the same two encores as in Tromsø. I just love the part where Hans starts again with “Eg banker på din dør” in “Bak låste dører”! And “Min eliksir” is actually quite nice if you’re sitting and don’t try to dance to it. *g*
The audience was enthusiastic, and I really think Skambankt should have played another encore, but naah… that was it. The music came on – and the first song was Kaizers Orchestra’s “Enden av November”! Now… that felt strange. *lol*
But hell yeah, this was an awesome concert! Can they top that again tomorrow? I sure hope so! =:-D
02.12.2010 Skambankt (Driv, Tromsø)
Friday, December 3rd, 2010
Three years ago, I went up to Northern Norway for three Skambankt concerts, got to meet some great people up there and had a fantastic time. In the meantime, we became good friends and met up at Skambankt and Kaizers concerts all over Norway. And now Skambankt returned to Northern Norway for a couple of concerts, and it was time for another trip up north!
I made it out of Germany just before the big winter chaos started (and went from -4 °C in Germany via -16 °C in Oslo to 2 °C north of the artic circle?!). First stop: Tromsø! After a quiet and relaxing (and dark…) day, it was time for the first concert of the “mini tour”.
Skambankt played at Driv, which is much bigger than Blå Rock where I saw them last time. It probably wasn’t sold out – but it looked full anyway! The atmosphere was great, with lots of excited people in front of the stage. We decided to stand up on the gallery – great view, lots of space to dance, and a lot of fun! =:-D
After the intro, Skambankt started with Mantra, followed by Skambankt and Slukk meg for eg brenner. And yep, they traveled a long way for this concert, all the way from Vestlandet – and right, I traveled even further. =;-) Next up was Amnesti (I still have to laugh at the ahahah choirs… uhem *g*) and Dynasti. The atmosphere under the following Vår Bør was amazing – everyone was singing along loudly, and we got to take over the singing completely for some lines.
The next song was Terje’s favorite from Hardt Regn, namely Løgnprofitør. After that one, he pointed out that this was the last time for probably two years Skambankt would be playing in Tromsø… ARGH! I mean, we all know they’ll (have to) take a break, but don’t say it this bluntly… =:-( Anyway. The next song was about a girl they met in Tromsø in 2006: Malin!
Then Terje announced they would go from a good pop song to some good old punkrock now, and play a song everybody had surely heard before: Me sa nei! Someone in the audience claimed to not have heard it – but well, then it would be the first time now! In the middle, we had to count down from 23 before they continued.
Next up was Kaos, så inferno, followed by O dessverre (great response, as always!) and Tyster, with the audience singing the chorus at the end. The last song before the encore was Stormkast #1 then.
I had kinda missed the “rare” songs under the concert – no Fritt fall? But well, there were still the encores! And they actually started with “Bak låste dører”! YAY! Not sure if I have even heard that one live before. If I have, it was loooong ago. But it was great to get to hear it live! =:-)
The last song was Min eliksir, which I still don’t really like… but yep, I gotta admit, it does work live and was a great conclusion.
So that was a great start for the tour! Way too short (come on, 60 minutes?!?), but great atmosphere, great energy, great audience. One down, two to go – can’t wait! =:-)