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Joke


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Last night I was in Diksmuide, Belgium, where Bob played his first gig in Europe this year. It was the first night of a two-day peace-festival. When I arrived early in the evening, the place was nearly empty, but later on it filled up nicely. Bob was the main act of the evening and when he started at 10 o'clock, the tent was filled with an audience of, I think, 2000 to 3000 people. For me, it was the largest crowd I have seen at a Geldof gig so far, and it was a nice mix of younger and elderly people, and children. Once again, I was able to get a spot in the front row, from where I witnessed a great performance. Bob and the band were in good shape and the sound was OK. No new songs, but the old ones are all so good, that it didn't matter. I noticed that Bob was pretty quiet between the songs, I mean that he didn't tell a lot of stories or joked. Maybe he thinks that we can't understand him, because of the language...? All in all, it was a great gig, with a very enthousiastic crowd, and when the band played the last song (Indifference), the tent nearly exploded.


I took some pictures but they are not great, my camera is probably too simple for this kind of thing. And there was constantly a lot of smoke on the stage, which made the pictures sort of hazy. I will upload the best ones anyway, just to prove that I was there!


Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to meet Bob. I hung around for a while, but I didn't see anything happening. I asked the security guys and they thought he had left already.


Guys, can you please tell me how you do that, meeting him and getting autographs and pictures and hugs??? Give me some tips , and I'm going to try again in Germany!


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The great song of indifference


Love or something


A sex thing


When the night comes


Walking back to happiness


Banana republic


Harvest moon


Scream in vain


One for me


Mudslide


I don’t like Mondays


Attitude chicken


Someone’s looking at you


Joey’s on the street again


Mary of the 4th form


Rat trap


A hole to fill


Diamond smiles


Indifference


 



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Joke, thanks a lot for your review! And for the setlist! No great changes there (and no new songs ^^), except I think "Hole to fill" - when did they last play that?


Glad to hear you enjoyed the show! Young fans - very good! From what I read it must be a really nice festival.


I think meeting the band afterwards is easier if it's a show in an indoor venue, rather than an open air festival. It's easier to find the backstage door of a theatre or concert hall!


 



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Joke, let me help you.  A friend of mine was there.




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Sounds like a fantastic night. Wish I had been there.


Franna, can I put the pic on my site? it is a good one. Can you email it to me? I will send a pm. I will credit it to your friend if you give me her or his name.



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Fran, that is a really good photo, please tell your friend! I love the colours. And the finger pointing into the audience. Was she in the "gap" between stage and audience? During Great Song of Indifference?

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That is a good setlist. I would have only expected him to do a few songs a festival...

How did the crowd receive him? What was their reaction? Not all of them would have been fans?

That picture is excellent.

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Sounds like a rip roarer of a night.


Great photo. Do you think he has more than one brown polka dot shirt? If not that shirt has made a lot of live appearances!



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That is a great picture, Franna. I bet your friend was one of the professional photographers, who were allowed to shoot for 20 minutes or so. Makes my pictures look even worse... anyway, here's a link if you want to see them:


http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Album=AGHW67NQ


Jules, about the crowd, he got a great reception. After the last song, the roar for an encore was literally deafening (i.e. a group of young girls screaming inches from my ear ). As I looked around, I recognized some real fans by the way they were singing along with every song (like me). The rest were probably no true fans, but they all enjoyed the show very much!



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Wow, great photos!! You are lucky.
I hope you will have the chance to meet him next time.
There are probably a bigger chance to meet him at his own gig than at a festival where there are more acts.

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Those photos are great - a good memory for you. Despite the smoke, you can still see the band. It's not easy to take good photos at gigs, especially with basic cameras. You were pretty close.

I agree it is easier to get to meet Bob at his own gig. He often hangs around to greet fans, not always, but frequently.

Great to hear the crowd really appreciated him. Hopefully some might latch on to him now. But then only the really determined bother. It's all back down to lack of radio play - if he's not at people's fingertips they'll forget about his music again . Let's hope he's converted a few thousand people with his fantastic live performance

-- Edited by Jules at 12:47, 2006-05-14

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Hi all,


I was at the show yesterday and really enjoyed it. Thanks Fran for guiding me this way, I think lots of pple will love the pictures we took. My husband is indeed a journalist and even though we were there for fun, he had his good camera with him, and stood in the press section for the first 3 songs.


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I'm posting this one as last one, because I wasn't there just for fun. I was there to try and meet sir Bob and it had all to do with ONE - MPH. I did, he's such a sweet man but I'll take that story to the Band Aid - Live Aid section if you don't mind.




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Yes, I really enjoyed those photos. You are so lucky to get in the press area! And to manage to get to meet Bob afterwards at a festival!

It's good to see other members of the band in all of these photos.

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Wow, those photos are fantastic!

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rekamakovics wrote:

Wow, those photos are fantastic!

 


I agree! I thought you must have been in the press area for some of them! Really good pics.


Especially with the band, you don't get to see them so often in stage photos! Even a glimpse of Niall (the drummer). But where's Alan? Probably left of the drumset and out of sight.


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Katharina wrote:

Oh, and a beardless Vince!
Thank god.

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Joke wrote:


...I noticed that Bob was pretty quiet between the songs, I mean that he didn't tell a lot of stories or joked. Maybe he thinks that we can't understand him, because of the language...? ...Guys, can you please tell me how you do that, meeting him and getting autographs and pictures and hugs??? Give me some tips , and I'm going to try again in Germany!   


You mean he didn't tell a few jokes in French? That's too bad. He spoke French in Quebec City a few years back. Best way to win the locals


As for tips I agree with Katharina and Jules; it's easier in an outdoor venue. But one thing I can tell you is WAIT! I hear Bob likes to revue the show with the musicians right after the gig, so it might be a little while before he comes out.


Gloria, those are fantastic pictures. thank you so much for sharing  



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MJ wrote:

You mean he didn't tell a few jokes in French? That's too bad. He spoke French in Quebec City a few years back.

French?! Be careful MJ, not to offend the Belgians now!


Diksmuide is of course located in Flanders and the people there speak Flemish (which is a lot like Dutch).


Bob started the show with a "Gudenabend", that is "good evening" in Dutch/German



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 French?! Be careful MJ, not to offend the Belgians now!
I could have sworn French was one of Belgium's official languages. My apologies

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It's spelt Goede Avond.  Or Whoo-de A-vond.  or at least, that's how I was taught it.

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Does it not depend on the area of Belgium:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/european_languages/countries/belgium.shtml - not wishing to argue with a local though, and I've only travelled through Belgium a few times, stopping for a coffee or something, so I'm no expert

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You're right. The north (Vlaanderen) speaks Flemish, the south (La Wallonie) speaks French. Our capital city has 2 official languages. Around Brussels, some Flemish cities are allowed to use French in official communication to it's citizens (the opposite is not the case, probably because most Flemish-speaking understand French) . And to make things even more complicated, there is a very tiny part where German is the official language. 3 languages in a country that is as big as a thumb.  No wonder we're good at making compromises 


And indeed, it's a very 'hot' topic. If you're not sure in which part of the country you are, don't risk stepping on long toes, just speak English.



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It sounds like it is a bit of political hot potato. I expect Bob was aware of this, or made aware of it and played safe!

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Yeah, the whole Flemish vs the Walloons thing is the bane of Belgium's existence. There's also a very small minority of Germans and Luxumbourgouisie who are fed up with the whole thing.


Still, it does make it very politically correct when Anderlecht stop either FC Bruges (the Blues of Flanders) or Standard Liege (the Reds of Wallonia) from winning the Belgian League title.


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GREAT PHOTOS - thanks for sharing!


 


He played "Hole To Fill" and "Attitude Chicken" .......wow!!!!! I wish I heard those!


 


I so want a LIVE DVD or CD soon!  lol :)



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