So after that we were off to Spain and a show in Madrid where the stagehands are notoriously lazy and slow. These 2 guys got a rude awakening from me when i found them asleep during load in.
This was after a great show in Barcelona when i was lucky to make it through the day after the day off we had which was also the last day of the 6 nations rugby cup which meant pretty much all day spent in a pub before some late night Tapa's.
I was confused by this photo i saw on the Metro system in Barca.
I can understand that i may have to give up my seat for the pregnant woman, the woman with a baby or the O.A.P. but why do i have to give up my seat for a ski instructor on the top left????
Next we were off to a day off in Lisbon and dinner at a great resturaunt called KAIS. If you ever get to Lisbon you should def try it out.
The gig itself is an unusual building, it is basically the upturned shell of a boat
After that we were off on a massive 25 hour drive to Marseille before moving onwards to Rotterdam and a day off on Easter Sunday where the hotel sent around the staff in Easter Bunny outfits with Chocolate eggs for all the guests.
After shows in Rotterdam and Antwerp we were off to Paris for a show at the Bercy Arena before a long drive to Milan where a little bit of rock n roll was in order as some friends of mine were in town with The Editors to do a show so we ended up at the show with lots of beer consumed and some dodgy roadside Hot Dogs at 3am it was time for another show at the Fila Forum which is an old sports arena on the edge of town which can be an incredibly bad venue with more dodgy stage hands but this time it wasnt that bad thankfully. Next up we returned to Paris to play a smaller venue this time around but luckily we just managed to fit the whole show in.
We had a day off first and i spent it wandering around Paris taking a few pictures
The Eiffel Tower
The Champs Elysses and Arc De Triomphe
The Louvre
I also paid a visit to the paris opera House
Which was slightly more elaborate than most of the theatres i've worked at.
We also had a special guest show up and jam with Alicia .....
...Lenny Kravitz!!
Was good fun to do something rock....even if it was only one song.
After a long load out it was back to the hotel for the flight home and 2 weeks off!!!
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