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Britannia Boat Club, Nottingham, England
21st to 23rd June 2013
Dark Waters Festival Day 1: Bad Pollyanna, Momento Mori, Naked Lunch, Red Sun Revival, Golden Apes
Nudging the banks of the river Trent in Nottingham, and in the shadow of the football stadium, the Britannia Boat Club seems an unlikely setting for a festival celebrating all things dark. Indeed, as you walk towards it, the majority of people on show are glistening and tanned, carrying boats to and from the river, more concerned with the bulky man shouting instructions through a megaphone than the scattering of the Black-Clad beginning to arrive. But once in the venue it all becomes clear. Apart from the bar area facing the river, the place is one large, man-made cave, complete with dark alcoves and surely one of the most bizarre stage areas in existence. A perfect place, then, to showcase some fifteen bands over three nights, and as the place begins to fill up, it becomes clear that people have travelled from far and wide to be here.
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013, Tilburg, The Netherlands
26th June 2013
Papa Roach & Glamour of the Kill
Tonight will be the seventh time for American rock band PAPA ROACH to climb the stage at 013 in Tilburg. Initially ESCAPE THE FATE was supposed to play as support. About a week ago however, the band cancelled stating: “Unfortunately some personal matters have arisen that need our immediate attention back home”. GLAMOUR OF THE KILL from the UK will replace them.
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Rhein-Energie-Stadion, Cologne, Germany
22nd June 2013
Bon Jovi & Christina Stürmer
Last Saturday, BON JOVI were celebrating the last show of their German tour in the nearly sold-out Rhein-Energie-Stadion in Cologne. Nearly 42,000 people showed up to see this show of the “Because We Can” tour. And for this last Germany tour, the band was delivering a special program with a reworked setlist and many surprises. Two and a half hours of electrifying Rock were awaiting the audience.
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Zitadelle, Berlin, Germany
19th June 2013
Ben Howard and John Smith
During the last few weeks, Berlin celebrates the Citadel Music Festival 2013 again at Zitadelle Spandau, like every year. The Zitadelle was once one of the most important fortresses in Europe in the Renaissance and now it is the summer scene of a comprehensive, no less varied concert series. Many artists will perform this summer at the beautiful fortresses, today JOHN SMITH and BEN HOWARD. A little bridge leads over the fortress dig to the big entrance porch. In the yard awaits the visitor a little festival world. It’s a green, snug and spacious place. You can buy some ice cream or some old records from a little stall. And of course cold beer and delicious food. Festival feeling! Would be nice to have that things on other concert places, too.
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Amphitheater, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
21st June 2013
Dead Can Dance & David Kuckhermann
When DEAD CAN DANCE visited us last time in October, for the first time after seven years with the new album ‘Anastasis‘, the first one after 16 years, the announcement of the tour alone was causing sheer excitement. Within a glimpse, all five shows were sold-out. And any single show was a revelation. As if they never had a break, Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry were performing on stage. And now, they are back in Germany again!
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