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Effenaar, Eindhoven, The NetherlandsSeptember 23rd 2005
After Forever
Outside of the venue you can see they are not even finished with all the building and constructing but they are heading in the right direction though. While waiting in line for the guest list tickets our high heals sunk away in the sand but in the meantime we could admire the bat cave like office in which these tickets were distributed. The alarm system was not working as it should for while we were waiting there it went off three times. When entering the venue you have to climb a beautifully red carpeted staircase to reach the wardrobe. After this you enter a hall with bathrooms (which were out of paper half way through the evening) and the stairs to the main hall. If you have ever been in the old Effenaar you’ll be surprised to see how big it is now. Everyone is though off, for there is even a wheelchair lift to get up the platform, where you have a better view of the stage. All in all this seems to be a great make over and a new pop temple has risen. The venue has not even been opened officially but tonight After Forever could present their new album there.
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P60, Amstelveen, the NetherlandsSeptember 23rd 2005
Epica and Trisomy
While it gets darker, earlier day by day, the fans of Epica had used the cover of night and gather at the entrance of P60 in Amstelveen. A very nice, modern, venue with plenty of room for tonight's audience and good facilities for both bands. Epica was supported this night by Trisomy, whose guitarist Michiel was playing a home town show today.
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Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, the Netherlands16th of September 2005
Bon Jovi
This was the day I had hoped to join and thanks to my friend Shirley I was able to. The fact was that Bon Jovi was about to give 3 special concerts across the whole world to promote their upcoming album ‘Have a nice day’: one in Tokyo for Asia, one in New York for America and one in Amsterdam for Europe. You can image that it was a big struggle to get tickets for the show in Amsterdam, knowing that the entire continent of Europe wants to go there!
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Kulturfabrik, Krefeld, Germany17th September 2005
Seize, Seabound, Client, Clan of Xymox
The successful festival series was going into another round and presented four delicacies for Electro-Pop and Wave fans. With Clan of Xymox the festival presented a Wave-legend on stage. The band of former Ronny Moorings had a mixed set in package containing newer songs and new arranged classics. Their actual Best-of compilation was occupying the top positing in the German Alternative Charts for several weeks. Client did not only gain attention with their highly acclaimed show in the same venue some weeks ago. The Electro-Pop of Kate and Sarah reminds of the big paragons like Human League or New Order. Their hit “Rock and Roll Machine” is program. Seabound belong to the upcoming bands of the Electro-Pop genre. Songs like “Hooked” or “Poisonous friends” belong to real club hits. The press attests them to be part of to the “German Electronic Intelligence”. During this year’s Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Seize were one of the real surprises. With their mixture of melodic Electro-Pop and harsh Break-beats they were the perfect opener for the evening. www.pluswelt.de
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Zeche, Bochum, Germany
19th August 2005
The Fair Sex, Skinny Puppy
Sometimes legends tend to come back. In the year 2000, Skinny Puppy did with an unexpected single performance at the Doomsday festival in Dresden, Germany. In 2004 the legend came back once more, this time with a new album called “The Greater Wrong of the Right”, and an extensive North American tour and six shows in Europe. This year another tour through North America and Eurpe – with a lot more European dates this time – followed. After Skinny Puppy´s fabulous gig at the M´era Luna festival we also took the chance to see one of their club shows at the Zeche in Bochum. This is a nice opportunity to not only to review this particular show but also to rehash the history of this influential band.
- Huntenpop - Varsselder 2005
- Graspop - Dessel 2005 (Day 2)
- Wacken Open Air - Wacken 2005 (Day 3)
- Faun - Kaiserslautern 2005
- Leaves' Eyes - Heerhugowaard 2005
- Lowlands - Biddinghuizen 2005
- In Extremo - Tilburg 2005
- M'era Luna Festival - Hildesheim 2005 (Day 2)
- Pukkelpop - Hasselt 2005
- Summer Darkness - Utrecht 2005 (Day 3)
