Tuesday 11.3.2014-Lima,Peru
Woke up pretty late, which was nice. Every once in a while we get to sleep a bit and this was one
of those days. Jiihaa.In the afternoon the promotor brought us to a late lunch/early dinner before
we went to the venue. We were at a nice restaurant by the sea and the food was great. I was just
starting to wonder about how high some of the cities are on our tour, I remember from last time that
at least in Bogota it was a bit hard to breathe at times…anyways I looked it up and the top 3 so far would be:
Bogota 2625m
Mexico City 2250m
Chihuahua 1415m
…and so far, no respiratory problems ;-). Before the show, Pasi filmed the fans standing in line outside and I tried to make them scream but it kinda backfired…better luck next time. At the show
they did indeed scream like hell. I put on a Peru shirt for the encore and threw it into the audience when we left the stage, why? I have no idea…Had a few drinks and went aimed for a few hours of sleep before it was time, once again to get up too early and leave for the next city.
Wednesday 12.3.2014-Travel Day
Up in the morning and then a flight to Bogota. I think it was around 3 hours or so but I slept for the most part. Upon arrival we all had dinner close to the hotel, a couple of drinks and then Pekka, me & Punkki got snacks and drinks from the grocery store across the street. Watched parts of Pulp Fiction and a whole bunch of Ylvis stuff on youtube. Finished the night off with some Breaking Bad and
then I managed to sleep for around 12 hours or so, woke up at some point for a minute or two.
Thursday 13.3.2014-Bogota, Colombia
Up in the afternoon, yeah !! Tomorrow we’ll have to leave early again so I’m really happy that I managed to get a lot of rest. Went downstairs for lunch/dinner with Tommy,Elias & Pasi before it was time to get my stuff and head out to the soundcheck & show….which was delayed a bit but nothing too much. As I remember, this high up you have to pace yourself a bit to get through the show but everyone managed to do that quite well. Not our first time around the block ;-) Before the show we had a meet and greet and some dudes had gotten game jerseys of the national soccer team of Colombia, putten our names on the back and gave them to us. What a nice surprise…as a ”payback” we all put them on during the encore break, you can imagine how crazy the crowd went for that :-)
Good times for everyone I guess. The early wake-up call in the morning put a lid on any party ideas so it was back to reading NHL blogs and going to bed.
Friday 14.3.2014-Travel Day
Up at 0600 and straight downstairs for the 0615 lobby call and the ride to the airport. Today’s offer is a nice relaxing 16 hours of travel from Bogota to Brasilia via Sao Paulo with some vanrides and some
extra hours to kill @ the Sao Paulo airport. Left from the hoteli in Bogota at 0630 and arrived at the
hotel in Brasilia at around 0100 or something. I had a nightcap with Elias & Tommy and the read for a couple of hours since for some weird reason I couldn’t get to sleep.
Saturday 15.3.2014-Brasilia, Brazil
Woke up surprisingly early at around 10 or something. Weird, since I thought I was really halfway dead…jetlag and this schedule is really fucking up the sleeping rythm and I know I’m not the only one.Been reading the book about Steve Jobs lately, really interesting stuff but what an a-hole, just saying. Today we’re gonna play at the Video Games Metal Festival which will be interesting since this is the 2nd outdoor show on this tour.(A tour that was supposed to be all indoors btw). Let’s see how many more open air things we’ll have before the end this run ;-)
Anyways, I’m gonna check what the boys are doing and maybe head out for a walk or go back to sleep or whatever…see ya all tonight !!
cheers,
Henkka
You should take off your shirt and throw it in the audience more often. Or you know, just not wear one in the first place. You know....to save on shirts. Yes. Just for that. ;)
ReplyDeleteAt least the Video Games Festival worked out for you guys, I've heard that the Powerglove guys got screwed up royally by the organization and they couldn't get their visas...
Seems like you guys are holding up pretty well despite all! Even Pasi seems to be keeping up, but maybe he's just used to not sleeping. LOL
Aaaaand there goes any and all my hopes for "Gotta Catch 'Em All" played live w/ Tony. :'(
DeleteWelcome to Brazil!! =)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing you tonight! I hope you guys can rest a little bit...
Do you prefer indoor shows?
Rock on!
I prefer indoor shows but I don't mind playing outside every once in a while, as long as the stage has a roof ;-)
DeleteAre we gonna have the On Tour Videos of the Mexican Tour? :)
ReplyDeleteTony is filming but I don't know where or when the stuff will come out, or in what form.
DeleteHi again, hope you're having lots of fun in this beautiful continent. I have other questions.... Is there any possibility to see a change on the setlist? I know that is kind of difficult but not impossible. The next one, are you taking pictures at the end of every show? I really wanna have one of those pictures in Chile. Hope I can meet you this time, people say "third time lucky", so I'm just crossing my fingers and waiting for the day to come :)
ReplyDeletecheers! ^^
We might change a song or two on this tour but definitely not more than that, with this kind of schedule all "extra" time is spent trying to sleep ;-) We don't take "end of the show"-pics at every show....
DeleteIt was an amazing concert in Peru, a huge hug. I hope to come back soon! or good I hope to enjoy a concert in Finland with the same energy that was here.
ReplyDeleteHi there, i remember watching a video of you guys (from not-so-long ago) playing outdoors, i think it was at Wacken, and in the middle of the show it began to rain, a lot, i remember that Tony was soaking wet... Is it because of that experience that you prefer playing indoors?
ReplyDelete...Again, can't wait to see you guys in Chile, i Hope you all get here well rested...
Enjoy the view in Brazil... (if you know what i mean ;-) ...)
Cheers!
Actually the Wacken thing was kinda cool, so no that's not the reason...and I've always preferred to play indoors, except for back in the day when my friends and I carried out our equipment to the garden and rehearsed there the whole day for our neighbours pleasure or pain...but that's another story...
DeleteI finally got my ticket for the show in Chile !! A little question, have you heard the band that will open your show in Chile? Try to give them a look on youtube if you have the time :) Break.Down ! See you guys in Friday (F#ck now I'm listening to Rebecca Black in my head)
ReplyDeleteNo I have not heard them, I might want to wait until the show to check 'em out ;-) but thanks for the tip.
DeleteI'll ask you about that later then :P Have a nice week
DeleteHenkka, Did Eric give you guys the chocolates??? If so did you guys like it? It was my fiancee who did it, it's her business! She wonders if you guys liked the chocolates with vodka. If you guys did like, we can take more to you on São Paulo, and we give to Eric to give to you guys or directly to y'all if we meet :)
ReplyDeleteYeah he did give us the chocolates, I think Elias snagged all the Vodka ones with a big smile on his face, thanks a lot !
DeleteWelcome to Brazil. See you in Sao Paulo!
ReplyDeleteHey! I know this is like super early because it's not until June but you guys are playing at the South Side festival in Tampere, the same day as the Dimebag Beyond Forever project? Which I dunno if you've heard of it but it's like, a Finnish charity supergoup Pantera tribute band? Since you're a big Pantera fan I thought you might like to know, I think you might enjoy it. :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I know about the project and I'll check it out if I have the time and if they're playing on the same day...
DeleteGood to see you again!
ReplyDeleteThe show in Brasilia was AMAZING! Thank you!
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Hi Henrik, I just found your blog! I'm the promoter of Lima-Perú. We have a nice time with you guys and I'm sorry for not wake up to go to the airport, I'm really sure those weren't "few drinks" hahaha. Thanks for those incredibles days, cheers for the band and remember to play San Sebastian in the next show in Lima!, I promise to use another watch haha ;)
ReplyDeleteThis is the official photo album of the show, I hope you like it: http://goo.gl/yNZYRb
All the best Henrik, see you next time (if Eric wants too haha)
PS: HIM
Hi..Thanks for the fantastic show here in Peru..was so nice and fantastic..the best ever..Hope to see u again..
ReplyDeleteHey, I was the guy that gave you the Colombian Jersey =). Cheers from Bogotá and thanks a lot again!
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing the sound of "Silent Voices" have thought to tour South America or maybe play together with Sonata Arctica as guests?. I loved to hear them. And also this incredible your instrumental album "Klingenberg Syndrome" have planned to do another?. Kisses from Peru.
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