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04/02/05 - MULTIUSOS SANCHEZ
PARAISOS, SALAMANCA Review
by Alexandra Lotz:
In Salamanca we drove directly to the venue and what a surprise
– it looked really good. I had expected something like Vigo but no, it was
almost new with modern materials and glass all around. There were 4 gates and
we were the first ones to show up. As it was still freezing cold we put our blankets
and sleeping bags in pole position and started waiting. It turned out to be an
easy day. Gigging in the middle of nowhere has advantages ;) Cuki was so nice
to give me a small tour through the historic center and one by one we had a quick
shower in a hotel she had booked to take a nap after driving. During the afternoon
I watched our spot and how the venue was prepared. The architect must have been
a freak like us to build it in glass. The cars arrived early and I was wondering
if Bryan wanted to do the soundcheck himself. He did and it was sensational. They
played NOWHERE FAST – 2 times !! I was freaking out at the window doing all
these “wow-cool-do it”-signs whenever somebody was looking up. All crazed
I returned to the gates and started running when they opened. Long ramps with
2 or 3 180° curves led down to the ground floor and it was slippery like hell.
Several people lost their feet and I just told myself that I didn´t wait
all day to kiss the ground right now. It was almost as hilarious as our sliding
run down the icy slope in Grindelwald last year :)))
Anyway, I ended up at
my fav spot right in front of Bryan, a little to Keith´s side, surrounded
by lots of nice and well behaved people. Great ! As in Vigo the barrier was higher
than usual but it had steps for Bryan to give us the best of him. And that´s
exactly what he did. It was a wonderful show, next to Porto (because of the Portuguese
atmosphere and BLESSING IN DISGUISE) my no.1 of the week. The sound was brilliant
and the guys seemed so fresh and relaxed as if they had been on holiday before.
There was a lot of interaction and eye contact so that I forgot everything around.
I was just incredibly happy to be there. Sometimes those spontaneous activities
are simply the best ones. And then we got to hear NOWHERE FAST and it was so much
fun singing along. Ya anytime, babe ;) Sadly the song replaced NOT ROMEO NOT JULIET.
I know it´s demanding, but can´t we have both, Bryan ? I was also
missing the Spanish guitar. Bryan did his best to make the other ones sound Spanish
but it´s always special to have Keith playing songs like I´M READY.
At midnight the show was over and all of a sudden it was my b-day. It didn´t
matter as I was doing this non stop flight on cloud no.9. The whole week felt
like b-day and x-mas in one. It was unbelievable.
So we went to the hotel,
packed our stuff and hit the road to Bilbao. We knew that queuing there would
be crazy and so we were not cool enough to spend the night in Salamanca. 
Soundcheck:
Nowhere
Fast
Nowhere Fast Setlist:
Room Service
Open
Road
18 Til I Die
Let's Make A Night To Remember
Can't Stop This Thing
We Started
Kids Wanna Rock
Back To You
Everything I Do
Summer
Of '69
Cuts Like A Knife
When You're Gone
Nowhere Fast
Heaven
It's
Only Love
The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You
Cloud #9
Run
To You
The Best Of Me
Flying
All For Love
Straight From The Heart
Room Service (acoustic) | 
