the trio world tour 1996 - 07

7/11/96

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Noon, I get to the hotel in Madrid. Couldn't sleep well on the bus over here so inthe afternoon I get sleepy.

 

6pm- soundcheck.

 

The place where the concert is being held reminds me of a college campus somewhere. The stage set-up is a man-made open-air stage. I hate playing music in this kind of situation, it's impossible, really. I never want to play on an open-airstage again. My experiences playing on open-air stages on this tour has confirmed this.

 

There are places that are specifically built in a way that inspires you to playmusic. The audience in such places is inspired to listen to music seriously.That's what's important.

 

We begin playing at 10 pm.

 

Jaques opens the show. He always has a glass of scotch or wine before hand.

He also takes sips of the same stuff during the show.

 

This night I am feeling totally uncreative so I have some scotch before the show to put my mind into place. The show goes well, but it wasn't as good as our show in Barcelona. Even our staff say this.

 

The audience that night is a bit strange. They were quiet throughout the whole show. They started getting really into the music at the encore. I am convinced this had something to do with playing on an open-air stage.

 

After the show, I take a quick shower, jump on the bus for a 10-hour ride to Lisbon.The bus left for Madrid at 2 am.


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