The Place: Tampere, Klubi
The Album: Twilight Theatre
I arrived at the Klubi when the warm-up band, Phoenix Effect had performed about three songs. My friend was saving me a seat and where we sat, we had fairly good view to the stage. I had never seen or listened to the Phoenix. At first it sounded a bit generic but after a while I started liking their sound. Not love at first sight, but I wouldn't mind seeing them again. After they had finished, it was time to start looking for a better spot. My friend stayed at the back, but I started gradually making my way closer to the stage.
A little bit of luck and courtesy can take you a long way. I got as far as the third row just by navigating around people but then I hit a wall. Before me were two long blokes, but there seemed to be room in front of them. So I asked if I could get pass them and they gave me a passage between them. So now I was at the second row, at the far left. At there I stayed for a good long while, because the schedule was late. In front of me were a bit older couple very much in love. They were very close to each other and that left a small gap at the front row. So after the first song I tapped the woman on her shoulder and asked if the spot was free. It was
The set list consisted of the whole Twilight Theatre and some selected hits from previous albums. Because of work and theatre performances, I hadn't had much time to listen the new album and therefore I didn't know most of the lyrics. So most of the time I just listened and started to make myself familiar with the songs in addition to observing the show. Olli, Jani and Jaska had fun, they played together in group several times. While Illusion and Dream I catched Olli's eye and he nodded to me, then waved. For all I know he might have waved to someone else, but I waved back to him nevertheless.
Marko seemed to be on his own zone. Couple of times he did interact with the audience but it seemed he concentrated more on his own performance than anything else. During You're Still Here he even sang a while with his eyes closed while bended on his knees on the stage. As the new songs are mainly on the slower side, more peaceful approach might be carefully thought out. But then again, it might have been because Marko was bit under the weather.
I did not notice it, but he told us a funny story what happened during their visit to Russia.
(I can't recall this word for word, so correct me if I am wrong) For some reason, Marko had missed their bus to railway station and he had their chauffeur to drive him to the station. What took the bus an hour and 10 minutes, the chauffeur drove in 45 minutes. Near the station he said that from there Marko would run faster than the car would go. So Marko grabbed his things and ran. Jani was outside the right train yelling Marko, coaching him the right place and would have missed the train also if Marko hadn't made it. So that is how Marko got his laryngitis.
What really warmed my heart was the fact that they said that Tampere was like a second home to them, had been ever since they had their first tours first gig here. And that it was nice to be back, as it had been a long time since they had been here last. After that someone from the audience shouted: yes it has!
For me the gig was a great introduction to the new album, after it a lot of the songs played back in my mind for hours. It was a rare treat to hear a whole album on a gig but still I kinda missed the hour-and-a-half-sweat-aerobic type of rocking it out even though I managed to get a light sweat while jumping up and down during Locking up the Sun and Lift!
After the gig I said briefly hi to Tiia, Satu and Jutta and headed home as my love came to get me so that I wouldn't have to walk home all alone in the night. Next up, Tavastia.
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