Euro Weekender: Ninebar in Tournai
Following on from Friday's gig in Paris, set off across France (avoiding toll roads) towards Belgium. There's three different varieties of liqueurs going around the van, each of them a different colour. Piss-taking is being done, poor impressions of mutual acquaintances back home, people are generally relaxing and enjoying the weather. Then we spot a square of trees in the middle of a field, and flashes of white between the trunks. 'Walk On The Wild Side' has come on on the mix CD, kind of melancholy sound appropriate to the appearance of a Somme cemetery. Drive on a bit further, we come to a stop at La Chapelette British and Indian Cemetery and the mood is fully brought down to earth.
Euro Weekender: Ninebar in Paris
Back in March Ninebar had three shows booked in Europe - Paris, Tournai and Tilburg. Bit of confusion around vans, driving licences and the like, and Matty needed to find someone to drive a 9 seat minibus. Decided it was a good idea to do it, and booked the Friday and Monday off work. Friday morning, Matty gets out to Surrey, we get the van and head into London to pick up the rest. Hit shitty traffic on the A2 coming out of London, and so it's a case of flooring it on the way to Dover (categorically not doing 100mph odd for most of the motorway). Pull into Dover with about 10 minutes to go till the ferry...
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