Etter å ha spilt i relativt små klubber i Tyskland var det godt å få litt "luft under vingene" i Fredericia.

Det var en kjempe gjeng med hjelpere som sto klare når vi kom så "getin" tok ikke lang tid og vi følte oss meget velkomne. (For en normann var det nesten som å komme hjem)

25min før konsert start begjynte det glimrende publikum å klappe og rope, og slik forsatte det til gutta kom på scenen med "Grace". Bandet var på stor form... og "luften under vingene" tok oss gjennom et nesten 2 timer langt show med nye hitter som "Rain Down" og "Inside Outside" og noen litt eldre som "Glorious", "History Maker" og til og med "I could sing of your love forever" hvor publikum var med fra begjynnelse til slutt.

Det var kort sagt en kjempe konsert utøvd ikke bare av bandet men også et veldig energisk publikum (som nested dro bandets front figur ut i publikum ved flere anledninger)

Min favoritt del var encore "Mountains" & "Investigate", dette på grunn av lidenskapen i de 2 låtene som bandet så ærlig og lidenskapig kommuniserte.

Det er ingen tvil om at Delerious har over lang tid vært en stor inspiratsjon for Danmarks unge og gamle. Og bandet lovte å komme tilbake...

Min favoritt del "Mountain" og siste låt "Investigate"

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Capitol, Schwarzer Bär 2, Hannover, Germany.

Hi, my names Dave and I am the new backline tech for Delirious.   I am 20 and live in London.   I officially started on Monday, and came straight out to Germany on Tuesday.   So far it has been great!   This is my first time to Germany and also first time on a tour bus so I was quite excited for the first night on the bus, and then it broke down!   It has been quite a steep learning curve because I have had to learn how everyone's gear works before we went out.   But I think I got a pretty good handle on it, I've only made a couple of minor mistakes!   

We were in Hannover last night, at the Capitol Hall.   The gig went really well, there was a good crowd and everyone seemed up for it. There were a few gremlins in the wires somewhere that kept us techies on our toes.   Martins mike wasn't working very well and got changed about 3 times by every stage technician around!   But that all adds to the fun.   We're in Denmark tonight, and then it's off home.   Back to a bed that you can sit up in! Aaaah Bliss!

 photograph © tom redman
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Welcome to my world, a world of ham and cheese for breakfast and ham and cheese for lunch, I'm getting to love the stuff although I still cut the fatty bits off.

Hamburg didn't dissapoint me, while the weather outside was cold and wet, the temperature inside was hot. I struggled to get to the drum kit as the stage was in absolute pitch black, once I found my kit I just plugged my in ear monitors into the pack with just enough time to hear the click for the track begin, I made the beginning of 'Grace like a river' but didn't have time to clip my pack onto my belt which was a little freaky as my pack was swinging around my knees. One song later and my in ears went down and I was forced to send our new techy 'dave' on an errand to the dressing room to retrieve my spare pair of monitors. Dave has fitted into the team really well, he's a top boy and if you are coming to a show soon be sure to give him a huge shout out!

The gig was amazing, I had a fantastic time. Incidentally my new Premier snare drum is a real corker, a hand hammered bronze number with a bigger crack than the San Andreas Fault.

Gotta go, I need to call the girls before bed time.

Latter..

Smee

2 phone batteries later and finally a plan.

You have guessed, a flau, a problem with the viscuss fan on the bus means the engine over heats and the Delirious tour party is stranded just 30 mins from home.

To follow personal schedule planned and actual.

Planned

Tuesday - Travel Day

1400hrs Arrive Furious Records Premises
1500hrs Load Trailer with Backline
1700hrs Depart Furious Records
2106hrs Channel Tunnel Crossing

Wednesday - Show Day Berlin

1200hrs Arrive Venue Berlin
1200hrs Lunch @ Venue
1230hrs Load In Backline
1400hrs Press
1600hrs Soundcheck
1800hrs Dinner
1830hrs Press
1900hrs Doors
2000hrs Support Act
2020hrs Change Over
2035hrs Delirious Performance
2215hrs End
2220hrs Load out / showers at venue
0030hrs Bus Departs for next location

Thursday - Show Day Hamburg

1800hrs Arrive Venue Hamburg
1200hrs Lunch @ Venue

Actual

Tuesday - Travel Day

1400hrs Arrive Furious Records Premises
1800hrs Load Trailer with Backline
1845hrs Depart Furious Records
1930hrs Bus Breaks down A27 at A2038 Devils Dyke Exit
1935hrs Call Bus company
1945hrs Diagnose problem / Call break down service
1950hrs Start calling other bus companies to come out with a new bus / checking for flights.
2130hrs Call promoter to let them know we have problems
2200hrs Resort to calling trucking companies / airlines as no buses are available.
2230hrs Band / Crew picked up to go home from some sleep planned call time in the morning 0300hrs
2235hrs Contract Man & Van to pick up backline to drive it to Berlin
2240hrs Go to Furious? Records to pick up car
2340hrs Arrive back at bus

Wednesday - Show Day Berlin

0010hrs load backline into van with Tom / Neil
0040hrs Depart for I. C. Productions home base for some sleep
0100hrs Bus / Trailer gets towd to M.A.N near Gatwick.
0140hrs Decide to drive direct to Stanstead airport to book flights as we could only hold them earlier.
0220hrs Stop at South Mimmns services for a coffee and sandwhich
0240hrs Arrive at Stanstead airport dropped off by Tom.
0315hrs Band / Crew Picked up by bands manager (Tony) and distribution manager (JB).
0400hrs Purchase tickets
0515hrs Band & Crew at Stanstead Airport
0520hrs Check in
0550hrs Coffee in Airport Lounge
0725hrs Flight Depart for Berlin
0730hrs M.A.N start work on bus
1005hrs Flight Arrive Berlin Airport
1020hrs Depart Airport for Hotel Booked on our behlaf by the promoter earlier that morning.
1300hrs Bus Departs M.A.N for Germany with Tom / Tony and Paul S and bus drivers  
0230hrs Band lobby call for press at venue
0245hrs Band Arrive at Venue
0245hrs Lunch
1500hrs Crew Pick to venue
1510hrs Crew Arrive at Venue
1600hrs Backline Van arrives at venue / Load in
1745hrs Soundcheck
1830hrs Dinner
1900hrs Doors
2000hrs Support Act
2020hrs Change Over
2035hrs Delirious Performance
2215hrs End
2220hrs Pack down gear to leave in venue
2225hrs Band Depart venue for Hotel / bed
2320hrs Crew Depart venue for Hotel / bed
2330hrs Drink in Hotel bar
0000hrs Bed / emails in room to catch on lost days work

Thursday - Show Day Hamburg

0400hrs Bus Arrives Venue @ Berlin
0800hrs Crew depart hotel for venue
0810hrs Load backline to trailer on bus
0845hrs Band Lobby Call
0850hrs Bus Arrive hotel to pick up band
0900hrs Depart hotel for next location
1300hrs Arrive @ Venue in Hamburg

A day of challenges but that's what God equipped us for, the plan was fulfilled and we hope it was worth while, maybe next time we will be saving lives or maybe we already did.