Concert Review: 5 Seconds of Summer in Hamburg, May 26th 2016

Last time I opened this blog to type a live review was over a year ago and it was for the same band like it is today. Kinda ironic, isn't it? It's not like I haven't seen any artist ever since, but none of them gave me this itchy feeling of sitting down and putting my thoughts into words. I'm actually typing this on my phone right now because I still have an hour to kill before my plane is taking off. I don't even know why I'm telling you this, maybe I just need to get back into this whole blogging thing.

Anyway, let's get to the important part. We had Soundcheck tickets, which means the following: we received a laminate and a wristband which turned us into VIPs (such important you have no idea), we also got an early entrance to the arena and a few more minutes with the boys. 

Once everyone had their assigned seat, 5sos came on stage and played Long Way Home. The performance was followed by a Q&A session which contained a few interesting moments. For example, Calum would study to become a teacher (PE and music) if the band didn't exist, Ashton wants 15 kids (I fully support this wish), and they don't want to continue this insane touring schedule because it makes them "lose touch to real life" according to Calum. Then they played If You Don't Know for us, and that was it. Long story short: Think twice about getting Soundcheck tickets, kids - it might be sold as an "intimate experience" but I still haven't figured out what's so intimate about being in a room with 150 others and the band. Maybe in the big scope it is intimate, maybe not.
After soundcheck, we were guided outside and had to go and find our seats. I'm not the biggest fan of sitting at a concert, but this time it was pretty convenient. No holding your bladder because you actually had to pee pretty bad, no pushing through the crowd and no aching feet from standing so much (my feet did ache a little because I was smart enough to wear high heeled boots, cheers to me). 
Don Broco got this party started big times - I only knew their name, but it took them just one song to convince me of their talent. These dudes have energy, catchy tunes and just the right pinch of heaviness to make listening exciting. I recommend y'all to have a listen, it'll be worth it. 

Something everyone in the 5sos fandom is very used to is them being late to everything. They were already late to soundcheck so I was slightly surprised when they came on stage on time. I'm not so surprised anymore now that I know that they wanted to see AC/DC play next door - from superstars to fanboys real quick. 
For an intro, they split their song Outer Space/Carry On and used Carry On to kick the show off. Luckily, they then played my least favourite songs right afterwards so we got these out of the way pretty quickly (Hey Everybody and Money) and moved on to Voodoo Doll and Don't Stop. These two songs took me right back to last year, however it was interesting to hear how the boys developed vocally. They try different things now to make the songs sound different from the album versions and that's pretty cool. 
One of the songs that made me look like the heart-eyes emoji was Waste the Night, one of my favourites ever since the album came out. Luke's voice has this sound that makes me want to burst sometimes because it goes so deep and creates this warm feeling in my stomach, you know? With songs like Waste The Night it's like coming home after a long day and knowing that things will be okay. The next song, however, literally rips me open and all my deepest thoughts and fears and worries spill out, and it seems to have the same effect on Michael. When Jet Black Heart was on, he was the only one on stage at first. I told myself it would be cool because I'm a tough girl who can't be messed up by a damn song. Yeah, that worked until Michael had tears in his eyes and tried to sing. When his voice broke so did I. In this moment he was so vulnerable in front of thousands of people, and that's something I haven't witnessed before. The crowd supported him by singing the words for him, in this moment everyone was so with him and it was just beautiful. I'm damn thankful I got to experience this. To cheer things up again, they played If You Don't Know right afterwards. That was sarcasm, sorry. They fully killed me with this one because I've longed to hear it live ever since I got into their music. They did it, I shed a few tears, all is well. You can find the full setlist [here], to finish this way too long review I quickly want to remark that I missed the interaction with the crowd - it's cool to ask how we're doing once, maybe twice, but asking every 10 minutes is boring and rushing through the set ain't cool. Ashton saved it with his speech on how it's his dream to fill football stadiums like AC/DC did across the street, and with She Looks So Perfect the night was over and the boys ran to catch the last two songs of their fellow Australians. 
All in all it was a fantastic night, I had loads of fun and walked through every emotion you can imagine. 5 Seconds of Summer are an incredibly talented band, and I hope I'll be there when they actually fill football stadiums.

Concert Review: 5 Seconds of Summer at Olympiahalle Munich, Germany

Honestly y'all, I've been dealing with the worst post concert depression ever but I feel like I got this now.

Our first challenge of the day was finding the venue, and believe me it was not an easy one. We also had to be at the venue at 5.45pm for the M&G, so we were kinda very stressed about not making it in time. However, after asking a bunch of really nice security people we found the right entrance and were totally ready to meet the boys. They weren't ready until 45 minutes later, so you can imagine how nervous everyone around me was (to be fair, I really pulled myself together to remain calm). When it was finally time, we were guided downstairs aka backstage, where they made us line up in pairs of two, so we wouldn't lose too much time. After a couple more minutes, the boys finally walked in; unfortunately there wasn't much time at all, so all we could do was say hi and hug, take a picture and leave again. I'm still sad about that yes because I genuinely believe that these four boys are really nice, especially Michael. He made sure that all of us were okay and he tried to have conversations as much as the lack of time let him, so that was neat (I was way too stressed to say anything apart from hi, I didn't even declare my undying love for him can you believe). Long story short: as soon as the M&G started it was over and we had to head inside the venue. 

We had tickets for the front, and I was really surprised about how relaxed the crowd around me was. Nobody wanted to push their way to the front because all of us had more than enough space to move, it was lovely. We actually stood in the fifth row, so the view to the stage was amazing. 
Before they were associated with 5sos, I've never heard anything about Hey Violet, so I had zero expectations which is always a good thing. Their set was short of course, but they quickly managed to heat up the crowd, to get everybody to dance and sing along. I actually like their sound, it was fun to listen to them and watch them perform, and they really killed their cover of Blank Space, I was impressed. So yes, if you have any prejudice towards them, do yourself a favour and leave it at the doors so you won't miss out on a great performance.
It didn't take the 5sos crew too long to rearrange the stage, so soon after Hey Violet, the boys finally entered the stage. They opened their set with End Up Here which is one of their strongest songs I believe, and the crowd went wild immediately. Up next was Out of my Limit which is the song that made me fall for them in the first place, so you can imagine how happy I was to hear it live. They put a new song on the list as well: Permanent Vacation. Honestly I've only heard it like twice and it goes so hard. Straight into your ear and most likely straight into your heart because the vocals are on point and so are the lyrics. It's really fascinating how they nail basically all of their songs lyrics wise. Anyway, before they play the song they ask the crowd for a little help: Michael's side is responsible for the nana part, Luke's group for the clapping and Calum's side does the hey hey. I was on Calum's side and it sounded like Mikey's side let him down a little but I guess all of us were just too busy enjoying the song itself. Also if the whole album will be as strong as this song God will hopefully have mercy on all of us.
The next song that really got to me was Long Way Home. Luke's intro was the most beautiful thing because basically the crowd sang and I get chills only thinking about it. This band is really connected to the crowd in a way I haven't experienced it before.
After getting somebody on stage before Rejects and playing Heartache on the big Screen, they gave us a little break by playing a few slower songs. 
I was so unbelievably emotional during Wrapped Around Your Finger mainly because Michael sings so much in it but also because the whole venue became very emotional. This song just makes my heart ache a lot it's so beautiful. However, they weren't done with making me sad yet: Amnesia was up next and looking back I'm surprised I didn't shed a single tear; I was certainly ready to curl into a ball on the floor.
I also have to talk about Everything I Didn't Say because Calum started it with a solo and I feel like this guy is underappreciated. I don't even know enough english words to describe what I'm trying to say, but if you still think these boys aren't talented, you need to reevaluate your life. 
They picked up the pace again with Green Day's American Idiot and at a few points I was seriously concerned for Michael's voice: he was a little sick, but it didn't keep him from giving his absolute best.
You know the show is getting to an end when She Looks So Perfect is played. I'm still a little meh about this song, I would run away with Michael though if he showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it. 
Good Girls is one of the funniest songs ever to be honest, mainly because of the line "she can speak french, I think she's fluent." Apparently the boys didn't know that speaking french can have a completely different meaning in german, which makes it even funnier. 
5sos wrapped things up with What I Like About You and left behind one big mess. I saw a bunch of girls sobbing while they left the venue, I saw a whole lot waiting for the band outside and I have to say that I've been sad and emotional ever since we left the venue as well. It's fascinating how 5sos have this strong relationship to their fans, it's fascinating how they play in a different city almost every day and still always give their best like it's the first show of the tour. It might sound unprofessional but I love this band with all my heart and I'm so grateful that I got the chance to watch them do what they love so much. They might be "just four boys from Australia", but they create something special and I'm so glad that I know about them because they make life a little easier at least.

So yes, thanks to Universal Germany for letting me experience all of this, I'm so happy this happened.

Concert Review: Alive Like Me, Dangerkids, Set It Off & Crown The Empire in Stuttgart, Germany

I know I'm late as usual with this, but I've been sick for a week now plus I'm in the middle of exams. Anyway, I went to see a bunch of bands last week and got the chance to talk to Maxx, Austin and Cody from Set It Off.

The interview happened before the show, so first things first: 

When it was finally time to enter the venue, we were the last ones to get in because the guy responsible for the guest lists had disappeared and was nowhere to be found, which was definitely a new for me as well. Luckily, the guys at the entrance were quite chill and let us in nevertheless - by then Alive Like Me were already playing but we only missed their first two songs.  

Unfortunately, there weren't many people there by the time Alive Like Me opened, but that didn't impress the boys much. They kicked the show off with a bang and I really encourage you to check them out, especially if you like Sleeping With Sirens in their beginnings. Alive Like Me didn't have much time, but they used it to heat things up and to convince the audience (me at least). 

Up next were dangerkids, and from their current album I had quite some expectations. I really like how they mix genres and their energy is crazy. Also their drummer is a girl and girls in bands deserve extra support because there aren't enough girls in bands in general. 

After we had met them, I was even more excited to see Set It Off play because they're such genuine, lovely people and I had only heard good things about their performances. They didn't disappoint me either: All five of them played their set like it was the last they'd ever play, Cody was all over the place - at one point he climbed on the bar and performed from there, and their energy was just wild. Set It Off blew the place away and Cody's vocals absolutely amazed me; it's been a while since I saw such a talented band live. 

Last but not least, Crown The Empire took their spots on stage and a few more people were standing in the front of it as well. It was clear that CTE didn't come here to have a relaxed night, but to tear the club apart and that's what they did. Finally the crowd seemed to be awake enough for mosh pits as well, so things became really wild.

All in all, all four bands are definitely worth checking out and seeing live, but I feel like I have to mention Set If Off another ten million times because they're really damn good. Big thanks to them for taking so much time for the interview as well, it was a pleasure to talk to them and I can't wait to see them again!

Alive Like Me

dangerkids

Set It Off

Crown The Empire

Concert Review: Miss May I and Of Mice & Men in Munich, Germany

Hi hello how are you guys doing? Sorry as usual for not updating regularly, but the past week has been pure chaos and pure awesomeness. I didn't even get around to check out the pictures I took until this afternoon, so you're the first to see them. Anyway!! I went to see Of Mice & Men last week in Munich and let me tell you that was the craziest show I've ever attended. We arrived at the venue super early, so we had a lot of time to kill but it was worth it because I met Phil, Aaron and Tino before the show!

(Alan was running around as well but he was busy and Austin was nowhere to be seen.)

I was really excited to hear my favourite songs live, and to my absolute luck they played them all (O.G. Loko, Let Live, Would You Still Be There and Second & Sebring)! Seeing these guys live was absolutely incredible, what can I say. I've been waiting for this to happen forever, so I was just so happy when it finally happened! Even though the venue was small so there weren't that many people, the atmosphere was unbelievable. People just went completely nuts - I've never sweated this much during a show, I've never felt more alive. 

Miss May I supported the show, and if you haven't heard of them, I highly recommend you go and check them out, they were fantastic! The energy they brought with them was perfect to prepare the audience for what was about to come!

I was so nervous when it was finally time for Of Mice & Men to play, you can probably imagine. And suddenly they were just there and played the songs I've been living with for so long and up to this point none of their existence had felt real, you know what I mean? It took me a moment to process that it was really them so close to me, it was unbelievable.

Austin's presence was just crazy. One moment he looked so angry and aggressive, the next moment he looked at the audience and the biggest smile spread on his face. I honestly live for the moments when band members just show how happy they are to be able to do what they love so much. 

As usual, the show was over way too soon. I could have stayed in that tiny club for the rest of the night and have them play every single song they ever wrote, oh well. However, Tino, Phil and Aaron came outside after the show again to take pictures and just talk, it was fantastic. We spent almost an hour just chatting to Phil and Tino, and they were so excited when I showed them my tattoo! Tino even thanked me for getting it done I was like wait what I'm the one who has to thank you but he just laughed and went "this looks amazing". Aaron asked me if it hurt to get it done and when I said that it was alright actually, he told me that his tattoo hurt terribly, and his explanation was that "maybe I'm just a big baby". 

So yeah, this was definitely one of the best concerts I've attended so far; I took home a few bruises, a few new friends and the memory of super nice band members. If you ever get the chance to meet them, give them some love because they're the most positive, genuine people I've came across in a while! 

Concert Review: Ryan Keen, My First Band & Sunrise Avenue in Stuttgart, Germany

Hey everyone, I hope all is well! My semester break started a couple of days ago and I haven't really done anything productive so far, apart from attending my first concert in 2014!!
 Most of my readers aren't from Europe, so I'm even more excited to introduce a fantastic band from Finland: Sunrise Avenue. I bought their first record in 2006 and I haven't lost it, so that was already a promising sign. I have to admit that I didn't listen to their music properly for ages (unless one of their songs was on the radio), but their vocalist was on the last season of The Voice Of Germany and that drew my attention back to the band itself (yeah he's quite cute, that was a reason, too, but shhh). Luckily I have a friend who's also crushing on Samu big times, so we immediately agreed on going when we found out that they played in my city. 

Shortly after we arrived at the venue, a security guard came out and started to hand out bracelets. This was probably the best-organised concert I've been to so far: The venue consisted of three parts: The first part directly in front of the stage, a middle part and the rest. The security guard explained that those with a pink bracelet were entitled to stand in the first part, so you can guess what we did:

Thanks to these bracelets we actually ended up in the third row and I celebrated a little when there was nobody taller than me standing in front of me (just for the record: that rarely happens). However, since my friend is quite tall, there were two girls standing behind her who tried to argue with her ("You're too tall, how dare you standing in the front???") and this is one of the reasons why I prefer concerts where most of the crowd consists of guys. They don't turn into hysterical balls of too much excitement and they certainly don't try to argue with you because you're "too tall." 

I have to admit that I usually don't have the highest expectations when it comes to supporting acts, but this time I was proven so wrong it was fantastic. Ryan Keen, a singer/songwriter from Britain, was up first and it took him only one song to capture the whole crowd. I've never experienced it before that a crowd was so into the first act, but Ryan had this warm aura which totally fascinated me. He could have played for the rest of the evening and I would have enjoyed it a whole lot. 

He reminded me of John Mayer and Ed Sheeran, so if you like any of them, you should give Ryan a listen (you should give him a listen anyway, he's one of the most talented artists I've seen live)!

Up next were My First Band. Again I had no expectations, and again I had a whole lot of fun! My First Band slighty have the sound of The Killers, they just added some more fun to their performance. I'm not a big dancer, but I danced through their whole performance because it was impossible to stand still.  These guys perfectly managed to transfer their joy of playing to the whole crowd.

As much fun as I had with the supporting acts, I was really excited when it was finally time for Sunrise Avenue. I only knew a handful of songs, but in the end it didn't even matter. They played a big part of their current album Unholy Ground what was great because getting new songs to listen to is always a fantastic thing. However, my favourite moments were those when they played the old songs everybody knew, for example I Don't Dance (hell yes we all danced), Hollywood Hills or Fairytale Gone Bad. Fairytale Gone Bad was my favourite moment of the whole show because the crowd basically sang the biggest part of the song alone and I just love seeing the pure joy and happiness in the band members' faces when that happens. 

The whole thing happened on Valentine's Day and I'm not going to lie - I felt absolutely fantastic when I could tell everybody that I finally had plans on that day which didn't include eating ice cream and being mad at couples. And it was just really cute when Samu asked what Happy Valentine's Day means in German and you know the whatsapp emoticon with the hearts as eyes? Yeah, that was me from the moment the show started until a day or so after.
Sunrise Avenue will be back in my area in August and I honestly can't wait to see them again.

Vans Off The Wall Music Night presents: Like Moths To Flames, Memphis May Fire, We Came As Romans and Parkway Drive

Music never fails to make my life at least a tiny bit better. I had a pretty crappy week but I made it through and as some sort of reward so to say, I went to see these four amazing bands. Unfortunately, I didn't have an interview though but it was still a blast. 

Like Moths To Flames started the insanity with the perfect performance to get the crowd into the mood to mosh, the first circle pit happened maybe two minutes after the guys from Columbus, OH started to play.

Memphis May Fire were up next and I'd really like to talk about Matty's Legacy-speech. I don't remember his exact words, but it went somehow like this: "each and everyone is so special in their own way, I love you all from the bottom of my heart, screw everyone who tries to bring you down! Chase your dreams because all of you are capable of making them come true. I belive in you!"

I actually got goosebumps because sometimes it's just nice to hear encouraging words like these, even if they come from a total stranger. I mean, these bands are the reason why you're reading this right now and I have no clue where I'd be without them.

Memphis May Fire played a good mix of their two albums, for example Alive In The Lights, The Sinner, Vices and The Victim. I'm pretty excited for new stuff though! 

My personal highlight was finally on stage after MMF: We Came As Romans. I was really excited and had certain expectations but these crazy guys exceeded those expectations by far. I'm still fascinated by Kyle's pleasant presence on stage - as soon as he started to perform, I stopped thinking about all the things that were bothering me and just paid attention to his voice. He has this very special sound which is a big part of the things that make this band so special. They mostly played songs from their current album Tracing Back Roots (for example Fade Away, Ghosts or Present, Future and Past) but when they played their version of Glad You Came (which is originally by The Wanted and if you don't know what I'm talking about, check it out), they got this party started. Instead of moshing, people were actually dancing and screaming along and that was a beautiful thing to experience. However, not only the crowd had fun, but also the band what was even more beautiful to watch. I really hope they'll be back in Germany soon because these guys totally cast a spell on me (is that a cheesy expression to use when it comes to a metalcore band?)

The final performance belonged to a bunch of guys from Australia: Parkway Drive. As aggressive as their music might sound, the people behind it are super nice. They were at least as excited to play as the crowd was to see them and what can I say? The Australians burned the place down. Crowdsurfers were literally flying around, basically the whole performance was one big circle pit and things got totally insane. I loved how the band interacted with the crowd, for example when they blew out these little white pieces of paper, and their vocalist was like "We don't have snow in Australia, so we thought we'd bring some for you."

Some people got a little mixed up in the pits (bleeding noses, black eyes, whatever you can imagine) but I'm pretty sure that every single person in this room had a fantastic night. 

That was my last concert for this year, so I'll focus on reviews for the last few weeks that still remain in 2013. If you have any wish or request, just drop a message and I'll have a listen!

Last Concert Of The Season!!

Hey guys, I'm just here to apologize for the lack of posts (business as usual) and to give you a quick update! Tomorrow I'll attend the last concert of my season, so to say, the Vans Off The Wall Music Night feat. Like Moths To Flames, Memphis May Fire, We Came As Romans and Parkway Drive!! I'm so so so so so excited for We Came As Romans, I gotta admit that I developed a thing for them during the last couple of months, so it's pretty cool that I'll get the chance to see them. I'm also very pleased to see Memphis May Fire again and I'm 100% sure that Parkway Drive will tear the place apart. Long story short: If you'll be there, come say hi! And if you won't be there, I'll provide you with some lovely pictures and a review on Sunday or on Monday. 

I also plan on doing a little summary of my concert season and a little foreshadowing for 2014 (yes, I already started planning concerts for next yea!), so yeah, stay tuned! 

Impericon Never Say Die Tour: Northlane, Hundredth, Hand Of Mercy, Betraying The Martyrs, I Killed The Prom Queen, Carnifex and Emmure

Hey guys, in case you were wondering: I'm still alive, university is going good and I was at the Impericon Never Say Die tour last sunday! It was one of my best concert experiences so far, but let's start at the beginning. 

We arrived at the venue around 5pm, my interview with Northlane was scheduled for 5.30 so we walked around the venue for a while until somebody who looked like he belonged to one of the bands, sent us backstage to look for the guys. That's what we did and we ran into Nic from Northlane right away. He took us inside to look for Adrian and Alex who were up for the interview but we couldn't find Alex, so Nic jumped in:

Originally, the interview was longer but due to some technical issues, I had to cut out some parts. However, Northlane will hopefully be back in Germany next year, so we'll be able to catch up.

Thanks to Nic and Adrian for having us!

My interview with Hand Of Mercy was scheduled for 7.30pm, so we had almost 2 hours to kill and went inside again. HOM also opened the show and we didn't want to miss that, so we got a spot in the first row and waited until it started. 

The boys from Sydney kicked ass and were the perfect opening act. They had so much energy which they easily transferred to the crowd - they were exactly what you'd expect at a gig like that.

Northlane were up next and unfortunately we only managed to see half of their set because of the next interview. However, these guys exceeded my expectations. Adrian might not look like it, but he can sound very angry and combined with the rest of the band supporting him, Northlane showed why they belong in this genre.

As I said, we had to leave their set earlier for the interview with Hand Of Mercy. I had no idea how their tour manager looked like, so we decided to wait at their merch table until Dawson showed up and I asked him about the interview. A few minutes later Dawson, Josh, Saskia (who filmed) and I were on the way to the band's tourbus, what was the highlight of my career as a journalist so far. 

The quality is terrible because the only lighting we had were two little lights on the bus but the sound is alright so just concentrate on that. 

After interview #2, we went back to the venue because the interview with I Killed The Prom Queen was up next. Again we went to their merch table and when Jona wasn't surrounded by a gazillion of people anymore, I went to talk to him and that's the outcome of it: 

Huge shoutout to all the band members for being so easy-going and uncomplicated and thanks to all of them for having us!

Now that all the interviews were done, we went back inside to watch Betraying The Martyrs. It was my second time that I saw them and they tore the place apart just like I thought they would. It's a little sad that their drummer couldn't make it to this tour because he's stuck in Russia but nevertheless the band had the best show of the evening. Furthermore, Aaron reminds me so much of Mitch Lucker, I don't know why but I keep thinking about this. 

The last band we watched was I Killed The Prom Queen, of course. They absolutely convinced me with fantastic guitar solos and an amazing show. As Jona said, their album will be released next year, so keep an eye on that, it'll be worth it!

We couldn't stay for Carnifex and Emmure but nevertheless I had a terrific night! If you haven't already done it, I highly recommend you go and check out these bands, you won't regret it!

Concert Review: letlive., Night Verses & The American Scene in Stuttgart

There are two things I still think about a few days after the concert: 1) Why did Douglas (vocalist in Night Verses) wear a rain coat on stage? (Douglas if you're reading this right now, you can probably give me an answer) and 2) Does Jason Butler count his bruises after a show? 

I arrived at the venue early because I didn't want to be late for the interview with Night Verses but in the end the guys were late because they were looking for a Starbucks - a mission which failed tragically. Anyway, when they came back with coffee, they took me downstairs to a room where the interview took place - on a billiard table.
You definitely have to check out Night Verses because they're the nicest people I ever worked with. They managed to take away all of my nervosity and actually they deserve an award for that because on a scale of 1-10 my nervosity before the interview was at 25. I didn't even worry about my english anymore. 

The venue itself was pretty small, there were no barricades so I stood right in front of the stage. 

The American Scene opened the show with a solid performance. They sound like a mix of Coldplay and Kings Of Leon, I liked how concentrated they were even though their setlist didn't fully convince me. They played a few slower songs which sounded great but I don't think they helped to increase the atmosphere in the crowd. I was hoping for more kick-ass songs.

I was so busy listening to The American Scene while taking notes that I didn't realise that Jason from letlive. stood right next to me during most of their set. However, when I noticed him, I didn't have the guts to ask for a picture or autograph (Yes I can be shy sometimes!)

Night Verses were up next and let me tell you, they tore the place apart. I literally got to shower in Douglas' sweat (why didn't you take that jacket off??), he almost kicked me in the face, things got intense up there and the crowd started to fill the space in front of the stage. The whole band gave their everything and watching them was simply amazing. I definitely have to get their current album Lift Your Existence soon and I'm very excited for new material!

Finally letlive. were on and things got totally mental. The first thing I noticed was Jason's beard, I mean how could you not. I'm not the biggest fan of beards but damn, he can definitely wear it. 

There were around 200 people there what doesn't sound like a huge crowd but nevertheless there was a mosh pit and a circle pit and both almost pushed me on stage while Jason stumbled around on it - I didn't count how many times he fell on the floor but there were moments when I wondered if he was okay or if he hurt himself. I also wondered if it stopped being common sense not to put your empty beer bottles on stage but that's another story.

I had enough time to think about their performance and I came to the conclusion that Jason Butler is an artist through and through. The whole show was a reflection of the dedication and passion and energy he puts into music. It was more than obvious that he breathes and lives music. I dealt with their songs long before I attended the concert, but I wasn't aware of the real intensity of every single track. I only realised how honest and serious they are when I saw Jason perform them. He almost started to cry when he told us how thankful he was for every single person who came out to see them because he thought nobody gave a shit about his stuff. Jason, here's a message just for you: There are people who give a shit about your music, there are people who appreciate and understand your lyrics because they know how you feel, me included. I'm so happy that I got the chance to see letlive. live because they're one of the most special bands I've ever seen. 

If you ever get the chance to see Night Verses or Letlive., go and take that chance, you definitely won't regret it! 

PS: I'm really, deeply sorry for the crappy pics but I can't afford a proper camera (hit me up if you're cool with donating to a poor student). 

Concert Review: Parachutes, House vs. Hurricane, Betraying The Martyrs & Memphis May Fire in Stuttgart on May 30th

This was the first show I attended since my taste in music drastically changed for good, so describing it as intense seems to be the most appropriate in my eyes but let's start from the beginning.

When we arrived at the venue, which was a little club in the city, there were some members of House vs. Hurricane sitting outside drinking beer and one of the guitarists of Betraying The Martyrs sat there and read a book. Since we had to wait for my interview to start, we just watched them and wondered who belongs to which band and who does what for the band.
After around one and a half hours, the guys from Parachutes were done with their soundcheck and came out for a quick interview (I'll upload it in a second). It was super nice chatting with them, they were so easy going and really comfortable to be around. Huge thanks to Carsten and David for turning my first interview ever into such a great experience!