Live report November 22nd, Lanxess Arena, Köln DE
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It was 1709 & Cologne had a problem. Not only were the archbishops challenging its free status, but, being an important trade route, it was susceptible to shipments of grain bringing with them the Bubonic plague. Add to that the fact that the townsfolk smelt a bit funky & you have your hands pretty much full there.
Luckily, local stench meister, Johann Maria Farina, after a few days tinkering around in his garden shed with a base of dilute ethanol & bits of fruit, stumbled upon something that could kill two birds with one stone. And we’re not talking about some fancy catapult.
Eau de Cologne, which means Eau of Cologne was born.
This was a revelation to the locals & meant they could skip the odd shower thanks to a splash of the miracle juice that made them smell like the citrus aisle in Tesco.
On top of that, it could be imbibed with the resulting oil scent oozing from pores repelling the fleas that brought the black death with them on the back of Siberian hamsters in the grain ships.
Situated next to a stream called the Rhine, the city became the centre of a mining frenzy as many sought out the much prized stones made famous by Glen Campbell. Gradually, however, the stones of the Rhine dwindled in popularity despite efforts from Dolly Parton & Robert Redford with his dazziling illuminated garb & it wasn’t until 2000 that there was a resurgence in demand thanks to, queen of pop,Madonna's dual effort with Miley Cyrus to put the stones front & centre once again.
Soon the miners were back out working up a sweat to mine the gems, but at least they smelt nice while doing it not to mention free of the plague.
As the city today will be flooded with goths, it’d be remiss of me not to mention the cathedral which is not just gothic in style, but the goth builders at the time saw fit to colour the twin spires black for that extra goth touch that you just won’t find in Hot Topic.
Speaking of goths, making their way to the arena today, wilgy , godwina , yassoo , olivier & ruegi will pause only for some hämmche & kölsch before having what we only hope is a superb night.
We’re blessed with three colours for this one. Crazy times eh?
Soundcheck:
Mainset:
Alone
Pictures Of You
A Night Like This
Lovesong
And Nothing Is Forever
The Last Day Of Summer
A Fragile Thing
Cold
Burn
The Hungry Ghost
At Night
Push
Play For Today
A Forest
Shake Dog Shake
From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea
Endsong
Encore 1:
I Can Never Say Goodbye
Plainsong
Prayers For Rain
Disintegration
Encore 2:
Lullaby
The Walk
Friday I'm In Love
Close To Me
Inbetween Days
Just Like Heaven
Boys Don't Cry
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Luckily, local stench meister, Johann Maria Farina, after a few days tinkering around in his garden shed with a base of dilute ethanol & bits of fruit, stumbled upon something that could kill two birds with one stone. And we’re not talking about some fancy catapult.
Eau de Cologne, which means Eau of Cologne was born.
This was a revelation to the locals & meant they could skip the odd shower thanks to a splash of the miracle juice that made them smell like the citrus aisle in Tesco.
On top of that, it could be imbibed with the resulting oil scent oozing from pores repelling the fleas that brought the black death with them on the back of Siberian hamsters in the grain ships.
Situated next to a stream called the Rhine, the city became the centre of a mining frenzy as many sought out the much prized stones made famous by Glen Campbell. Gradually, however, the stones of the Rhine dwindled in popularity despite efforts from Dolly Parton & Robert Redford with his dazziling illuminated garb & it wasn’t until 2000 that there was a resurgence in demand thanks to, queen of pop,Madonna's dual effort with Miley Cyrus to put the stones front & centre once again.
Soon the miners were back out working up a sweat to mine the gems, but at least they smelt nice while doing it not to mention free of the plague.
As the city today will be flooded with goths, it’d be remiss of me not to mention the cathedral which is not just gothic in style, but the goth builders at the time saw fit to colour the twin spires black for that extra goth touch that you just won’t find in Hot Topic.
Speaking of goths, making their way to the arena today, wilgy , godwina , yassoo , olivier & ruegi will pause only for some hämmche & kölsch before having what we only hope is a superb night.
We’re blessed with three colours for this one. Crazy times eh?
Soundcheck:
Mainset:
Alone
Pictures Of You
A Night Like This
Lovesong
And Nothing Is Forever
The Last Day Of Summer
A Fragile Thing
Cold
Burn
The Hungry Ghost
At Night
Push
Play For Today
A Forest
Shake Dog Shake
From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea
Endsong
Encore 1:
I Can Never Say Goodbye
Plainsong
Prayers For Rain
Disintegration
Encore 2:
Lullaby
The Walk
Friday I'm In Love
Close To Me
Inbetween Days
Just Like Heaven
Boys Don't Cry
As usual. If you stumble across a stream, you should be able to embed it in your post using the </> button on the tool bar. If you can’t then just post the link so those of us who can’t be there can at least share in the experience with those that can
