Mike, you are so right about your review!
And yes... Where is everybody?
Last night I started to write on my blog about this concert. It took me a while to start. It's gonna be a long long post because it brought me memories from 8 years ago, so I think I'll write little by little, so I can be sure to mention trips and special details about every gig I've been.
This concert was very different because, for the first time, The Gathering was moved to the lobby of the venue because the tickets sales were very low compared to the previous gigs, where the band played on a the main stage, kind of 4 or 5 times bigger than the lobby. We were a little sad because of that, because we knew TG lost many Anneke's fans since The West Pole was launched, but the true fans were still outthere
waiting for this day to come: to see the band playing again in Mexico
As Mike says, the crowd was amazing, all of us were so so happy to see the band again, and it was really touching to see and hear so many voices and cheerings bringing a special and warm welcome to Silje to the band. After two years, Silje's voice was perfect. I was listening last night too to those tryouts recordings, where she was still very nervous from time to time and her voice was kind of unsure on certain songs. She sings perfect now
We all could see that she was touched by the crowd, and of course the rest of the band was wearing a big smile the whole time. I've never seen a crowd and a band so connected. This gig was really special, and I could say this has been the best performance of TG I've ever seen, because all of us where singing the whole time, jumping, cheering, screaming... amazing. For those hours, time didn't matter, the size of the venue was no longer important. The setlist was beautiful. We heard songs I've never thought they played ever, like "Herbal Movement" or "Shot to Pieces".
It was so nice to enjoy that concert with friends that we don't see that often