Also i was interviewed by polish TV before the show, the aussie flag is getting me places this tour. before the venice storm, i was photographed for an italian newspaper
short but sweet, cracking set list. crowd was rough, but i won't go on about it, as everybody else has, i just moved back 15 metres and enjoyed the show.
Yea.. same as me.. few metres back and it was OK
"How much difference does it make? Fuckin' tell them!" Eddie, Chorzów 13/06/2007
short but sweet, cracking set list. crowd was rough, but i won't go on about it, as everybody else has, i just moved back 15 metres and enjoyed the show.
Also i was interviewed by polish TV before the show, the aussie flag is getting me places this tour. before the venice storm, i was photographed for an italian newspaper
Hmmm...well maybe I comprehend what you're saying.
London had a longer setlist, a full-house fans, some pearls in the show
but I have to admit that Katowice was a little special BECAUSE its imperfection.
Still didn't understand the reason of this mid-failure (lol) but the sensation it is that it was a real event.
And the setlist was very very aggressive (more than london)
I always felt that the band doesn't feel too comfortable playing for a hardcore fans. Wembley vs. Chorzow is like playing for a old friends vs. playing for a huge, hungry for music, unpredictable crowd. Different kind of emotions.
Also, the expectations before the Wembley gig raised so high... and after all Pearl Jam didn't play a really rare song. So I was not surprised when someone told me that from three 2007 shows he have been to (Munich, Chorzow, London) the worst one was Wembley.
Of course it's all about personal preferences/feelings/experiences. It's hard to me to compare the shows I've been too... Lisbon 2006 was great, Katowice 2000 was great, but which one was better? Can't tell. For sure I would not say that someone have to go to a doctor if he doesn't agree about the show :P
short but sweet, cracking set list. crowd was rough, but i won't go on about it, as everybody else has, i just moved back 15 metres and enjoyed the show.
Also i was interviewed by polish TV before the show, the aussie flag is getting me places this tour. before the venice storm, i was photographed for an italian newspaper
Haha, nice. havent seen this, but know a few ppl from the bus were in the polish media. Nice
i was the first person,who entered the stadium.
i went in the first line.and so what?????
lots of little polish linkin parks bastards,came suddenly besides me.
where were 10 clubs members? only some 15 years old children.
London setlist with Chorzow climate??? That crowd would prolly have to be either crazy or not PJ fans...I mean, come on...I was at all shows mentioned above.
Anyways, Im glad you found my friend. i couldnt believe you guys found each other for the ticket. they told me it worked. made me happy, cause i was already too stressed out that day.
there were a lot of pj fans there and i liked that climate...
there were a lot of pj fans there and i liked that climate...
Yes, London climate was awesome. so warm and there was totally having a blast. so did we
Little messups Ed did were just the proof of how relaxed and pleased they were to be there... Ahhhh
Magdyl! You've got gorgeus pictures. Unfortunatelly I had to go out from the crowd, because I was almost killed by the teens. So I couldn't make pictures, just one video, but it isn't very good, there is one voice i can here while I'm watching it, it is mine;).
i was the first person,who entered the stadium.
i went in the first line.and so what?????
lots of little polish linkin parks bastards,came suddenly besides me.
where were 10 clubs members? only some 15 years old children.
True that! I've never seen so many 12 year-old emo-style son of the guns in my whole life!!! ;DDDDDDDDD And they went crazy when that Carma or whatever-the-f.ck showed up. ))))))))))
I enjoyed our 4 hour drinking session in the beer garden more than the actual show.
Yay for great people.
I completely agree with you, buddy.
Ad 15hrs on the bus from Munich to that and getting extremely nervous and what not before the show, totally couldnt get into it :(
But Im still glad I was there
i was the first person,who entered the stadium.
i went in the first line.and so what?????
lots of little polish linkin parks bastards,came suddenly besides me.
where were 10 clubs members? only some 15 years old children.
really? i can't remember you and i was the 2nd in one of the 4 lines (2 male and 2 female at gate 2). did you queue the 10c line?
and yes, there were masses of teenagers! (especially girls - on the left side)
and yes, there were masses of teenagers! (especially girls - on the left side)
At one moment behind me there was an alien aged 14/15 that was all the time with the camera filming the crap on stage, no expression in his face. Quite impressing.
Then two girls (maximum 14) that tried all the time to grab one each other to get higher and see their idols. Reminded me Laurel & Hardy.
In 5 meters, some babies that tried to mosh simply pushing someone onto another one (god, I really missed the REAL moshpit of the ol' good 90's)
Then a girl that send a message in his mobile, using the entire 10 fingers (maybe also an eleventh one)
please don't mention them anymore.
LP and their fans really really sucked.
Verona 93 - Milan 96 - Barcelona 96 - Verona 00 - Milan 00 - Turin 06 - Berlin 06 - Lisbon 07 - Madrid 07 - Katowice 07 - London 07 - Werchter 07
Yeah, it would be great if they added this but.. Maybe they wouldn't play Indifference? Maybe there would be no improvisation b4 daughter?
Hmm.. I still consider it a great show...
If they played release I would be veeeery veeeery happy... Release as opener and Indifference in the end - it would be the best I could ever imagine..
Maybe next time they will play longer instead? (3 hours? )
Haha. Although I'm moving to Holland next year I would be back if they would be playing for 3 hours to make up for lost time xD I don't care that much for release (RVM was awesome as an opening) but I would've killed for Alone.. f*cking LP...
i know a lot of PJ fans were disappointed with the short setlist, the Linkin Park fans, not to mention that hellish 18-hour bus ride from München over the Polish border...
but....
what a show!
yes Linkin Park did have a rather long set and we were so exhausted from the bus ride that i kept falling asleep standing up.
Thank You Sid for buying me that fake Polish Red Bull energy drink....
but in the immortal words of Jason from Touring Van 2000 fame, "Fuck it! let's go get drunk in the biergarten before the show and just have a good time". Yay for POLSKA!!
last year i had such an awful time in Berlin 2006 due to wanting to be on the rail all the, lusting for guitar picks, and what i call "poster angst"...
that i forgot to enjoy the incredible music around me and share it with the sweaty smelly fans around me!!
i felt SO let down after that last tour, really felt like i wasted a bunch of money and energy unjustifiably...
harsh truth is i almost gave up touring for this band, but München 2007 was positive that i made the right decision, and Katowice show only served to confirm it...
i mean c'mon! SOLAT und Spin the Black Circle back to back?!?!
fucking killer!! those are my favorite two PJ songs!!
Hail Hail, I Am Mine, Lukin, COMATOSE!!, Nothingman, Leatherman, ABITW pt. 2 tag, awesome version of Jeremy, und Indifference!!!
the setlist was short....but the energy, the fans singing along, the tangible smile on my sweaty face, the MAGIC was there!!!
thats what i missed so much from my days back in the Euro 2000 tour. just singing out to my favorite band, smiling and laughing like crazy, looking out for my friends in the pit so we were not seperated...i never even got bored!!
for those fans who braved the rail and Linkin Park's long set. i SALUTE you becasue i have been there with the bruises and guitar picks to prove it. but sometimes, personally for me the best PJ shows are the ones where you are not overtly concerned or stressed about being up front all the time.
since i am one of the shortest people on this PJ tour, i know how to work my way up to Mikey or Stoney side without HURTING people. it just takes a little effort and patience to get a really great view!!
see you all in London 2007!!
I'm just catching up with my reading
I think I know who you are... not sure. I was on the bus too (hello bus people..I slept most of the time!)
I agree with everything you're saying. I've cracked bones at PJ shows, I've been battered and bruised, and cried unhappy tears.. caught the picks, had the Mike 'thing', had the Jeff experience, met the band - lucky me, I know... but now it's always been about appreciating the music. Meeting friends along the way, losing myself in a song... this aint going to last forever. I try my best to appreciate the best in every show I've been to. Of course I can bitch and moan, but it's usually very little to do with the band. It's clear there were logistical problems, and man that's frustrating. But lessons learned, no less.
I thought this Polish show - albiet not one of my favourites - was a gem in it's own right. How will I ever forget this? Crazy crowds, of course, and I've rarely wanted to scream at such angelic little girlie faces as much as I did there, but Christ... I'll never forget this moment of pure beauty..closed my eyes and just listened. I looked over to my friend and he mouthed 'wow'. That was my highlight. Why I go. Every night something makes me shudder - like I'm having some kind of outer body experience. Of my shows on this tour, I'd maybe rank it at the bottom, but I will never forget it.
that doesn't justify anything. Did I have to remind about Rosklide?
HI Tomek, I've not said this to anyone else, but I had a moment where I said to my friend I had to leave because I had flashbacks to Roskilde. I've NEVER had that before..ever. The compression on my chest, and lack of control over where I could put my body - albiet for a short time - was enough to scare me. Perhaps it was also the outdoor show.. and the fact that I couldnt see anything. THankfully this didnt tarnish my experience.
yeah i was one of those crazy fools that sticked it out at the barrier..many kicks in the head and annoying LP fans being dragged over my head it pearl jam arrived and i foolishly thought it would get better..not at all...still though..got the setlist that night and made some also struggling fans at the top...didn't take away from the gig at all really..i only felt the bruises the day after..have some nice photos..ill try get them up when i return home
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Thought u may like to see urself on TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHO8cJC6g9Y
Yea.. same as me.. few metres back and it was OK
and i also have a pic of you
I always felt that the band doesn't feel too comfortable playing for a hardcore fans. Wembley vs. Chorzow is like playing for a old friends vs. playing for a huge, hungry for music, unpredictable crowd. Different kind of emotions.
Also, the expectations before the Wembley gig raised so high... and after all Pearl Jam didn't play a really rare song. So I was not surprised when someone told me that from three 2007 shows he have been to (Munich, Chorzow, London) the worst one was Wembley.
Of course it's all about personal preferences/feelings/experiences. It's hard to me to compare the shows I've been too... Lisbon 2006 was great, Katowice 2000 was great, but which one was better? Can't tell. For sure I would not say that someone have to go to a doctor if he doesn't agree about the show :P
i don't know... i calmed down already
3 days, not much longer
i went in the first line.and so what?????
lots of little polish linkin parks bastards,came suddenly besides me.
where were 10 clubs members? only some 15 years old children.
Yeah, those kids were really annoying..
They should've made it 18+ show (or 150 cm above
there were a lot of pj fans there and i liked that climate...
Little messups Ed did were just the proof of how relaxed and pleased they were to be there... Ahhhh
Magdyl! You've got gorgeus pictures. Unfortunatelly I had to go out from the crowd, because I was almost killed by the teens. So I couldn't make pictures, just one video, but it isn't very good, there is one voice i can here while I'm watching it, it is mine;).
(sorry, my english is bad)
True that! I've never seen so many 12 year-old emo-style son of the guns in my whole life!!! ;DDDDDDDDD And they went crazy when that Carma or whatever-the-f.ck showed up.
Yay for great people.
06- 11/7 Sydney, 8 Syd, 13 Melbourne, 14 Melb, 16 Melb, 18 Syd, 19 Newcastle, 21 Adelaide, 22 Ade, 25 Perth
07- 6/12 Munich, 13 Chorzow, 18 London, 21 Dusseldorf, 26 Copenhagen, 28 Nijmegen, 29 Werchter"
Yo Hinny, what's this long list about? Did you actually attended all this shows??? Won on the lottery or what???!!!
Ad 15hrs on the bus from Munich to that and getting extremely nervous and what not before the show, totally couldnt get into it :(
But Im still glad I was there
really? i can't remember you and i was the 2nd in one of the 4 lines (2 male and 2 female at gate 2). did you queue the 10c line?
and yes, there were masses of teenagers! (especially girls - on the left side)
first i have seen of it as well!
good to see that i made in on TV!
the storm ruined my chance of the italian news papers! they took my photo
I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!
At one moment behind me there was an alien aged 14/15 that was all the time with the camera filming the crap on stage, no expression in his face. Quite impressing.
Then two girls (maximum 14) that tried all the time to grab one each other to get higher and see their idols. Reminded me Laurel & Hardy.
In 5 meters, some babies that tried to mosh simply pushing someone onto another one (god, I really missed the REAL moshpit of the ol' good 90's)
Then a girl that send a message in his mobile, using the entire 10 fingers (maybe also an eleventh one)
please don't mention them anymore.
LP and their fans really really sucked.
i was standing from stone's side,with some friends,with a Greek flag.
Haha yea. I just laughed when chester said "Linkin Park's gotta have the best fans in the world...".
Especially considering the amount of PJ fans in the audience.. C'mon man, do your homework..
... may there be many more to come
And when they said they would like to be like Pearl Jam in 10 years...
Keep on dreamin'
after this gig a i hate linkin park more and more, i blame especially them for that short set without release,ghost,alone,hide your love...
Yeah, it would be great if they added this but.. Maybe they wouldn't play Indifference? Maybe there would be no improvisation b4 daughter?
Hmm.. I still consider it a great show...
If they played release I would be veeeery veeeery happy... Release as opener and Indifference in the end - it would be the best I could ever imagine..
Maybe next time they will play longer instead? (3 hours?
Haha. Although I'm moving to Holland next year I would be back if they would be playing for 3 hours to make up for lost time xD I don't care that much for release (RVM was awesome as an opening) but I would've killed for Alone.. f*cking LP...
... may there be many more to come
I'm just catching up with my reading
I think I know who you are... not sure. I was on the bus too (hello bus people..I slept most of the time!)
I agree with everything you're saying. I've cracked bones at PJ shows, I've been battered and bruised, and cried unhappy tears.. caught the picks, had the Mike 'thing', had the Jeff experience, met the band - lucky me, I know... but now it's always been about appreciating the music. Meeting friends along the way, losing myself in a song... this aint going to last forever. I try my best to appreciate the best in every show I've been to. Of course I can bitch and moan, but it's usually very little to do with the band. It's clear there were logistical problems, and man that's frustrating. But lessons learned, no less.
I thought this Polish show - albiet not one of my favourites - was a gem in it's own right. How will I ever forget this? Crazy crowds, of course, and I've rarely wanted to scream at such angelic little girlie faces as much as I did there, but Christ... I'll never forget this moment of pure beauty..closed my eyes and just listened. I looked over to my friend and he mouthed 'wow'. That was my highlight. Why I go. Every night something makes me shudder - like I'm having some kind of outer body experience. Of my shows on this tour, I'd maybe rank it at the bottom, but I will never forget it.
28/Oct/96, 29/May/00, 04/Jun/00, 28/Jun/00, 30/Jun/00, 02/Jul/03, 03/Jul/03, 05/Jul/03, 08/Jul/03, 09/Jul/03, 20/Apr/06, 27/Aug/06, 09/Sep/06, 13/Sep/06, 12/Jun/07, 13/Jun/07, 18/Jun/07, 26/Jun/07, 28/Jun/07, 02/Apr/08 (Ed), 03/Apr/08 (Ed), 11/Aug09, 13/Aug/09, 17/Aug/09, 18/Aug/09, 25/Jun/10
Yes, of course I knew it would be you
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HI Tomek, I've not said this to anyone else, but I had a moment where I said to my friend I had to leave because I had flashbacks to Roskilde. I've NEVER had that before..ever. The compression on my chest, and lack of control over where I could put my body - albiet for a short time - was enough to scare me. Perhaps it was also the outdoor show.. and the fact that I couldnt see anything. THankfully this didnt tarnish my experience.
28/Oct/96, 29/May/00, 04/Jun/00, 28/Jun/00, 30/Jun/00, 02/Jul/03, 03/Jul/03, 05/Jul/03, 08/Jul/03, 09/Jul/03, 20/Apr/06, 27/Aug/06, 09/Sep/06, 13/Sep/06, 12/Jun/07, 13/Jun/07, 18/Jun/07, 26/Jun/07, 28/Jun/07, 02/Apr/08 (Ed), 03/Apr/08 (Ed), 11/Aug09, 13/Aug/09, 17/Aug/09, 18/Aug/09, 25/Jun/10
I miss you so much! really!
Thanks for being the best people on the planet!
Oscar...cheers man:D
Miha from Slovenia
*~~munich 12.6.2007~~*~~chorzow 13.6.2007~~*
2007 - Katowice, Nickelsdorf, Nijmegen