After lengthy delays leaving Toronto, and in London, we arrived at our “hotel.” It’s suitable for 8 guys going to shows, and students looking for a bit more than a hostel, but just barely.
We connected with Ben and Matt (two UK based Hip fans) and toured around for a bit before settling in for a few drinks. It was a rather uneventful day as the travel from Canada had definitely tired us all out.
Ben has posted some pics from the day to Hipography.
The Tragically Hip
Sportpark Boshoven
Weert, Netherlands
July 9, 2006
DVD (2.35:1, NTSC, Widescreen, Anamorphic)
Video Sources:
Right Soundboard – Sony DCR-SR100 (Chris Kirkpatrick)
Centre Soundboard: HDR-HC1 (HD1080i) to HD Tape (Adrian Burden)
Left Soundboard – HDR-HC1 (HD1080i) to FireStore FS-4 hard drive (Mark Sloggett)
Right Stage – DCR-TRV22 (Dustin Starchuk)
HD converted using MPEG Streamclip
Audio source: Trevor Astrope
AT853RX > SD 722 > Transferred via FireWire > MacBookPro for sync with video
Recorded 50 feet from front left speaker stack.
Edited:
Final Cut Express
DVD & Assembly:
iDVD
In January 2006 The Hip announced plans to tour Europe. On a whim I suggested that we get a group together and follow them. Little did I know that this suggestion would turn into the trip of a lifetime with 7 fellow Hip fans from across this great nation!
This show was on night three of our trek. The previous two nights were spent enjoying shows in London, England & Brugge, Belgium.
Early on the morning of this show some of us got up and took a quick swim in the ocean – it was really, really cold. After warming up we hit the road and headed for Eindhoven where we had a hotel booked.
When we arrived in Eindhoven at the hotel, we were informed that they had given our rooms to a group that was already at the hotel, so we would have to stay somewhere else. Through their Dutch/English we thought they meant that we would have to find another hotel! But what they meant is that we would have to stay at one of their other hotels, and they had rooms booked for us.
They gave us a choice: another similar hotel in Eidhoven – 5 minutes from theirs; or a 5 star resort in Baarlo – 30 minutes from Eindhoven, but closer to Weert.
We went for the resort!
The resort, Chateau de Raay, was incredible – but sadly we had no time to enjoy the amenities. We quickly checked in, gathered our gear and headed for the Weert.
As we had a slight issue securing our tickets from the ticketing agents (had to pick them up in the Netherlands Monday-Friday and we did not arrive until Sunday) The Hip’s management had arranged for us to pick them up at the venue. We pulled into the parking area and told the attendant that we had to pick up our tickets at the box office.
He replied, “No tickets, only passes at the box office. Sit tight and we’ll see if we can get you some All Access passes…” (This is paraphrased from his Dutch/English.)
I shared this news with the guys, and they rightfully scoffed at me.
Ten minutes later with our AAA Wristbands on, they quickly retracted their scoffs…
AAA = All Area Access… or at least that’s what we thought it meant as we were able to access all areas including the side and backstage area.
We wandered the backstage area for a while, saw Gord D walking near his bus and strumming his guitar, before heading to the viewing area.
We grabbed some food, set up our gear, and enjoyed a late afternoon show.
After the show we headed backstage to grab some food and possibly chat with The Hip.
The World Cup final was on TV at this point, so we hung out with many of the days performers, including The Hip, and watched the game.
-chris
Setlist
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01: Daddy
02: Courage
03: Lonely End Of The Rink
04: Gus: The Polar Bear From Central Park
05: Ahead By A Century
06: Gift Shop
07: Summer Is Killing Us
08: Bobcaygeon
09: Nautical Disaster
10: Springtime In Vienna
11: Yer Not The Ocean
12: At The Hundredth Meridian
13: It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken
14: Blow At High Dough
15: My Music At Work
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The Tragically Hip
Minnewaterpark
Brugge, Belgium
July 8, 2006
DVD (2.35:1, NTSC, Widescreen, Anamorphic)
Video Sources:
Left Stage – Sony DCR-SR100 (Chris Kirkpatrick)
Right Stage – DCR-TRV22 (Dustin Starchuk)
Soundboard – HDR-HC1 (HD1080i) to FireStore FS-4 hard drive(Mark Sloggett)
HD converted using MPEG Streamclip
Audio source: Dave Holmes
Coresound HEB’s (dpa 4061) > edirol R1 24/44.1 > Transferred via FireWire >
MacBookPro for sync with video
Recorded 10 feet from front left speaker stack.
Edited:
Final Cut Express
DVD & Assembly:
iDVD
In January 2006 The Hip announced plans to tour Europe. On a whim I suggested that we get a group together and follow them. Little did I know that this suggestion would turn into the trip of a lifetime with 7 fellow Hip fans from across this great nation!
This show was on night two of our trek. Most of us had arrived in London, England on Thursday. We got acclimatized that day, and rested up for the next days events that evening. As soon as the Friday night show in London ended we made our way to our hotel, packed up our stuff and boarded a double decker bus and headed for Victoria Station to catch a train for Gatwick. We made it to the airport at 4:45 am and registered for a flight to Amsterdam at 6am. Made the flight, arrived in Amsterdam ready to hit the road in an 8 passenger van that Mark had booked for us. When we got to the rental counter, the attendant informed us that the van only sat 6! Without a van for eight, we took two small four seater cars and hit the road, bound for Belgium.
After many hours on the road, we arrived in Brugge, staked out the venue, and headed for Oostende where we had a hotel booked. We checked in, showered, ate and headed for the concert. The relaxed and positive atmosphere at The Cactus Festival was apparent as soon as we turned into town. We found a couple of parking spaces (free!!!) less than 100 yards from the entrance, loaded up our gear and entered the site.
Surrounded by happy concert-goers we took in the sights and smells and sounds. Filling up on great beer, and better-than-average concert food we readied ourselves for the show.
The venue was really odd; a park space surrounded by homes, with trees and playground equipment. The stage and soundboard were wedged in between the trees, and the people were every where else.
We found a space near the sound board to set up most of the gear, and then Dustin, Dave and I headed for the stage. In between acts the crowd disappeared completely so we were able to make it to the front with ease. As show time approached, the crowd returned, and the anticipation grew.
It was a great show with a couple of taping hiccups… as you’ll see in the video.
I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
-chris
Setlist
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01: Grace, Too
02: My Music At Work
03: It Can’t Be Nashville Every Night
04: Bobcaygeon
05: Fly
06: Fireworks
07: Something On
08: Fully Completely
09: It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken
10: The Drop Off
11: Poets
12: Gift Shop
13: Last Of The Unplucked Gems
14: At The Hundredth Meridian
15: Heaven Is A Better Place Today
16: New Orleans Is Sinking
17: Fire In The Hole
Encore:
18: The Lonely End Of The Rink (on the setlist, but not performed)
19: Ahead By A Century
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