I’ve had a few folks email me asking about the T-Shirts we were wearing so I figure the best thing to do is post a picture. The lyric on the back is “there’s reasons for the road, I guess. To document the indigineous” (from Puttin’ Down):
Tag Archives: Europe
Martijn Zuidweg – Pics from Tivoli in Utrecht
In Utrecht at the Tivoli show I stood next to a really friendly dude named Martijn who was taking pictures for a local music mag. He has posted them to his website. There are some great images in his collection. As well, be sure to check out some of his other work.
Fan Pics from Shepherd’s Bush
Hip Fan Ian Narbeth has posted some of his pics from the show at Shepherds Bush Empire on July 7, 2006.
Day Nine: I can’t believe it’s over…
Our adventure is almost over. I’m sitting in the departures lounge at London’s Gatwick airport and am at once happy and sad. Happy to be heading home after having such an amazing adventure with a group of awesome friends. Sad that the adventure is over and the stresses of real life will be starting up again in a few hours.
The highlights are too many for me to list, but suffice to say, we had a great time! We travelled over 1500 km in Europe and over 100,000 km cumulatively to get to Europe and back. Our group included fans from Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Guelph, Toronto, Collingwood, Aliston and Montreal – most who had never met one another before landing in Europe. We ranged in age from 22 to 40 but it was never an issue as our love of the music and our positive attitudes kept smiles on our faces for the entire trip.
For most this was their first trip to Europe; for all it was our first time seeing the band on another continent! The hospitality of the local fans at all of our stops was incredible and will not be forgotten. We took over 2000 pictures and about 70 hours of video footage including multiangles for all five concerts and lots of footage documenting our travels.
I’ll begin sorting through the pictures and footage this week and have some goodies up for download soon. In the meantime I just want to say thinks to all of the great fans we met along the way, and to all of my fellow travellers who made this such a memorable event!
Day Eight: 2006-06-12 – Utrecht, Netherlands SETLIST
Day Eight: What a week we’ve had!
Last nights show in Utrecht was the final̩ of the tour and the boys did not disappoint. The venue is very cool in atmosphere but was WAY too hot during the show. Gord was nearly outsweated (?) by many members of the crowd. Gord went through nearly a dozen strings on his two guitars and by the end of the show, he looked to be in a very bad mood Рslamming the microphone stand down and stomping around the stage.
Utrecht is about 40 minutes outside of Amsterdam and to get there and back we took the train. Here’s a picture of our little group as we’re waiting for the train home:
Day Seven: Paradiso setlist
Day Seven: I can’t believe it’s almost over
We’ve been here a week and it just keeps getting better. The show last night was awesome. It’s refreshing to be at a show where the fans are so into it! From the minute we arrived at the venue, more than an hour before the doors opened, until we left, we knew that this was going to be a hot show. They opened with Springtime and closed with an incredible version of Blow that included the crowd singing the first verse before Gord took over. The only downer of the night was during the closer (Blow) when some dork started to crowd surf and ended up on stage. Security and Billy Ray were immediately on him, so he took a lean towards the crowd and fell into them, landing awkwardly on a young woman. Gord nearly stopped the show at this point, wanting to ensure that she was OK. I’ve got a picture of the setlist, but my camera needs charging – I’ll post it later. For now, enjoy the goodness of these three pictures that Josh (The Heron Outside on hipbase.com) took:
Day Six: Anticipation is building….
Yesterday was a “rest” day for us as there wasn’t a Hip show. In need of an entertainment fix we hit the streets of Amsterdam for some food, beer, and culture. We found a pub near our hotels and settled in for a couple of pints and some grub. After a few more pints, we decided to wander around the city and get a feel for this beautiful city. Eventually we made our way to the Red Light District; something that every visitor needs to experience. Another so called “must see in Amsterdam” is a Live Sex show. Don’t waste your money. That’s all I have to say about that.
As we made our way home, we met many, many interesting locals including a new Hipfan Julia:
Day Five: A Great Pic from BosPop on Day Four
Steve took some incredible pictures at BosPop. As we get them all uploaded, I’ll post links; but for now, check this one out:
