After our last show in Czech Republic, we jumped straight onto our tourbus because we had a very long journey to Freiburg, Germany during the night. However, along the way our bus broke down (something to do with the engine!) and so when we woke up the next morning we realised that we were in a lay-by on the motorway still four hours from our destination with no hope of getting the parts needed to repair the engine! Luckily it was a day off, and so there was no real rush to get anywhere, but it still would have been nice to be in a hotel room with a bed and a shower and a lovely restaurant nearby! Eventually a pickup truck pulled up alongside us with all the necessary parts and our engine was fixed by a charming yet ultimately strange German.
Off we went! We reached our hotel at about 8pm and so a quick meal later we were all in our beds fast asleep, saving our energy for the journey tomorrow to...
...Basel, Switzerland! The venue was beautiful and massive! The people were beautiful and crazy! And at some point a young lady threw her bra and it landed perfectly on my guitar neck just as I was starting "Strawberry Blonde"! Thank you, but I don't actually wear bras! The gesture is much appreciated, however! As you can see, Josh was having a great time in Basel...
And I'm always trying to find some excuse to get closer to my fans...!
Our next stop was in Leuven, Belgium. Being the young adventurers we are, as soon as we pulled up to the venue I took my things inside and decided that this city was too beautiful to ignore and that an exploration was due! I was right in thinking that Leuven was beautiful, just check out these buildings!
I bought some chocolates for my beloved and a new Mac keyboard for my computer at home and then wandered back to the venue to begin soundcheck. Our bassist was onstage waiting for me...!
"Hurry up!", is what I think she was trying to convey here! The show was fantastic! We love playing in Belgium and the audience sang along as loud as they could! We really enjoyed the support band, The Rones, too. And you Belgians love to yell...
...which is what we love to see (and hear)!
The next day was the most exciting, because we were playing in Oostende for a festival by the seaside! It wasn't a gig ON the beach, but the venue was right next to it. We had a long day before the show, so I decided to wander up and down the shoreline taking in the sea air and the sun - and I also tried to find a restaurant that would serve after 2pm! It's crazy that nobody serves food after 2pm and before 6pm!! Either way, it was a lovely day...
The show was a short one - we were onstage for only 45 minutes instead of the 1hr 20 mintue set we are used to playing now - but it was still as enjoyable and still as challenging to get the audience to dance, especially since most of the people in the crowd probably had no idea who we were anyway! All in all, another fantastic three shows.
Thank you to everybody who came along, both in Switzerland and in Belgium! We'll see you all very soon!
Much love
William Lunn (Esquire)
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