We had a day off in Paris before our Nouveau Casino show and so we decided that it was best to soak in as much culture as we possibly could! I found myself walking through a cemetary with Charlotte looking for Oscar Wilde's tomb. We found it after spending an hour or so getting lost after finding Edith Piaf's and Jim Morrison's. Eventually we found it. And it was covered in lipstick kisses!
It was extraordinary to see.
Our show at Nouveau Casino, Paris, was a hectic experience. We had lots of interviews to get through before getting a bite to eat and then jumping onstage. The show was part of a special five day run including the likes of Elbow, who we are big appreciators of, and so we felt like we had to do something more than usual. We ended up playing one of our most enjoyable shows of the tour. I managed to crowdsurf AND steal somebody's beer and not spill a drop whilst being carried to the front of the stage. This is the leap that started it all off!
The next show was in La Roche Sur Yon, which was also another incredible show. The audience were amazing and totally crazy. A ten out of ten without even trying!
We are definitely heading back to France VERY soon. This has been our best bunch of shows in France ever!
The next night was in Zurich, Switzerland. Back to Switzerland! Yes! And this was, I must say, the most perfect end to one of our most enjoyable tours. We were invited to take part in celebrating the winners of the Leave An Impression battle of the bands and enjoy lots of whiskey at the same time. But first they wanted to have a few words with us!
We took to the stage and THRASHED! It was after all our last show on this tour and we didn't hold back! The crowd went mad! At one point a fan crowdsurfed to the stage and had a little dance onstage before being dragged off rather unwillingly (and with a great struggle!) by four massive security guards! I was told not to dive into the audience because the gap between the stage and the barrier was too far...but I did it anyway!
I crowdsurfed to the back of the room, found a beer and took it from an audience member's hands and then crowdsurfed back to the front before drowning myself in it! I then coaxed one of the loudest screams from a crowd that we've ever heard before finishing off "Rock &Roll Queen" in classic style and walking from the stage with "Thank you!!" spouting from our lips to the audience!
Thank you, everybody, for such a wonderful tour! We're going to rest for a little while now and spend some time with our families and also think about our new album!
See you for the summer festivals!
Much love from The Subways!
William Lunn (Esquire)
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