The venue in Madrid, La Riviera, is a place we have frequented many times over the years. When we woke up this morning, we were greeted with the message that it had been closed and the new venue was Sala Groove, 45 minutes outside of the city. Wonderful...
They have a weird tradition here in Spain, which I don't think I have seen anywhere else. On weekends, everybody involved in the metal show has to clear out of the building as quickly as possible when we're finished playing, so they can get the next batch of customers in, usually for a disco of some kind. Today it seemed to be a porno party of some kind, because the last thing we saw before leaving the venue were guys hanging up huge, pink styrofoam penises! : P
The venue itself was strange and a little unusual, but the audience was so unbelievable we didn't even notice come showtime. Thank you Madrid!