August 30, Dresden

Good start; someone had locked the backstage area with our gear inside so some handyman had to break up the door. Short drive to the beautiful city of Dresden. The venue, societätstheater, was definetly one of the best we've ever been to. The stage, the backstage, the apartments, the resturant and most of all the people there were amazing. The microphoneman, a medicinestudent named Frankenstein showed up again and traditionally saved us from another mic-stand fail. After the concert we had to go visit the Lebowski bar, completely inspired by the Cohen film. A night to remember.

Interpol - Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down

August 29, Leipzig

Breakfast with Tobi at GR booking agency after a short visit in the office. Kreuzberg is very cosy in August. David gave birth to a new guitar. The drive to Leipzig went out just fine, we love to come back to the city. Patrick Sudarski took very good care of us with great catering and once again fantastic food. Ilses Erika is a small but very nice club. So good to see some familiar faces, it's always a very nice atmosphere when we play there. Special thanks to the guy in the front who helped Claes out with the microphone.

Tinariwen - Matadjem Yinmixman

August 28, Berlin

We had a three hour delay on our way to Berlin. There were trafficjams and constructions all over autobahn. A brand new transformer could provide us with a 2 hour Clint Eastwood movie before it broke down again. Palle did a great job behind the wheel. Dot Club provided us with glorious food and a great stage.Turboweekend and The Young Punx were apparently also playing last night. Great to see so many friends there. We ended up in a big garden party where we played pingpong and danced to Whitney Houston. We have fun fun fun.

The Tallest Man On Earth - I Wont Be Found

August 27, Bremen

Someone always talked about having a good beer in Bremen. We have now tried a few. Tonight we had a barbeque on a ship with an amazing tzatziki.

The entertainment system in the tourbus had a nervous breakdown and we haven't found a new electronic transformer yet, which means we have to entertain ourselves with riddles on the road. The concert was very cosy with great lights and people sitting around like in a big livingroom. Thanks to The Beauty Of OK from Hamburg who supported.

Electrelane - Bells

August 26, Gothenburg

Tonight we are going south again, leaving the beloved Rainaway Town behind.

Palle brought us missing cymbals (that Michael was kind enough to lend out) and a brand new shining white tourbus from JAP in Stockholm.
Leatherseats and spotlights makes us almost feel at home.
We had some troubles with a MIDI interface during the generalrehearsing. To be taken care of. In a few hours we will enter Germany again. Spitzenqualität.

Hammock - City In The Dust In My Window