D-A-D + Stargazer @ Trondheim, Norway 2024-10-22 (raw wavs 48/24)
Rather than chase bands all over Europe I decided to just stay a few days in Trondheim and lucky for me, D-A-D's 40th anniversary tour was in town. I got lost finding the venue so didn't get there til 7:50pm. And walked all the way up to the ticket takers, and asked where I could get tickets. "Ticketmaster online only" Uh oh. No Wi-Fi and I never got a local SIM card. The bouncer up front tells me he is trying to find someone to help me.
Meanwhile I just go into my usual routine asking people rolling up if they have an extra ticket, holding cash in my hand to compensate for any possible language barrier. Security guard laughs and says you won't find a ticket that way.
Maybe 30th person walking by says my friend is coming and yells out "Hey I found a guy." Friend comes up and charges me 400NOK which is face minus service fee. THIS WORKS EVERYWHERE. OK, maybe not North Korea but I have done it now in Finland and Norway in addition to multiple US cities. Tickets are always my last detail.
Anyway the venue was a big concrete warehouse but the walls and ceilings were covered in acoustic panel. Venue was just shy of 2,000 capacity. It was full, I stood real close to the left stack but can't really estimate how full. Show was loud. Band was great, they played 108 minutes. Of course my favorite part is Stig Pedersen's various custom bass guitars.
Stargazer I came in during 1st or 2nd song, ridiculously retro and very entertaining. Great vocalist.
Folder includes a bunch of pictures.
Trondheim itself is a great city. Went to several museums while I was there. Stayed at the Chesterfield Hotel which has the best breakfast buffet ever, included in the $100 per night room.
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Hope you had fun.
ReplyDeleteDid Stig drop his drawers?
ReplyDeleteThank you for the D-A-D! I really wish your shows from CA 2013 still had valid links! GREAT BAND!!
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