On the road with Gerhardt pt. 3

Hey everybody,

Just a short word on the last gig of the tour with that 2 weeks ago... yes I know it's a bit late. For me it's been kind of "out of the frying pan, into the fire", but that's another story. In the meantime we've also had some AMAZING NEWS:

WE'RE PLAYING EUROSONIC-NOORDERSLAG!?!!


First of all, whoever feels like reading someone else's thoughts on all things Popronde, Gerhardt wrote a beautiful piece on the Popronde blog

For now, we've wrapped up our tour with Gerhardt in Eindhoven playing the final stage of the Popronde Festival Tour. It was one to remember for several reasons:

1. Eindhoven is my hometown, and as such it always feels a bit special despite running from it at age 18. Utrecht and Amsterdam where I've spent most of my days since then have a special place in my heart but nothing like Eindhoven.

2. The end of the tour. We've played about 30 shows in under 3 months, with a new member in our midst (guitarist Bernard) and a batch of new songs to work out. We were blessed with a lot of great audiences, and have improved considerably as a band and crew. I'm relieved to have come out alive at the other end, but what an experience it has been! We've truly been on the road, visiting many places in The Netherlands I've hardly ever been before.

BTW, we discovered a video from our first Popronde performance in Sid 'n Liv in Nijmegen. Watch Fake Roman Empire below



3. A scramble over drum gear. Our drummer Otto is not one to drop the ball under any circumstance. He's been our logistical brains for most of the tour, but in this case forgot about various pieces of drumkit somehow. So we found ourselves in a scramble over drum-rugs, -seats etcetera. Luckily we managed to work it out just in time.

4. Gerhardt's big trip. Gerhardt had another gig until 22.00 (10 pm), playing with Beans & Fatback in Drachten, Friesland some 234 km (145 miles) up north from Eindhoven. Needless to say he invested a lot to do this final show of the tour. Despite being a little worn out upon arrival, G buckled up and played a great show.

5. The Gig itself was great. Being one of the last acts to play we had a full room from start to finish, compiling Popronde-staff, press, fans, friends and family. Great vibes all around. Very cool ! My mother was on hand (again, thank you mom!) to shoot a few video's. Check out Fire Walk, Alaska and Dig Out Your Soul below.

Finally, a big thank you to everyone who came and sung and danced to our 'kekke' tunes the last few months. Much appreciated!