Here is the promised report :) I am writing this with 2 days delay because of logistic issues as you'll understand if you continue reading further...
I arrived in Paris a few days prior to the first show of the tour with Nine Eleven and spent wisely the time with long time friends. I just chilled and didn't visit a lot besides one long walk with Guillaume. I should also say the weather was really shitty and didn't motivate me at all.
I arrived early at Le Cafe de Paris, the venue where the first show of the tour was supposed to take place. I only found the promoter there and we waited patiently for the 911 guys to show up. They arrived around 19h and I helped them unload the van. The first band to play, Reviver, set up the gear and did a short sound check. They are young guys from the Paris region and I think this was their first show in Paris. They played a blend of modern hardcore reminding me of bands like carpathian and the carrier. Next on stage was Bien a toi with their heavy atmospheric instrumental post hardcore/rock. They were good but I didn't watch a lot of their set as it was very hot in the venue so I decided to go out and spend some time with a few friends I hadn't seen in a very long time. Life is short so we gotta have fun!!! I missed for the same reasons Union Jack and their ska/punk rhythms. Nine Eleven played last and invaded the stage around 22h30. They played maybe 40 minutes and everybody in the venue was dancing and having a good time. It was the perfect kick off show of the tour. After the set was finished we all had a break and then we loaded all the gear in the van and went to Julien's place to take a shower. At around 3 am we left his apartment and took the road to Rendsburg, Germany. It took us more than 10 hours to get there but that's another story...
I arrived in Paris a few days prior to the first show of the tour with Nine Eleven and spent wisely the time with long time friends. I just chilled and didn't visit a lot besides one long walk with Guillaume. I should also say the weather was really shitty and didn't motivate me at all.
I arrived early at Le Cafe de Paris, the venue where the first show of the tour was supposed to take place. I only found the promoter there and we waited patiently for the 911 guys to show up. They arrived around 19h and I helped them unload the van. The first band to play, Reviver, set up the gear and did a short sound check. They are young guys from the Paris region and I think this was their first show in Paris. They played a blend of modern hardcore reminding me of bands like carpathian and the carrier. Next on stage was Bien a toi with their heavy atmospheric instrumental post hardcore/rock. They were good but I didn't watch a lot of their set as it was very hot in the venue so I decided to go out and spend some time with a few friends I hadn't seen in a very long time. Life is short so we gotta have fun!!! I missed for the same reasons Union Jack and their ska/punk rhythms. Nine Eleven played last and invaded the stage around 22h30. They played maybe 40 minutes and everybody in the venue was dancing and having a good time. It was the perfect kick off show of the tour. After the set was finished we all had a break and then we loaded all the gear in the van and went to Julien's place to take a shower. At around 3 am we left his apartment and took the road to Rendsburg, Germany. It took us more than 10 hours to get there but that's another story...
