Two concerts in the Netherlands: bad luck and pleasure

On the way down from England, there was a severe delay in Belgium, causing the band to arrive in Emmen too late for a soundcheck. Despite this, they managed to play at 2.30 pm for an hour before a very enthusiastic audience. Some time into the song 'Cambodia', Kim fell on stage. The audience gasped for a minute, but then Kim resumed the song, while mentioning afterwards that she had a sore knee. And then of course, there was the weather: playing on an open air stage, even the band became soaking wet. After the gig, Scarlett mentioned via Twitter: 'Soaked to the bone, but still smiling. Thankyou Dutchies!'

Next, it was off to Hengelo, some 100 km south of Emmen, to play a full concert at the Metropool. Running late again, they ended up doing the soundcheck as the audience was already waiting outside the door of the very room the concert would take place in. Starting at 9.15 pm, Kim and band played for almost two hours, playing a slightly shorter set from the tour they did in February and March. While this concert was still very much in support of 'Come out and play', Kim already hinted at the next album, saying 'It will be a celebration'. But she couldn't give more hints than that at this point. Kim and band went on to play a dynamic and lively set, including a handful of cover versions, tracks from 'Come out and play' and of course the old hits that had everyone screaming along. Smoke, dry ice and a rising temperature did the rest... All those who were there had a night to remember.

The first review of Retropop has been published today. You can find a translation of the article on Wilde Life, on this page.

The set list of the concert in Hengelo is available here, with a gallery of photographs on this page.