Visby

We have played two shows in Visby so far, both in a unique club set inside a tower which is part of the ancient city wall. The tower itself is said to date back to 900A.D. and certainly looks it. As great as the ambience and decor of the room was, imagine running sound in a half-cylindrical room made of stone. Not too much fun. Either way, we got the sound pumping and it was a good crowd. This was the first Swedish show in a proper bar so the crowd was ready to move with the music. The alcohol certainly helped.

Some of the pre-show music piped in was a hilarious mishmash of 80's hits like "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," "Like a Virgin," Cameo's "Word Up," "Welcome to the Jungle," and the Human League's "Don't You Want Me." The greatest part of the night came between the two sets and some jackass put on "Dr. Feelgood." It seems like the bar suddenly jumped into hyperdrive with everyone up and singing along while dancing over to the bar. And all for what? Mötley Crüe.

We've got a few more shows here in Visby before heading to Finland on the 17th for a show, back to Stockholm for a show on the 20th, a few shows in Norway possibly, then three shows back on the mainland from the 26th-28th to close it out before I head home sweet home. I'm counting the days.