Latest Episode of the video tour diaries below. Part 7, featuring Midi Festival Beijing…
A huge thanks to the mighty TC (our tech-crew man down-under) for uploading our videos to You Tube. We can’t do it from China (YouTube, Facebook and Twitter are banned here).
We’ll be based in Shanghai for the rest of the week, the tour is over. Chilling and sleeping.
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Last night of the tour in Nanchang, yesterday. Small crowd but we had a blast. Great way to end the tour. We took our time winding up the leads & packing up the gear for the last time in China – reflecting on an intense few weeks.
Shanghai tomorrow, where we’ll stop for the rest of the week before heading back down under.
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What a cracker of a show we had last night. Vox went off. Stoked to have the crowd go nuts to our 2 piece dance-rock band. It’s an unusual format which adds to the vibe somehow. Something really different for the crowds here to see. The sound was HUGE in there, synth-bass & kick drum thundering through the floor.
Vox club was also our last show with tour-manager Kim. She’s been a delight to travel with. Great organiser, switched on & always a step ahead of us. We’ll miss her.
Kim, our tour manager – pic taken in Chengdu.
Last show of the tour tonight in Nanchang at Black Iron. It feels like we’ve been on the road for ever – but it’s not that long. Hopefully tonight will blitz.
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Killer show in Chengdu – and Kevin’s last with us on this tour. We’ve had him drumming for us for the past couple of weeks, including Midi Festival. Great crowd, fantastic little club – called Little Bar. Sat around having a few quiet ones after the show. A farewell session with a great drummer and friend. Kevin will soon be back in Houston, awaiting his next assignment with Jane’s Addiction later next week.
Kevin Radomski on drums.
We play Vox Club in Wuhan tomorrow night.
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Show last night at Nuts Club, Chongqing.
About to head to sound-check at Little Bar in Chengdu. Fair bit of travel today. Just got in at the hotel.
Next episode of the tour diaries finished and ready to upload – featuring Midi Festival Beijing. Fingers crossed yet again for working internet…
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Part 6 of the video tour diaries below, featuring the first few shows in China including Heban University, Xinxiang.
On the road again today after Midi Festival in Beijing, en route to Chongqing for a show tonight at Nuts Club. Check the shows page for details.
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Awesome afternoon at Midi Festival yesterday. We hit the stage to a huge crowd, just after sunset.
Midi Music Festival in Beijing last night.
The show was captured on video – we’ll post it here shortly. The next episode of our video tour diaries coming soon …
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Internet hard to get here. Been traveling big distances, playing, sleeping & doing it again the next day. Midi Festival in Beijing tomorrow. Next episode of the tour diaries will feature the last few days. Fingers crossed for good internet soon.
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First show at Xin Xiang University, on Friday night to about 1500 kids. It was an open-air stage & we kicked off just after sunset. Great night. Took the shot below while we were walking off stage at the end of the show.
Xin Xiang University, 26 April 2013.
Tonight we played the Ark Bar Xin Xiang. Had a lotta fun at the show. Went out afterward with the owner. Lovely guy. Now it’s 5am & we haul out for the next city in a couple of hours. Can’t sleep. Body clocks are shattered. Woke at 5pm before the show last night. Bed at 4am before that. At least we slept. Really needed it. Feels like weeks without sleeping.
Ark Bar, Xin Xiang 27th April 2013.
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5:30am in Beijing. We’re on the road in about 90 minutes. First show of the tour tonight. Part 5 of the video tour diaries below, including the last shows in Germany & arriving in Beijing.
Big thanks to TC for assistance on the video upload. (Youtube is banned here in China)
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