Kris Kristofferson in Vienna

Friday, 18. July, 2008

Wonderfull concert!

On Thursday my friend Maze told me that Kris will be in Vienna on Friday.
Didn't think I would get a good ticket, but luck was on my side and I got the last ticket in the 16th row. Around that seat all were already sold. Then there were just a few tickets - 20 or so - in the last rows left. Lucky me! :-)

To be honest before this concert I didn't know too much about Kris Kristofferson. Only saw him the in 'Blade'-Trilogy and 'Convoy' and knew that he had sung the theme-song of 'Convoy'.

The concert was really worth being seen!

His songs and his whole appearance seemed pretty true and honest to me.
The songs are great and the things he said between them were pretty cool. Like when in advance of one song he said 'I wrote it for my kids and their momS.' - got a lot of laughs.
But he also said serious things. He mentioned that these days news are rather depressing everytime you read the paper but he's faithful that soon there will be the headline 'Barack Obama - new president of the United States'. From the reactions of the audience you could tell that people all over the world hope for a change, and maybe Obama could be the start of several changes all over the planet.

After the first hour he made a short intermission and as the lights went on a guy ran to the stage with a guitar case and Kris signed his guitar right away. I found that very kind of him!

To bad I didn't have my camera with me, but here's a little video from youtube-user wuzlump.



Website: Kris Kristofferson
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MC listened to: Kris Kristofferson - Just The Other Side Of Nowhere
via FoxyTunes

KISS rocked Vienna

You wanted the best! You got the best!
THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE WORLD! - KISS!



WOW!!!

That was a breathtaking show yesterday!
The greatest concert I've ever experienced!

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIC! It's really great of you to celebrate your 50th birthday with the audience in Vienna in such a 'purrfect' show!

When KISS was in Vienna the last time I didn't know to much about them. I got 'infected' with their music shortly afterwards by my uncle. I love KISS! Their music is really hot!

I hoped for quite a long time that they would come back to Vienna so I could see them live someday and this year my dream came true! To bad I didn't have the money for one of those cool 'Meet & Greet Packages'. But maybe someday I will!

I was really glad when Paul apologized for not being here for such a long and promised to come back soon! I WILL be there!!!

As I said the concert was fantastic! Everything you could have expected was there! Fire, fireworks, bloodspitting and the flights of Gene and Paul and the firework from Tommy's guitar!

Songlist:

Deuce
Strutter
Got To Choose
Hotter Than Hell
Firehouse
Nothin' To Lose (Eric lead vocals)
C'Mon And Love Me
Parasite
She (Tommy Guitar Solo)
Watchin' You
Rock Bottom
100,000 Years (Eric Drum Solo)
Cold Gin
Let Me Go Rock 'N' Roll
Black Diamond (Eric lead vocals)
Rock And Roll All Nite

Encore:

Shout It Out Loud
Lick It Up
I Love It Loud (Gene spat blood and flew to rafters)
I Was Made For Lovin' You
Love Gun (Paul flew to back of the hall)
Detroit Rock City


I am really looking forward to see them again on their next tour!

Websites: KISS, Stadthalle
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MC listened to: KISS - Rock and Roll All Night
via FoxyTunes

Fame - The Musical

Saw it on Friday at the Stadthalle in Vienna.

Good show! Fantastic music!

The musical is not an adaption of the movie 'Fame'. The musical plays some years after the movie as you can hear from one of the teachers when she says: 'Nobody is interested in basic knowledge. Since the damn movie we are just the Fame-High-School!'

I think there could have been a better storyline. One student has problems with reading and another quits school to become famous in L.A. but dies in the end because of drug abuse. I missed a real continuous thread and so it felt a bit like there was no solid line to follow.

It's worth to be seen anyway.

Website: Stadthalle