Ray and Robby in Basel
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:06 pm
Yesterday Ray and Robby played in my hometown Basel in Switzerland. Already saw them in Paris on July 3rd, so this my second concert of the tour.
My "Doors-Day" began in the afternoon, when I went to the venue with my girlfriend to check it out. They played at the Grand Casino, which actually is rather a small place - I guess the venue itself suits 500 persons? So, intimate concert! Anyway, I had never been to the place. There are 3 floors and the concert-room was on the top-floor, the rest is Casino and there many people gambling in the afternoon...
Now the interesting part: We went up to the topfloor and heard some music being played. There was no security so we just went on and entered the concert-room (it really was just a small room and not a hall). The roadies were doing the soundcheck. We just stood there in the back of the room and watched the whole thing. Some people passed by but didn't really mind. Had a chat with the soundman (important detail..). They played RHB and some other songs, it was really nice to watch. Then all of a sudden there came this security guy and obliged us to leave. But hell, we were there for an hour (though no Ray and Robby).
Went outside and strolled around a bit when we spotted the soundman. Again we had a small chat and introduced ourselves (also important detail). He said Robby might show up, Ray not - but soundcheck was a private thing for them. So, went back home for some dinner and beers.
Then it was concert time and we managed to get to the frontrow, just in front of Robby's place. Before that I handed my "Live in N.Y." and "A Collection" booklets to Michael (the soundman) and asked if he could get them signed for me. He said he'd try... So the concert begins and Robby is just like 1 meter away from us. Played all of his solos in front of my nose... Got some picks... Setlist... It was a good time! Nice Setlist they played. Ray seemed a bit pissed though in the beginning, later I guess he had more fun. Highlight was a drum-jam during LMF, Ray dancing and stuff!! Best thing is I captured many of that on film, I'm uploading right now to YouTube. Even better: I got my booklets signed!
Here's the setlist:
[img][img]http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/6362/setlistbaselsmall.png[/img]
And here are some videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsdAXFnEXic
Ticket and Picks:
[img][img]http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2456/ticketandpickssmall.jpg[/img]
My "Doors-Day" began in the afternoon, when I went to the venue with my girlfriend to check it out. They played at the Grand Casino, which actually is rather a small place - I guess the venue itself suits 500 persons? So, intimate concert! Anyway, I had never been to the place. There are 3 floors and the concert-room was on the top-floor, the rest is Casino and there many people gambling in the afternoon...
Now the interesting part: We went up to the topfloor and heard some music being played. There was no security so we just went on and entered the concert-room (it really was just a small room and not a hall). The roadies were doing the soundcheck. We just stood there in the back of the room and watched the whole thing. Some people passed by but didn't really mind. Had a chat with the soundman (important detail..). They played RHB and some other songs, it was really nice to watch. Then all of a sudden there came this security guy and obliged us to leave. But hell, we were there for an hour (though no Ray and Robby).
Went outside and strolled around a bit when we spotted the soundman. Again we had a small chat and introduced ourselves (also important detail). He said Robby might show up, Ray not - but soundcheck was a private thing for them. So, went back home for some dinner and beers.
Then it was concert time and we managed to get to the frontrow, just in front of Robby's place. Before that I handed my "Live in N.Y." and "A Collection" booklets to Michael (the soundman) and asked if he could get them signed for me. He said he'd try... So the concert begins and Robby is just like 1 meter away from us. Played all of his solos in front of my nose... Got some picks... Setlist... It was a good time! Nice Setlist they played. Ray seemed a bit pissed though in the beginning, later I guess he had more fun. Highlight was a drum-jam during LMF, Ray dancing and stuff!! Best thing is I captured many of that on film, I'm uploading right now to YouTube. Even better: I got my booklets signed!
Here's the setlist:
[img][img]http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/6362/setlistbaselsmall.png[/img]
And here are some videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsdAXFnEXic
Ticket and Picks:
[img][img]http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2456/ticketandpickssmall.jpg[/img]
Best concert ever!![[img]http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/6362/setlistbaselsmall.png[/img]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/setlistbaselsmall.png/){kind=link}
![[img]http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2456/ticketandpickssmall.jpg[/img]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/23/ticketandpickssmall.jpg/){kind=link}