Sonntag, 8. November 2015

Donnerstag, 5. November 2015

Dave Gahan & The Soulsavers in Milan or "... don't say Goodbye".

I will start my last entry of this small tour with a excerpt of one my favorite songs of their second album : "Lately"

"Just give me one more chance, don't say Goodbye."

That's my conclusion of this ten days.

I only slept 3 hours this night and I have to work in 1 hour. I came back from Milan right now, sitting here at my small desk and want to give you a few impressions of the last concert.

After landing in Milan, I walked a little bit around because I was waiting for friends. As they arrived we had lunch together. Great italian Pizza in a big restaurant near our hotel. The waiter was a funny guy. He chaffed me because I wore a Gigi Buffon football shirt. I'm a big Juventus Turin Fan and when I'm in Italy I wear always my Gigi jersey. But the waiter was a fan of AC Milan and he shaked constantly his head with uplifted forefinger and tried to steal my Juve shawl. He had his fun and we as well.

Many italians gave me a good reaction on my jersey, because the most of them like Gigi Buffon.

After the lunch we took the tube and then a small tube to the new arena Fabrique.
It was 2 o'clock p.m and they stood nearly 200 people waiting for the entrance. A few of them has slept in front of the venue.
So we spent the time there very relaxed, with beer and meeting friends.
Ads we came into the venue we snatched the 6.th row.Good view.

It was a grandiose concert, Dave looked so relaxed. He was another man on this tour.
He eclipsed of his cage, the cage of Depeche Mode, in which he ran back and forth like a restless tiger. I enjoyed every minute. The time ran so fast, I didn't believe and I was under his spell, it was hard to move, because I was paralyzed.

"Just give me one more chance, don't say goodbye".

It would become ever wilder from concert to concert, I'm sure.
This time he played wild games with the cord from the microphone and he danced more expressive than the other concerts.

And maybe he didn't want to lapse in the Depeche Mode frequency.
So he went, as it was at its best.

The last four songs, wow, the italiens went crazy. " Condemnation" was sung by the whole audience.
And it fit,  because he sang it the last time in Milan at his "Dirty sticky floor" tour.

At "Walking on my shoes" I had tears running down. I felt happy and sad at once.
And then, this was the end. He made no second encore. " See you last time", he said and then Dave and the Soulsavers bowed  and embraced each other.

Someone of the stage crew made a pictures of them, the bassist Martyn Lenoble had the idea and he tweeted the picture on his account. We know him from the Dirty sticky tour, because he was the bassist then , too.

Now I could only say thank you to Dave and the Soulsavers and the great audience.
Dave, these memories will be my sun in cloudy days. I will take them to the future.

In the concert I looked for Gigi Buffon, because he like Depeche Mode, and earlier in the evening a friend ask me, when Dave and Gigi are both in the concert and I have to choose one for a dinner, whom I would choose?
I said I think Gigi, but in the concert I realized Dave is my 34years long idol. I ever will choose him.
As I saw the picture which was on the back of the "Speak &Spell" cover,

I was a fan of him.
My schoolfriend Klausi bought the album and I looked to the cover and said, I want to hear this right now and a new era began on the day for me.

After the concert we went by taxi into the city and drank only one beer together , but it was a big one....
Then hotel and I slept for 3 hours before I take the Malpensa shuttle to the airport and the flight back home.

Thank you to all the friends I met for spending a great time together.
Thank you for reading my blog, hope you will came back one day....


I started with his words and I will close with his words:

"Hm you take me back there
 hm take me back home please
 hm no I can't go in there
 just take me back home
 home it's where I wanna be "











next one is the picture from the Martyn l
Lenoble tweet: 













Dienstag, 3. November 2015

An evening with Dave Gahan & the Soulsavers or the main course is served

After my wonderful shopping tour in Paris, my amuse gueul, and a short stop in my small hotel  ( Hotel des Belges, it's a little bit like in Belgium, looks at first glance like a gin place, if you know what I mean, but it was clean and safe) I walked to Cigalle, which is located near to Pigalle and Montmartre .

It is a very small theater, completely with seats, no standing area and so the fans are forced to sit at their place. I had a place on the orchestra at the left sight with a very good view to the stage.

Concerts starts at 20.15 o'clock....the main course was ready for serving.....the Soulsavers and Mr. Gahan entered the stage. Dave in a green jacket this time..

The setlist was the same as before. This time I saw so many things I didn't see in London and Berlin, but from my higher position on the orchestra I could watch it better.
On the stage was glued a small carpet, like a prayer-rug. Maybe it was for the lighting position, many times he stood on the carpet.  Nothing with "dirty sticky floor", very funny.

And I noticed it the first time in Berlin, he use his microphone without his beloved microphone stand.
And I saw it agin, he didn't use it. I saw that never before. Dave and his mike stand is a long life love.
Shocking, it's like a divorce.....

I'm a little bit theatric, because the whole evening was like a play and Dave was the leading actor and the Soulsavers are the bit part. Meanwhile he can sing and dance and pose at once. He was Macbeth and he gave his best. Finally the audience stood up completely. I stood from the first moment!!

It was the best concert for me in Paris on this small tour. Yes, I like the french fans, they are so stylish and they take time but then they are very enthusiastic. Dave enjoyed it so much, he bathed in applause.

" Have you ever followed Jesus.....this will be my last time".

I say it again, he is my personal jesus. After the concert I drank a few beers with good friends and we spoke about the chemistry between Dave and the Soulsavers. Very good chemistry in contrast to the chemistry on many Depeche Mode concerts.
Yes, they play a many many concerts more and it's harder to play in a stadium than in a small theater,
but I thought as I heard Dave singing: this should be my last time....
Yes,but I'm sure I will be on my pool position when the next tour starts....

I wish I could write poems, I would write a poem about Dave....
So I say it with his words:
"He is a sinner, he is a saint, I'm nothing without you."


Ok, back home now from Paris.
I want to say a few words about Paris. What a melting point, so many people with different parentages. I think it is not easy to live their, but they do. Respect and I'm sure we can do it, too.

Looking forward to Milano, I have to catch a very early flight and my idea is to be very early at the venue to stand in the first rows, because it will be the last time....


















Montag, 2. November 2015

Dave Gahan & the Soulsavers in Paris or Amuse-Gueule

After one day at home and four hours working this morning I took the Thalys train to Paris.
The train arrived " a la minute" and I hurried up to go to my two favourite shops in Paris:
Maille et L'aduree. Both are next to the church Madeleine.
I bought a lot of french mustard and a few small boxes of macarons....
I'm a mustard junkie....

Now I'm in my hotel, it is in the front of the gare du Nord.
I enjoy a can of beer and in a few minutes I 'm ready to leave for my third concert.

Excited again.....