South America Part 1
Things run differently in South America… and with the logistics of moving 21 people and 1.5 tons of equipment from country to country, any preconceived ideas of this leg of the tour running smoothly can be chucked out the window…
Lets start with an apology to the Mexican fans, for this blog not making it to Mexico City to document the amazing time that Faithless had there…
It should be stated that while the gig was the hardest to make come together for the crew, the band have claimed it as the best show this year…!
However, we kick off in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with the Faithless B rig arriving at the venue on time…
…unfortunately, quite a few tools and bits of kit seemed to have gone missing in transit…!
Shortly after the equipment turned up, the jet-lagged band members arrived off their ten hour flight from Mexico, with tales of pyramids, eating worms and an amazing gig…
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With time not being on their side it was pretty much straight to the venue for soundcheck…
Blissy discusses lights with the (stand in) LD 'Arty' & 'Bomber' the stage manager.
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...and shares a joke with Ben (Stilts) the Faithless monitor engineer...
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Dave tries a coffee kick in an attempt to beat the jet-lag...
...while Andy seems to have had too much coffee already!
Sudha is a perfect match from head to toe!
Before long, everyone is feelin good and everything seems to be working…
…well, almost everyone and everything…
Luke, Stilts & Nobby try to get a bit of local kit to behave itself.
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After a spot of dinner, it was back to the dressing rooms to hang around til showtime…
Dave works on his 'secret project'... ...Watch this space!!
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An interview with MTV got sprung on Maxi & Blissy…
Maxi shows his feelings at being jet-lagged and interviewed...
…but manages to hold a smile at the right moment…
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Then there were the Brasilian record distributors to meet…
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Meanwhile Sudha and Andy had got into a small misunderstanding in the corridor…
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Sudha won bragging rights and promptly relayed her killer moves to an impressed Maxi…
"so I went in with a quick one-two to the ribs..."
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"...and finished off with an uppercut!"
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A quick query from Blissy as to which side of the stage they would enter from…
"...the right-hand side!"...came the response.
…and it was Showtime!
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Now, we don’t know if it was to do with the fact that Mexico was So amazing, or that the Sao Paulo crowd were a bit ‘too cool for school’…but for the first time since Cannes 2007, Faithless didn’t deign the undeserving crowd with an encore…
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The next morning another early start was in order, to try and beat the crazy traffic of Sao Paulo and make the flight to Chile…
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A sleepy beauty - Sudha snaps a memory of Sao Paulo
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More sleepy Faithless heads
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After check-in, everyone met up in the bar to take the edge off the day and wait for the plane…
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Tony (production manager) & Maxi look at LSK's artwork
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Santiago bound…
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Comments (7)
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fabian911
04:30am, 21-11-10
Maxi! Bliss!!
FAITHLESS
come back soon, I'm your biggest fan
I need more of you
It was great!! it was incredible!!
Peace
(espero haber escrito bien el ingles)
fabian911
04:34am, 21-11-10
my e-mail
faithless9_11@hotmail.com :D
you're below my skin and Dido too
<3
fabian911
04:45am, 21-11-10
I'm from Mexico :D
you're the best!
roeland
08:16am, 21-11-10
Faithless
I'm a very big fan from Belgian and we where at you'r concert yesterday (saterday 20 november) in Antwerp.
The concert was incredible, magnificent, the best.............
Hope te seen you soon !!
Greets
Roeland Warnier
laguna
08:32am, 21-11-10
yesterday @ sportpaleis was great!!
please be back soon
06:17am, 22-11-10
I really expected to find here images of two of the things I like most in life, Mexico City and Faithless! However, and thanks to the dedication of the band, the show left not only great pictures but an unforgettable experience for many Mexicans.
Thanks Faithless for visiting Mexico.
I wish you continue to have a great time around the world and hope you come back soon.
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