The Stills Day 13, Glasgow, UK
We finally made it to Scotland. We had great visions of ancient castles and rolling hills, premium scotch, etc... so, when we woke up in an industrial ghetto, we were slightly disappointed. And there was no coffee.
We figured at least we could try and do something about the coffee, so we set out on foot to the downtown area, which, thankfully, was only a 15 min walk from the venue. We found what looked like a great little coffee shop, ordered our cappuccinos and watched in horror as the girl topped off the cup not with frothed milk, but with water?!?! Why is it so hard to get one good coffee in the UK?! So, brutal coffee in hand, we wander down a shopping strip, see a Starbucks sign that attracts us like a homing device, we ditch the "coffee" and settle for the sub-par standard, which we can at least count on to taste like something...
That adventure being dealt with, we head back to the Glasgow Academy, soundcheck, do a show (which happened to be the best one on the tour) and try to put together a plan for the rest of the night.
After the Kings of Leon set, the promoter broke out some bottles of premium scotch for everyone to taste, so that was a good start. They know how to make a good scotch. We then had a couple drinks with all the band and crew folks, as it was the last date of the KoL part of the tour, then we headed back to the Kings hotel, where we took over the pool table in the lobby and had the kitchen stay open late. And, with that, we said goodbye to all the Kings and made our way back to the bus to head to Birmingham for our last show before flying home.
We figured at least we could try and do something about the coffee, so we set out on foot to the downtown area, which, thankfully, was only a 15 min walk from the venue. We found what looked like a great little coffee shop, ordered our cappuccinos and watched in horror as the girl topped off the cup not with frothed milk, but with water?!?! Why is it so hard to get one good coffee in the UK?! So, brutal coffee in hand, we wander down a shopping strip, see a Starbucks sign that attracts us like a homing device, we ditch the "coffee" and settle for the sub-par standard, which we can at least count on to taste like something...
That adventure being dealt with, we head back to the Glasgow Academy, soundcheck, do a show (which happened to be the best one on the tour) and try to put together a plan for the rest of the night.
After the Kings of Leon set, the promoter broke out some bottles of premium scotch for everyone to taste, so that was a good start. They know how to make a good scotch. We then had a couple drinks with all the band and crew folks, as it was the last date of the KoL part of the tour, then we headed back to the Kings hotel, where we took over the pool table in the lobby and had the kitchen stay open late. And, with that, we said goodbye to all the Kings and made our way back to the bus to head to Birmingham for our last show before flying home.
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