Sean Lennon Day 10, Brussels, Gent, BEL
We had some time before leaving town this morning, so the first order of business was getting a Belgian waffle and some coffee, both items achieved successfully. We then got on the bus for the short ride to Gent.
The thing about having a tour bus in Europe is that a lot of the older cities, like Gent, have really small streets that can be hard to navigate. We got stuck, had to unhitch the trailer and push it through the streets, move road signs, push cars, etc... It took us almost as long to get through the city as it took us to get there from Brussels. It was pretty special.
Once parked, we had a chance to walk around and check stuff out as we got there around 3pm and we only had to set up at 9pm. It was great because the entire city was one massive festival. Roads were closed, there were stages everywhere, beer tents everywhere, it was amazing. Literally the entire city was shut down so they could party. Unbelievable. You'd never see that in North America. They even built stages over water, like a bridge, so bands could play for passing boats.
Eventually it was time to work, and it was good tonight. It was another outdoor festival and the town square we were in was packed, and we had the headline spot, so all in all it was pretty cool. Unfortunately we couldn't stay after the show tonight because we had a 12 hour overnight drive to the south of France. It was too bad, we were told by the time we were done, the city was off the hook. Guess we'll just have to come back next year...
The thing about having a tour bus in Europe is that a lot of the older cities, like Gent, have really small streets that can be hard to navigate. We got stuck, had to unhitch the trailer and push it through the streets, move road signs, push cars, etc... It took us almost as long to get through the city as it took us to get there from Brussels. It was pretty special.
Once parked, we had a chance to walk around and check stuff out as we got there around 3pm and we only had to set up at 9pm. It was great because the entire city was one massive festival. Roads were closed, there were stages everywhere, beer tents everywhere, it was amazing. Literally the entire city was shut down so they could party. Unbelievable. You'd never see that in North America. They even built stages over water, like a bridge, so bands could play for passing boats.
Eventually it was time to work, and it was good tonight. It was another outdoor festival and the town square we were in was packed, and we had the headline spot, so all in all it was pretty cool. Unfortunately we couldn't stay after the show tonight because we had a 12 hour overnight drive to the south of France. It was too bad, we were told by the time we were done, the city was off the hook. Guess we'll just have to come back next year...
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