Finland, 23.10.09

[burnchi]

Something finns have waited for......
He's going to have a gig at Tavastia! It's over 18s only. Tickets available on monday 14th september!
Anyone going? (besides me, mmmh)

[andy]

Yes. About the time, too.

[andy]

Wahey, got the ticket. Wonder will they sell out/how soon. Might poke some friends to come over, even if they're not so familiar with him...

[andy]

Last night was quite awesome:) I'm not really good at writing proper reviews so sorry this is quite rambling...

Patrick was for the first time in Finland, and it was quite clear the attendance and audience's participation surprised, and delighted him. He told us when he was on the plane he didn't know what to expect and was worried it'd be all about death metal fans and people who burn Catholic Churches down Well I'm glad he was proven wrong. At one point he said something like "I don't know if any of you have heard my full albums"(mind, he didn't say that in a "bad" way, more like shy) which made the whole audience chuckle and laugh. Of course we have heard and listened through them many, many times. And seems like Patrick figured that out during the evening himself too. Like he said he's "been to so many countries, but there's places I haven't yet been to and audiences he didn't know existed."

I gotta admit I've always been fan of the "old Patrick", era of 1st and 2nd album, and last time I saw him 05 it was really stripped down, just him and the drummer. That's why I was actually really positively surprised that he didn't have the big costume show with him. Call me shallow if you want or whatever, but...

Victoria and the guy who does the electronics/keyboard/backing tracks stuff(sorry I don't remember his name) were only members of the band that were present, but the sound was still great. Despite what I said about loving the old performances, I really liked the added electric guitar, and for me songs like Hard Times worked live a lot better than on the album.

Patrick had some Finnish phrases written on his arm, and it got a bit tricky towards the end of the night when the sweat smudged the ink but he managed, even pronoucination was quite spot on sometimes:) Dunno who had told him those, but I wonder if someone had played a small practical joke on him. There's quite many words in Finnish for "hello" and he used word "moro" which is actually very typical greeting word in the dialect in another city in Finland, but not in Helsinki, so it sounded quite funny when he said "Moro Helsinki"

Before Theseus Patrick told us he wanted to play us some Kantele, which is traditional Finnish instrument(important part of the folklore aswell), and that he has two of them but the strings are broken because he's played them so much, in all 4 albums and while composing. So he played that other lap instrument, with strings, can't remember its name. And he thanked us for having such a wonderful instrument as Kantele, which was quite sweet:)

The Sun Is Often Out was definitely one of the highlights. It was dedicated first to all who have lost someone, and then Patrick mentioned about how he's heard in Finland the amount of suicides is awfully high(which is true unfortunately, think it's the highest in Europe:|) and that how the melancholy is here visible in the folklore(true again). And then he also dedicated it to all who choose to go on, because it's always better, and that there's always hope. So yeah, that was quite touching moment and the whole audience was quiet for the whole song, save one random shout but nvm that, you could've heard a pin dropping to the floor at the beginning.

The encore, Vulture, was quite a show. For a moment I thought he's gonna surf in the audience. The strobe lights made me glad I didn't have epilepsy... quite massive effect they had.

In the end it seemed like he couldn't stop smiling, and was thanking people many many times, and promised and swore to come back, so... yay <3 Please do, you're very welcome here.

Thank you,
Maarit
xx


Setlist looked somewhat like this... they're not exactly in right order. Correct me if I forgot some song.

Kriegspiel
Childcatcher
Tristan
Damaris
Shadowsea
Bluebells
Who Will
Theseus
The Sun Is Often Out
Stars
Hard Times
Magic Position
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Vulture



All the photos, some by me, some by my sister

Videos
www.youtube.com/watch?v=boXTT5MdzwI - Stars
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBoWtSQ33ls - Theseus
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwQekOYFPYQ - The Sun Is Often Out(by my sister)

[papilioulysses]

(: ....glad you had a great time! i liked your report.

(jonathan krisp is responsible for the electronics and patrick plays dulcimer on theseus.)

[ljubljana]

What can I say?

Definitely nothing that could go as a review. So nothing objective to be found below.

I was introduced to the indiest of all indie, Wind in the Wires in fall 2005. Spring 2006 I bought tickets for Patrick for the first time. Twice during that year either him or me had to cancel.

Then years passed, things happened. When Magic Position came out, I still followed the scene and bought it. Now I learned about him coming to my hometown from a fb status update of a friend.

I bought a ticket, out of nostalgy and a debt I owe to that me who spent nights lying on the floor listening to Lycantrophy (well, all of you have done it, so you know what I'm talking about). I wasn't really expecting anything. It's been such a while since I listened to Patrick activily, I thought it'd make the gig less ... everything to me.

He entered the stage and started with The Childcatcher. I noticed I was crying. He continued with Tristan and I kept crying. How pleased I am that he's still playing the old songs! I thought that two new albums (meaning new to me) would mean performing only from them. But no, he gave me my Tristan, my Tristan which in its time used to be the ultimate source of hope. Not to mention the Childcatcher which I thought to be too intimate to be performed live.

That was it for me, actually. I realized that the beauty on stage was Patrick, the same Patrick I used to know. After all these years I finally had what I -- still, no matter how unconsciously -- had waited for four years: Patrick on stage. Four years' wait, people. Four years.

And how glad I am of how well he seemed. If I've had a change to get better since those years I listened to Lycantorphy and WitW the most, so has him, I'd say.

So I ended up jumping, making holes to the floor with my three-and-a-half inch heels, dwelling in sweat and tears. I held his hand -- twice! -- and smiled, beamed, glowed out of sheer joy. Joy of being there with him and all of you who feel the same. Beatific I was, and so very happy now, a day later.

All new to me was his sex appeal. After the gig more than a few of us were asking after the orgy he seemed to be willing to organize. And during the gig: I've had sex and been less present than I was during Vulture :> The question asked was "Do I want to forget about this right away or remember for good? For if I remember, I won't be able to have sex with average men anymore".

So what can I say? Thank you, Patrick, for visiting us -- thanks for making me seeing you more than easy. Do not hesitate to come back. We do keep loving you.

xxx,
ljubljana

[burnchi]

Oh God....
I had never seen Patrick live before. Where do I start?

Before the gig I really didnt understand that I was going to see him performing live...
When the gig started and Patrick came out from the shadows, my first thought was "oh God why do you have to tease us, show your face so I can be sure that it really is you!". But of course when he started to sing, it was obvious it was him.
No matter what, when he took his hood of, I couldn't believe my eyes! Everybody went crazy! Patrick really knows how to impress the audience.

I was delighted how basic the performance was, that's how I wanted it. I have to admit it surprised me how many times Patrick picked up the guitar. I thought he never plays electric guitar!

All the songs sounded wonderful but especially The Sun Is Often Out was amazing. I have never been on a gig where audience would have been so still and quiet! The atmosphere was.... I don't even know how to describe it in English! It was really touching.
There is so many things to say about the gig, but I think I'm just going to start going through all the videos and pics on the Internet, and wish that he comes here again, soon.

It was a dreams come true -night and I really cant wait to see him again.

//

Oct 24, 2009 10:47:05 GMT andy said:

At one point he said something like "I don't know if any of you have heard my full albums"(mind, he didn't say that in a "bad" way, more like shy) which made the whole audience chuckle and laugh. Of course we have heard and listened through them many, many times. And seems like Patrick figured that out during the evening himself too. Like he said he's "been to so many countries, but there's places I haven't yet been to and audiences he didn't know existed."

The whole audience was like, oh come on Patrick, of course we have! He's so humble.

Oct 24, 2009 10:47:05 GMT andy said:

There's quite many words in Finnish for "hello" and he used word "moro" which is actually very typical greeting word in the dialect in another city in Finland, but not in Helsinki, so it sounded quite funny when he said "Moro Helsinki"

I think "Moro" sounded just adorable when he said it! It was funny in a cute way, and he seemed to be really excited of it