estefan's gigs
a diary
A Word
Live gigs are essential. Remembering them is sometimes even more fun (but writing tedious ;-). Short stories about great gigs - and the others as well. This is strictly non-commercial and just my humble taste/opinion.
05 April 2024
As I Lay Dying (Impericon Festival)
18 March 2024
Johann Sebastian Bach - Matthäuspassion, Wiener Symphoniker, Matthew Halls
27 February 2024
09 February 2024
21 November 2023
Laibach VIII - Love Is Still Alive Tour
Even at risk to become repetitive: Every Laibach gig is surprise and joy. No exception in 2023.
Rating: 5/5
Buddy: David ZimbaMerch: Hoodie
Again? you can bet
enjoy.
Also pleased to see that this gig saw much more visitors than in recent years. The sound is impeccable as always - certainly with some backtracking going on, but that's ok for this band. The mid section saw some heavy industrial content. The encores then were on the more melodic side with great tunes from the Iron Sky soundtracks.
To be honest, the merch is prohibitively expensive, but come on, it's Laibach and it's not plain vanilla Chinese stuff that you purchase.
See you again, for sure.
Setlist:
LOVE IS STILL ALIVE
Love is Still Alive I (Moon, Euphoria)
Love is Still Alive II (Venus, Libidine)
Love is Still Alive III (Mercury, Dopamine)
Love is Still Alive IV (Neptune, Oxytocin)
Love is Still Alive V (Uranus, Prolactin)
Love is Still Alive VI (Saturn, Insomnia)
Love is Still Alive VII (Jupiter, Tristitia)
Love is Still Alive VIII (Mars, Dysphoria)
-- Intermission --
WAR
Ordnung und Disziplin (Müller versus Brecht)
Ich bin der Engel der Verzweiflung
Das Nachtlied I
Als Geist
Glück Auf!
Lepo - Krasno
Smrt za smrt
Krvava guada - plodna zemlja
Ti, ki Izzivas
REPENT
The Future (Leonard Cohen)
Sympathy for the Devil (The Rolling Stones)
The Coming Race
ENCORE
The Engine of Survival
18 August 2023
Kaltenbach 2023 - Day 2
My first visit of this fabulous extreme metal festival in Austria. It did not disappoint.
What we saw on this day:
Kanonenfieber
Mishyrming
Warbringer
Archspire
Nargaroth
Rotting Christ
Rating: 5/5
Buddies: Stolli and Richard
Merch: a nice Tee
Again: I hope so!