fredag 29 Sep 2006, 2:45

yesterday, a friend of mine tipped me off with the fact that there was a free concert at a venue a train ride from here. so that's where we went.

the band playing was Grand Island. who played a weird sort of music. lots of different influences into one package.

I havn't really listened to them untill yesterday, where I felt it was my duty to put their most famous single on repeat for a while ("Us Annexed"). uhm, the logic behind this is somewhat lost on me at the moment. but I like that song.

I liked their performance. even though I felt quite sorry for them because of the lack of audience. seriously, it was a free concert with a band who isn't all that bad! ok, so the location was… uhm, not in Oslo, but at some rural place called Lillestrøm - but it's only 11 minutes with a train. silly people. free concerts are a priority!

anyways, I took their setlist at the end of the show (I contemplated going for a guitar too. but found it kind of too risky. ^^ )

the setlist was as follows:
1. Love Is a Dog
2. Lucky Boy
3. Fountain
4. Set Your House
5. Sky Sized
6. Good Enough
7. Say No To Sin
8. Cobra Verde
9. Wish It Was…
10. Us Annexed
11. Ghost
12. In Between…

I do think the ultimate performance was held back due to the lack of a crowd. I think the concert would have been much better if only there had been more people there. I don't think I'm lying when I say the audience consisted of perhaps only 15 people. but the band did a good job nonetheless. they didn't blow me away, but they got my foot tapping the beat. so I am pleased.