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Belgium Expedition
23/10/2008
G-TV Part 3
Dear Gentlepeople,
I'm writing to you fresh (well, actually rather tired) from a quick trip to headline a music festival in Belgium. I'm going to try and tell you a bit about our trip. Check out the footage from the trip. Check out the footage from the trip.
Okay, first of all the food. I've noticed over the past few months as we've spent more and more time away from our homes that there's been a growing obsession with the food we get on tour. Good food can lift your spirits and prepare you for all eventualities. Bad food however, can make you feel unhealthy and unhappy. I guess that's why we're so happy and grateful when someone feeds us a good meal before we go on stage! This trip was a real highlight for food. Our hosts, Luc and Agnes had prepared a true 'midnight feast' for us when we arrived in their home. There were cheeses, breads, cured meats and ale - all Belgian and all local!
As the good food continued the next day, we went to the festival to get settled in. After the sound-check we had a six hour wait until our performance so we got taken to the local town for a guided tour. There were lots of cyclists taking advantage of Belgium's flatness; lots of breweries and a church that's foundations were laid on top of cow skins!?
We really enjoyed the show at the festival and we were surprised again that in a country that we'd never played in before, our music had gone before us and people were singing our songs with us. Fantastic!
And so, as soon as it had all begun, it was time to get back on the plane to Manchester and leave Belgium, with all its fine foods and people, behind.
Sean
The Belgian Expedition - GTV Part 3