Within Temptation in Brum & London Family Gathering & Riverside.

[unclechristo]

Within Temptation - O2 Academy.
Seen them a few times. This time though it was sooo full and sooo loud without much change in dynamics. Fancy visuals and I enjoyed it with the help or earplugs but I;m not sure I need to see them again. Then I stayed in a Premier Inn to head to London for a...

Family Gathering lunch as my sister was over from Aus and 2 UK brothers & wives were there. A nice freeform relaxed lunch and lounging around, then I headed out to Camden to see...

Riverside - Electric Ballroom, Camden.
This was a great concert from this Polish prog-ish band - not too loud and a band that really connected to the audience and great at changing dynamics and slow builds. Their guitarist died earlier in the year and they have a guest doing his parts onstage - but that loss has clearly touched the crowd and galvanised the band to make a great album.

Then back to my brother's to sleep on their couch. Funny being in East Finchley - I;d not really walked it;s streets since mom had a sheltered flat there many years ago.
 

Next day - home via Birmingham due to drain works, so I called in on the Gallery & Museum, a favourite haunt and said hi to Door 17