Kosice - Slovakia

It had been quite a long time since the last gig… There was a few weeks off, a couple of weeks of rehearsals and then Maxi developed a bad chest infection, which rendered him completely out of action for a while… Unfortunately, this bad timing meant that a fair few gigs had to be postponed…

The whole band had been feeling disappointed at letting the fans down(none more so than Maxi), so everyone was glad to be back on the road…

…the fact that they were met at the airport by a couple of new, bright and spacious, european tour buses, added to the good vibes…

Tho everyone pointed out that it wouldn’t be quite as much fun without Ratty and Carl, who had driven the band everywhere since March…

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Stan, Maxi & LSK chat away into the small hours...

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Kosice is Slovakia’s second largest city and absolutely brimming with architecturally beautiful buildings and many museums, galleries, and theaters.

Although sunny and bright, the wind had a nasty edge to it…

…but that didn’t stop Dave and LSK going exploring…

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Then it was back to the hotel for a quick lunch…

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…before heading to the venue for a two hour soundcheck…!

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Everyone was feeling a little rusty as it had been a long time since last playing…

…so Stan put on a recording of rehearsals for all to listen to and recall their parts…

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LSK took a wander around the outside of the Steel Arena and was shocked at the amount of things that were banned…

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At last, evidence of the high profile advertising campaign…

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Back inside the Steel Arena sound check was well underway…

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With cobwebs inside most heads and a few new songs to practise, it was a worry if two hours was going to be enough…

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The faces showed a fairly indistinguishable mixture of confused and bemused…

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…but it was sounding great and was now just up to each individual to remember their timings…!

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with Maxi engrossed in playing guitar LSK was there to help rescue his timings…!

"Is it me...?"

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Eventually, everyone seemed happy and it was just left to the lighting guys to get their stuff in order…

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Before showtime, Jo made everyone sign their Australian visa’s…

(It’s definitely happening people of OZ!)

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The Faithless Boys got together for a group picture, as they hadn’t seen each other in so long…

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The drummers did their stretches…

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LSK & Maxi talk stage tactics...

…and it was time to head out there and put on a show…

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SHOWTIME!

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The show couldn’t have gone any better, (to everyones relief)… not one noticeable mistake between them…

…apart from Maxi becoming overwhemed with the joy and beauty of the Slovak crowd and forgetting half the words of ‘Muhamed Ali’…!

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No time to hang around afterwards, it was straight onto the buses for an overnight drive to the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava…!

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