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New Order live @ Rock Werchter - Werchter (BE) 2005.06.30
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Paul Trowell wrote: Tim.
That is a pretty dire adventure.
Hope you managed to down a few crates of Stella to ease the pain.
Are you hoping to catch them again this summer ?
Certainly am squire, Dublin and France. Was going to do Turin as well but had to scrap that one as we now have a Digital rehearsal tomorrow, and I couldn't get an earlier flight out of Turin tomorrow morning.
My experience was a good one! I really felt for Geri and Tim's ordeal wasn't much better either. They really do need to sort the entry system it was ridiculous. Luckily we got in about 10 minutes before they came on, but I expected to be in the site a lot earlier.
They played extremely well, didn't spot any mistakes, autocue must have been working properly. Much less dangerous at the front than Hyde Park, people were even polite enough to let me through as I had come from England just to see NO!
Seeing Kraftwerk for the first time really added to the evening, the extreme weather put us off watching the Chems though. Never seen rain like it! Jarvo's leg hair was still dripping when we got off the bus at the other end. All adds to the experience I suppose.
Will post link to photos when I get it sorted.
I got a few pictures from Eric Martin (who also got there late), you can see them on http://www.neworderonline.com/Live/Concert.aspx?ConcertID=690
I'm still posting them, not top quality, I guess he was taking pictures of the giant screens (actually, he had his video camcorder!)
Yes once again it was a quality gig. Hooky was prowling the front of the stage doing his usual poses. Another few let on's to ness.
If was great to speak to the German order again. Wathing them go barmy is quiet an unbelievable sight. At one point somebloke was all over the place, but Simon and Neil saw them off quiet quickly.
Kraftwerk were great what i could see of them but you just needed to close your eyes and let the music lift you. I had never seen until belguim.
Once the rain started It was unbelievable. We thought it would stop soon but it kept on coming. So we made a bee line to the exit with a few thousand others. It seemed longer way out then on the way in but at least it was a road.
Anyway we had a top time and it was good to see you all there 
Can't log myself in for the moment, so I've had to ask François-Marc Loze to post this for me.
I'm sorry to hear so many of you had such an awful day. It was pretty chaotic to get there indeed but the gig was incredible. You have to bear in mind that they hadn't played Belgium for 20 years ("Charma Chameleon was number 1 at the time" joked Barney). So, for people who hadn't seen them for so many years, it was the perfect setlist. Even removing Jetstream and Run Wild and putting Your Silent Face instead.
I thought Barney, for his own standards of course, sang pretty well, even better than in Hyde Park. They were supposed to play 65 minutes but got onstage 5 minutes early and left 5 minutes late, wich made a 75 minutes show. Marvellous gig and, once again, sorry, truly, for all of you who couldn't make it in time.
Buster Klumpy
Spotnick wrote: I think Chris Nash or Mr Klumpy had worst stories about 2001... I don't remember which one though...
Oh no, I had a pretty good time in 2001. My nasty adventure goes back to Electronic's Paris concert (missed the gig and had to spend the night in the nightclub before I could catch the first train in the morning).
Glad to be able to post again...
oldmonkey wrote: Hellgium - the day that wasn't meant to happen
A few months ago, I tried to get a ticket for Werchter over the internet, as per earlier in this thread, but I failed to do so, my command of Vlaams not being any good whatsoever. In retrospect, I should have given up then.....Anyway, Jan (Little Boy Lost) came to my rescue and got me the ticket......
Hereby follows a tale of woe that would test the mildest-mannered amongst us.
Train to Brussels was fine, got in only about 3 minutes late, no problemo. Asked a train staff guy (in French) if he spoke English. Non. Fair enough, I know enough French, I say to myself. I asked him which was the train to Leuven. Dix-sept. On I get. An hour later and no sign of Leuven, so I rang Jan (who lives in Leuven and was waiting for me there with the tickets). "Just coming into the University now"......
Friendly neighbourhood rail guard had sent me not to Leuven, but to the French University of Louvain-la-neuve, some 30km south of Brussels and 50km from Leuven. Shite. Order on at 7.20, it was now 6.00. I asked at the University Travel Centre which would be the quickest way to get to Leuven, they said that I should get on the next train (in half an hour) and that would get me to Leuven at 7.27. I suggested to Jan that he should go on without me, that I would see him there, but Jan stoically wanted to wait for me regardless of his own fate in terms of seeing the gig.
We arrived at the venue perimeter just before 8.00 to hear BLT being played. A 1km walk to the entrance gates, during which time we heard True Faith and LWTUA, saw us faced with a queue 50 deep just to show the tickets. Temptation came and went without us moving more than a few yards. As desperation took hold we barged through a few rows, and got to a vantage point where we were actually able to see the stage through the entrance gates, some 300m ahead of us. Blue Monday, and with it the Order and our hopes of seeing the band, came and went. Twenty minutes later we got the fucking wristband on and into the venue. I was that close to chewing the bastard off and chinning the nearest Turk, you have no idea what homicidal rage was brewing at that stage.
We met up with some of the Vikings, Al, Greg, Ness, Steve, Simon, Neil, tother Steve, but couldn't get hold of Geri and Deek. We heard from ATR and found our way to the food area. As Kraftwerk came on in the marquee, the heavens opened, and stayed open. As we were running so late I still had my overnight bag with me. Three hours of pissing rain later it dawned on me that the next day's clothes were drenched as well. I've been happier.
At least Kraftwerk were good, but we gave up after that and headed for the bus back to Leuven queue. Unfortunately the deluge had turned not only the venue fields into a quagmire that was ankle-deep, but it caused the run-off pit from the toilets to overflow as well, so we had a twenty-metre stream of shit to deal with. Shitstream lover I ain't.
Got back to Jan's at 2.30. What a night. Don't think I have ever been so disappointed over a New Order gig before. Not so much for me though, but for Jan. I've seen the band 50+ times, Jan hasn't seen them for twenty years.
If anyone with band management connections is reading this, please urge them to return to Belgium soon, in an indoor venue. Not in another twenty years. Jan at least deserves this for his patience and suffering, not least his hospitality.
Humour in the face of adversity 
gutted for all of you who missed it. Geri, was Deek pished when he took that photie? ;)
Hope everyone spotted the legendary "Dutch Jim Says No!" in Confusion's pictures! He's in the Finsbree Park t-shirt (grey), towering over everyone else!!! Didn't even speak to him properly cos I headed off to chat to Andy Liddle straight as the gig finished so hope he's keeping well if he's still lurking!
What the fuck was that weather all about?! I was up again 4hrs later to get to Turin and everything I had was still soaked through!!! Nasty.
confusion wrote:
The Vikings & German Order
Excellent photos, love the one with the Vikings flag!
Here are mine, hope the link works
confusion wrote:
Excellent photos, love the one with the Vikings flag!
Here are mine, hope the link works
Ness wrote:
Excellent photos, love the one with the Vikings flag!
Here are mine, hope the link works
New Order necklace?!!!
Now thats impressive
All these photos/reviews are just p1ssing me off that I have a wife&family & can't go flouncing off around europe following the band:D
roll on next sunday & Oxegen
Spotnick wrote: Am I blind or did Johnny Giles passed on this one?
Apparently Kasabian were playing London that night?! 
Al Jarvis wrote: Hope everyone spotted the legendary "Dutch Jim Says No!" in Confusion's pictures! He's in the Finsbree Park t-shirt (grey), towering over everyone else!!! Didn't even speak to him properly cos I headed off to chat to Andy Liddle straight as the gig finished so hope he's keeping well if he's still lurking!
What the fuck was that weather all about?! I was up again 4hrs later to get to Turin and everything I had was still soaked through!!! Nasty.
Yep, it was me!!
DJ
Hey Al!!!
It was great to meeting you again.
Sorry that we were not able to meet and speak later on.
I was soooo impressed by the gig, that I stayed looking at the stage for some five minutes more after No had disappeared already.
When I turned around, you all had left.... 
I have been looking around for more than an hour. At every beer selling point, etc. But were not able to see you anymore.
Apparently you stayed until the end. I am really a bit sad that I was not able to find you lot again.
Thanks, Al, for the Vikings pin! I am so proud of it. Have been showing it to many of my friends!!!
Finally I am ashamed that I have not been visiting more gigs...... Damn! (oops).
Hope to see you / talk to you soon!!
DJ Jim
CuanaD wrote:
Ness wrote:
Excellent photos, love the one with the Vikings flag!
Here are mine, hope the link works
New Order necklace?!!! Now thats impressive
Glad you noticed, most people haven't! - it will be making another appearance at Oxegen
Al Jarvis wrote:
Spotnick wrote: Am I blind or did Johnny Giles passed on this one?
Apparently Kasabian were playing London that night?!
Kasabian
I'm afraid I missed the whole weekend as my body was telling me to have a rest. Bit of a fcuker, had paid for everything, flights, tickets, hotels etc, but woke up on Thursday morning and felt like sh1t, like I had a flu virus coming on.
When Al texted me about the storm, I felt so relieved I'd stopped at home.
Anyways went back to bed till about midday, felt a bit better and thought I'd console myself by going to the Wireless Festival ay Hyde Park. Fortunately, Client were able to put me on their guest list so I could sit in the warmth of the backstage bar and ventured out only for them, Ladytron and Babyshambles. Pete Doherty turned up an hour late and was smacked OFF his tits ! Client played again the same night at a lesbian bar in East London. Surprise surprise, the air-hostess uniform look went down really well ;)
Tim, that sounds like a day to outdo my Den-mare adventure. At least I got to see the gig. I'll see you in Dublin on Sunday, you can tell me the full no holds barred story.
What are client like JG? I saw 4 songs in Glastonbury, but was pretty pissed off cause I was really there to see LCDsoundsystem who they had switched with.
I remember liking their opening number - and the uniforms (although I thought they were Medical - ala "clinic").
Clockwork C wrote: What are client like JG? I saw 4 songs in Glastonbury, but was pretty pissed off cause I was really there to see LCDsoundsystem who they had switched with.
You should've stuck around, Conor. LCD came on straight after Client! Me and JG were there for both.
