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The last part of Elysium "do you believe in hope and faith, or ETERNITY" seemed a little bit autotuned for me.
Or that's just Kotipelto's voice which sounds weird at that moment.

I was there too !
There were a bunch of people applausing, mostly into the pit.
To be honest, we can't say the whole crowd became crazy when the band made the statement.
It was warm and respectful, but saying most of the people were there for Strato... It's an overstatement.

If they were alone ...

Are you sure of that? I thought the reaction of the audience when Timo made the announcement was a little bit "shy". And nobody left the venue after that (ok, maybe because everybody has paid 30€ :p ).

Yeah, you're right, usually contracts imply the whole band playing. But they also specify that if you don't play you're not getting paid.

As there hasnt been any refund for the audience, I guess it's a big benefit for the producers :twisted:

And all in all, from the band point of view, I'm ...

A video of yesterday's evening announcement :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VCGAOy7Cg0

I was there, and saw the promoter and Kotipelto explaining it to the crowd.
By the way, even if the show was cancelled, Jorg was warmly acclaimed

It could be flu, or very bad Christmas oysters (though i didnt know it could affect the voice)

Unfortunately the show in Paris has been cancelled due to Kotipelto's sickness.
According to him, it's some kind of virus which makes him unable to sing a single note. I'm sure he'll get well very soon, but tomorrow's show in Lyon seem to be highly uncertain (nothing has been confirmed yet).