Stratovarius - Madrid - 15-1-10

[RazielSR]

It was AMAZING. As Lauri said after the show, the best in the tour till that moment. The venue was a bit empy (2.500 capacity and more or less 600 people in there) but the people was MAD. The show was INCREDIBLE and everybody was singing ALL the songs. TK was amazed and he never stopped to say thank you and thank you. Lauri's face was really amazed too. Everybody was having a lot of fun. Suddenly the crowd started to say: "Straaaatovariuuus!!*10000" and Jens was laughing a lot. They played for the first time in this tour Against the wind. They played Paradise too. The first song was Destiny and the setlist was (in this order):

1. Destiny
2. Hunting High and Low
3. Speed of light
4. The Kiss of Judas
5. Deep Unknown
6. Million Light Years
7. Jen's Bach solo
8. Winter Skies
9. Phoenix
10. Guitar/Bass solo
11. Forever is today
12. Paradise
13. Against the Wind
14. Eagleheart
____
15. Forever
16. Father time
17. Black Diamond

LOL THe first band (Tracedawn) was ok and funny, then Mystic Prophecy was wondeful too! I liked it A LOT. And the guys are awesome and really friendly.

And Finally Strato was WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

After the show Lurdi and me were talking a lot with the guys. We talked with Lauri, Matias, Jörg, Jens and TK. It was fantastic and really mad. I said to Jens, "hey we are Raziel and Lurdi from Stratoforum!" and he started to jump and being happy and told us "keep posting!" "thanks for coming!".
He was really funny. He "stole" a camera and started shooting around hahahahaha( that's usual in Jens I think )

Tracedown were really great guys too. We had a loooong conversation with Tuomas, Roni and Pertuu. The conversation with Toumas was funny, the guy was really drunk and we were talking about Stratovarius. He said it was the first metal band he ever listened too and the first album was Infinite, and he told us that Matias is and old friend.
Well, a lot of things and everything was funny. When we were going to the venue (at 6 o clock more or less) we found TK walking around Madrid, and we were shocked! So we went to talk with him and have some pictures. There were two more guys from Stratovarius staff but I don't remember their names. One of them was the photographer.

What a fantastic show and night. What a fucking fantastic show and night. We almost die in the venue.

Here you have some pictures, sorry, because some of the pictures have bad quality, but the situation was chaotic and mad





























PS: A funny thing was when Django was crossing the street, and one car while seeing the man crossing, stopped more or less 5 meters far away and he said to the driver: "" yoooouuuuu fuckerrrrr!"

[Lurdi]

I simply love the pictures. Everyone was extremely friendly and nice. It was wonderful talking with them, I wish I could go to a Stratovarius show every week!

[NeverendingAbyss]

Very nice pictures, indeed.
I hope they would come to Phalluzuela soon so we can take lots of footage and photos.

[stratovana]

Cool pictures!

[Arkash]

Well, they also told us that we were the best audience yet, but they must say that every night!

And it's thanks to us you guys got Paradise, we were the one to ask'em!

But lucky you to had Against the Wind!!!!

Must've been awesome, like every Strato gig!!!

[palarmux]

Great pics!! And I belive that you liked show a lot!! That is why gigs are made

[Lord_Joseph]

I'm from Brazil and went alone to the event, even so I gone MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD(like some are saying).

Almost ran out my voice in the songs. The transition of Destiny - Hunting - Speed of Light is the best.

Hope they arrive in Brazil, São Luís - MA, It's a coast city with nice beaches.

I want another strato show \m/

And looking at the photos, I was right behind you guys, guess a bit in the right.

Tracedawn was awesome too, talkedt the guys, so young.

STRATOVARIUSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

In some part of the show I scram: "PLAY S. O. SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS or WILL THE SUN RIIIIIIIIIIIIIISE"

TK don't even listened

Hope seeing you guys soon

[Rebel]

They decide the setlist before the show, and tape them to the floor, I know, because I "stole" the setlist that was in front of Matias after the show

[Arkash]

But if you see'em before the show, and that you are not alone and a lot to ask it, you can ask'em a song to play for the gig, with 10 friends, we all asked'em for Paradise, and they played it for us, the evening!!!!

[RazielSR]

I'm from Brazil and went alone to the event, even so I gone MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD(like some are saying).

Almost ran out my voice in the songs. The transition of Destiny - Hunting - Speed of Light is the best.

Hope they arrive in Brazil, São Luís - MA, It's a coast city with nice beaches.

I want another strato show \m/

And looking at the photos, I was right behind you guys, guess a bit in the right.

Tracedawn was awesome too, talkedt the guys, so young.

STRATOVARIUSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

In some part of the show I scram: "PLAY S. O. SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS or WILL THE SUN RIIIIIIIIIIIIIISE"

TK don't even listened

Hope seeing you guys soon

So you were near! .
Did you understand some of the numbers in finnish? haha!
When Timo said, "c'mon say, uno-dos-tres-cuatro in finnish"... OMFG we were horrible trying to speak in finnish

[Arkash]

U Ka Ku Nen!!!!!

Maybe I'm wrong in the writing, but that's how it looked like to me when Timo made us yell it!!!

[RazielSR]

Arkash From my first post you are saying all the time: " hey, that was in my show too", "hey, that too!!"

Arkash, I know they do almost the same in every show. I know they always say "this is the best show", like all the bands. But you can know if you have been in an average show or in a fantastic one, and that is something just one can know.

The Brazilian guy was in the same show and I was asking to him about the funny thing that happens in every show, but you know, I was in Madrid show .

You seem to reply every thing I say with the "that was in my show too" thing.


But I'm sure that what happened in Barcelona show never happened in another one hahahahha.

[Tero-75]

U Ka Ku Nen!!!!!

Maybe I'm wrong in the writing, but that's how it looked like to me when Timo made us yell it!!!

The correct writing would be Yy Kaa Koo Nee, whitch are colloquial version for Yksi Kaksi Kolme Neljä. In English one two three four

[Arkash]

Arkash Rolling Eyes From my first post you are saying all the time: " hey, that was in my show too", "hey, that too!!"

Yeah, you are right, but well...I'm so excited, it was my first Strato gig and it was just perfect, it's stucked in my mind for months now!!!! But sorry, you're right, I'm gonna try to calm down my enthusiasm!!

[finnlandia]

Great pics!

[Jude]

Nice to have Paradise back in setlist, nice pictures too! There is some videos on youtube from this gig too, looks and sounds enjoyable

[RazielSR]

YES!

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[ggonza43]

1. Destiny
2. Hunting High and Low
3. Speed of light
4. The Kiss of Judas
5. Deep Unknown
6. Million Light Years
7. Jen's Bach solo
8. Winter Skies
9. Phoenix
10. Guitar/Bass solo
11. Forever is today
12. Paradise
13. Against the Wind
14. Eagleheart
____
15. Forever
16. Father time
17. Black Diamond

I cannot believe it!!! Against The Wind, jeez ! Well, at least you enjoyed it a lot and I'm glad you could have a nice conversation with the strato guys. Nice pics, and hope you enjoyed the concert as much as we all did in our countries

[RazielSR]

I cannot believe it!!! Against The Wind, jeez ! Well, at least you enjoyed it a lot and I'm glad you could have a nice conversation with the strato guys. Nice pics, and hope you enjoyed the concert as much as we all did in our countries

Added to the post!

[empi]

as i only can judge from youtube timo seems to sing very well. no flu nothing.very good. so legions will be no problem in munich

[doc_holliday]

ahhhh reminds me of the Montreal gig a few months ago... it was totally awesome too. The second concert i've ever been to (first one was Strato also lol). It's totally a spiritual experience for me, for lack of better words.

[HinatAArcticA]

Your pics are amazing x3
I uploaded a pack of some images a few months ago from the Mexico City conert, but they suck xDDDD
Yours are far better.

By the way...

:cyclop: Que envidia que tocaron Against the Wind xD...

[ggonza43]

Added to the post!

Thanks a lot. Hail Strato !!

[RazielSR]

Added Black Diamond, Phoenix, The kiss of Judas and winter Skies! Thanks to the uploaders!

[Lord_Joseph]

Added Black Diamond, Phoenix, The kiss of Judas and winter Skies! Thanks to the uploaders!

In youtube, man? I will run to see. I'm in the airport, Sao Paulo, going to my city(São Luís) and guess what I'm hearing? The gig setlist of course!!!

But now It's playing "Why are we here?"

The images from the show always pops in my mind, can't forget. "Yo No puedo olvidar" ehehe...

Just now I can realize how the fucking amazing was that show, in the begining I was something like: "Oh... why not S.O.S and Will the sun rise?" but now I must say that was perfect the way that they've played.

Next time I wanna meet you guys. This "stratofan" couple, I may go to Spain again in 2011, and see if can make a quick visit to valencia, cuz this time I travel a lot in Spain, but not to Valencia or Barcelona.

\m/

I wanna a pic with TK and the guys, estoy con invieja(?) de ustedes.

And in the time he said "Un kun nen" I just scram "UN DO KEN!" or something like that.

This show I'll never forget. Could've been 600-700 people, but 90% of all made impact.

sorry bout the poor english.

And TK was sick? I saw "flu" in the comments
I saw a TK gentle, in every moment saying "thank you" with the bare hands.

I wanna other gig like that.

Hasta la vista

[Lord_Joseph]

Just one more thing...

A song that I missed so much...


"Eternity"

And for me, they should play all the eternity on...

[RazielSR]

The same here, I'm always saying the same! PLAY ETERNITY PLEASE PLEASE!!!

But that never happened!

Nice to hear your feelings about the show, dude. It was really nice and the guys are in a perfect situation now.

[Lurdi]

Just one more thing...

A song that I missed so much...


"Eternity"

And for me, they should play all the eternity on...

+1, but mainly Distant Skies. If they added these two songs to the setlist, then it would be absolutely amazing.
And yes, it is said TK was a bit ill, but I hope he's ok by now or better at least.

[RazielSR]

But, the people is always saying that Tk was a bit ill. I didn't feel that. He was perfect in the stage and then in the street. At least in Madrid, he was not ill.

[Polaris]

Nice pics, thank you