Day Eight: Madrid

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Awoke as the bus stopped around 4ish. Echos of the night before still there. Thought we were there but alas its just a petrol stop. There goes the beauty sleep. Still no internet! i’m dying here! Doze for a few more hours before we are in Madrid. Rolling in to town in the top lounge is pretty cool – like a personal double decker overlooking the city. Check out the day room for a shower and spend a few hours wandering a cool shopping area with Mars. I see a million things to buy and actually purchase nothing. I see a million pretty girls go by but nary a smile. Nevermind, back to the venue for a great soundcheck, some internet and a nice warm dressing room. Or rather back to the venue to discover the equipment only just arrived at 4pm and my Vox AC30 is absolutely dead on arrival, the club internet is down and the dressing room is a freezing mess worthy of the worst Pleased moments. Apparently there will be a replacement amplifier. We’ll see. This is beginning to feel like one of those days. Currently sitting on the bus while the driver is on the phone to Vodafone trying to repair the ‘unusually dead’ internet. Time to roll with it. We’ll just have to rock this place tonight.

In the face of what appears to be a less than ideal circumstance i end up having my favourite show of the tour. Amp is replaced the its a hot loud club show. Fun. Polite but amazingly attentive audience goes crazy at the end – just don’t stop cheering! More good friendly people to meet here. I really must learn more languages. We roll out for Malaga.