EXTREME

Bambi · Last edited by Bambi on Fri May 22, 2009 6:32 pm; edited 1 time in total

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baeld004 · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:29 am Post subject:

YES! I am sooooooooooooooo happy Very Happy

tickets are available this saturday (august 23) so for all you dutch fans out there!! I'm not alone, am I??
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Keppels · Cynical Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 100

AndyW · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:44 am Post subject:

You're not alone, I plan to pick up tickets tomorrow morning!
Of course this concert was announced right after I'd arranged tickets for the London show! Very Happy

If anyone from Amsterdam/Haarlem area fancies Carpooling, give me a shout!
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baeld004 · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:11 am Post subject:

GOT THE TICKETS!!!! I am going! Yaaaaaaaaahooooooooooooo Very Happy

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Mac · Warhead Joined: 15 Mar 2006 Posts: 500

Keppels · Cynical Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 100

yep, just bought my tickets too Very Happy

btw, will there be a support act?

ExtremeRocks! · Sunrise Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 37

Hi Everyone!
Great to hear more people from the Netherlands! It's so awesome they are comming over here!
I've just got my ticket and I'm very excited about it!
Can't wait to see the guys rocking!!

Welcome back! Nuno, Gary, Pat and Kev!

p.s. I'm gonna actually -frame- my ticket and make sure that it's save for the next two months comming.

(This girl isn't going to loose it!... Cool

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Peace everyone!

dutchbettenc · Kid Ego Joined: 06 Aug 2008 Posts: 214

Yeah I'v e got my tickets too,
Yesterday 10:00 sharp
(man what was I scared that it was sold out before I get my tickets!!

But I checked today and there are still tickets for sale !!!
Unbelievable (I was hoping for a second concert Very Happy

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Maybe we can try Radio 3 to play the album (Extreme live on the famous hallway of the " giel show" early in the morning?

btw Thanks Bambi for this sticky one!

Nuno-fan · Sunrise Joined: 19 Oct 2008 Posts: 3

Had my tickets 2 months ago!! Just found this forum now.

Any more Extreme fans going from Amsterdam? So we can travel together...

dutchbettenc · Kid Ego Joined: 06 Aug 2008 Posts: 214

Nuno-fan welcome on board!
I' m coming from Den Helder,
I really don't like to make any extra stops in other towns to pick people up (problem is more to bring people home in the night, I rather go straight home )
anyway, If you have really trouble to get there (and andy was your only change) we nuno's must help eachother. so if that's the case .. I will help out, just let me know
but we're Leaving Early , about 14:00
(the gig wil cause me two whole days!)
So we can relax a little and have a meal and drink
we're with two persons so I have two seats left.

Just two weeks to go!!

btw it amazed me that the gig is not sold out!

Nuno-fan · Sunrise Joined: 19 Oct 2008 Posts: 3

Hi dutchbettencourt, thanks for the welcome.

And thanks for the offer to carpool. To make it equally easy, I can join and leave you guys at/from Den Helder.

The going is no problem, its the return that's more of a question. Last train from Tilburg/D.H to Amsterdam is at 11.25/35pm. I'm not sure when the gig will end.

AndyW · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject:

Sorry for my late reply, didn't get any mail to say there were any updates to the thread! Confused

Still deciding how I'm gonna get there, so gotta chat with my buddy coming with me. Plus still need to check if another friend will be buying a ticket.

Keep in contact and we can make a plan as the time approaches! Might have to gamble the train otherwise.
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johnbeton · Sunrise Joined: 29 Oct 2008 Posts: 1

yes!!yes!! Iwon two tickets thanks to aardschokmagazine!!!I am going from diepenbeek,belgium(near hasselt)I can't wait!!!!

Nuno-fan · Sunrise Joined: 19 Oct 2008 Posts: 3

Hi all .. tomorrow is the day !!

Is there any plan to go together by car or train or at least attend the gig together?

Mareekz · Sunrise Joined: 22 Oct 2008 Posts: 1

Just 1 day of waiting left!!!
After being a fan for 17 years (started at 11), my first extreme-gig.
Can't wait Laughing

I'm gonna do everyting possible to be at the front!

Angelsdeath2001 · Sunrise Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 4

Can wait for tonight. The hours can't pass quickly before it's 20h tonight. I still have a 2 hour drive to get there, but that's a small one to see them.

Angelsdeath2001 · Sunrise Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 4

junk2funk · Tragic Comic Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 419

CRAZY late i know but if anyone has two spare seats from the gig tonight back to the south of holland (Heerlen..or nearby,... i know, pretty far away) that would be sooo awesome,.... just getting over flu and the idea of shiverring in a train station over night is making us think of not going.....
.....ANY help greatly appreciated,...

thank you and have a great show folks , hell yeah

junk2funk · Tragic Comic Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 419

FINALLY after 17 years of being a fan i got to see extreme last night,.... almost didnt go cos still felt majorly rough, but so glad i did....

venue was a cool size, pretty small size room with ascending levels for the audience starting only twenty feet away from the stage, so great if you want to hang back and watch the whole thing kick off,... had a very comfortable view,
..support band were a comedy act right? or am i missing something,... guess thats the problem when writing songs around guitar solos.....
...after that started what i assume is nuno and gary's choice of build up music??, stevie wonder,nikka costa,jamiroquai,prince,.... good way to introduce some melody and groove into the night.... and then;
the intro music came on,.. i swear i coulda listened to it all night, the everything under the sun instrumental thing reminded you of just how good a composer nuno is,..... just beautiful,.... although the excitment drives you insane at this point,.....
.....comfortably dumb. probs my fave track on the new album. played in my opinion BETTER than on the cd. great nuno intro(extended solo out of this world) and the sound quality from where i was sounded great,... maybe TOO great in that it was probably the most naked sounding rock band ive ever heard, very little vocal reverb and no hiding behind distortion or feedback,.... if intentional its the bravest and most honest sound ive ever heard,muchos kudos.
had never seen gary perform in real life. for me he was the star of the show by a mile.his voice is incredible.far better than on the cd, and than any live recording ive heard.engaging,enchanting,insane. the guy is a freakin whirlwind. love him. amazing.
so, the show proceeded pretty much like the previous shows setlists, all good basically, dont think i heard a wrong note from nuno all night and his solos were played with an intensity and precision its RARE to see live, esp in this genre(whatever genre you want to put extreme in....)...and more importantly they all seemed to have a blast.Pat good and solid,melodic and aggressive in all the right proportions.
shame there was a feedback problem during midnight express,good crowd singalong during mtw,..... gary rode pat's bass rig like a cowboy,climbed the speakers and made a monkey impression,headbutted and pushed pat along with his head,....i swear that guys been doing yoga an hour a day for the last ten years. puts any frontman to shame ive EVER seen.period.
for me the setlist culdve been funkier(Slide wouldve been perfect),and maybe overall the tempo's were a little 'steady' ...but thats purely personal choice, it was a fantastic show.will live with me forever...the band all visibly appreciative..looking forward to as many uk shows as my credit card will allow(or touting outside the venues ,..whatever it takes hehe)
for those of you with the opportunity to go see these guys NOW, i recommend it so wholeheartedly. yeeehaw

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Keppels · Cynical Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 100

great review. they were indeed amazing and I have never seen any band this great and I have seen Metallica, Kiss, Aerosmith. Must be the small size of the club, it was really cosy and fun.

can anyone help me with the setlist. I think these were the songs in chronological order of the cd's, but what is the correct order in which they played it?:

medley Kid Ego / Little Girls / Play with me

More than words
Hole hearted
Decadence Dance
Get the funk out
It's a monster
Flight of the wounded bumble bee

Cupid's dead
Am I ever gonna change
Rest in Peace

Tell me something I don't know
Midnight Express

Star
Comfortably dumb
Ghost
Take us alive

did I miss anything? please help me with the right order it was played.

NL_FIREFOX · Sunrise Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 46 Location: Nederland

It was GREAT!!! I was at the front facing Nuno and seeing the guy doing his thing with so much love and intensity, you realize how good this guy is in writing and playing his music! The whole band shined, Gary's voice was great and all the 2nd vocals were great too... This band made sure they could give a great performance! They rocked the house!

Zou graag wat materiaal van die avond ontvangen als souvenir.

Sjeraar · Sunrise Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 1

Last time I participated in a Extreme venue was in Eindhoven at Dynamo open air. Nuno walking around with some kind of knee brace. There they made a huge impact/impression on me.... stunning gig.
Yesterday's gig was even more awesome(and that is an understatement!!!!), and I have to agree, the best concert that I have seen untill now as well. Do these guys become any older?!! Like said before Raw, intense, virtuous and more, and all within reachable distance! The atmosphere was friendly and intimate. Togehter with a nice beer..... a more than perfect monday evening!! Guys, you blasted me away! Please come back a bit earlier next time..... Will ya!!!

I will proudly wear my 2008 extreme tour T, when playing my N2 on our own gigs!

NL_FIREFOX · Sunrise Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 46 Location: Nederland

mizlady · Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:55 pm Post subject:

Thanks for sharing your review.

Glad everybody enjoyed it and had a blast like many of us already did who saw EXTREME in the US Tour.

Extreme is not just MORE THAN WORDS like some people think. They are way more than that and Live.. I never saw a band with such a Stage preformance so passion then Extreme. Gary is the STAR.... and with his unique voice the MEN..
Nuno awsome as always, Pat.. I love lisening Pat playing his Bass but last and not least KFigg. I think he is the right choice for this Band. He is the Bomb on Drums incredible.

Hopefully we dont need to wait 13 yrs again or some of you 17 yrs. to see them live on Stage again.