TASTERS Europa Tourblog

day 1 – The departure:

finally we left italy for the long awaited european tour with texas in july. After loading all our backline, bags and stuff, we noticed that there's no more free space in our van! First stop is milan, where we need to meet a monster energy representant, to get some cases of energy drink and other stuff. The first night we are hosted by our manager chrischa, in a great and comfortable house in the south of germany.


Day 2- berlin (germany) :

the first show of the tour is in berlin at Comet club. We arrive there and a lot of people are waiting outside the venue. We noticed later that also Black Veil brides are playing the other stage of the club. We parked the van and the guys in texas in july were waiting for us and already seemed to be so nice, helping with the load in and looking so friendly.

The stage in berlin is very small so we decide to play between the crowd. The result is good, people seem to appreciate our show and looks like a great beginning to this tour. After us, texas in july go on stage and blow away everything. First time we saw them and already fell in love with those guys. (After the show we are sleeping in a very sweet hostel and went to drink something with the other guys in a small pub, speaking,laughing and knowing each other better...and beer helps! :)


Day 3 – wolfsburg (germany):

Next city is wolfsburg. We arrived in the early afternoon and while waiting ,we relaxed with some soccer and skateboard. The venue is like a DIY club, looking very old and with a lot of graffitis. The stage and stage room look like an english club, very small but with a great pa system.

The promoter told us that he was expecting a lot of people, but we didnt think that this gig could be a soldout show! Just before the soundcheck, some guys came there asking our autographs on our new album, and other guys asking for autographs on shoes and body parts. Since doors opened, a lot of people started coming there and very soon the club was full.

We went on stage and everybody in the room was squeezed in there and people started singing our songs like there's no tomorrow! After the show, our merch table is under assault and a lot of kids grabbed our album, tees and hoodies! Hell yeah!

The atmosphere was great and this is a show that we won't easily forget.

Day 4 – dornbirn (austria):

After wolfsburg show, we are moving to Austria, and exactly in a quite small town called Dornbirn.
Lots of good bands played in this venue, and the club looks small but very cool, with a comfortable backstage. Our manager with other guys is attending the event so we have a talk with them before the show.They seem pretty excited. After eating a fantastic soup - Show starts and again people sing the songs and get crazy with us!

We couldn't imagine a so cool beginning, to this great experience, with some great guys and musicians like texas in july. Really happy that we will share this with them.


Day 5 – off

after austria, we have a dayoff as we should have played in Rome but the italian agency who booked Texas in July didn't want to have us for some really childish and silly reasons. So we go to our bassist carlo's house in Lodi and spend the night there, chilling and speaking and having a really great dinner in a good restaurant overthere.


Day 6 – Milan (italy)

on the 6th day of our eurotour we are playing an headlining show at Circolone in Legnano(MI) with our good friends Adam Kills Eve. We arrive there in the early afternoon and after some difficulties in parking the van inside,we start loading out and doing the soundcheck, as usual. At 22,30 the club is already full and a lot of guys came to congratulate with us for the new album and contract.

When our show begun we would never expect how it was going to be! All the guys in the venue were focused on our show, headbanging, moshing, twostepping and singing the songs from the beginning to the end. And in the end, when we started playing "please destroy this world" 20 persons came on stage singing!

This really make you wanna play shows forever! Thanks guys! We love you!

Day 7 – Graz (austria)


After 2 days in our country, we leave it again heading to graz for our second austrian show.

We wake up in Milan at 7 after sleeping only 3 hours and Marco, our merchguy/driver, drives straight for 7 hours arriving in Graz with a flu.

The club is amazing, the stage is very big and all the guys in the promotion stuff look so nice and well organized.

In the same night there is the Neversaydie festival in Wien, so there are not so many persons expected.

The sound when we go on stage is massive, the PA SYSTEM could be good in a stadium as well, so it's a great plasure to play with it!

Unfortunately,like the expectations, only around 120 persons showed up, but the same, it was fun and a great afterparty with texas in july, who fast became some really good friends for us.


Day 8 – budapest (hungary)


After Austria, we move for our first show in Hungary, and exactly in Budapest, the biggest and most important city of this country.

The weather is not bad, a little bit rainy but not cold at all.

The club is really great and after loading, we sit down in the backstage.

On its door of the catering room when we arrive, we find a paper with "Suicide Silence" on it, as it was their backstage some days before for the NSD tour again.

There's not the euro in Hungary but fortunately in the club we can pay with euros to change money for our Merch guy.

At 20,00 doors open and a good amount of guys is already inside.

We start the show at around 22,30 and during the first songs people were a bit cold,but since the 3rd song they started to be involved with the show ,jumping,moving and headbanging! Thanks budapest for this great first time!



Day 9 – Wien (austria)

Back to Austria, exactly in his capital, wien.

We arrive to the club on time, it's in the center of the city and we immediately notice that the stage is two floors down and the load in is very hard, due to the 3 stairs blocks!!!

The stage is cool and the sound is great during the soundcheck!

Doors open at 19:30 and people start coming! When we go on stage, the club is totally full and looks amazing!

The worst part of the day is the load out, as we have again to walk on those damned 3-stairs blocks! So we get to the hostel and everyone is exhausted!

Anyway, this has Probably been one of the best gigs so far in this tour.


Day 10 – prague (czech republic)

Here we are in one of the most fascinating cities in europe. After loading the instruments and doing the soundcheck in this very nice club in the center of the city, we go all together for a walk in this wonderful town.

We are all impressed by its beauty, seems like going back to the middle age, and the atmosphere is incredible.

Since 8 pm people start coming and in the end when we jump on stage there are more some hundreds of kids watching the show.

Thunbs up for Prague, the black pearl of europe.

day 11 – Schweinfurt (germany)

After Czech republic we go back to our beloved Germany for a show in a little town called schweinfurt.

The stage and club are so small that our keyboardist izio is forced to play on a side of the stage. We have a huge backstage and had a great time with our bros Texas in July.

I really don't know which the capacity was but after 30 mins from the doors opening, the club was full.

We started playing and needed a couple of songs to involve people properly but in the end it was real fun!

day 12 – trier

Here we are in Trier, another small town in germany, only 30 km far from Luxemburg, so we decide to visit it a bit and we really discovered another incredible part of europe, so clean and fascinating.

The show is quite good, not a very big crowd but crazy as fuck!

People keep singing our songs and spent time with us after the show, chilling and having fun!

day 14 – lyon

On the 14th show of our tour we arrive to Lyone, France. We immediately discovered that the show was on a boat inside the river, it was weird in the beginning but we didn't imagine what would happen some hours after.

It's halloween and a lot of guys have masks and makeup and in 30 mins this boat become full that you spend 10 minutes to reach the stage from outside.

We start our show and people get absolutely crazy. It's unbelievable how those guys supported us, jumping,moshing and having fun!

I vote this as the best show of the first half of the tour. Thanks Lyon!

day 15 – paris

Et Voila! We arrive to Paris! First thing? Parking the van near the Tour Eiffel and shoot some photos! :)

This city is probably one of the most romantic in the whole world and the feeling is like being in a movie!

The club where we will perform is so small that could be sold out with 30 persons!

All the few people there seem to know our songs, singing with us and having so much fun!

Tumbs up for the dinner of today, we were missing something like this for weeks!

to be continued...