The Brutal Fest Tour has ended. After two weeks in Cuba we are now on our way to Bogota. Cuba has been a blast! The last three shows in Havana and Pinar Del Rio were probably the best out of all the Cuban dates. In Havana we played at Maxim Rock which is in fact an old movie theatre that has been turned into Cuba's only venue dedicated to alternative rock music. It can hold a crowd of about 800 people and specially on the second night it was packed!
Pinar Del Rio on the other hand was special because the stage was actually small compared to the others we played in Cuba - which in fact appealed to us because it's what we actually like better than big stages. We had the honour to play at last that night and therefore close the curtains of the summer edition of Brutal Fest 2015. There was a really cool energy in the crowd and when some guys of Joliette and The Strapones joined us on one of our songs, it became a really crazy party!
Cuba was not only about the shows...they were all great but it's not gonna be the only thing we'll remember from this trip: it was a truly great pleasure meet with the people that are putting so much effort into the Cuban Punk/Hardcore scene - regardless all the obstacles such as expensive and bad internet access or legal restrictions. Jalbierto Ramirez and his webzine www.rompiendo-muros.tumblr.com should be specially mentioned here.
It also was great fun to catch up with old friends like the guys from Adictoxs, Switch or Blinder. And we are so happy to have been able to tour Cuba with a bunch of so cool bands. Not only our Swiss buddies from Vale Tudo and The Strapones but also Joliette from Mexico and Get The Shot from Canada. They made hanging out in hotel lobbies and at shady hotel bars quite e
an experience. We really hope to meet those funny and warm-hearted guys again soon!
We also wanna say a huge thank you to David Chapet from Brutal Beatdown who made this all happen and to the whole Brutal Fest Crew that looked after us throughout the whole trip!
We are honestly a little bit exhausted from the whole Brutal Fest experience but on the other hand we are truly excited about getting to Colombia! On Friday, we will play in Bogota and we can't wait for that! Stay tuned.
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