Brutal Fest

Where should i start...? It has only been one show so far but the Brutal Fest tour already blows our minds! From the moment when all the bands met in Havanna it has been one big party! Besides Vale Tudo and the strapones that are good friends from Switzerland, Get The Shot from Canada and Joliette from Mexico are joining this trip. The first day of the tour was a very long travel day. It took us about thirteen hours to drive from Havanna to Holguin. The bus broke down after a pretty short time but you could tell from the reaction of our drivers that this was not an unusual thing. They stayed very calm, got their tools and had the bus fixed within an hour or so. Finally we got to the hotel in Holguin. The first show was about to happen the next day. Because of the heat the shows start pretty late so there was a lot of time to hang out at the hotel pool....and the 24 hours pool bar. We were the first band to play that night and so we had to go to the venue a little earlier to set-up and soundcheck. The venue was actually pretty epic! It's located in the centre of Holguin on a rooftop where you can overview the central square of Holguin. Big clouds started to build up when we were soundchecking and soon some lightnings started to flash around us which made the whole scenery really epic! Luckily it didn't rain throughout the night and the show could happen as planned. Pretty soon the venue was packed with people and both the crowd and all the bands were really excited to get it going. For us it was a really fun show! The first show of a tour tendd to be a bit hard sometimes but this time I felt comfortable from the very beginning. The fact that the local soundguys did a great job helped a lot! The stage was made out wooden planks and already during our second song some of those planks cracked which left us on a stage with two holes...it looked kinda scary and i was a little worried because we were only the first of six bands that night. But again, the Brutal Fest crew managed the situation in no time and fixed the stage within our next song.
To play first was kinda cool because so we could enjoy the other bands after our gig. They all did a fantastic job! But I have to mention Joliette! Those four guys from Mexico - that are the nicest dudes to hang out with - absolutely killed it! Their "mexikanisches handgemachtest glutenfreies krößt" was one of the best live performances I have seen in a long time! Their energy was overwhelming!
Right now we're on our way to Bayamo where the next show is going to happen. I can't wait! We're so stoked to be part of this!

Even though the internet situation improved a little bit compared to our last trip to Cuba, it's still hard to get online. So I don't know when I'll be able to upload what I'm writing right now....anyway...stay tuned. More stories and pics will follow.
Cheers! Überyou