awww, memories *reading with dreamy/teary eyes and a big smile*
Funny to realize again I really wasn't speechless like I would've thought when meeting POTF *blushes* - if I also had been able to say something that made any sense, that would've been great XD

Thanks for sharing these reports *hugssss*

Wow! Some more I must high tail it over to your blog @redbossfan! I love reading such fun reports!

And then in a about a week, I can blog about Kaarina and Helsinki!!

Thank you, Stef, I love your reports Somehow they make my heart beat a little faster.

@Stef Love your blog. Thank you once again for the great reports and for the awesome time we had in Lviv.

Thank you Lisa, Snow, Porthos13 and Anna - I'm glad you are enjoying it.

Great report, RBF. Thanks.

BLOOD, SWEAT AND ROCK 'N' ROLL
Helsinki, 12.6.2011

This time I was flying solo and I traveled to Helsinki by train all by myself. When I arrived at Helsinki metro station, I was a bit at loss, where to go and what to do. There I met S, who was also going to see Poets of the Fall and approached me asking for advise how to reach Kalasatama. We were both equally lost, so we decided to go all the way down to the platforms and figure things out together. As we descended, we witnessed an accident that happened on the escalator beside us. An older gentleman fell backwards and hit his head on the escalator. There was blood all over and S ran to help the man. She and a couple of guys carried him down to the platform, I also helped a bit with his legs. At first he was unconscious but soon regained consciousness. Someone had called an ambulance and we (and a few others that helped) stayed with the man until security guards appeared and took over for us. S went to wash her hands that were all bloodied as she had tended the man's injured head. She told me that she was studying to become a nurse.

After that we managed to find our way to the right metro cart but almost missed the Kalasatama stop and we ran out of the cart at the last minute. We followed the river of people and met S's friends near the gates. Then we proceeded near the stage as the gig was about to start at any minute. S and her friends decided to stay near the mixing booth but I wanted to get closer so we decided to meet again after the gig. I was able to get approximately to the tenth row where I had a really good view to the stage. I was wearing platform sandals and as the audience before me consisted mainly of young girls I had no trouble seeing. For once I can understand how my significant other feels while on gigs, as he is six foot five and most of the Poets of the Fall's audience is females.

The sun was shining without a cloud in the sky and it was almost 30 degrees Celsius out there. The gig started with Dreaming Wide Awake, followed by Given and Denied, Locking Up the Sun, Carnival of Rust and finally Lift. It was a great combination of fast rocking songs and slower ballads in between, perfect for a such a hot day. The slower songs gave the audience a breather and a chance to gather strength to jump up and down during the faster songs. Marko was on a funny mood, during the gig he laughed maniacally, knocked the microphone stand down, spread water all over, showed us his booty and conducted our yells and cheers like an orchestra. Before Carnival of Rust he asked the audience to show hands if they had come there with someone. Quite a lot raised their hands and Marko said that he was perversely disappointed, that there weren't more singles out there.

Other moments that stuck to my mind were during Locking up the sun when Captain waved his hand like a lasso, Marko did his clock winding thing and some point where Olli slided really coolly to the other side of the stage in front of Marko. Just before Lift was over, Marko urged us to shout: Finnish summer! Nice weather! Friends! And Poets of the Fall! That about sums that day up nicely. Captain had a really cool stetson on his head the whole gig and when the guys left the stage, he teased us by faking that he was going to throw that into the audience. But of course he didn't. What a shame, it was a really good looking hat =) The whole gig was over way sooner that I would have liked, it lasted about 25 minutes. It was great and all, but it was like an appetizer or a quick fix, I imagine. Just enough to keep the withdrawal at bay but not enough to leave me satisfied. But it was fun while it lasted.

After that I met with my newfound friends and we left the area since there wasn't anything that interested us anymore. We bought some ice-cream, sat in a park and enjoyed the sunny day until our trains departed. Mine was canceled because of an arson that took place the night before, so I had to pay some extra for a pendolino ride. I was happy nonetheless, since the day was an unexpected adventure, like all Poets of the Fall gigs are!

Money spent: 65 euros (train rides)
People helped: 1
New gig friends found: 3
Fun had: immeasurable

what a great report! Thank you so much Lunarwolf! ^^

Thanks for such an amazing report, Lunarwolf!

Love your report Lunarwolf. Had I known you were coming we could have met.

Sorry to be a nitpick, but don't you mean Given And Denied, not Twilight Theater?
Actually, for a while I thought have I totally missed something... a song called Twilight Theater

Anyways, that's a really good report, I enjoy reading them. I envy you guys, I don't think I could write one that was any good. My memories of gigs are usually impressions, rather hazy, with just a few sharp and distinct memorable moments.

Thank you for your comments!

redbossfan: no worries, if you are coming to Seinäjoki, we can meet there =)

Dark Side of Light: Lol! No nitpicking, thank you for pointing that out! I was writing and reading it over at 2 am and I was pretty tired so my brain just short-circuited. Error corrected.

See you there then

@Lunarwolf

Thank you for the report. It's always fun to read about a PotF gig and the other things around this adventure are always interesting too. When reading it I was lost in reverie that I even didn't notice the "new" Twilight Theater song Anyway in Given and Denied is this Twilight Theater line
Btw. I'll be in Seinäjoki too .... so we will meet too ... at least I hope so

So there is, that is why my brain keeps telling me that ergo the title is also Twilight Theater

But yey, mini international meeting, see ya there! \o/

Great report as always, LunarWolf, thanks!

My report from Seinäjoki

I took a different approach this time, I hope it works for you.

For me it ♥.

Thank you for the beautiful description redbossfan! My report is still somewhat unfinished, but it is coming along =)

Thank you both, glad you liked it. Lunarwolf, I will be patiently waiting for your report.

What wonderful reports! You all are so lucky to see Poets perform! I've only recently discovered them but I have a great need to see them perform live! I can only hope one day they will be in the US!

Your reports can be fulfilling Thank you redbossfan!

Thank you both! It makes me happy when people enjoy reading my reports.

Sorry for the double post. I added the last three reviews for this tour:

- Kaarina: Saaristo Open
- Radio Aalto
- Saima Open Air

loved all of them, thanks for sharing (and especially the saima open aìr arrived so quickly! ^^)
really amazing reviews

and great to know that Marko became able to command weather: that's very useful for a live band, well done

Thank you for sharing those brilliant reports

That happens when I'm too wound up to sleep and don't have any pictures to go through
Thank you!

and thank you Silent Poet

redbossfan, thank you for your reports, great as always, they make me smile

Great reports, RBF, thank you so much!

Thank you, honeyspirt and TheArtist for reading and commenting here. always glad to make you smile.

Edit:
I found a short review of Saimaa Open Air
Interesting, how she did not see that Marko was commanding the clouds, while to me it was obvious. Different people have different points of view.