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Sonata Arctica canta pe 21 Noiembrie la Quantic Club din Bucuresti iar urmatoarea zi, pe 22 Noiembrie vor urca pe scena /FORM Space din Cluj-Napoca. In deschiderea ambelor concerte va canta Eleine.

Pentru ambele concerte, atat cel din Bucuresti cat si cel din Cluj-Napoca, programul este cel de mai jos.

PROGRAM

OPEN DOORS 19:00

Eleine 20:00-20:45

Sonata Arctica 21:15-…

REGULI DE ACCES SI INFORMATII UTILE

Este interzis in zona de concert:

– sticle, conserve;

– mancare sau bauturi de orice fel;

– artificii, obiecte periculoase;

– arme, bate, cutite, spray-uri, lanturi lungi, selfie stick, glow stick, obiecte ascutite, artificii

– substante interzise cf. legii 143 / 2000

– obiecte cu laser (ex. pointere, brichete cu laser);

– aparate foto/video profesionale sau semi-profesionale (cu obiectiv detasabil);

– aparate de inregistrare audio-video profesionale sau semi-profesionale;

– animale de companie;

– persoanele cu probleme de ordin medical trebuie sa aiba asupra lor dovezi clare pentru a putea intra la concert cu medicamentele necesare.

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I have seen many big shows this year, seen my actual favourite bands and yet nothing compared with the joy and warmth Anneke van Giersbergen gives off. She is a master of her craft, but more than anything she is such a sweet person, who truly loves what she is doing and is so honest. She lights up any room she walks in.

The night started with Maru, to whom I have to give a lot of credit. She gave such a nice performance and made us all feel warm and fuzzy and ready to see Anneke. I really want to search more about her and will definitely try to see her again if I get the chance.

The more I like a band or an artist, the more critical I become. And yet I cannot find a single bad thing to say about Anneke’s show. Maybe that I wish she played My Promise. That’s it. In rest I was just lucky to be there. What a voice! What a stage presence! So much warmth and happiness and pure joy.

What a nice setlist! Surely, that is the case because I know and love her latest solo album, “The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest”. If you haven’t listened to it yet, it’s high time you did.
She also brought back classics from her time with The Gathering, such as Strange Machines or Saturnine. And, of course, some Devin Townshend couldn’t be left out, so we got a bit of it with Ih-Ah. But the night was also full of covers. I love when artists don’t let egos get in the way of not just good songs but fun moments of diversity. We got to hear some Kate Bush, some Iron Maiden, even some Leonard Cohen.

An in between all these lovely songs Anneke was telling stories and laughing, reminiscing and simply connecting with the audience. Nothing can beat an acoustic show with a guitar and a great voice and just the warmth of it all.

Overall, what a night! Thank you metalhead/bestmusic for bringing Anneke to Bucharest. It was an amazing evening that I will cherish for a long time.

Anneke Van Giersbergen se reintoarce in Romania cu doua noi concerte memorabile, la Cluj Napoca pe 07 Noiembrie in /FORM Space si pe 08 Noiembrie la Bucuresti in Quantic. In deschidere va urca Maru.

Pentru ambele concerte, atat cel din Cluj Napoca cat si cel din Bucuresti, programul este cel de mai jos.

PROGRAM

OPEN DOORS19:00

Maru 20:00-20:30

ANNEKE 20:50-…

REGULI DE ACCES SI INFORMATII UTILE

Este interzis in zona de concert:

– sticle, conserve;

– mancare sau bauturi de orice fel;

– artificii, obiecte periculoase;

– arme, bate, cutite, spray-uri, lanturi lungi, selfie stick, glow stick, obiecte ascutite, artificii

– substante interzise cf. legii 143 / 2000

– obiecte cu laser (ex. pointere, brichete cu laser);

– aparate foto/video profesionale sau semi-profesionale (cu obiectiv detasabil);

– aparate de inregistrare audio-video profesionale sau semi-profesionale;

– animale de companie;

– persoanele cu probleme de ordin medical trebuie sa aiba asupra lor dovezi clare pentru a putea intra la concert cu medicamentele necesare.

Biletele se gasesc in format electronic pe www.iabilet.ro si in magazinele Flanco, Metrou Unirii 1, Muzica, IQ BOX si pe terminalele Selfpay. Online, puteti plati cu cardul,Paypal,carduri de tichete culturale Sodexo, pe factura la Vodafone sau Orange sau ramburs prin Fan Courier oriunde in tara.

Bucharest, October 18th, Arenele Romane. Tarja descends upon Bucharest with her “In The Raw Touri”. This has to be one of the best Tarja shows I have seen. And I have seen 14 of them.
First of all, big thank you to Metalhead for bringing her to Arenele Romane. It felt weird after all these years to be at a Tarja show and not be seated, but freaking finally!!
I cannot say it was my favourite show of hers, but it was certainly different. 2 years of pandemic gave her time to rediscover her love for the stage and let her fine tune her show.

She re-orchestrated most of her song to give them all a bit of a common sound, making the show very homogenous and just flowing. There are songs where I would have preferred the studio version, such as Undertaker or Diva. However, I do appreciate the effort. It’s worth noting that now songs just went one into the other without dead times in between, making the show feel much smoother. And yet, nothing was lost in the public interaction. Tarja is always the artist who tried the most to speak some of the local language and always gives some of her best tries at Romanian.

Big props to Tarja’s band and crew as well. Just because she is the big name on the door doesn’t take away from how good they are. This time they also had a band solo, or as my boyfriend called it “my favourite moment of the show”. I am super happy to see Alex and Doug do more singing, Alex especially. Brings something extra to the live experience.

The setlist was quite good. After all, this is the tour that should have been before the pandemic, to promote her “new” album. So of course, things are missing, but we got a few new ones (Serene, Silent Masquerade), a few older ones (Anteroom of Death), and a few throwback ones that we really enjoy (My Little Phoenix, Until My Last Breath, I Walk Alone). We even had a Nightwish classic (Wishmaster) and an acoustic moment. I absolutely love it when shows have acoustic parts, however, this one needed some more well known songs as well.

Overall, Tarja was just different, for the better This amount of energy and just happiness clearly shows her passion for it all. Even at the very end, she spent a few good minutes on stage after the band left to just take in the public and say thank you, which is rarely seen. So if you still get to see heron this tour, enjoy that!

On the not as wow side of the evening, I have to wonder why it was so hot in the heated tent. We have an energy crisis after all :)) and it wasn’t that cold outside. More than that, opening bands… I already said I have seen a few Tarja shows so I just know that the bands she brings on tour to open for her… Well they paid to be there. And that’s the kindest thing I can say. It’s never anything remarkable, which is a shame.

Last but not least, on a personal note, as I mentioned before this wasn’t my favourite show and something was missing I guess. I didn’t get the Ohmagad it is Tarja in front of me butterflies. Which is normal as I am getting older and I have seen not just many shows of hers, but a lot of shows in general. But it’s a bit of a bittersweet grief for all the passion and love I had for her, heading the fanclub, spending countless hours debating everything about her with other fans. Felt like the chapter of fangirling in my life ended, but I am glad we had a good show for that.

Sonata Arctica canta pe 21 Noiembrie la Quantic Club din Bucuresti.

Evenimentul va respecta normele in vigoare la momentul desfasurarii acestuia.

Primele 100 de bilete costa 79 de lei, urmatoarele 200 de bilete costa 89 de lei. Apoi, biletele costa 99 de lei in presale si 120 de lei la intrare.

La pretul tuturor biletelor se adauga comisionul de procesare de 5 lei.

Se pun in vanzare doar 800 de bilete. 

Sonata Arctica este una dintre cele mai iubite formatii nordice, in momentul de fata avand un catalog de 10 materiale discografice lansate. Bazele trupei au fost puse in 1995, formatia fiind cunoscuta atunci sub numele de Tricky Beans iar ulterior Tricky Means.

In 1999 trupa a devenit Sonata Arctica iar in acelasi an au lansat albumul de debut ‘Ecliptica’. In cei 20 de ani de activitate formatia a avut turnee alaturi de formatii precum Iron Maiden, Nightwish, Dio, Stratovarius, Ensiferum, DragonForce sau Alice Cooper.

In toamna lui 2019, formatia a lansat cel mai recent material de studio intitulat ‘Talviyo’ ce se traduce prin ‘Noapte de Iarna’. Discul a intrat in topurile din tari precum Finlanda, Germania, Franta si nu numai!

Eleine vin din Suedia si sunt activi pe scena metal nordica din 2014. Pana acum au lansat trei album de studio si un EP, cel mai recent material, ‘Dancing in Hell’ fiind disponibil din 2020. Stilul abordat de formatie este Symphonic Metal. Pana in prezent au impartit scena cu formatii precum Moonspell, W.A.S.P., Arch Enemy sau Myrath si au fost cap de afis al festivalului Loud & Metal Mania 2017 din Tokyo, Japonia.

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Un eveniment BestMusic Live Concerts

whoa! Maximum Rock Festival 2022 finished on Satursday night and honestly I don’t even know where to start from. This is gonna be a tough one to review.

Let me start by stating that I don’t think any of us understand just how hard it is to still organize a fest during these conditions, after the pandemic, with all the touring being delayed and cancelled, with everything going wrong and prices going up. The schedule suffered changes because of that and unforeseen events such as Blue Air defaulting on their payments and cancelling flights. That was so last moment and so out of the control of the promoter who did try their best and brought another act or gave longer sets to the bands already playing. However…

The biggest issue people have had with the fest was that back in 2019 they announced 250 lei tickets for Devin Townsend and Katatonia. I have friends who bought the tickets then to support the festival and get theirs ahead. Obviously, the pandemic happened so there was no 2020 fest. We did get a 2021 festival with Epica among others, but 2020 tickets remained valid for 2022 as well since it was a different line-up. People were excited to see what was gonna be announced for 2022, since it’s wide open and finally the pandemic is over. And the first thing that was announced was the price… 99 lei in pre-sale. Which is great to encourage people to buy a ticket not (for a less than stellar line-up). But it sure left a bitter taste to those people who still hang on to their ticket bought in 2019 that was 2.5x more expensive and couldn’t be refunded. Bummer. I saw a lot of people trying desperately to resell their tickets for a fraction of their price but to no luck.

That no luck brings us to the other harsh reality of the festival: the crowd was in low hundreds and it was definitely not enough to fill Arenele Romane. I don’t remember ever seeing the venue so empty… I feel bad for the promoter because this was a big loss. Out of the few people who were there, I imagine many had older tickets or had bought from people who were selling theirs, plus some guest passes … so overall this was bad. It’s always a bit bad for atmosphere when you look around and see empty space. However, I do feel bad for the bands bc it’s tough and a disappointment to play an empty venue.

Now let’s talk about the schedule. I see no reason why the headliner would start at 22:45. That’s when a normal festival would end. I get that if the first band would have started at 17:00 instead of 19:00 they would have probably only played for the people at the bad… but still. Especially when on both days there had been cancellations, there was some leeway with the hours. And on both day there ended up being delays.

Day One:

18.00 / Acces public
19.00 / Reverse The Moment
19.40 / Breathelast.
20.50 / TAINE
22.00 / Infected Rain

This was a day dedicated to romanian music so respect for that, with Moldovans from Infected Rain ending the night with an incredible show. Worth mentioning that it had started to rain just before Infected Rain (get it?) were supposed to get on stage, but it soon enough stopped and the show went on.

Infected Rain really put on a masterclass of energy and dedication, as they always do. They are a success story of what it means to work, work, persevere and work again. It was a show you couldn’t help but enjoy, even if you are not the biggest fan of their music or genre.

Day Two:

17.30 / Acces Public
18.30 / Aeon Blank
19.10 / Lupu’ cel Rau
20.15 / Subterranean Masquerade
21.25 / Týr
22.45 / MYRATH

Lupu’ cel Rau are always fun to see. I specifically told my US friend and photographer to go check them out because he might like them and apparently I was right. After all, who can resist a metal cover of Aha’s Take on Me?

Subterranean Masquerade were a very nice surprise for me, great show, pumping up the public. There was one moment where the singer really got close to the public to give that personal touch (pun intended) to the front rows. Really made for a special moment. They took it even further and went into the middle of the crowd (there are definitely perks when the audience is limited). Everyone was entertained and they put on a hell of a show! Probably the highlight of the festival.

Tyr took us to valhalla and back and it was nice to see the people in the front rows really be there for them and sing along.

Finally, Myrath came on stage well after 23:00. This was the biggest stage I was seeing them on and I expected big things from them. Which only came in the second part of the show. They had nice stage setting, and as usual something special in their outfits, invited a belly dancer on stage and a fire acrobat. However, something was lacking a bit in the beginning. I had seen them 4 times before and every time it was a banger but this time they didn’t feel hungry. For the first part of the show there was little to no interraction between the members (except for Zaher and Kevin who seemed to be discussing more technical things). But in the end the show picked up, the energy was there, smiles all around, closed the show with some bangers: No Holding Back, Believer, Endure the Silence. I guess that worked and everyone was hyped. so much so that zaher quickly came back to thank the crowd and say they would do one more song. That felt like a very organic encore where they asked for the promoter’s permission first and then discussed among themselves what to sing. Almost the whole band was back on stage, with Zaher announcing “Anis is probably in the toilet now, let’s wait for him some more” and a minute later joking “Oh it’s probably a big shit he’s taking” :)) That sure made it a memorable ending to the show and the festival

All in all, disappointment turnout in a not that exciting lineup amidst a sea of big events in this summer season. But kudos to the promoter for persevering against all odds and still holding the event. And fingers crossed there will be a Maximum Rock Fest 2023, bigger and better.

În perioada 9-10 septembrie 2022, Maximum Rock Festival revine în atenția amatorilor de sonorități metal cu o nouă ediție ce va avea loc laArenele Romane din București.
Programul formațiilor participante, în ordinea urcării lor pe scenă, este:
09.09.2022: As I May, Breathelast, Taine, Atheist, Infected Rain
10.09.2022: Reverse The Moment, Aeon Blank, Subterranean Masquerade, Tyr, Myrath

Spotul oficial al festivalului este disponibil la următorul link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXWAD0naoeM

Reamintim faptul că abonamente, la prețul promoțional de 129 lei, sunt disponibile online exclusiv prin www.AmBilet.ro la următorul link: https://www.ambilet.ro/tc-events/maximum-rock-festival-2022/

Maximum Rock Festival a adunat pe scena festivalului, de-a lungul edițiilor precedente, nume sonore din elita metalului mondial precum: W.A.S.P., Kamelot, My Dying Bride, Epica, Eluveitie, Therion, Moonspell, Sodom, Annihilator, Haggard, Dark Tranquillity, Septicflesh, Moonsorrow, Crematory, Evergrey, Samael, Sirenia și multe altele.

Eveniment organizat de Promusic Events și Maximum Rock și cofinanțat de către Ministerul Culturii.
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