Jamie Lidell

Tourtagebuch: Mit Elton John in Hamburg

28.11.2008, 10:56, Text: Jamie Lidell, Foto: www.crackerfarm.com

Der Berliner Soulman Jamie Lidell ist immer noch mit Elton John unterwegs. Heute berichtet er aus Hamburg. Den ersten Teil des von ihm verfassten Tourtagebuchs lest ihr hier.

JAMIE LIDELL / Elton John / TOUR DIARY, #2.

Nov 24th, Hamburg. Germany.

Ah! A rare moment of sun out here in space. Crisp as Quentin out there this morn. After the bus air this is like gulping down the Swiss Alpine oxygen. They tell us we have arrived but it's clear that Hamburg is still a galaxy far far away from this place. The Color Line Arena. It's like we are in a huge empty vessel a superfluous bowl of something and we've got a small spoon..

Our crew grab laptops and bunker down around the perimeter of the arena. They all blue into one it appears. We could be in Munich right now. Birmingham maybe. The security give it away through. There's one or two fellows that must be Hamburgers. Not meat heads. Something more destinguished but solid nonetheless. They are light on the garnish here though. There's always an unmistakable directness about the German way. All that meat and no pickles sometimes leaves English etiquette in a jam. Speaking of which. I smell. I smell home cooking. It's a food heavy tour this so far. We are trying to cram in as much high end catering as we can before the long hauls overland with a bus entertainment system full of Bond flicks. The word is that they've overcooked the beef today but the cookies are amazing. Crunchy butter I ask?

Fotostrecke:Jamie Lidell auf Tour mit Elton John

It's noisy in the food room. A whole lot of knives, forks and bottles and spoons. On stage it's all about slapping wood and plucking nickel, honking in brass. I think of how strange it is to make music with wood and steel it sort of puts me off the shrimps. But only for a second. I'm wearing a generous slab of Scotland today in woolen form. It's the one you see here in soundcheck. Louder than the P.A. and warmer than toast. Can't believe I'm still hungry...

Video: Jamie Lidell - "Little Bit Of Feel Good" (HQ)