NAGOYA
After a damn swift shinkansen ride on Saturday we got to Club Zion on time for soundcheck. So professional over here! Smashed some gyoza from 7eleven of all places, and fired ourselves up for what turned out to be another monstrous show of glorious highs with terrific bands and magnificent dancing, never have we SEEN such dancing! Audiences aren't afraid to get involved over here, up and about to the first song from the first band, hands in the air, singing along, heads-down-thumbs-up for some solid ska rug-cutting. So great, got amongst it, and gee whizz it was hot hot. Lucky bands have towels over here, band towels, towels as merch with the band name printed on, ..BAND TOWELS is what i'm saying... great idea. Necessary idea. Almost as necessary as moist towlettes which one finds so often over here...
All these japanese bands are of the highest standard by the way, fuck-a-peking-duck they know how to play! The Stackers played good street punk a la Rancid and the dudes made us feel like we were old friends. Charlie were absolutely nuts, so good. Ska Freaks and Skalapper had the joint completely pumpin' and Vagarious Vagabondage finished us all off with quite a happy ending... tore the place down! Even WE played great this night, everyone seemed to dig us and have a good time...
Again, they know how to play over here, and how to party! After the show a large convoy of party people hit the street and walked up to a tiny restaurant where we were led through down the back and up some stairs to the izakaya room for some of the most delicious food ever eaten, drinks galore and some of the best, nicest, hilarious people. This tour has already delivered some really seriously positive vibrations. Looking forward to what else the land of the rising sun has to offer these four humbled music men and one sexy tour manager...
Stay tuned,
Ze Benniez xox
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