Bestfest – Day 1 – And the crowd went wild Comments Off

See also Day 0, Day 2, Day 3, The whole thing.

This is the day that really raised the bar.

Without rain, it starded slow with Ayo (Patrice’s partner). I liked Ayo, very chilled, a little shy. You could tell the Motorhead fans were busy uploading beer in order to make it though the concert, but the concert was quite interesting. This is the song Run Run – see lyrics.

The other song I’ve got is a Michael Jackson tribute, see here.

The unfortunate Polarkreis 18 followed. The guys put on a good show, well rehearsed, almost theatrical. But the music was not to the liking of many, considering that next door you had a few thousand Motorhead fans :). And the same fans gave them a hard time, which was not nice at all, considering it was a festival. I have to give credit to the lead singer for having the balls of going on the Motorhead stage in a form of mockery to the ungrateful Motorhead fans, who were quick to give him the finger. I wouldn’t of done it in fear of being ripped to pieces :). Good show, all in all. This is their most known song – Allein Allein.

And then it happened!

Motorhead was on stage, the fans went wild.

We are MOTORHEAD!!! We play Rock and Roll! This is how Lemmy Started and ended the show. He also said “Hope you remember us” – don’t worry, I don’t think anybody will forget the show! At one moment Lemmy came to the mic with a cigarette in the corner of his mouth, spat it 3 meters across the stage and rocked the house! I haven’t seen any lead guitarist work the crowd better then Phil Campbell, he even gave a guy from the crowd a beer for rocking hard. He is awesome. I have also never seen anybody fling guitar picks in the audience with such a dexterity. I’m only a little sad as he flung one destined for me, as I was among the few in the corner where I was sitting that was rocking it, but a Moby fan picked it up :). Anyway, I got the thumbs up from Phil, I’m happy! Oh boy, and does Mikkey Dee knows how to play a gut busting solo on those drums!

And just when I thought it couldn’t get better it did. Moby followed, back to back, without even 60 seconds from when Motorhead finished their incredible show. This was the opening song of an absolutely amazing concert!

One of the best I’ve seen so far. Definitively in my top 5 :). Unfortunately, because of stupidity, I forgot to recharge the damn camera, so it died on me before the song was over. Incredible concert. Moby played all his hits, rocked an cool riff in honor of Motorhead, who were on stage just before, did a Johnny Cash singalong (Ring Of Fire) and finished with a rave song dedicated “to anyone who has ever stood at 6 in the morning in a field, watching the sun come up”. Anybody that can do all of this, and do it while surrounded by beautiful and talented girls is awesome!

What I remembered from Day 1:

- Moby’s incredible show and the ecstatic crowd singing along

- Lemmy’s voice, Phil’s coolnes and Mikkey’s drums and that guitar pick I never got. Motorhead showed what old school rock is all about.

- The moment when Polarkreis 18′s lead singer got on the Motorhead stage, I thought we would see blood :).

Conclusion:

The best day of the whole festival, Motorhead and Moby are impeccable showmakers.

Read on to Day 2.