Kayakoustic in Delft, 14 september 2006

The second Kayakoustic show was at Speakers in Delft. After an entertaining support act, Kayak climbed the stage at around 10pm. Unfortunately, only around 150 people had found their way to the venue, but that didn’t spoil the enthusiasm in the band. The setlist was more or less the same as in Harlingen. “Wintertime” and “The King’s Enchanter” were skipped, as the show had to end before midnight.

The sound was clearer and more balanced than in Harlingen. Ton’s keyboards could actually be heard, and the vocals (Edward, Cindy and Rob, but also great backing vocals from Ton and Pim) were perfect. Also nice to hear Jan's various bass sounds! Only Edward sounded a bit hoarse now and then, but that didn’t influence the overall performance.

Like I said, it was more or less the same as Harlingen. The differences: the lightshow in Delft worked, Edward played the recorder in vain (couldn’t be heard…), and he completely forgot the lyrics to “Act Of Despair”. Ton, Pim and the audience helped him to get re-started, and then the usual perfect rendition followed.

What struck me: the crowd, small as it was, was genuinely interested. During the many quiet passages, nobody took the opportunity to talk about the weather or make other disturbing noises. No beer glasses were scattered, no shouting, breaking wind or the other obvious ‘concert crowd sounds’.

The merchandise stand sold ‘Kayakoustic’ t-shirts for the first time, in all shapes and colours. Of course, they also sold Kayak CD’s, but unfortunately there is no ‘Kayakoustic’ album (yet…?).