Zoetermeer, 6 november 2009

The concert at the 'Boerderij' in Zoetermeer was certainly not a perfect one. Not everything was played note perfect, and the sound engineer had his own bit of trouble. But there was enough to make up for that: the venue -one of the best ones in Holland- was filled almost to capacity (around 650 people), and that created a very nice atmosphere. The support act only made that atmosphere better; For Absent Friends have been around for quite a while, and they delivered a tight performance, with a mix of older and newer work.

I don't think that the mistakes was more of a problem to the band than it was to the audience; Kayak received very enthousiastic reactions during and after the concert. For the first time, I witnessed the shorter 'rock venue'-setlist. Four songs were dropped: Because I..., When The Seer Looks Away, Undecided and For All The Wrong Reasons. Always a pity to hear less songs than in the theatres, but the rest of the setlist obviously had more than enough great songs.

Enough time after the show to chat with the band members, who were once again very accessible and willing to sign autographs, smile for cameras, etc.

On to the next one!