June, 30th, Berlin Astrahaus

[*sunflower*]

Hey,
Who is going to the show on june, 30th? I would like to get to know some people who want to have fun together at the show in Berlin

regards from *sunflower*

[oxenberg]

Hi
I'm going!! ) There will be lots of people, so we sure wont be alone, but it will be nice to meet someone before the concert, or go somewhere afterwards.
Are you from Berlin?

[bouldermnts]

Hi There,

I am going to the Berlin show and I'd love to meet other people who are going.
I'm an American, but I'm living in Regensburg, Germany at the moment....

Tchüs,

Kerry

[bohemian_girl]

I'm going, too and I'd really like to meet some of you before the show or go somewhere afterwards. I'm also in Amsterdam on june, 27th and if you're there, too, even better

[bouldermnts]

I again everybody. I'd like to meet whoever is up for it. I'm a bit sad because it will be my B-day and my partner is in the States now & will not be there. It would be great to hang out with a few other Melissa fans for awhile

[Mindie-mouse]

I just wanted to ask you that if someone going to the show lives in Berlin? I would need a place to sleep after the show (I think hotel would be too expensive for me but I could pay something for a place to bunk). I really want to go to Melissa's concert, it has been my dream for long time. Now I will get that money and fly, hopefully to Berlin.

[oxenberg]

everyone

bouldermnts we will cheer you up
Besides Melissa's concert - what a b-day present

Mindie-mouse I'm aslo not from Germany, and I'm currently looking for a place to sleep for me and my gf. Hotels are way to expensive and I will be first time in Berlin (I will be staying couple of days after the concerts) and I want to see the city, not sit in the chair in the hotel room
If you wont find some place to sleep, we could search together or I could send you some links to that places I found and that are cheaper than hotels; what price will be ok for you ?

Cheers!

[Mindie-mouse]

Oxenberg, this is kinda great site: http://www.couchsurfing.org/about.html
There you can find a place to sleep for free
And I think really crappy and cheap hostel can be great but it just a last choice if anything else doesn't come up.

[bouldermnts]

Hi Oxenberg, Thanks! That sounds great. Yes, an amazing B-day event! Unfortunately, I am not close with anyone in Berlin. I will be staying here the night: http://www.meininger-hostels.com It is a newer hotel/hostel right next to the Hauptbahnhof. The hostel portion looks VERY nice w free breakfast. However, I always avoid them when I'm with my partner. You can often find discounted hotels on the Deutschebahn website: http://www.bahn.de/p/view/index.shtml
Looking forward to meeting everyone. On another note: I'm going to buy tickets to see Melissa in Denver in one hour. Yaaaa!

K

[Judith]

I'm going, at least I bought the concert tickets.. still have to arrange the trip
Is there going to be some fan-meeting or party or anything? I think I read something about it in Amsterdam?

[mrswildcat]

Still thinking on how to best get to Berlin in the afternoon on the 30th and getting back early morning July 1st as I need to work

[Judith]

I am flying in the morning of the 1st straight to work.. :O But I am kinda lucky, I work near the 3. district CAT station.

Hope you make it!

[oxenberg]

Hi
Sooooo will we be going somewhere before or/and after the concert? I can't make any suggestions since i have never been in Berlin before.. Ladies?????

[Polona]

I'm also going. It would be nice to meet some people before or after the concert.

[Polona]

I just arrived Berlin. So...if anoyone whant get togther for a drink or anything else let me know. Othewise we meet before the concert.

[Polona]

And I apologize for my "excellent" English in previous post.

[Ohio]

Berlin has changed a bit, no. Nice older ones are still coming to Germany. Our son saw Bob Dylan in Bonn a few summers past. I hope she left time to take her children down the Rhein, so beautiful.

[Kypride86]

Anyone have the set list yet? I have heard that Testify was performed but not 100% sure.

[nybabe58]

Anyone have the set list yet? I have heard that Testify was performed but not 100% sure.

yea that was on Twitter so looking forward to the list too!

[woodenshoe]

WHoowww testify thats is soooo coollll


w.s

[Utopie]

This was my first Melissa Etheridge concert and I am really impressed!
She was just amusing, likeable, deep-realxed and professional.
This was worth the long car journey, with pleasure again.

-Utopie

[Camille]

Berlin Set List:

Fearless Love
Miss California
Similar Features
Chrome Played Heart
If I Wanted To
Company
I Want To Come Over
The Wanting Of You
The Heart Of A Woman
Brave And Crazy
Heaven On Earth
To Be Loved
Testify (yay!!!!!)
Indiana
Drag Me Away
Nervous
Bring Me Some Water
Like The Way I Do
We Are The Ones

[stella_gr]

Back home, again

America, now it's your turn. Let Melissa know how much we love her

[Judith]

the concert was great!!!

[nybabe58]

Berlin Set List:

Fearless Love
Miss California
Similar Features
Chrome Played Heart
If I Wanted To
Company
I Want To Come Over
The Wanting Of You
The Heart Of A Woman
Brave And Crazy
Heaven On Earth
To Be Loved
Testify (yay!!!!!)
Indiana
Drag Me Away
Nervous
Bring Me Some Water
Like The Way I Do
We Are The Ones

O M G!! Heart of a Woman and Heaven on Earth!! Where oh where are the freakin videos!! Tell me how it was to hear this song HOAW?? The place had to be in tears???

Judith put it up!!

[Kypride86]

AMAZING set list. She is doing some great songs this tour Heaven on Earth yay!!! Hopefully now it becomes a tour regular.

[Judith]

here's the video, hope it's fine to post the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGSIapDt9uA

Quality isn't best, but it's my first video with my camera and 2nd video editing :S

When she introduced the song, she was like, this is going to be a world premiere, a song she's never played live before, and that it's a bonus track, so some might not know it, but some might.. but fans asked her to sing it so..
I was thinking to myself .. OMG! She is going to sing The heart of a woman! And she did.. so amazing!!!

[nybabe58]

here's the video, hope it's fine to post the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGSIapDt9uA

Quality isn't best, but it's my first video with my camera and 2nd video editing :S

When she introduced the song, she was like, this is going to be a world premiere, a song she's never played live before, and that it's a bonus track, so some might not know it, but some might.. but fans asked her to sing it so..
I was thinking to myself .. OMG! She is going to sing The heart of a woman! And she did.. so amazing!!!

Bravo!! and yes you can post video links on the board!

[Kypride86]

Love love love Heart Of A Woman live. Thanks for the great videos!

[poetdownhere]

first let me start with an apology to the German woman behind me: Obviously videoing Melissa is more important than living the moment and savouring the music. Silly me, I thought a concert is all about watching the artist and responding to her/him as and when...

Silly me too, that I even considered giving a young boy the chance to be in the front row for a bit. Your 80 kg (or was it more?) of anger nearly squashed the little guy. I had to tell him to leave, as the 3 (!!!!) of us could not guarantee his safety. And that only because you felt your attempt to video a song was thwarted by an act of kindness and humanity of one fan (me) towards a totally unknown young fan (the boy in question). Maybe if you concentrated more on the what Melissa has to say (listen to the LYRICS of her songs!!!! LISTEN to the beautiful words she shares with us in concert) you'd be less concerned about a stupid video and more concerned about the reckless, stupid and irresponsible behaviour you displayed last night in Berlin!!!!

So, rant out of the way. The concert.

I ended up standing on the front row, next two two incredibly nice Dutch fans and of course a newbie, my friend from Germany. First the venue ... the venue, man you should have seen the place. Today I went on an alternative walking tour and we passed the Astra. This place is the hub of the alternative Art scene in Berlin and the Grafitti to be found all over the place is some of the finest in Berlin, apparently. You'd think the venue was a dump on the outside, in fact it was really nice on the inside. Way to go Melissa, a great choice of venue; it fits my filosophy.

The concert: Melissa wore leather ... Now I am straight as a chain-link fence and do not fancy or hero-worship Melissa, but I like leather!! So that was a good start. M clearly was in the mood for a good show. Not as much giggling going on as in Amsterdam, but in a good mood.

Solid start.

Similar features: problems with the keys. They weren't working so the tune was definitely missing something. We made up for it by singing loudly. Luckily the problem was fixed, almost without any panic, half-way through the song.

chrome-plated heart: I did my first ever poetry analysis / essay on this song. It has a very special place in my heart. It was the start of me understanding the mechanics of poetry and got me an A+ so too the song last night:lots of voices singing along.

Heart of a woman - little eeks wow! moment.
Heaven on Earth - great!!

The speech before TESTIFY was very moving. The girl I was with is from East Germany, and we had been talking about the life of her parents before the wall fell, and about how things have changed. It was sweet and moving to hear M talking about the moment the wall came down and she was asked to sing in the massive concert. She felt proud and it showed, she said what can be achieved by just us. By us, being good and decent and caring (TAKE NOTE GERMAN WOMAN from 1st 2 paragraphs!!!). The song was a fab rendition and clearly meant a lot to some of the German fans who had been there, at the concert in 1989 when that wall came down. Wouldn't have missed the concert, if only for this section.

Indiana - my teary moment. I love that song. I live that song!

bring me some water - it was hot in the Astra. It was hot in Berlin and even hotter in the building (and that is without M flirting with whomever she could find haha). M took out a bottle and wanted to drink, I gestured we were hot and could do with a drink... she then proceeds to chuck her whole bottle out over the audience. ping-pong bass player (ha, I really like him - a cool dude like him can come by my window any time) then took out his 1.5 ltr bottle which I shouted for: we want more more more... M gets another one of her bottles and asks her stagehand how many she can go through ... giggle .. and she showers the audience again. Then she says... 'yeah that's what I do ... I bring some water sometimes'. Spontaneous and fun start to one of her best songs.

We are the ones - I was disappointed in a way to not get gently we row, as I happen to cry every time I hear that song ... soooooooo beautiful but I knew from Amsterdam how well We are the Ones works. Because there was a one meter gap between the fence and the stage, M had to lie flat on her belly to reach the fans. Two young german lassies were just about launched by their mates so they could touch M, on our side I savoured my hand in hers (telepathically thanking her for 23 years of magic), and then grabbed someone behind me to go-go-gadget her hand so she could have her touchy-feelie moment too. It was a fine ending to the show: one of giving and sharing.

I really enjoyed the show and chucked lots of energy in it; got the bruises to show for it.

I first saw Melissa in 1987 (?) when she performed as supporting act for Huey Lewis and the News, in Ahoy rotterdam- I can't remember much of the HL and the News show, but I ran to the record store the day after to buy that red thing with the funny looking woman with the cool bowler hat. She's never been out of my life since. Much has changed but one thing stays the same: the integrity of the person, her loyalty to her beliefs and us; her truth towards and in her music. I am mighty proud to call myself a fan! Thanks Melissa. Here's to the future.

[nybabe58]

Heaven on Earth

amazing!! Just like in London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT6Eit1V ... dXBMMbmyXU

[Judith]

@poetdownhere I think I know whom you are talking about, but that person was not filming or taking photos as far as I could see. Those were a bit more right I think.

Me and my gf and two other girls tried to remain sitting on the floor as long as we could.. we were thinking as soon as you stand up (I think you were sitting with your back to the fence quite long or?) we will have to and it was like that. Then somewhen ppl from behind and the sides started to almost fall over us, so we had to stand up. We ended up separated by some people who came pushing from behind, but found ourselves again

I hate pushing, have done bad experiences in other concerts, try to go to seated shows only lately.. I was worried the pushing would be so bad I would have give up and leave to the back or the sides, but after the first song everything kinda settled down, until the two you mention just squeezed in. I ended up myself a bit more behind (6th row?) than where I was in the beginning (4th? and thx to the prio entry!) because of them, but it didn't really matter, the view was anyway fine. Really hats off to those who manage to STAY first row.

You are right, concert is about enjoying (didn't understand it either, some ppl in front of me were filming and taking photos the whole time, I felt already bad about 1 video!) and the atmosphere was incredible Just as I remembered it from 2004. Sometimes I simply stood there and BREATHED the atmosphere and her voice and the music in, closing my eyes..

I was amazed that there were American and Canadian (and Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Spanish etc etc) fans.. wow! From so far away.

[Judith]

I found some videos on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un2M6BhItlc

the user uploaded a couple of them. Thanks!

[Katz1]

Sounds like it was a great concert...shame about some rude people and I hope the young lad had a great experience of MELISSA....bless him.

[Judith]

I think he did, at least he seemed interested. Somewhen somebody put him on a chair or something where he was higher and could see better. He was there with his mum&dad
(who actually made their way to the front squeezing themselves too )

I hope it's true she comes back to Europe in Autumn, I hadn't seen her since 2004 and now I realised how much I missed it. For me music is about feelings and communication and a concert is just THE place where artist and fan can interact. You give and get, you stand /sit with people who are there for the same reason as you, it's the energy.. and there are very few artists who can really get deep to you.

Melissa is so spontaneous.. or at least she seems to improvise a lot, something you don't see THAT often and which makes her a great musician. She also interacts a lot with people in the audience. Her words in between the songs really got me, and it really felt like she WANTED us to feel better, feel who we are, be who we are.
My two other favourite singers (Eva Dahlgren and Marie Fredriksson) are great performers too, in their own way, but it's about the same feeling and THE moment.

[nybabe58]

I wanna come over

Nicely done!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HExlSzvmVCw

[nybabe58]

Another well done Heaven On Earth!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT6Eit1V ... eature=sub

[stella_gr]

[Polona]

I was amazed that there were American and Canadian (and Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Spanish etc etc) fans.. wow! From so far away.

And from Slovenia (me), Poland, Finland and Im sure some other countries as well.

Its was my first concert of her and she (and the band) were amaziiiiiiiing .

The sound and audience was perfect and Melissa as well. We had an eye contact between the song Nervous...yea...she most certainly made me nervous

I will write some more when I get home from Berlin on Sunday. Yes, I am still hier...and I have great time...as always in Germany.

[poetdownhere]

@poetdownhere I think I know whom you are talking about, but that person was not filming or taking photos as far as I could see. Those were a bit more right I think.

Me and my gf and two other girls tried to remain sitting on the floor as long as we could.. we were thinking as soon as you stand up (I think you were sitting with your back to the fence quite long or?) we will have to and it was like that. Then somewhen ppl from behind and the sides started to almost fall over us, so we had to stand up. We ended up separated by some people who came pushing from behind, but found ourselves again

I hate pushing, have done bad experiences in other concerts, try to go to seated shows only lately.. I was worried the pushing would be so bad I would have give up and leave to the back or the sides, but after the first song everything kinda settled down, until the two you mention just squeezed in. I ended up myself a bit more behind (6th row?) than where I was in the beginning (4th? and thx to the prio entry!) because of them, but it didn't really matter, the view was anyway fine. Really hats off to those who manage to STAY first row.

You are right, concert is about enjoying (didn't understand it either, some ppl in front of me were filming and taking photos the whole time, I felt already bad about 1 video!) and the atmosphere was incredible Just as I remembered it from 2004. Sometimes I simply stood there and BREATHED the atmosphere and her voice and the music in, closing my eyes..

I was amazed that there were American and Canadian (and Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Spanish etc etc) fans.. wow! From so far away.

Judith,
And hypocrite that I am, of course I checked your link out. I think it is great peeps video (although I never do, ever...) but not at the risk of others. Silly thing is, had the woman asked me she could have had a brilliant view, as I let a young, small person in front of me and there was space for her to get a really good angle.

Your vid is great by the way. Shame you didn't get the water spraying in ...

I think I remember you and hope it wasn't my jumping that put you off. I'm sorry if it did, I do sometimes lose myself a little (as visible in your vid). I'm glad you still had a great concert.

I LOVED the concert. Atmosphere was kinda magical I thought and really intense. Although I think M felt the little gap between us and stage because of barrier, the same way we did. Saying that, I am very glad we weren't right up to that high stage because peeps were pushing way too hard for that. And M still managed to feel us and we felt her at the end

[nybabe58]

Here are some great videos.

Part 1 Like The Way I Do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vyQTa1w ... xt_from=TL


Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/user/mels2001#p/ ... _FVuxcNbX8

[Polona]

A few pictures from the concert.

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[Polona]

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[Kypride86]

Great photos Polona! Thanks for sharing them with us.

[Vlaan]

First time: Paradiso Amsterdam...second time: Astra Berlin.....Now: hooked forever!!

Moved, touched and gratefull....

(Have some nice pictures, also from this very particular venue, i'll try to get them up here. Don't know if it works though?!?

[Vlaan]

Some photos (hope it goes well...)

Astra Kulturhaus Berlin

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[Vlaan]

...and some more...

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[Kypride86]

Great photos Vlaan!

[MIssy Lou]

I first saw Melissa in 1987 (?) when she performed as supporting act for Huey Lewis and the News, in Ahoy rotterdam- I can't remember much of the HL and the News show, but I ran to the record store the day after to buy that red thing with the funny looking woman with the cool bowler hat. She's never been out of my life since. Much has changed but one thing stays the same: the integrity of the person, her loyalty to her beliefs and us; her truth towards and in her music. I am mighty proud to call myself a fan! Thanks Melissa. Here's to the future.

that sounds like me i was there also.....that was the second time for me to see her tho....she has never been out of my life since then either. she was supporting act for huey lewis i still have the ticket.... f 32,50 guildens back than... i went home after her performance....lol happy you enjoyed her concert in berlin...i did in amsterdam want to rock with her again in Minneapolis and again in Rotterdam...whoooooooooohoooooooooo!

[nybabe58]

Berlin Set List:

Fearless Love
Miss California
Similar Features
Chrome Played Heart
If I Wanted To
Company
I Want To Come Over
The Wanting Of You
The Heart Of A Woman
Brave And Crazy
Heaven On Earth
To Be Loved
Testify (yay!!!!!)
Indiana
Drag Me Away
Nervous
Bring Me Some Water
Like The Way I Do
We Are The Ones

Camille

According to some videos You Used Love To Dance was done also during this show. Where is it on the set list?

Thanks!!