July 11, 2006

Hey everyone. The Germany World Cup Tour was pretty amazing and i hope to have more video and stories for you soon. i know im pretty lame at this journal so now is my chance to make it up to you!

Many of you have asked if were were IN the actual stadiums. NO. we didn't even get close to seeing a game live and in person and NO we weren't near bono or shakira (we did get lost trying to get to our backstage area and saw the Italian team loading into their bus to get to the game!! VIVA ITALIA!). However, we were in different parts of Germany (each show was in a different city) playing at "viewing areas". On one occasion in particular we played at Bochum Stadium. It was unbelievable. Free to the public, huge TV screens showing the live game, tons of (mostly) German fans, food and MANY beer vendors. The sound of a german goal or a german win was deafening. I can't imagine any event in the US where people would gather together just to watch something as a community. The games were on all the TV screens in pubs and bars and ice cream shops and anywhere they could fit a screen, but the people flocked to these viewing areas in order to be surrounded by other fans. Wild.

Here is a short video diary from Bochum Stadium (it may take a few minutes to load). We played before one of the Germany matches & luckily they won! Some pictures are also posted on the gallery page.

Thanks for stopping by!

Nini