Here's what went down Saturday five weeks ago when I went to see Röyksopp at the Oya Festival :)
We get up late coz we don't have any plans the first half of the day. Röyksopp aren't playing till late, and it's pouring outside, so we decide we'll just stay put until just before the gig. It's the last day, so I'm packing my things away.
As we arrive in Middelalderparken the place is dark and muddy and crowded. We're worried as we see Enga (where Röyksopp are playing) is completely full for Beirut, believing it'll be the Thursday problem all over again. Fortunately though, most of the people there to see Beirut were actually there to watch Beirut! As my brother is talking on the phone I spot an opening and we hurry to the very front just at the side of the stage. What unbelievable luck! The only thing is, we're placed just in front of the speakers x) A friend of my brother's comes up to us and we talk before he leaves and we don't see him again until later. We're not giving up our places and wait in the rain for about an hour. It's worth the wait though, the view from here is fantastic! Röyksopp are fantastic! It gets crazy.
I'm a bit worried about jumping since there's a person standing right beside me who isn't moving at all. I can't help myself though and start jumping and head banging and whatnot. After all, who can stay still to tunes like Eple and Remind Me? Not to mention Happy Up Here and The Girl and the Robot! They ended the set with Poor Leno, a special song to me as it's the first of theirs I remember. After Poor Leno most of them went offstage, but then Svein Berge says “har vi mere tid?” (have we got more time?) and we all scream “jaaaa!!” and he ushers the others back onstage and they play another song! It was a magical evening.
Even though it stopped raining for the gig, our clothes were pretty wet and the weather was pretty cold. We met up with my brother's friend and he showed us to the house where he was staying with another one of my brother's associates. She offered us vodka to warm up. It may have been the first time I tasted vodka, but I can assure you, it won't be the last x)
I'll never forget those three days :)
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