2001 STP Tour (Guy's first tour diary)

70 - Kremlin Palace, Moscow 31st July 2001 Tour Diary : Kremlin Palace, Moscow, Russia Tue 31 July - Olimpisky And so here we are…..the final diary entry of the tour. Were done! We came off stage about an hour ago and every....			69 - Octabrsky Concert Centre, St Petersburg 30th July 2001 Tour Diary : Octabrsky Concert Centre, St Petersburg, Russia Mon 30 July - rhythm section We arrived in St. Petersburg last night after the show in Helsinki. A marked difference in cultur....
68 - Hartwall Arena, Helsinki 29th July 2001 Tour Diary : Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland Sun 29 July - Bass Auction NEWS....The PyroMan Bass guitar is finally up on e-bay for auction. I had a few problems getting it there. It's u....			67 - Globe Theatre, Stockholm 27th July 2001 Tour Diary : Globe Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden Fri 27 July - Golf? The largest golf ball in the world…..is in fact a great venue. This picture was taken on our final approach into S....
66 - Spektrum, Oslo 26th July 2001 Tour Diary : Spektrum, Oslo, Norway Thu 26 July - White Strat Hot news….Mark received his prototype signature Martin (HD-40MK) the other day. He is knocked out by the sound, the lo....			65 - Forum, Copenhagen 25th July 2001 - Tour Diary : Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark Wed 25 July - Devotion to duty Taken at RAF Northolt. This is the photo for the next Caption Competition. Send your captions to the usual address....
64 - KölnArena, Cologne 23rd July 2001 Tour Diary : KölnArena, Cologne, Germany Mon 23 July - 50 Richard did his best to keep this quiet, and nearly succeeded. It was Richard’s 50th birthday on the Sunday 22nd July.....			63 - City Hall, Newcastle 21st July 2001 Tour Diary : City Hall, Newcastle, UK Sat 21 July - Welcome home "Welcome home Mark" was the cry as we came onstage tonight at the City Hall. A welcoming atmosphere made the show very enj....
62 - Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow 20th July 2001 Tour Diary : Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, UK Fri 20 July - Narrow bus The trip from Manchester this afternoon was thankfully uneventful, after the events yesterday. Mike, Chad and Richard p....			61 - MEN, Manchester 19th July 2001 Tour Diary : MEN Arena, Manchester, UK Thu 19 July - Blowout Today’s travel was a slight departure from our normal routine. I went home after the show in Brighton, and so did MK. Th....
60 - Brighton Centre, Brighton 18th July 2001 Tour Diary : Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK Wed 18 July - All these people worship BEER! Max drew this during the show and made sure we all signed it as soon as we came off stage tonight. ....			59 - NEC, Birmingham 17th July 2001 Tour Diary : NEC, Birmingham, UK Tue 17 July - Crocks is back OK, I’m back. After a welcome break of seven whole days off, we’re back on the road, literally. This morning in L....
58 - Castello, Udine 9th July 2001 Tour Diary : Castello, Udine, Italy Mon 09 July - Competition No.4 update Competition now closed...I guess my hints were good the correct answers came flooding in! I'll announce the winne....			57 - Rome 8th July 2001 Tour Diary : To Be Announced, Rome, Italy Sun 08 July - Competition No. 4 Same as before…for the big picture, go to my website at guyfletcher.co.uk and click on ‘Competition&....
56 - Piazza San Martino, Lucca 7th July 2001 Tour Diary : Piazza San Martino, Lucca, Italy Sat 07 July - busking THIS JUST IN……. Tim Hook has been exposed. He’s actually a Hillbilly from east Tennessee who is mas....			55 - Piazza Duomo, Brescia 6th July 2001 Tour Diary : Piazza Duomo, Brescia, Italy Fri 06 July - Piazza del Doumo Quite a day yesterday. Here’s the venue at about 4 o’clock in the afternoon. As you can see, the light....
54 - Hallenstadion, Zurich 5th July 2001 Tour Diary : Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland Thu 05 July - Competition No. 3 The competition is going extremely well.30 entrants and NOBODY has got the correct answers yet! Check out m....			53 - Bullring, Bilbao 3rd July 2001 Tour Diary : Bullring, Bilbao, Spain Tue 03 July - Tim Bilbao, I’m writing this one before the show tonight as I know I won’t be inclined to do it after we fly back to Madrid ....
52 - Ventas Bullring, Madrid 2nd July 2001 Tour Diary : Ventas Bullring, Madrid, Spain Mon 02 July - Outside the Las Ventas This is the wonderful Las Ventas bullring in Madrid with the mobile recording trucks sitting outside. Thin....			51 - Atlantico, Lisbon 1st July 2001 Tour Diary : Atlantico, Lisbon, Portugal Sun 01 July - Sad news I have a sad announcement to make. The great Chet Atkins died yesterday morning. Obviously we are all deeply saddened by th....
50 - Barcelona 29th June 2001 Tour Diary : To Be Announced, Barcelona, Spain Fri 29 June - It's the Olympic Pavillion Badalona Just realised, the venue is not specified.. even though it's been in the itinerary since w....			49 - Les Arènes, Nimes 28th June 2001 Tour Diary : Les Arènes, Nimes, France Thu 28 June - guyfletcher.co.uk Today I can announce the birth of my new official website. guyfletcher.co.uk It is still in its infancy and i....
48 - Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon 27th June 2001 Tour Diary : Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France Wed 27 June - TGV The travel today was particularly pleasant. Paris to Lyon, non-stop on the new high speed TGV service. It really does make ....			47 - Le Zénith, Paris 26th June 2001 Tour Diary : Le Zénith, Paris, France Mon 25 June and Tues 26 June - Mike attire You can see by the way Mike is attired here how hot the show was last night at the Zenith in Paris.....
46 - Forest National, Brussels 24th June 2001 Tour Diary : Forest National, Brussels, Belgium Sat 23 June and Sun 24 June - MK and amp What a show tonight in Brussels, it’s always great to return to the Forest National. The audience ....			45 - Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam 17th June 2001 Tour Diary : Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Holland Sun 17 June, Mon 18 June and Tues 19th June - Brendan Here’s our Brendan. From Cork, Ireland, Mr. Galvin joined us for the Europ....
44 - Stadtpark, Hamburg 16th June 2001 Tour Diary : Stadtpark, Hamburg, Germany Sat 16 June - The gig from the air Taken from the plane, this picture shows the venue for this evening. I got this only because we had to do 'fly-....			43 - Arena, Oberhausen 15th June 2001 Tour Diary : Arena, Oberhausen, Germany Fri 15 June - Ginseng Mike Henderson checking out his Ginseng stockpile for ripeness COMPETITION Thanks to all of you who had a go at the contest......
42 - Massehalle, Erfurt 14th June 2001 Tour Diary : Massehalle, Erfurt, Germany Thu 14 June - Birthday Cake Chad presents his birthday cake to the camera on the plane to Erfurt today. (This pic uploaded from the production off....			41 - Olympiahalle, Munich 13th June 2001 Tour Diary : Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany Wed 13 June - COMPETITION So you think you know the band! This is a tour diary competition. Can you recognise the 6 band members from the pictur....
40 - ICC, Berlin 11th June 2001 Tour Diary : ICC, Berlin, Germany Mon 11 June - Rudiger This is the now famous Rudiger. The man who inspired the song. As always, he waits at the hall in Berlin. - ICC An empty hall durin....			39 - Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw 10th June 2001 Tour Diary : Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, Poland Sun 10 June - The gig The Congress Hall was the venue for our show in Warsaw last night. Our driver described it as ‘Stalin’s gift....
38 - Stadthalle, Vienna 9th June 2001 Tour Diary : Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria Sat 09 June - Austrian disc Another Gold disc presentation this time in Vienna from Universal. The first European GA (general admission ie, standi....			37 - Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart 8th June 2001 Tour Diary : Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany Fri 08 June - such concentration Mike, Mark and Glenn Worf caught concentrating during the Stuttgart sound check. The audience this evening ....
36 - Festhalle, Frankfurt 7th June 2001 Tour Diary : Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany Thu 07 June - Us Lot a pre-show band and crew photo. more later...... - The new plane We flew in the new plane, a Dornier 328 Jet, for the first....			35 - Royal Albert Hall, London 3rd June 2001 Tour Diary : Royal Albert Hall, London, UK Sun 03 June - RAH OK, the European leg of the STP tour got under way last night with the first of three nights at the wonderful Albert Hall. We ....
34 - The Ryman, Nashville 29th May 2001 data for this diary entry has been mislaid. Searching.....			33 - Chastain Park, Atlanta 26th May 2001 Tour Diary : Chastain Park, Atlanta, USA Sat 26 May - Chastain Park Amphitheatre Tonight’s show at the lovely Chastain Park in Atlanta proved to be a lot of fun. A fabulous venue wh....
32 - Alabama Theater, Birmingham 25th May 2001 Tour Diary : Alabama Theater, Birmingham, USA Fri 25 May - Warm-up Tonight’s events were brought to a close with a beautiful 36 minute flight from Birmingham AL to Atlanta GA. The s....			31 - Saenger Theater, New Orleans 24th May 2001 Tour Diary : Saenger Theater, New Orleans, USA Thu 24 May - Another star guest appearance. Sonny Landreth thrilled us all by coming along to ‘help out’ on a few tunes. ‘....
30 - Bronco Bowl, Dallas 23rd May 2001 Tour Diary : Bronco Bowl, Dallas, USA Wed 23 May - Eddie Butler and Chad relax during sound-check The show in Dallas tonight was a bit of a surprise. None of us have ever been to the &lsq....			29 - Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego 21st May 2001 Tour Diary : Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego, USA Mon 21 May - new guitarist!! A brief word about the San Diego show. A truly wonderful crowd here. Hope you all enjoyed it! Pictured is ou....
28 - The Greek Theater, Los Angeles 20th May 2001 Tour Diary : The Greek Theater, Los Angeles, USA Sun 20 May - The Greek It was fantastic to be back at the Greek theatre in Los Angeles. We last played here on the Brothers in arms tour. ....			27 - The Joint, Las Vegas 19th May 2001 Tour Diary : The Joint, Las Vegas, USA Sat 19 May - Viva! A blast of hot dry air hit us as we stepped down form the plane upon arrival in Las Vegas. Quite a temperature change from San Fr....
26 - Berkeley Community Center, San Francisco 18th May 2001 Tour Diary : Berkeley Community Center, San Francisco, USA Thu 17 May and Fri 18 May - Wide shot San Francisco, what can you say. Pic - on the way to the gig in Berkeley. The show itself ....			25 - Arlene Schnitzer, Portland 16th May 2001 Tour Diary : Arlene Schnitzer, Portland, USA Wed 16 May - Sushi @ 45,000ft Today was another one of those amazing travel days. Leaving Vancouver at 2:00pm, we had lunch on the plane. Sush....
24 - Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver 15th May 2001 Tour Diary : Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver, Canada Tue 15 May - Sultans of swing Vancouver We had a great time here. It’s nice to be back by the sea again even if it is a bit r....			23 - Benaroya Hall, Seattle 14th May 2001 Tour Diary : Benaroya Hall, Seattle, USA Mon 14 May - Questions, Questions Thanks for all your e-mails. It’s great to have the feedback from the diary both positive AND negative&hel....
22 - Red Rocks Amphitheater, Denver 12th May 2001 Tour Diary : Red Rocks Amphitheater, Denver, USA Sat 12 May - Red Rocks View After four days off for band and crew, the prospect of an outdoor show at a venue as beautiful as Red Rocks wa....			21 - Orpheum Theater, Minneapolis 7th May 2001 Tour Diary : Orpheum Theater, Minneapolis, USA Mon 07 May - Geraint A fine shot of the fabulous Geraint Watkins at his demon B3. - Geraint again Priceless!
20 - Riverside Theater, Milwaukee 6th May 2001 Tour Diary : Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, USA Sun 06 May - Guy's rig Guy’s keyboard rig consists of an old beaten up Korg SG1D used purely as a master keyboard. A Korg Trinity Plus....			19 - Rosemont Theater, Chicago 5th May 2001 Tour Diary : Rosemont Theater, Chicago, USA Sat 05 May - The ball game The band had the opportunity to go and see a ball-game at the famous Wrigley field stadium, Chicago on Saturday 5th ....
18 - Fox Theater, Detroit 4th May 2001 Tour Diary : Fox Theater, Detroit, USA Fri 04 May - MK's Amp Cabinets Info on this is currently being compiled by a keyboard player, hence the delay! I'll upload the lot in one future dia....			17 - Massey Hall, Toronto 3rd May 2001 Tour Diary : Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada Thu 03 May - The management Sir Paul Crockford, Mark’s new manager. Would you argue or buy a used car from this man? Paul also manages William Top....
16 - Wordperfect Theater, Ottawa 2nd May 2001 Tour Diary : Wordperfect Theater, Ottawa, Canada Wed 02 May - plane RB pictured with Amy, our stewardess. Chad is sitting up in the jump seat today. How’s this for travelling&hellip....			15 - Beacon Theater, New York 29th April 2001 Tour Diary : Beacon Theater, New York, USA Sun 29 April and Monday 30th - Richard Bennett on stage in NYC - Tour Diary : Beacon Theater, New York, USA Mon 30 Ap....
14 - Performing Arts Centre, Newark NJ 28th April 2001 Tour Diary : Performing Arts Centre, Newark NJ, USA Sat 28 April - Newark New Jersey Performing Arts centre Don't forget, you can e-mail me with comments, queries etc.on tour at drfletch@btconne....			13 - Tower Theater, Philadelphia 26th April 2001 - Tour Diary : Tower Theater, Philadelphia, USA Thu 26 April - Glen's set list Friday 26th April Philadelphia The song Rudiger was missed out during the show because Glen Saggers (MK&rsqu....
12 - Constitution Hall, Washington DC 25th April 2001 - Tour Diary : Constitution Hall, Washington DC, USA Wed 25 April - MK & Rory Mark and Rory Madden, our monitor man from Port Talbot, Wales having a laugh during sound check in DC. Ro....			11 - Oakdale Theater, Wallingford 24th April 2001 - Tour Diary : Oakdale Theater, Wallingford, USA Tue 24 April - The plane This is currently our chosen mode of transportation. A Gulfstream G4. I'll try and get some better pics of this b....
10 - Orpheum, Boston 23rd April 2001 Tour Diary : Orpheum, Boston, USA Mon 23 April - Some of Richard's guitars GIBSON SOUTHERNER JUMBO (1954) The Southerner Jumbo, an old standby in the Gibson line, was for many years their....			09 - Creditcard Hall, Sao Paulo 7th April 2001 Tour Diary : Creditcard Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil Sat 07 April - Sao Paulo view Here's a particularly boring shot of the view out of my hotel room window in Sau Paulo. You can see it is a p....
08 - Creditcard Hall, Sao Paulo 6th April 2001 Tour Diary : Creditcard Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil Fri 06 April - Chad & Angel Here's a pic of Chad with our bodyguard in Brasil, Angel. As you can tell we got on very well. It was tough....			07 - ATL Hall, Rio de Janeiro 5th April 2001 Tour Diary : ATL Hall, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Thu 05 April - Caipirinhas..scene of the crime Caipirinhas Undoubtedly one of the talking points of the Brazilian leg was the rate at which t....
06 - Gigantinho, Porto Alegre 4th April 2001 Tour Diary : Gigantinho, Porto Alegre, Brazil Wed 04 April - Pre show rituals Pre show rituals Mike and Richard continue to do battle on the card table before each show. A card game calle....			05 - Teatro de Verano, Montevideo 2nd April 2001 Tour Diary : Teatro de Verano, Montevideo, Uruguay Mon 02 April - Robbie McGrath in Montivideo Hope it doesn't rain. Sound check in Montivideo, a hot and steamy day. - Band on a boat This....
04 - Luna Park, Buenos Aires 1st April 2001 Tour Diary : Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Sun 01 April - Footy Football Buenos Aires, March 30th 2001. The eagerly awaited football match between the ‘MK Giant’s and the....			03 - Luna Park, Buenos Aires 31st March 2001 Tour Diary : Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Sat 31 March - Tango Tango Mark’s tale of being one of the best dancers in England, was always going to get him into trouble. At near....
02 - Wed 28th March 2001 28th March 2001 Tour Diary : National Auditorium, Mexico City, Mexico Wed 28 March - In ears The bold move to launch the band into the 21st century by switching to ‘In-Ear’ monitors has had i....			01 - Tuesday 27th March 2001 27th March 2001 Tour Diary : National Auditorium, Mexico City, Mexico Tue 27 March - Mexico Welcome to the first instalment of ‘tour notes’ compiled by Guy. Coming to you from a laptop somewh....