We gave our concert in Segovia last night. It was quite different to what we are used to. For starters the audience consisted of 1200 people, which is the smallest crowd we have played for so far. And the people sat during most of the show, which is rather unusual - it was only in the last few songs that people started dancing. Nonetheless, it was a very amicable crowd and they seemed to like what we were doing. Björk was very powerful and I was told afterwards that the sound was extremely good.
The setlist was also unusual. I don’t quite remember it now, but we didn’t start with Earth Intruders. Instead, our opening act was Síðasta ég. This is a new version of the song that I made for a harpschord and it was the very first performance of it. Björk and me have never rehearsed it and even though one or two things about it didn’t go quite as planned, it was fun playing. I look forward to performing it again.
In the bus back to Madrid, where we are currently staying, we had a great party with Mark Bell DJ-ing. Mark is a wonderful DJ and we couldn’t help dancing, even though dancing on a bus isn’t very easy.
When I came back to the hotel I started packing, since I’m going away to pick up my daughter, who is flying to Spain tonight. But just as I was finishing, my phone rang. It was Damian, who said: “Jónas, if you come to room so-and-so, you will find a most WELCOMING crowd.” So I went there and, in addition to Damian, I was met by Mark, Chris, a few members of The Wonderbrass and Björk, who handed me a half-eaten apple, which I finished. The party continued in the room, until someone started knocking - I guess we were a bit noisy.
We will have a rest now until Wednesday, when we will give our final concert in Spain. And then we are off to Italy!
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