JAMES BLUNT ::

JAMES BLUNT / SIRUPOP
szene / vienna, austria
07th may 2005

ok, ok, so i confess - this is partly self-promotion. not self-promotion like "hey, i am james blunt!" - because i am not - but self-promotion like "hey, i did a great job with james blunt!". yeah, so this was james' very first concert in austria and his first european tour. that's why i am very glad that he could play his first show at the szene wien, because not only do they have a great sound at the venue, but it's also their reputation and the crowds they draw that really make for a very fulfilling experience for most artists, i could imagine. after all, usually szene stands for high quality. most of the times, even if you don't particularly like the artist in question, you can be sure that it's an artist or band or whatnot that excels at what he/she/they is/are doing. so, that's good, because even though anybody can hear that james is exceptionally good at this singer/songwriter thing, it is still a good thing to have a trusted source confirm this. and the crowds that go to concerts at the szene most of times go because they are into whatever it is they want to watch. some other venues draw bystander crowds or lifeless peopel. at the szene you can be sure that people will enjoy what they are seeing and hearing and will go with accordingly. the szene has a capacity of roughly 500 pax, james had about 150 people at this show. i think that's rather good, considering that this was his very first austrian gig and he's not the most well-known artist. yet. the audience was applauding anc cajolling loudly after each show, went along with james' little jokes and funny remarks, cheered the band and by all means had a tremendous good ol' time. so, yeah, that was as good a first concert as we could have wished for. in case you want to know some more about james blunt - here's his homepage.

oh yeah, about the support band, SIRUPOP, they are from austria and have recently signed their very first contract with emi music austria. in my opinion, this is a band to watch out for. if anybody had listened to me, they would be signed to warner music now, but no... everybody had to be smarter. well, they will rue it, when SIRUPOP comes flying. recorded their first album recently, release is scheduled for 30th of may, if i'm not mistaken.