Vienna, Austria

Here is a laterpost from April about our days in Austria. 

A big group of crew, band and myself walked the town in search of a specific street that someone had in mind where there are tons of resturaunts but after an hour and a half of walking and hopelessly looking at maps, we gave up and settles on the humorously titled restaurant: Weinerkouche.

Wing trying to get Wolf in the fountain

The boys all got different specialties of Wiener Schnitzel while I played it safe with a tuna salad.After our stomachs were content, we were better able to appreciate the beauty around us. Vienna seemed like the richest  city I had ever seen, at least in the time of Mozart and Beethoven. Each building was more massive and glorious than the next and not only in size but in stature and wealth. I could envision  grand balls, operas and symphonies taking place in these palaces centuries ago.

Our day in Vienna was the best weather of the tour so far, when we got tired from walking we all lied on our backs in a beautiful park in the shade of trees outside a Cathedral. Once we worked up our strength we walked around the lovely and serene Cathedral .

The show was in a very strange location, below street level alongside the canal. There were bars peppered along the water each with a sand box and lounge chairs out front. The bar scene felt very hip and exclusive, the women in designer kaftans and grecian sandals. Not the most beautiful view but I guess people have got so get some sun and they might as well socialize in high end threads while they do it. 

This show was in smallest venue of the tour. Charlie XCX who is featured in the song "I love it (I don't care)" opened for the band. The fans were wonderful and welcoming but the dressing room, stage and front of house was all extremely cramped. The fridge didn't work so all of the meats rotted throughout the day. I watched the show from behind the merch table on stage right and stretched my neck around to try and spot the the hubs. It was a sweaty, claustrophobic mess but the music sounded amazing, the crowd loved it and I guess that's all rock n' roll.