Stockholm - Concert and party!

Continuing where I left off last Stockholm post, this is a post about The Wings Of Desire´s concert at Bat Night.

Now, before I go with my opinions, I would like to thank Patrik the organizer dearly for conducting such a splendid event. It was actually the first time when the day of the concert didn´t feel stressful and chaotic, when everything went according to plan (and schedule!!!) and went smoothly well.

As to Stockholm´s alternative realms, there was a bit of surprise on our side. Either it was our routine of extreme partying in Berlin or high expectations from the rich Scandinavian town, but the night life in Stockholm sort of...well, different.

Firstly, the alternative scene in Stockholm was much smaller than we expected, however the goth scene in particular is very minor no matter where you live. The bitter part of this is that the number of clubs and venues offering themselves for goth events is so small, that the organizers have to deal with places that are not so warm welcoming, even if it means that the organizer pays for the rent of the venue.
That is why the bar in which Bat Night was held had a weird feeling to it, and they´ve made a good job kicking us out at exactly 01:00 at night.

Oh, I forgot to mention 01:00 o´clock, when ALL Stockholms bars close with almost no exception. In comparison to Berlin this is... incomparable, really.

Either that or perhaps my personal expectations were too high. Stockholm is a wonderful and interesting city, and the goth people at the party were very nice and friendly (yet shy at first, which was very new to me). It is just not a party city, and this in my opinion the most important lesson I´ve made from our journey: that not all cities are thriving with night life (lol so ironic since I grew up in a city exactly like that).
Actually, I kind of wished to have more time to explore the museums in the city to drown in the history of it. Goth parties is something that the city is unfamiliar with, speaking for the organizer of a goth party, it might be a pain in the neck to arrange something entirely on your own.
So I would definitely thank Patrik for doing what he does and trying to give all he can! Taking things into your own hands in a not so welcoming place is a very brave thing to do, and we were so happy with Boris to visit such a place and witness another group of people who DIY all the way :)

The concerts were great nonetheless. The Litsos, who opened the night played some fun post punk that I really enjoyed listening to live! I´ve missed live guitar music so much, since Berlin is a pot of synth music. Here are some photos:

and a video I took from one of the songs!

Boris had a good performance as well. I was excited to perform my first ever dance in front of the public! A few people came and told me later on that they´ve really liked it, which I couldn´t even believe hearing because I´ve never danced in my life, and always criticize myself on everything I do (to get better results, not to make myself feel bad).

More pictures on my Facebook page.

A nice person took a video of my dance performance, here it is! I hope to hear your opinion about it!

The Wings Of Desire / Kingdom

Eventually, we had a great time dancing and chatting with some very nice people. I was so happy to meet other alternative people personally, to learn about the culture in Sweden and just see a crowd of a bunch of goths having fun :)
I am very happy we went to Stockholm, it was quite the trip accomplished in 3 days and a great gig, and thank you again for the lovely Patrik for organizing it, including his sweet girlfriend Emilia and Velvet and Crow for taking some glam shots :D

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