14-01-2011 Negative

Supports: Bitch & Chips; Venue: Die Halle, Michelau (Germany)
By: Nina Mende

Actually tonight’s show was supposed to be at Paunchy Cats in Lichtenfels, but since many tickets were sold in advance and therefore the little Paunchy Cats would not have enough room for all, the concert was moved to the neighbor village Michelau – which is only a few kilometers next to Lichtenfels – and took place in a gym-like venue called Angerturnhalle.

Quite some Negative fans were waiting already – even long before the opener entered the stage. Bitch & Chips was the opening act. Unfortunately they did not mention their name once while being on stage. Bitch and Chips were a sleaze rock band that didn’t care about what people say and juts did their thing. The four guys animated the audience to clap and move along. Their performance lasted for about half an hour plus an encore of two songs.

Now it was finally time for Negative. Negative is a Finnish glam rock band founded at the end of 1997. Members of Negative cite musical influence such as Guns N’ Roses, Queen, and Hanoi Rocks. The band itself labels the music as ”emotional rock’n’roll”. Throughout the years they build up a steady fan base, especially in Germany. So most of the faces seemed familiar which made the event seem like a family gathering. The stage set up still included the skeletons hanging on each side of the stage as well as the Hollywood and Los Angeles signs on the drums and keys. The fans went crazy as the band entered the stage and the band enjoyed this attention big time. Everyone could sing along to the words. Fans threw a German flag on stage with the Negative print on it, which Jonne held up and ended up tying onto Antti. You could feel the connection between band and audience, a strong bond that has been built up throughout the years. Negative played old and new songs off all albums. It was a wonderful night with the Finns and I can’t wait to see them again.

More photo’s of this event can be found at roseofthedevilsgarden.com

Links:
Bitch and Chips MySpace
Negative Official