Latin American tour blog

[jarmo]

Good evening from Cidade do Rock in Rio de Janeiro Brazil.

It's the first show of the Latin American tour.

I got to Rio on Friday morning.

Spent part of Saturday hanging out with fans, both from Brazil and abroad...


Now looking forward to the show.

[jarmo]

Rock In Rio: The rain started soon after System Of A Down were done. It wasn't just a drizzle, it was pouring down. Things got soaked. Fans, band, crew and equipment.

Not the easiest conditions to work under.

October 3rd: Flew to Santiago in the evening. The flight was delayed a bit and I didn't arrive in Santiago until after midnight.

October 4th was a day off that I spent out sightseeing and eating.

Lomitos and beers at Fuente Alemana with friends.


Today is show day here in Santiago, Chile.

We were here at this venue last year. And I remember the place.....

[jarmo]

October 5th: Santiago rocked!

The day after we flew to a rainy Buenos Aires.

Went out for dinner, steak of course.

Went out for drinks with some friends until the early morning and then caught up on sleep the following day.

October 8th was the day of the show in La Plata. Too bad the weather wasn't on our side. It rained a bit. But the show was amazing. Great crowd.

Took the bus to Rosario the day after. The journey took about four hours.

Our hotel was next to a shopping mall and casino. Not a lot to do there.

On October 10th, we had a show in Rosario. It was pretty hot inside the venue. There were some open doors on the side of the stage and outside fans were climbing in trees to get a glimpse of the show.


The day after, bus ride to Cordoba.

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We arrived in Cordoba, the hotel was next to another mall and only a few minutes from the venue.

Had dinner and went to sleep.

The next day we had a show in Cordoba, in the office we had a pot of coffee. It kept me company all day. The same pot of coffee. Amazing.
Pretty fresh at 3am I suppose.


The following day we flew via Buenos Aires to Asuncion in Paraguay.
While at the airport in BA, the Hot Wheelz were brought out and some racing action took place in the food court.

Landed in Asuncion and made it to the hotel.

The show itself in Asuncion was huge. It was at a jockey club (race track).

A bunch of fans had flown in for this show. From Brazil, Argentina and so on.

This was also the last outdoor show of the tour.


The day after the show, another travel day. Flew via Sao Paulo, Brazil to Mexico City.
The former football player Romario was on the same flight.

We arrived in Mexico City early in the morning and I went to have breakfast thinking I'd take a nap before going out sightseeing.

Instead I went the look at the pyramids. Spent the whole day there. It was amazing. Glad I went.

Passed out at night.

Show #1 in Mexico City the following day.

I remember feeling the stage bounce during the show. Quite amazing feeling.

First I didn't know what was happening.

[jarmo]

After two amazing shows in Mexico City, we headed to Guadalajara.

Had a day off there. Spent it eating and walking around.

Had to x-ray all our luggage as we entered the hotel. I guess due to the Panamerican Games.

The venue was next to a horse farm, kinda like a modern barn.

Great show though.

The day after, we flew to Monterrey for the final show on the Latin American leg of the tour.

Had a nap at the hotel before going to the venue.

Another great show.

A nap and off to the airport to fly to Orlando......