POSTCARDS FROM EUROPE: PART 1

After a two week break The Great Circle 2017 has resumed with 10 headline gigs so far across Europe. Sets have been getting longer – pushing out to nearly two and a half hours on some nights. The band continues to deliver nightly surprises including their first ever live performance of the entire “Diesel & Dust” album in the middle of their Berlin set, and then the whole “Species Deceases” EP in Copenhagen.

In Sweden the 10pm sunset made for an unusually late twilight gig while their return to Amsterdam’s legendary Paradiso even included the same support band who joined them at their previous show there back in 1988. Other highlights of recent weeks included their first ever performances at London’s iconic Hammersmith Apollo and The Olympia in Paris to which the band will return for two special encore appearances later this month.

Photo: Lesley Holland

Rob writing during downtime in Cologne 6/21

Photo: Lesley Holland

Bones has MAC, will travel 6/22

Photo: Lesley Holland

Jim and his bier 6/22

Photo: Bones

Paradiso, Amsterdam 6/23

Berlin 6/25

Photo: David Robertson

Street Poster, Oslo 6/29

Photo: Alex Grant

Gävle, Sweden 7/1

Photo: Ollie Clark

Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, London 7/4

Photo: Jim Moginie

“Hammersmith Apollo soundcheck time.” – Jim 7/4

Photo: Jim Moginie

“Jack plays Royal AlPert Hall.” – Jim 7/4

Photo: Jack Howard

View from the Tank, London 7/4

Photo: Jack Howard

Soundcheck, London 7/4

Hammersmith Eventim Apollo crowd, London 7/4

Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, London 7/4

Photo: Jim Moginie

“Pete doing the set.” – Jim 7/4

Photo: Jim Moginie

“Goldhaek Road, Shepherd’s Bush where we recorded 10-1. The studio has been demolished, everything’s different but not much has changed.” – Jim 7/5

“Folk Rock alert!” – Jim 7/5