BOLOGNA (Italy)
12 February - 13 February 2018
12 February - 13 February 2018
Flying in from opposite sides of
Europe, Inga from Riga and me from Belgrade, we converged on our coordinated arrival destination of Milan, and it was the definition of impeccable timing. If you knew both Inga and myself
however you’d know that we are both sticklers for time. Assuming no crazy cosmic interruption we will be at a destination to
the minute of asking. Now, this introduces my major bugbear, the cause of
constant irritation for me, but somehow, the cause of mild amusement to others –
how it is, that if people organise a time to meet and it was consensual, then
how can it ever be a choice to be late? A choice to be late automatically is a
sign of disrespect, and to be late constantly just shows a complete disregard
for the other person, and yet, I have great friends that do this constantly.
Not you Janelle, not now, you’re much better these days, so this isn’t directed
at you JJ!
Milan Malpensa airport - Italy
This is Inga letting me know that she had arrived, and also, letting me know that I'd been 'busted' too. The Air Serbia flight gave it away... No escaping that woman! :)
My wife is never late, I’m never
late. That’s an understanding we have and will always maintain. That’s the end
of that rant.
Arriving with Winter jackets,
luggage aplenty, our lives, our nomadic
lives, were confined to a few pieces of luggage 76cms * 48 cms. Not that I was concerned about that other
than the troubles I anticipated for it to cause us on the domestic flights through the
US. A discussion we’ll get to later.
Milan Malpensa airport - Italy
It was a 3hr drive from Milan to
Bologna where we were booked into the Hotel Maggiore, a reasonable hotel located
a little bit outside of the centre. Probably a small fault on my side as we didn’t
get to see the centre at all and by all reports Bologna is regarded as one of
Italy’s best looking cities, a medieval design, filled with a jumble of red
brick, tiled roofs and balconies that radiate out from its central square. With
that said, had we have had the internal fortitude we could have gone for a
little walk to the centre but both of us had been so beaten by our respective
early morning starts that sleep was our primary need that afternoon..
Still, the Hotel Maggiore had a
trick up its sleeve and that was found at their bar. The barman, come
receptionist, come security guard, come everything else was not however an expert in Negroni making. He was very nice, and trustworthy, allowing us to talk him through how to make them, meaning, that his
liberal pours were breathtaking in terms of the final result. He was a Negroni making
LEGEND in every manner of speaking from our perspective.
His novice hands were just what we needed to support our desired afternoon buzz before
heading out to Unipol Arena.
Metallica - Worldwired tour - Unipol Arena - Casalecchio di Reno - Bologna - Italy
Metallica - Worldwired tour - Unipol Arena - Casalecchio di Reno - Bologna - Italy
Metallica - Worldwired tour - Unipol Arena - Casalecchio di Reno - Bologna - Italy
This Metallica Tour, Worldwired, was the same tour that we had seen before in Mexico City, almost a year early, and in fact, will
be the same tour that they’ll be bringing to Australia in October 2019, where
of course Inga and I will be seeing them again. Tour the World with Metallica, it’s a blast.
Metallica - Worldwired tour - Unipol Arena - Casalecchio di Reno - Bologna - Italy
Metallica - Worldwired tour - Unipol Arena - Casalecchio di Reno - Bologna - Italy
Metallica - Worldwired tour - Unipol Arena - Casalecchio di Reno - Bologna - Italy
Metallica - Worldwired tour - Unipol Arena - Casalecchio di Reno - Bologna - Italy
Metallica - Worldwired tour - Unipol Arena - Casalecchio di Reno - Bologna - Italy
Metallica - Worldwired tour - Unipol Arena - Casalecchio di Reno - Bologna - Italy
Metallica - Worldwired tour - Unipol Arena - Casalecchio di Reno - Bologna - Italy
The Unipol Arena in Casalecchio
di Reno, just outside of Bologna, is just an average venue, in the vicinity of
10,000-12,000, nothing like the 60,000 monster in Mexico City. Not that it
really makes that much of a difference, other than defining the atmosphere, but
once Metallica started we managed to push right up against the stage. This is
something I need to thank Inga for, its really her thing to get as close as
possible to the band playing, and whilst I enjoy it myself usually I require a
bit of impetus to get in amongst it.
A decent night in all and a brilliant way to start the journey back home.
A decent night in all and a brilliant way to start the journey back home.
As per previous concerts that I’ve
outlined, here’s the set-list for that night.
Performer: Metallica
Tour: Worldwired
Location: Unipol Arena,Casalecchio di Reno
- The Ecstasy of Gold(Ennio Morricone song)
- Hardwired Intro
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(with extended middle drum… more )
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(followed by Kirk & Rob’s… more )
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(Diamond Head cover)
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- Encore:
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(with 'The Frayed Ends of Sanity' outro)
