TURISAS - Tour Diary Online

TURISAS "rebel violinist" Olli Vänskä is keeping an ongoing tour diary for www.shutterblast.net founder (and reliable BW&BK source) Audrey Dujardin during the band's current road trip with DRAGONFORCE. Following is Vänskä's first entry:

"Hi folks, this is Olli from Turisas. On Audrey's request, I'm launching this tour mini-diary so that you get the touring point of view of the bloodiest violinist in metal!

In Birmingham now. A bit hungover and tired now, as we went to a bar yesterday night in Manchester with Mathias + Sam and Vadim (DragonForce). Had kebap at Abdul's (well recommended, near the Academy).

So far we've played two shows: warm-up gig in Oxford and the 'official' first one yesterday in Manchester. It's been good, despite some small technology problems and stuff. The new tech Gus and FOH Elmar have been doing an excellent job. Also the DF people and crew have been really cool, so I look forward to the upcoming shows. We'll be touring with these guys in the UK, Ireland, US and Europe so it's gonna be enough guitar solos and anti-solos for a lifetime, I assume.

Alrighty, I'm off to check out the mail and upload stuff also to our video blog at www.royalartistclub.com/turisas - check that out as well (but don't forget Audrey)!"

Cheers & nyrkkiä pyllyyn,
Olli

Go to this location for updates. Click here for Turisas' complete tour schedule.