SANDIAGO GIG

A beautiful end to a completely insane couple of weeks.
Festival over, and slightly more tanned and relaxed, Outroads travel to Santiago on a hot dusty eve to play the capital.
The atmosphere compared to that of the ampetheatre in Vina Del Mar was relaxed, red hues, pisco sour a-plenty....lovely. Rhian sang with Geoff this time, renditions of the new album "Goodbye to all that," classics. Doubling up on vocals for a change, the two felt more able to communicate with the receptive, incredibly welcoming audience. (This was by no means "the monster," audience of the festival! saying that, Outroads really didn't experience any of the atrocities....how dare you whistle?....thrown at previous entrants.)
"Hold," was of course part of this 8 song set. Lighters out, people sat up and recognised the song from the endless tv coverage. Quite a sight. Very moving.
Completing the set with "Amigo Mio," Outroads enjoyed an intimate, well received gig. All cds sold, made all the more gratifying by the fact that this was in the Southern hemisphere! Beautiful!

Following Outroads were insanely infectious Brazilian band. With a justly deserved reputation as "One of South America's finest," these boys pumped out ludicrously up-lifting balls of sunshine that refused to be sat through. Not one person remained seated.....quite amusing actually, the contrast between those that dance as they breathe, and those slightly awkward English folk gyrating as inconspicuously as possible. Hehe. Brilliant. Energy over-load, high-on-life-ness down to a fine art.