31 March 2004
Hey, Lawrence here! So we're back home in Sweden after spending two weeks touring in Switzerland and France. We've had an amazing time and met many cool people, but as always after a tour... it's great to be home!

Our trip started off on a sour note. Some of our luggage got left in Sweden and we had to wait at the airport for five hours to get our bags which were on the way via Frankfurt. When we finally got the news the bags weren't on the plane from Frankfurt we said "fuck it" and headed to Yverdon and did our soundcheck to which we were already 3 hours late. I had to do the soundcheck and the gig without my gear which felt a bit uneasy but it all turned out great and the show was a success. We finally recieved our luggage later that night!

Next morning it was off to Sas in Delémont, a really small club we played on our last tour. Our memories of this place were very pleasant and we weren't disappointed this time either. Thanks Delémont for making this another memorable night! Did some sightseeing on our days off and some interviews with the swiss national radio rock show Colour 3, Radio Fribourg, Rock Academy, New Rocking sounds. Thanks guys, it was a lot of fun talking to you!

Up next it was time for Zélig in Lausanne at the university. Another successful gig with amazing swiss band Forceed supporting. Then finally it was time to go to our favourite stage in Switzerland, the Veadoux in Monthey. This show however was a bit different than last time. We were four bands sharing the same space which was a bit of a hassle, but when gig-time finally approached we were pumped. I personally think we did an amazing gig and judging by the audience, they did to. After the success in Monthey I didn't think we were going to top it, but BOY was I mistaken.

La Chaux-de-Fonds turned out to not only be the best venue we've played, but also have the coolest people. We had so much fun this night and we'd like to thank each and every one of you folks for being such nice and down to earth people. Seethings loves you!

Another cool venue awaited the next day, Ebullition in Bulle. Despite some of us starting to catch illness and being very exhausted from the night before, we delivered with the same energy we always do and I'm personally very satisfied with our last gig in Switzerland on this tour. Thanks to the Ebullition crew for the awsome meal and to Watykan for warming up the crowd!

After having a day off we got in the tourbus and headed to France. Simon was at this point starting to get really sick, but like most rockers do... we rocked on! Next morning we arrived at the Bar Point Zero, waited 3 hours for the organizer to show up and then finally took a look inside the club. The sight was not a pleasant one. Now... we're not rockstars or anything, but the stage was smaller than my apartments bathroom and there wasen't even a real PA system there. This place was way below the standard for ANY band. All we could do was bite the bullet and do the best we could... which we did. We rocked the place! Big thanks to the guy from Colorblind for providing a place for the night in his apartment! Big fuck off to the organizer for not being on time, not providing a real meal, ignoring our technical rider and trying to give us less money than agreed. Underground music DOESN'T need people like you! [end rant] Despite all problems and having to deal with an asshole of an organizer, we did our job like proffessionals. Unfortunately, Simons condition got much worse and we had to see a doctor. The doctors order was: Take antibiotics and REST! Not wanting to jeopardise our drummers health we had no other choice than to cancel our final gig in Toulouse. To all who had plans to see us in Toulouse we would like to say that we're SO SORRY! There was no other choice and we hope to make it up to you in the future!

So there we were... on our way back to Switzerland and the tour over, everybody more or less sick and Simon half-dead. We had a few days off before our departure back to Sweden on which we gained our strength and did some typical tourist stuff. We took a trip to the HR Giger museum in Gruyére and this was by far one of the coolest places I've ever been! If you're ever in Switzerland... this place is a MUST! At night we had a great fondue dinner and then it was pretty much time to pack up our stuff and get back to Sweden. We would like to thank everyone who came to see us and made this trip one to remember. Thanks a million! Stay tuned for some tourpics coming up within a few weeks!

Special thanks goes out to:
Laurent, Tour manager/Division records
Julien, Sound engineer
Laurent, Saman/Blackline design
Forceed, Groupe de hard!
Hope to see you all really soon! SANTÉ!
/Lawrence, Seethings