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Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 4m

Getting Shauna’s production ready while we wait. Klara’s running things from monitor world. I’m handling stage.

Rigging crew is hanging lights, everything needs to be ready when Shamus gets back.

Klara toured for a while as a bassist in a femme power punk band that’s still touring

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 1h

Shamus and company just left. Funerals at noon they should be back by 2:30. Usually they sound check at 2. Going to be.. tight.

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 3h

Rainy and kind of gross today. Klara is putting together monitor world with her chair. I’m handling the stage layout.

Shamus and the band leave for the funeral at 11.

Learning a bit more about Klara as we work together.

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 4h

I’m awake. I think it’s still raining.

If you are coming tonight Frankfurt bring rain gear. Looking at the schedule I don’t think we can do early doors.

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 13h

Back in my room. Guitars out, practice changer warming up. Everyone showed up tonight except Tomas. Even Penelope’s back. Early night. Tomorrows complicated.

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 15h

Group meal, everyone’s talking about the week. Three shows down, good momentum. Shamus and crew are quiet. Tomorrow’s going to be heavy for them.

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 17h

Quick check of tomorrow’s space. 2700 cap. Load in starting at 10. Shamus and company should be back by 2. Tight schedule bit it’ll work.

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 19h

Arrived, checking into hotel. Everyone has the evening off. Show tomorrow. Funeral tomorrow. Monday is going to be… interesting.

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 22h

Shamus got a call. Funeral tomorrow in Frankfurt at noon. The bands going. We have a show tomorrow night. Timing works but it’s close. Klara and Ai will hold down the fort.

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 1d

Bus loaded, everyone’s settled in. 4.5 hours to Frankfurt.

Antwerp treated us well.

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Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone needed this. Two shows in, day off to recover and we drive during the day.

Coffee and checkout by 11.

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 1d

Two shows down. Load out complete, truck packed.

Tomorrow we drive to Frankfurt and then half a day off.

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 1d

Called the winner up mid set. Fiona from Spa chose a real banger from Shauna’s second album. Band hadn’t played it in 2 years. Nailed it anyway.

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 1d

Shamus crushed it again. Antwerp loved the bagpipes.

Stage to me. Shauna’s on in 8 minutes.

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 1d

Pipes are warm
Aisle clear
Hold positions
Klara has the stage

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 1d

Half hour to doors

Final checks with all departments

I’ll even maybe grab someone and walk the rope line? Antwerp would you like that?

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 1d

Everything is dialed in. Raffle drama sorted. Two hours until doors. Second show.. we mostly know what we are doing now.

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 1d

Ok. This is why we have lawyers. So we don’t run an illegal raffle without knowing it.

Free tickets at merch and monitor world. (Pre show only at monitor world)

Same prize. Different approach.

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 1d

📣 CORRECTION TO ANNOUNCEMENT. RAFFLES ARE ILLEGAL IN BELGIUM. RAFFLE IS FREE.📣

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 1d

Shamus running through their set. Quick and efficient as always. Shauna’s up next for full production check.

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 1d

📣ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

Starting today: Raffle for setlist choice. €3 for one ticket for 4 for €10.

Winner picks a song from an early EP and gets called up on stage. Tickets available at merch with Klara and I or with Tomas at merch!

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 2d

Trucks unloading, crew moving gear in. Bigger room than Amsterdam but same energy. Shamus’s crew already positioning drums to get the ideal sound. These will be marked with white dots

We’ve got the rhythm down now.. mostly.

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 2d

Ok. Coffee and breakfast has been had. Heading to venue. 10 minute walk from hotel. 2000 capacity tonight and we are sold out.

Thank you Antwerp.

Let’s go make this thing a thing.

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 2d

I’m awake. I think. Searching for coffee

Travis Stephenson @cfdevents.bsky.social · 2d

Open Mic was awesome.. but we need to call it a night.

Tomorrow we are back to work.. tonight was worth it.