London – Day 4
We got up early today to catch a flight from Dublin to London so we could see a few sites before our show. We met Evanna Lynch, who plays Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter movies, in the airport and she ended up being on our flight. She told Mandy that she appreciated her being so discreet about recognizing her. I’m sure she appreciated us not making a big deal of her in front of everyone. Once we landed in Heathrow airport we jumped on the tube and headed to Earl’s Court to check into our hotel. I had forgotten how tiny everything is in Europe…tiny halls, tiny rooms, tiny bathrooms, tiny elevators. We are all dudes over 6′ 2″ and used to the spaciousness that Oklahoma provides. Absolutely no complaints from us because we are having a blast – just a funny observation. After checking in we quickly headed down to Big Ben, saw the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, saw the London Eye, toured Westminister Abbey, grabbed some street food and we were off to set up and sound check. The venue was an awesome set up. We were right down in Notting Hill and the space was set up perfectly for acoustic shows. There was a big velvet curtain behind the stage and a chandelier above our heads. Plus, the sound man was great and the staff was really accommodating. This was definitely the best sounding show out of the three on the tour, so thanks to the Metropolitan for putting on their weekly acoustic series (Platform and Portobello Acoustic Sessions)! After the show our pal, Clark, took us to the icebar, which was out of this world. The whole place was made of ice…even the glasses you drink from! We finished off the evening in China town celebrating another successful tour stop.
-Matt, Brantley and the Europe Tour team
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