First day of Norwegian Wood. Good day - even if I ended up selling hot dogs.. Why do they always put me, the vegetarian, to handle meat.. At the hotel too. Always have to fry steaks and pork chops or whatnot... It don't bother me, except that after a while I get a bit nauseated because of the smell.. After 7 hours in that tiny hot dog booth - I almost feel like I've eaten a dusin hot dogs. Was supposed to sell tickets, but apparantly there was a bigger need for someone to hand out stuffed intestines.
The people that played were Thom Hell, Tom McRae, Tori Amos and DeLillos.
Thom Hell makes lowkey, pretty music. Never heard anything of Tom McRae - at least nothing I'm aware of. Always thought he played country music. But then my roommate told me that I've probably been confusing him with Tim McGraw. Which I have.. Played similar music to Thom Hell. Not that familiar with Tori Amos' music either. I enjoy alot of what I've heard, but I can only name a few of her songs. It was only her and a piano and an organ on stage.
DeLillos was definitly the high point. They celebrated their 20th year as a band. So the show included a cake and birtdaysong. Been a while since I've listened to them. Had forgotten how much I enjoy their music. Was stuck in the hot dog booth for most of the show, but took a couple of long bathroom breaks. Went to one of their concerts about 5 years ago - I think.. They are very popular among students and men in their 40s..
They played: "
"Frognerbadet"
"Tøff i pysjamas"
"Ut"
"Velkommen"
"Finnes det en kvinne"
"Den feite mannen"
"Stum"
"Sveve over byen"
"Klasse 1 komfort"
"Lever av seg selv"
"Stakkars Oslo"
"Søster"
"Glemte minner"
"Hjernen er alene"
"Kokken Tor"
Ekstra:
"Full men pen"
"Suser avgårde"
"1984"
"Neste sommer"

Was sold out today, which means that there were about 7500 people there. It was a pretty mellow start to the festival, probably because the sun appeard. Finally. A hint of summer. Well, there was some rain during Tom McRae's set. Which he commented on. "Every fucking time!". Apparantly this is his third time at this festival, and every time he has played, it's been raining..
Tomorrow is the hardrock day.. Headliner is System of a down. It's my "fee entry" day. But don't think I'm going to go.