In 2022, I got a chance to experience live music in different ways and venues. These three were my favourites.
1. Coldplay concert at Olympiastadion in Berlin: So we planned a euro trip around it after we bought tickets 9 months earlier. This was my first concert in a stadium, the band played a setlist of old favourites and we even had a richter scale moment from all the jumping.
2. Andrew Bird at Tivoli, Utrecht: This was an unplanned concert. The concert appeared on Spotify when we were discussing how to look for events in your city. Utrecht was a short train ride away and there were tickets so off we went. The serendipity of this experience makes it stand out.
3. Simon Marantika and friends at Warung Turki: This one happened over a dinner with a friend. What makes this experience stand out is that towards the end, when there were just 3 tables left, singers from one of the tables took stage and sang some old favourites. To experience that collaboration in a small group of strangers was magical!
an Innocent Life 