SOEN Live in Athens (5/9/2019). The setlist and more...

  A few days ago, SOEN visited Athens for a live gig, as I wrote above.
It was their first time here, and hopefully not the last. 
I really enjoyed their latest two albums, Lykaia and Lotus, and I was very curious to see how they are on stage.
Well, the guys were really good! They played for almost 90 minutes and their setlist was based mostly on the two albums I mentioned above; which was perfect for me!
They were powerful, and they played their songs very well. Actually, a couple of songs sounded better on stage, in comparison with the album versions.
  SOEN are getting better from album to album, so we can only hope that they will continue like that. If you see that they are playing somewhere near you, try not to miss them!
Here's the setlist:

SOEN Live in Athens (5/9/2019).

 In a couple of weeks from now, on September 5th, the Swedish band SOEN will give a live gig in Athens for the first time.
This year, Soen released their 4rth studio album, Lotus, which is a very good one!
( If you are interested, you can read my review here: https://gfreedomathina.blogspot.com/2019/03/soen-lotus-2019-my-review.html ).
The tickets are on sale, and they cοst only 22€.
I made a small research, and as far as I saw, the setlist they are playing in their tour is based mostly on their 2 latest albums, Lotus and Lykaia. That is a very good thing, because both albums are good ones.
I haven't got a ticket yet, but I'm planing to buy it soon.
So, if you are living in Athens or you are just a visitor, here's a very interesting event for you!
C U there!
P.S: Here's a small sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gi1IsFL-hs

DEAD CAN DANCE Live in Athens, Greece. (3/7/2019). The setlist and more...

  A few days ago, Dead Can Dance visited Athens for a concert at the Herodus Atticus Odeon, which is situated exactly under the Acropolis of Athens.
It is a majestic ancient theater, which creates a wonderful atmosphere for these kind of events, and as Brendan Perry stated a few months ago, it was a dream of his to play in this theater at some point. 
  Having been a fan of Dead Can Dance since the 80's, it was impossible for me not to go to their gig, despite the fact that I have seen then 3-4 times in the past. So, I bought my ticket on the first day of the pre-sale, and then I was just counting the days. The concert was sold out many weeks before the day of the event, and the place was packed!
  Dead Can Dance came on stage almost on time, and for the next 100 minutes gave a flawless performance, which, further than their songs, it also included 2 cover versions.
They played songs from their long career, and as far as I saw (and read), everybody has only good words to say about their gig.
It was a magical night, which I will remember for many years. I feel lucky for being able to see them once more in this amazing theater!
Here you can take a look at the concert's setlist:

Anywhere Out of the World
Mesmerism
Labour of Love
Avatar
In Power We Entrust the Love Advocated
Bylar

Xavier
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Sanvean
Indoctrination (A Design for Living)
Yulunga (Spirit Dance)
The Carnival Is Over
The Host of Seraphim
Amnesia
Autumn Sun (Deleyaman cover)
Dance of the Bacchantes
Encore #1
Song to the Siren (Tim Buckley cover)
Cantara

Encore #2

The Promised Womb
Severance

RELEASE FESTIVAL, ATHENS, GREECE - Day 3: RHAPSODY OF FIRE & MANOWAR. The complete setlists...

  The 3rd day of the Release Festival in Athens was a pure Metal one!
The line up included the Greek band Battleroar, the Norwegian band Imperia, Rhapsody of Fire from Italy, and Manowar from The United States as Headliners.
A very big crowd gathered that day, mostly for Manowar, and not so much for the other bands.
  Despite the not so good sound, Rhapsody of Fire played very good, but when Manowar climbed on the stage, there was a sound explosion that lasted for almost 100 minutes. The only complain that everybody had was that Manowar's setlist was not including not even one song from their legendary album Into Glory Ride. Further than that, Manowar's performance was powerful and excellent. (Let's not forget that their 2 basic members are almost 65
years old).
Here you can check the setlists of Rhapsody of Fire and Manowar:
RHAPSODY OF FIRE: 
Distant Sky
The Legend Goes On
Dargor, Shadowlord Of The Black Mountain
Courage To Forgive
March Against The Tyrant
Rain Of Fury
Dawn Of Victory
Holy Thunderforce
Master Of Peace
Emerald Sword

MANOWAR:

Manowar
Warriors Οf Τhe World United 

Blood Οf My Enemies 

Brothers Οf Metal Pt.1
Call Τo Arms
Hand Οf Doom
Sons Οf Odin
Hector's Final Hour
Swords Ιn Τhe Wind
Battle Hymn
Thor (The Powerhead)
Kings Of Metal
Bass Solo
Fighting The World
Hail And Kill
The Power Of Thy Sword
King Of Kings
House Of Death
Joey's Speech

Encore:

Black Wind, Fire and Steel

                                                                                              

RELEASE FESTIVAL, ATHENS, GREECE - Day 2: IGGY POP & JAMES. The complete setlists.

  The Athenian Release Festival took place at a beautiful place near the sea, like last year, if I
remember well.
  The second day of the festival included the names of The Dark Rags, The Noise Figures, Shame, James and Iggy Pop as the headliner.
A big crowd was gathered as expected, mostly to watch James (who are very popular in Greece), and of course Iggy Pop.
Here you can take a look at the setlists of James and Iggy Pop..
JAMES:
Come Home

Ring The Bells
Nothing But Love
What’s It All About
Leviathan
Five-O
Interrogation
Sound
Johnny Yen
Picture of This Place
Heads
Laid
Attention

Many Faces
Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)
Sometimes

Encore:

Sit Down

IGGY POP:

I Wanna Be Your Dog

Gimme Danger

The Passenger
Lust for Life
Skull Ring
I'm Sick of You

Some Weird Sin
Repo Man
Search and Destroy

T.V. Eye
Mass Production
The Jean Genie (David Bowie cover)
1969
No Fun
Down on the Street
Real Cool Time
Nightclubbing
Sixteen
Five Foot One
Real Wild Child (Wild One) 

Encore:
Red Right Hand (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds cover)

MADRUGADA Live in Athens, Greece (7-8/4/2019). The complete setlist.

  A few days ago, the Norwegian band Madrugada gave 3 live gigs in Greece. One in Thessaloniki
and 2 in Athens.
  Madrugada are extremely popular here, that's why the tickets pre-sale was so high that not only they had to change the venues a couple of times, but they also added one more day in Athens. So, the two live gigs became three (in total).
As far as I know, more than 30.000 people attended these three concerts, which is a rather big number.
  This year, Madrugada were celebrating the 20 years since the release of their debut album Industrial Silence, and for that reason the first part of their gig was dedicated to that album. Right after that, during the 2nd part, they played songs from their other albums.
 Sivert Hoyem's voice was amazing once more, and the band's performance was excellent!
  If you learn that Madrugada are playing somewhere near you, try not to miss them!
Here's the concert's setlist, followed by a couple of videos:

1^st Part

Vocal
Belladonna
Higher
Sirens
Shine
This Old House
Strange Colour Blue                        
Salt
Norwegian Hammerworks Corp.
Beautyproof
Quite Emotional
Terraplane
Electric

2^nd Part

Black Mambo
Hands Up - I Love You
Only When You're Gone
Honey Bee
What's on Your Mind?
Majesty
The Kids Are on High Street
Valley of Deception

Check the videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huQCZ22ZOvY 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h4O6Gx3UW0