

We jokingly named her “The Barefoot Queen,” half-inspired by the tiara-like ornament on her head. Something funny occurred a couple of tracks later. They had just experienced “epicness” in its purest form, and they knew that the remainder of the night would give them far more than they could digest. Everyone’s apprehensions had disappeared. The goosebump brigade began as soon as Edie Boddicker and her choir joined in – and was only doubled when Merethe’s vocal started. Petr’s movements were like water – graceful, yet precise – and his baton spoke a thousand words with each swish and flick. Nick at the drums, Thomas at the Violin, Petr conducting the orchestra, Merethe at the mic. Thomas had just improvised and had added a violin intro to the song.Īnd half a minute later, Petr and his orchestra joined in. And I soon discovered why: it did not belong to any song of TSFH. The applause only grew louder and was also accompanied with whistles and cheers as Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix walked in, followed by vocalists Merethe Soltvedt, and Aya Peard.Īs the cheer died down, Nick walked to the drums, while Thomas stayed besides Petr, electric violin ready in his hands.

What if the music was a letdown as compared to their studio-recorded tracks? Nevertheless, we took our seats, awaiting what the next few hours had in store for us with baited breath.Ī few minutes later, in walked the one and only conductor Petr Pololanik – amidst huge applause. TSFH had never lived up to the fans’ expectations – they’d always exceeded them by a huge margin.īut this was a LIVE event. At that point, I honestly did not know what to expect.

I walked into the Disney Concert Hall at 7:50 pm, along with composers Jo Blankenburg and Yuichiro Oku. In the next few minutes, what you’ll read is merely my version of how events unfolded at the very first concert of Two Steps From Hell. This is not a professional news article – it was never meant to be.
