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The path to heaven runs through miles of clouded hell right to the top / Your time will come if you wait for it – Amsterdam 04/02/2016 – 07/02/2016

[Not all pictures taken by me. I already posted this 2016 when it had just happened. Enjoy the read.]

06/02/2016 – Amsterdam Culture Day

The next morning we waited for Sully to say goodbye because he had to leave again that noon already. Of course Lea asked him to write in her book – Tine had such a book as well and did the same. We asked a lady to take a photo of all of us so we had a squad pic.

And we hugged so many times before we finally went to find a Starbucks to have some “proper” breakfast. Starbucks was fun because Lea's name was the only one they got spelled right. The funniest was by far Lo's: Cory. Mine ended up as Feebee and Tine ended up being Tina. So we more or less had new nicknames for a while. Our next way led us to the central station to meet up with some more squad people: Tom, Caya, Rachel, Adva, Thi and Bronze.

For sure we took some pics of beautiful Amsterdam before we went off to the museum area to meet up with the others. While wandering through the streets of Amsterdam, I first ever got to smell the smell of weed because that's what this city pretty much smells like.

Also we had some talks, mostly about the last night and how perfect it just was. Adva, Caya and the ID Netherlands team had also been in Brussels and they all said that they had never thought any concert could top Brussels but Amsterdam did. This made me so happy. I also told Adva that if anyone would have told me I would be in Amsterdam with a squad out of people having come together from all over the world just to see the band I love the most with them a year ago, I would have laughed. I couldn't have believed it because last year this time I wasn't even a part of the fandom because I kinda was too shy to join, I was like the shyest person ever. Adva totally agreed with me. So awesome. At first it was said that we would go to have lunch with Jesse and Breezy before visiting the museums. While we were waiting for the rest of the squad, Lea tried taking photos of Tom (she also took some selfies) but Tom never looked. SO for some time it was kind of a fun game:

Lea: Tom

Tom: Looks somewhere but not directly at her

Lea (taking a pic anyways): *click*

I'll shorten that so it's like: Tom *click*

Tom *click*

Tom *click*

And so on. It was so funny we're still laughing about it.

Marty, Vania, Sergio and the Hirschmeier family arrived with Breezy. Many hugs were given and in between we kinda checked if we had already hugged everyone. That was funny. Then a group of street artists started their performance. They were totally awesome. They set up  a stage using a rope. Our squad stood where it belongs: Front row.

Those guys had buckets as their drums and did some break dancing to the beats of it. They were all dressed in red and they were so entertaining. Before they did their great finale, they went around with two of their buckets asking for some money so they could make a living from their street art. Every time someone gave them more than 5 euros they went “stop the show” and asked the person who gave the money where they were from and did a special dance mostly based on any random cliche about that country. Breezy ended up being a “super rich lady”. The whole show was pretty entertaining and so funny. I really liked it. We went on to taking some photos on the “I amsterdam” letters, just for the books.

Then we went to the Van Gogh museum with the squad. I didn't take any pictures of the incredible artworks inside but I really enjoyed walking around in there. At some point, I stood next to Breezy and we both found out that we couldn't draw such masterpieces because we would basically lose patience with all the details. For some more while, we walked around together having a talk about our pets in the end. Mostly about the differences between cats and dogs – I'm such a cat person. For sure, training dogs is easier but I told her how I still tried to train my cat when I was younger but I failed badly because cats are too stubborn for that. Or at least mine is. Cats are just so much more individual. We also found out that we both love the birds singing in the morning – the reason we feed them all year. It was so amazing walking around and talking with her.

I was one of the first ones to get out the museum so I had to wait a while with the others before the squad was complete again. In that time I regretted that I had lost Lea on the way through the museum because she had my water with her because my handbag was too small for the bottle. In that Time, Chrisi and Tati got a present and were so happy and their happiness about it was so sweet.

Next up on the program was the Rijksmuseum (Reichsmuseum). Sadly, we didn't have much time left until the museum would close for the day. Due to this, we kinda hurried through the museum and we didn't even see all. But as soon as we had lost the rest of the squad (some of us had even come later with Marit because she had friends who had to leave) Tom and I ended up walking around there together talking about the last night and how amazing it just was – how could we actually talk about anything else; it was the best night we ever had. When we were through, we gathered at the entrance stairs. Breezy joined us sitting around. It was just so awesome that she just spent the whole day with us.

Meanwhile, the plan had been changed from having lunch with Jesse and Breezy to having dinner with them. So we went to the Hard Rock Cafe where it should take place. Before, we met Jesse who had been ice skating for a while on the little ice skating area that had been made up close to the “I amsterdam” sign. We got us something to drink before we actually went over to HRC. Jesse was being so sweet with all of us again. While on the way, the confusion began: Some people said, the dinner was just supposed to be for the fan clubs and the TRF team, others said it was for all. This went on for somewhat like one or two more hours we were hanging around outside HRC and freezing. I think I don't have to mention that we were exhausted as hell and my legs and feet were hurting like never before. But we also used the time to take some selfies together (I'm still so heartbroken that mine didn't get saved because my phone's SD card had a little crash). From time to time, to get a little warmer again, we randomly went into one of the souvenir shops mostly without buying anything. It was just so damn cold and we were so exhausted that that little bit of warmth was so comforting and welcoming. The dinner confusion ended up with almost everyone of the squad who had still been there being “allowed” to go to dinner with Jesse and Breezy and only like Lo, Tine, Jana, Lea and me being left out but told to not go away too far so we could have a quick meet up after the dinner. We went to Burger King because we were really hungry (I don't know I didn't eat too properly in Amsterdam all the time because my stomach was being a little drama queen as always). Inside BK it was so warm and we were so tired that when we had gotten our food we kinda hung over the table eating in somewhat super slow motion and almost falling asleep while waiting. At something around 10:45pm  we were told that the dinner was taking longer than planned so we decided to head back to the hotel and sleep – we were just so tired you have no idea.

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The whole stroy of the best weekend of my entire life. Enjoy :)

“People around the world, they're trying to tear us apart, they're trying to separate us according to our religion, our faith, our sex, our belief. And there's only one thing that is more powerful than what man's word is – and that's music. We have the opportunity to come out here every night and I see people from all different colors, cultures, religions, sexes and none of them matters – we're all here for the same purpose and fear is trying to be put in our hearts from terrorists but they'll never win – we'll always come out here on this stage here till the end of time and play music. Thank you for being here tonight and stay up for us and please continue to spread peace and love and accept your neighbor [...] and do not judge anybody. That's our message as a band and that's peace.”

- Dan Reynolds, Imagine Dragons

Half a year ago , the most amazing weekend with the most magical concert night of my entire life happened - Amsterdam. I still can’t believe it all happened. But if you asked me to do it all over again, I’d say yes without any hesitation. I’m so so endlessly glad that I decided to go and I know I’d have regretted it 5ever to not go. I’m so forever grateful for everything that happened and for everyone who helped make it this special. Love you all endlessly. Spread Peace and Love!

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The path to heaven runs through miles of clouded hell right to the top / Your time will come if you wait for it – AmsterDAMN 04/02/2016 – 07/02/2016 (11)

I will never ever in my entire life be able to thank everyone enough for everything they have done for me but this could be a start.

This weekend has been so worth it. So worth of every little thing that happened. Even the ticket trouble. Most of the time I just felt pure joy and happiness. And I felt so home with all of my internet friends around. I couldn't have asked for more. The concert was the most perfect show I ever got to witness. And the day off with the squad was so perfect as well. Even though I had so many physical pains. Even they were worth it. I would sell my soul to be able to live in these days forever. Those goodbyes were the most heartbreaking ones of my entire life because the days with the people I had to say goodbye to were the best, most wonderfully perfect ones of my entire life. They changed my life for the better forever. I never even had the slightest clue of how an album could change my life like Smoke + Mirrors by Imagine Dragons did. I made so many wonderful friends. My dream of having friends from all over the world came true just because of this piece of perfection. Just because I love the same band as so many other wonderful people. Just because of this one band. I will be forever grateful for having given Night Visions a try back in summer 2013. Also for having dared to ask Caya if I could join the Firebreathers WhatsApp group. Ever since those days no day had passed by I didn't think about this band. No day has passed that I wasn't being grateful for having them in my life. For them connecting me with the most amazing people in the entire world. I'm gonna let these memories live on in me forever.

No one ever tell me music doesn't connect people. It does. End of discussion.

I love Imagine Dragons so much.

Spread peace and love.

Phoebs

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The path to heaven runs through miles of clouded hell right to the top / Your time will come if you wait for it – AmsterDAMN 04/02/2016 – 07/02/2016 (10)

Special Thanks

To Jen – for offering us the opportunity to join the HRC event and also for everything she has done helping us to get in

To the whole ID Germany team - for doing everything they could to get us in

To Tati – for even wanting to swap tickets with one of us so at least one of us could get in / for wanting to sacrifice her front row best night ever for one of us and for everything she did with the ID Germany team and everyone else who did everything possible to get us in

To Jesse – for being such an angel all the time and also for helping us to get in

To Jesse's cab driver – for actually taking ages so he could be at the service point right in time to save us

To Ziggodome's security/management – for being so kind to let us swap the tickets and allow us to be with our squad

To Angie (and probably also Mac) – for giving your ok that we could join our squad in front row to have the best night ever

To all the people who were already in – for letting us pass by; I know you were pissed but I'm pretty sure we've waited longer and we had just gone through hell and back

To the Hirschmeier family – for everything you have done for us with the ticket troubles, we can never repay you that

To Will – for being such a sweetheart at Hard Rock and also for everything you've done for us in the ticket troubles

To Sunset Sons – for being the greatest warm-up act I could have ever asked for, you won my heart over in Oberhausen already

To #AmsterdamSquad – for being there with us, for being you, for helping us out, for spending time with us – simply, for being part of the most wonderfully perfect days of my life

To Imagine Dragons – for being the best band in the world, for Smoke + Mirrors, for the tour, for Oberhausen, for connecting me with the most wonderful people in the entire world; but mostly for Amsterdam, the most perfect night of my entire life

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The path to heaven runs through miles of clouded hell right to the top / Your time will come if you wait for it – AmsterDAMN 04/02/2016 – 07/02/2016 (9)

07/02/2016 – Goodbyes and Going Home

As always, we got up at around 8am, packed our bags because this was the day of going home, the day it would all end. Lea and I then waited for Lo and Tine to wake up so we could go over to them. Jana had also gotten up already and we had figured (already the night before) that we'd be on the same train to Oberhausen. At somewhat around 9:30 we went over, Jana also came a little later and we had some muffins for a pseudo breakfast. The plan was to then head over to the Jaz hotel because the Bellis would be there and we wanted to say a proper goodbye to them. Sadly, Thi and Bronze had already gone to the airport to say goodbye to the Bellis there so we couldn't say goodbye to them anymore. As kinda always that weekend, we waited outside in the cold. Everyone who had been staying in the Jaz came out and went in. The cutest was Tom who still looked so sleepy with his messy hair. He didn't stay long because he still had to shower.

Then the Bellis arrived and I got so emotional. This goodbye was the hardest and most intense one I ever got to witness. I even cried some smaller oceans. And we hugged so much. Marit was like “don't cry” and I went “I actually didn't wanna cry but I can't stop” and everyone was like “we have to repeat that next tour” so like we came up with the idea to just make a huge international fandom meet up at the last concert of the next tour and then for every last concert of a tour. But we knew we'd also have to meet up again earlier. I already missed the time we had spent together so much when we were still goodbye-ing because I didn't want it to end. I was being such a mess. For this weekend I had felt so much at home and so much accepted for who I am and not to forget I had so much fun. I can without any doubt or hesitation say that these past three days have been the time of my life.

Lea, Jana and I headed over to the Central Station at like 11:30. Tine came with us to the Arena station from where we had to go. We had to go through tons of football fans, some having bengalos/batteries you use for New Year's and it was a somewhat closed area so it was hella loud walking through that it was so awful. At the station we cried oceans again saying goodbye to Tine. It was really heartbreaking. But we didn't care what people must have though of us. We looked so done anyways.

At the Central Station we at first got to the platform our train would leave from and found out it was already waiting there but we couldn't get in yet. So Jana decided to quickly get some food whilst Lea and I watched over her suitcase. But it actually took Jana longer to get her Pizza than planned. Lea and I got worried the closer the time of departure came. Even the porters on the platform asked if we were worried because we were still waiting for her. They were so sweet. Especially their Dutch accents. Like five minutes before the train left, Jana finally came back – you can tell we were relieved as hell.

The train ride itself was as boring as it could be. Ok, a hot guy sat next to me and all the time I was kinda like “oh gosh what must he think of us looking so done, but I actually don't give a damn, this is what being Imagine Dragons trash / post concert/Amsterdam depression looks like”. Sadly, we weren't on the same wagon with Jana so we didn't see each other in that time and the WiFi didn't work so we couldn't text with her as well. But we saw each other again at the train station in Oberhausen where we came with her to the place her dad would pick her up. Then we said goodbye to her as well.

To get us some lunch, we went to the next McDonald's – realizing that it was still being carnival on the way and still in the McDonald's. As we were so totally done with everything, we weren't in the mood for the madness of carnival. But eating and drinking something was good before hopping on the next train bringing us closer to our home.

Next stop was in Dortmund. This time, we even had more time to switch trains. Because we were too lazy to walk around searching for a Starbucks we just went to the cafe we had also been waiting when we came back from Oberhausen. We also sat at the exact same table in the exact same way drinking our hot chocolate. That was kinda hilarious. But this time, we were still/again being pretty hungry so we got us some strawberry yogurt which was pretty tasty. And it felt so damn good to finally be eating properly again.

When we got on the last train, the sun was setting and the sky looked so beautiful. Lea slept for a while on the train but I couldn't. One reason was the carnival squad that sat close to us. The other was that I didn't wanna miss the stop even though it was the last one for that train.

Mom picked us up at the train station and when I hugged her I just said “it was so wonderful” and started crying but stopped myself again right away. At home, I just drank a glass of juice and then went right to bed. I slept at like 10pm. That's how done I was.

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The path to heaven runs through miles of clouded hell right to the top / Your time will come if you wait for it – AmsterDAMN 04/02/2016 – 07/02/2016 (8)

06/02/2016 – Amsterdam Culture Day

The next morning we waited for Sully to say goodbye because he had to leave again that noon already. Of course Lea asked him to write in her book – Tine had such a book as well and did the same. We asked a lady to take a photo of all of us so we had a squad pic. And we hugged so many times before we finally went to find a Starbucks to have some “proper” breakfast. Starbucks was fun because Lea's name was the only one they got spelled right. The funniest was by far Lo's: Cory. Mine ended up as Feebee and Tine ended up being Tina. So we more or less had new nicknames for a while. Our next way led us to the central station to meet up with some more squad people: Tom, Caya, Rachel, Adva, Thi and Bronze. For sure we took some pics of beautiful Amsterdam before we went off to the museum area to meet up with the others. While wandering through the streets of Amsterdam, I first ever got to smell the smell of weed because that's what this city pretty much smells like. Also we had some talks, mostly about the last night and how perfect it just was. Adva, Caya and the ID Netherlands team had also been in Brussels and they all said that they had never thought any concert could top Brussels but Amsterdam did. This made me so happy. I also told Adva that if anyone would have told me I would be in Amsterdam with a squad out of people having come together from all over the world just to see the band I love the most with them a year ago, I would have laughed. I couldn't have believed it because last year this time I wasn't even a part of the fandom because I kinda was too shy to join, I was like the shyest person ever. Adva totally agreed with me. So awesome. At first it was said that we would go to have lunch with Jesse and Breezy before visiting the museums. While we were waiting for the rest of the squad, Lea tried taking photos of Tom (she also took some selfies) but Tom never looked. SO for some time it was kind of a fun game:

Lea: Tom

Tom: Looks somewhere but not directly at her

Lea (taking a pic anyways): *click*

I'll shorten that so it's like: Tom *click*

Tom *click*

Tom *click*

And so on. It was so funny we're still laughing about it.

Marty, Vania, Sergio and the Hirschmeier family arrived with Breezy. Many hugs were given and in between we kinda checked if we had already hugged everyone. That was funny. Then a group of street artists started their performance. They were totally awesome. They set up  a stage using a rope. Our squad stood where it belongs: Front row. Those guys had buckets as their drums and did some break dancing to the beats of it. They were all dressed in red and they were so entertaining. Before they did their great finale, they went around with two of their buckets asking for some money so they could make a living from their street art. Every time someone gave them more than 5 euros they went “stop the show” and asked the person who gave the money where they were from and did a special dance mostly based on any random cliche about that country. Breezy ended up being a “super rich lady”. The whole show was pretty entertaining and so funny. I really liked it. We went on to taking some photos on the “I amsterdam” letters, just for the books.

Then we went to the Van Gogh museum with the squad. I didn't take any pictures of the incredible artworks inside but I really enjoyed walking around in there. At some point, I stood next to Breezy and we both found out that we couldn't draw such masterpieces because we would basically lose patience with all the details. For some more while, we walked around together having a talk about our pets in the end. Mostly about the differences between cats and dogs – I'm such a cat person. For sure, training dogs is easier but I told her how I still tried to train my cat when I was younger but I failed badly because cats are too stubborn for that. Or at least mine is. Cats are just so much more individual. We also found out that we both love the birds singing in the morning – the reason we feed them all year. It was so amazing walking around and talking with her.

I was one of the first ones to get out the museum so I had to wait a while with the others before the squad was complete again. In that time I regretted that I had lost Lea on the way through the museum because she had my water with her because my handbag was too small for the bottle. In that Time, Chrisi and Tati got a present and were so happy and their happiness about it was so sweet.

Next up on the program was the Rijksmuseum (Reichsmuseum). Sadly, we didn't have much time left until the museum would close for the day. Due to this, we kinda hurried through the museum and we didn't even see all. But as soon as we had lost the rest of the squad (some of us had even come later with Marit because she had friends who had to leave) Tom and I ended up walking around there together talking about the last night and how amazing it just was – how could we actually talk about anything else; it was the best night we ever had. When we were through, we gathered at the entrance stairs. Breezy joined us sitting around. It was just so awesome that she just spent the whole day with us.

Meanwhile, the plan had been changed from having lunch with Jesse and Breezy to having dinner with them. So we went to the Hard Rock Cafe where it should take place. Before, we met Jesse who had been ice skating for a while on the little ice skating are that had been made up close to the “I amsterdam” sign. We got us something to drink before we actually went over to HRC. Jesse was being so sweet with all of us again. While on the way, the confusion began: Some people said, the dinner was just supposed to be for the fan clubs and the TRF team, others said it was for all. This went on for somewhat like one or two more hours we were hanging around outside HRC and freezing. I think I don't have to mention that we were exhausted as hell and my legs and feet were hurting like never before. But we also used the time to take some selfies together (I'm still so heartbroken that mine didn't get saved because my phone's SD card had a little crash). From time to time, to get a little warmer again, we randomly went into one of the souvenir shops mostly without buying anything. It was just so damn cold and we were so exhausted that that little bit of warmth was so comforting and welcoming. The dinner confusion ended up with almost everyone of the squad who had still been there being “allowed” to go to dinner with Jesse and Breezy and only like Lo, Tine, Jana, Lea and me being left out but told to not go away too far so we could have a quick meet up after the dinner. We went to Burger King because we were really hungry (I don't know I didn't eat too properly in Amsterdam all the time because my stomach was being a little drama queen as always). Inside BK it was so warm and we were so tired that when we had gotten our food we kinda hung over the table eating in somewhat super slow motion and almost falling asleep while waiting. At something around 10:45pm  we were told that the dinner was taking longer than planned so we decided to head back to the hotel and sleep – we were just so tired you have no idea.

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The path to heaven runs through miles of clouded hell right to the top / Your time will come if you wait for it – AmsterDAMN 04/02/2016 – 07/02/2016 (7)

Friday 05/02/2016 – Concert Day

Concert Aftermath

When we turned around to leave the venue, Jesse stood there with the rest of the squad. Lea and I immediately went up to him thanking him for helping us so much. For sure we talked about how perfect it was right away and how dead we were – not only in that fangirl way I slowly died throughout the show but also physically, we were totally exhausted, but in the best way possible. Then one really rude security guy started pushing us out, hurrying us to leave the arena but we couldn't go any faster. I tried telling him that but he wasn't listening. Jesse said something like the Dragons or so were going to meet up in the hotel lobby and started guiding us out. I was pretty sure the Dragons wouldn't have wanted a bunch of fans coming to their hotel to meet them after the concert. Also, Lea and I wanted to buy some merch and try to meet Sunset Sons who wanted to come out. But when Jesse said that thing about the meet up thingy we quit those plans because priorities. I even was afraid that they wouldn't wait for me when I was getting my bag back (I had to lock it away because it was to big) so I told Jesse I had to get my bag back and he said they would wait for sure. I hurried over to the lockers and got it and hurried back.

A few seconds later, I discovered Mac standing there with us. Right away, I told Lea and we got over to him to ask him for a photo together. Of course we got it. When I exchanged places with Lea -she had taken my picture so I had to take hers – I think he asked me if she was my sister. I just nodded and took the photo. The Reynolds' parents were also standing around there and we decided to try and say hello to them as well but in the end we were too shy because we actually didn't know what to say. But Lea took some stalker pics with my phone.

We were so thirsty we decided to try to get to the bar to get some water at least but the security didn't let us pass. So we just went to the merch stand to “at least” get some merch. Also, Tine was standing there – we had successfully missed out meeting Sunset Sons while they had – because she also wanted to get some merch. We told her that Mac was standing there with Jesse and the squad but seemed to be going already. So she gave us the money and what she wanted to have and hurried over to try to still maybe get a photo with him and we bought our and her merch. I got me the Imagine Dragons hoodie in S - I had actually wanted to buy it in MM but first, they didn't have M anymore and second, when the lady showed S to me I was convinced that S would fit me perfectly – and a black Sunset Sons shirt because I'm already so obsessed with them that it definitely was time for me get some of their merch as well. I was so happy that I had gotten some merch I held it like a trophy and checked if it was still there like every few seconds (must've looked weird but I don't give a damn about that). When we got back to Tine we asked if she had said hi to Mac but she didn't because he was gone already.

Then we (finally) left the venue with Jesse and the squad to all go to try and catch some sleep. Lea asked Jesse if she could hug him again and he said she could hug him a million more times and she would get a million hugs back. We were just so grateful for everything he had done. He also told us that he wouldn't have been standing there at the service point when we all had been sent there if his cab wouldn't have taken so long to get him to the venue. We all agreed upon the fact that that was so much luck we couldn't even really tell. The goodbye-ing/see-ya-tomorrow-ing started and we all hugged each other telling us it was so awesome and we were so lucky and forever grateful that the seven of us had still made it in – Marit came up to us smiling brightly “We made it” and hugging us. She's such a cutie I love her so much. Jesse also asked Lea and me if we were still in Amsterdam to hang around tomorrow and we said yes so he said “Then see ya tomorrow”. We both died a little in that moment. As we all were staying in the same hotel we went back there with Sully, Lo, Tine and Jana, talking about the perfect concert night that we had just gotten to witness. My feet and legs hurt and I was just so exhausted but also so happy.

In the hotel we actually wanted to hang around at Lea's and my room with Lo, Tine and Jana because Tine's parents had given us some food but we ended up going to sleep like right away because we were so exhausted. That was fine as well. I didn't wanna use my legs and feet anymore and I actually didn't even want to eat anything in that moment anymore. I just got me some water and then slept pretty much right away.

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The path to heaven runs through miles of clouded hell right to the top / Your time will come if you wait for it – AmsterDAMN 04/02/2016 – 07/02/2016 (5)

Friday 05/02/2016 – Concert Day 

Sunset Sons 

After some more waiting with already hurting feet and legs, Sunset Sons came on stage and started their set with Come Easy. And then I had already forgotten my pains because they were so good. I totally ignored the people around me who very probably hadn't seen them before like most of our squad had. And of course all of us went totally crazy. And they saw us and I'm pretty sure they loved it. Rory interacted so much with Lo and Tine because they run the Sunset Sons Germany fan page and held up their flag. But he also interacted with the rest of us a lot. Even though I didn't know every lyric, I sang along with Medicine, their next song. It's one of my faves and I still remember Lo holding up her “You are my Medicine” sign in Oberhausen. And I sang the “Ouuu”'s with all my heart (because it's the easiest part) it was so amazing. During She Wants Lea and I pointed at Rory when he sang “You are the only one, you are the only one she wants” but we sang “You are the only one, you are the only one we want” even though we were pretty sure he didn't hear it. Then they played their new song and one of my new faves Somewhere Maybe. I love the chorus so much. And also the bridge. Especially because Rory ran to the catwalk and made us clap along before he went back to singing. Tick Tock, I Can't Wait and Bring The Bright Lights were awesome as well but sadly, those are some of the songs I don't know that well. I still enjoyed them, because I love Sunset Sons and their music so much and they're so good live, they all have so much fun on stage. And Rory knows how to win a crowd over. He puts so much energy into every song, It's just absolutely amazing. Then Remember. Rory let us sing the first chorus before he started into the song. It was so amazing. Our squad sang so loud because we kinda were the only ones who new the lyrics that well. And I love Remember so much. It already became a thing to many of us to tell people that we were better this time by the song's chorus: “I win, you lose”. I also waited for Ben to come on stage for the classic end-of-the-tour-prank, because when the first part of the European tour had ended he came up during this song but he didn't. But I still kept my hopes up like “please, Ben, do something”. For Lost Company, the song that got stuck in my head until I was home Sunday night, Will joined the guys on stage playing the guitar. It was so adorable and amazing how he and Rory always looked and smiled at each other while rocking out. At the end, they all bowed down to him and his skills on the guitar – they had also done this to their manager Rusty when he had joined them on stage on the guitar for a song, they also said “we're not worthy” in a very high voice it was so funny. The next song was Watch Your Back, also one of those I didn't know that well but I like the beat in it very much. And then Ben and Platz walked up on stage, only wearing their pants, shoes and masks over their faces. Ben kinda twerked right in front of the spot Bronze was standing in front row before walking on. Then Wayne started throwing toilet paper rolls on stage which the boys from Sunset Sons later partly threw or kicked into the crowd. Their last song was On The Road – my total jam so you can tell I went crazy. Also, our squad sang “I'm gonna pee on the road” instead of “I'm gonna be on the road” because Caya once sang that in a fitting situation and we're all the opinion that we'll never ever un-hear that. Lea had even made a sign but forgot to take it out her bag when she gave it to Tine's parents because she didn't really need it anymore. So the guys still don't really know about that insider of ours. But they will one day that's for sure. Then they went from stage and we had a little break to catch some breath. At this part, I felt my pains again and basically just wanted to sit for some seconds. During this time, a weird guy from behind me asked my to tie up my hair because he got it in his face while I was jamming out to Sunset Sons. I was like “no, but I can take it to the side because I need my hair open to head bang and if it should get in your face again, just tell me” he was fine with that while I actually thought “just live the fuck with it, I went through hell and back for this ok?”. Also, there was this really sweet lady who filmed like the whole concert. We talked for a while, because she was so amazed by the fact that our squad came together here from all over the world just because we had known each other for quiet some time on twitter. I also explained her why I was carrying this bunch of papers around my stomach. She didn't know about that Matt Damon thingy but she found it really sweet. I also told her about the Thank You signs and the unicorns and Platz loving them so much. At some point I thought I was annoying her with my fandom stuff but I couldn't have cared less. And I was pretty close to asking her if she would take my email address so she could send me her videos but I didn't do because it sounded weird to me in my head. I probably also told her about our private party at Hard Rock the night before, probably just to make her jealous but also because I was so happy to have been part of all this. To having had these incredible opportunities thanks to the band I love the most and thanks to the incredible friends I made through their music.