Showday Oslo

Today, we finally got to play in Oslo at the Spectrum a venue Maria had been especially looking forward to.

Loading in was fairly easy since we had no truck. Our stock delivery arrived on time, thanks to the guy who transported it from Sweden, and customs went smoothly. With everything pre-sorted and no truck to manage, plus the fact that we weren’t selling merch ourselves, I actually got the rare chance to join as an extra warrior on stage. This might be the only time on this tour that happens!

Before the local crew arrived, I set up the merch stand. They had a pin board, so I covered it up and showed them how I wanted things displayed, giving them options for what they could use. Even without the truck, I managed to bring all the important stuff with me, so the setup still looked great. They also decided to run two booths, with a local mother-and-daughter duo handling sales.

Around 13:00, I joined the warriors for training, pulling double duty for the day. I prepped my hair and got to enjoy being on stage for 3.5 songs, the only ones where I could join in, as the rest were choreographed for just nine warriors, and I was warrior number 11 today.

After the show, I rushed into the shower before heading back to the merch stand to pack up my decorations.

Later, we hit up a huge afterparty organized by fans. Bella and I went together, and it turned out to be such a cool place. Everyone was in high spirits, the drinks were flowing, and the energy was wild. At some point, the entire crowd was deep in party mode so much so that the bar had trouble getting us to leave. I had to step in and help move eveyone.

Instead of calling it a night, we decided to continue at Kalandra’s rehearsal space, conveniently located right across from the venue and our buses. The party kept going until around 5 AM, and once again, I had to play the role of guide, ushering people out. It was absolutely hilarious, I haven’t been that drunk in a long time!

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