Showday 9: Paris

Oh oh, Paris… a classical venue, which of course means its own challenges. But first: breakfast with a pain au chocolat.

The merch area was small and unique in its own way. We really had to break our brains to make it work, but we were so proud of the end result—we even made shelves out of our crates.

We had some spare time, so Chloé and I went out for a walk and some food. We ended up in the Dr. Martens store, where I bought two new pairs of boots—oops… €400 gone just like that, but I love them both.

The audience was slow with buying before the show, but afterward there was a big rush. We packed down quite fast because we wanted to load the merch more securely.

TONIGHT WAS PARTY NIGHT.
But first, I realized I had left my phone on the bus, so no phone for the next 1.5 days…

Like last year, we had an off-day in Paris after the show, with two hotel nights—so the perfect night to have a party with everyone. We had already prepared our looks before the show, so we were ready to go. First, we went to a cocktail bar with just us and a few friends. I had amazing drinks and even a tiniest puff of weed with Eivør we never smoke, only occasionally together, because it always gives us these uncontrollable, intense laughs. So much fun.

After that, we went to the Monkey Bar next door: unique crowd, terrible speakers and music, and only one candle for lighting. Such a vibe.

When it closed, we went back to the hotel for one last drink but that turned into me, Chloé, Mikael, and Gestur being stuck in the elevator for more than an hour. And of course, I had to go to the loo! It turned into some funny, stressful bonding time in this tiny, warm elevator listening to Alice in Chains and Gestur plotting his “escape.” We managed to get the door open, but we were stuck between levels.

Per and Eivør were waiting for us on the other side until we were finally released. Then, after one last drink, we all went to bed.Read more