Fekete zaj Festival Hungary

I woke up early after a very short and slightly stressful night. My alarm wasn't the first thing to wake me though, Embla had already made herself comfortable in my room. She was in such a cuddly mood, purring so loudly that it made it incredibly hard to get out of bed. I had missed that so much, but unfortunately it was time to leave for the airport.

The journey went surprisingly smoothly. Check-in was easy, I grabbed some breakfast and a coffee in the lounge, and before I knew it I was on my flight to Budapest. The rest of the crew had arrived the day before and stayed at an airport hotel, so I met them just as our Zeppelin nightliner pulled in, perfect timing.

Our driver this tour is Rocket. He wasn't our driver last time, but he's good friends with our previous one, and it already feels like home on the road again.

From there we drove straight to the festival in Hungary. The bus couldn't park at the venue, so we had to cross-load everything. I quickly unloaded all the merchandise before heading over to the festival site.

We arrived around 2 p.m. and it was incredibly hot, around 35°C. After checking in, I was happy to discover we had a spacious, air-conditioned backstage area. Since Eivør was headlining the festival, we had a really comfortable setup, which was very welcome in that heat.

We also had a little tour emergency. One of the crew had accidentally left her hand luggage at Copenhagen Airport the day before. Inside were her in-ears, which are essential because she's deaf, along with all of her hair pieces that are a big part of her stage look. We put our heads together and got creative, and I ended up making new hair pieces out of a black garbage bag. Somehow they looked really cool and gave exactly the right effect on stage, so the show was saved.

The festival itself was quite small, but it had such a warm, family-like atmosphere with a really mixed crowd. Merchandise sales weren't amazing, but it was still a good first show. The technical crew had a few challenges, but they're used to making things work no matter what.

We enjoyed some great food from the festival, wrapped up the first show of the tour, and headed back to the bus. It had been a long day, but a good one. We stayed up chatting for a while, so I don't think I got to bed until around 4 a.m. No wild party, just a relaxed evening before hitting the road again, with Poland waiting for us next.Read more