Kill My Music Productions 2019
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March 1st, 2026
I've just uploaded some photos and short videos from my week in Tokyo. Below the photos, you'll find my comments and tips (for those who want to go there someday but haven't been before). Make sure your device/browser is HTML5 compatible and don't miss the little arrows at the bottom to go to the next page.
Beside those comments, I'd also like to share a few more things about my week in Tokyo/Japan.
Firstly, I have met new Japanese friends and want to thank Tomoko, Nikki, Takako, Kei, Hiro and others (whose names I forgot, sorry) for their company, gifts and hospitality. Same goes for Leonardo, who was pleasant company at breakfast, and fellow Zealots Jeehoon, Ben, Dicky, Alexandra and Gary, Dennis & Didier. Traveling to the end of the world alone is not at all lonely when you meet old and new friends ;-).
Tokyo
Being in Tokyo was a great experience, if I hadn't been this jetlagged I would have probably seen and done more, but I still think I got a pretty good impression of this big city, that turned out not to be as big as I expected. I could mostly visit the things on my list on foot (after changing hotels a couple of times). A week is too short to truly explore all the ins and outs of a city, but that wasn't really the goal of the trip. The main goal was to see 6 shows of a musician I've been following for almost 50 years; Eddie Jobson and his band for this UK Revisited Tour (Marc Bonilla, Marco Minnemann and Mike Keneally) were great as always (yes, there were a few technical issues and some minor mistakes, but that's what makes a live show fun, I can have a perfect performance by playing a CD, but that's not why I visit a live show). I can dream the music by now, but it is still a pleasure to see it performed live. It was also a pleasure to be able to talk to the guys in the band at the convention; Eddie, Marco, Mike and loyal crew member Keith. My only complaint is, that it was too short!
Tracklist for the shows:
1. Alaska
2. Time to kill
3. Danger Money
4. Rendezvous 6.02
5. By the light of day-Presto Vivace
6. In the dead of night
7. Nevermore
8. Carrying no cross
9. Caesar´s Palace Blues
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10. The Only Thing She Needs **
11. The Sahara of snow (pt 2) *
* Replaced by Night after Night and played before TOTSN in the late shows
** Extra drum solo by Marco @ the last show while the Mac was rebooted :-)
Yokohama
Unfortunately it rained (3D) cats & dogs on the day of the shows in Yokohama, I even paid extra to check in into the hotel early, waiting for another two hours was just too much. The view from my room was amazing though and the next day Nikki drove me to China Town where we had breakfast,so I was still able to see a little bit of the city.
Back to Tokyo
The last 2 shows took place at Billboard Live Tokyo again. So back to the REMM Roppongi, which might as well have been called the Severance Hotel, but it was very close to the Billboard and subway stations, so good enough I guess. If it only had more comfortable seats in the lobby, so you could sit more comfortably and relaxed while waiting to check in.
I definitely prefered the APA hotels (although I later heard that the owner of APA is notorious for his ultra-right views, I might go for a different hotel now).
The first show of these 2 was the best of 6 imho, maybe because I had the best seat in the venue.
There didn't seem to be a get together after the shows, at least it took a while before the band came out. It felt awkward hanging around the dressing room as a "fan-fan" waiting for the band to show up, so I decided to walk back to the hotel and figure out where to catch the metro the next morning. I then walked back to the Tokyo Midtown building, but it seemed deserted, so I decided to go to bed. Luckily, I ran into Eddie and Leonardo by the elevator and was able to say goodbye to them. It was actually fine, everyone was really tired, including myself, and I had to get up early to go to the airport anyway.
All in all a brilliant week, impressive and something to remember, I'm so glad I went. Would I do it again? Probably not, the flight was just too exhausting, I'm getting too old for this sh....
Last but not least... a huge thank you to Kaat, my sister, who drove me to and from the airport safely.
July 27th, 2024
Uploaded a few pics from our short trip to Trier, Germany. I will upload a few pictures of the final Night of the Prog festival in Sankt Goarshausen a little later.
I also still need to upate the rest of the photo section, but I guess that will have to wait again.
I also still need to upate the rest of the photo section, but I guess that will have to wait again.
September 16th, 2023
Pictures of a fantastic show by Ayreon at the 013 in Tilburg uploaded. Sorry about the sometimes bad composition and grain, but they actually came out better than I had expected from my low quality pocket camera ;-). Hope you still enjoy them.
December 15th, 2022
The site is now under reconstruction (photo section needs to be updated).
December 7th, 2022
This site hasn't been updated for almost 3 years. Something to do with some virus I guess... I haven't been to many concerts and the ones I did attend either weren't really worth posting pictures of or were concerts that I didn't take pictures at.
However, the forum has been kept active by a limited amount of users :-)))
Maybe 2023 will bring more shows, photos, more action...
Happy holidays, happy new year to anybody who's reading this!
January 26th, 2020
A few pics of last night's Bruce Soord soloshow in Helmond uploaded.
New site, fresh start! Some of the old sections have been removed, some of the sections have remained and some may be back.
Latest additions in the holiday photo section are my pics of the wonderful city of Edinburgh, Scotland.
And a few illegal pictures of Big Big Train in the concert photo section ;-).
Enjoy!