Welcome back to my continued coverage of the Turn Me On Dead Man 2018 European Tour. This was day 6 of our journey and this would be our fifth and final show in Italy.
First thing…fuel!
Back in the van!
Even though we had one more show in Italy we had to pass through Switzerland, which meant we had to deal with Customs!
A touring band passing through the Swiss border should be ready to take out all of their merch in order to assess how much stuff they come in with verses how much they leave with. They tax you for the stuff you sold during your visit. The stressful part is that they put a lien on your card, which in this case was around 1000euro. This is essentially a deposit which they return to you minus the tax as you leave the country. We crossed a couple of times so we had to do this twice…I believe we sold enough merch to generate roughly 9euro for the Swiss! This can also be time consuming, so plan for this if you have an early load-in.
Some shots from the drive
Crossing the Swiss border went smoothly and we could now enjoy our first glimpses of The Alps! I was gonna do a slide show here but the alps deserve an unobstructed format, so enjoy these in full!
Arriving in Torino
I forget the story about the archways over the walkways in Torino. Something about the ruler at the time wanting to be able to ride his horse around town without getting rained on or sunburnt or something like that. Anyone who knows the story, feel free to comment. Anyway, the architecture as to be expected, was stunning.
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The venue was excellent and served as a combination bar/restauraut and music venue. This added to the liveliness, as we were so used to walking into cold empty venues at load-in. It was nice to arrive at a lively spot full of people enjoying some drinks and dinner even if they weren’t there for the show.
VIDEO
A few minutes from a couple songs from our set that night:
Next Stop Stuttgart!
