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Update from Thursday night's concert in Mannheim
I couldn't get the computer to work yesterday so here's a quick update and a few photos from Thursday night's concert in Mannheim.
The venue in Mannheim was more of a huge warehouse or cattle shed than a concert arena, and the crew had a few problems fitting all the lighting and rigging in under the low roof. There were no seats at all, so it was standing room only. The German crowd turned up in their droves though, and because of the intimacy of the venue the atmosphere was great. Chris really reacted well to the crowd, and his chat lit up the evening (along with the music of course!). Only at one point, when a crazy man at the front screamed out really loud during a quiet song, did Chris appear to get a bit annoyed. But it was all a bit of fun, and the crowd loved it. Nothing like a pantomine villain to get people cheering for the hero!
Once again the magnificent people from Oxfam Germany did a cracking job on the campaigning side. We had a big space at the back of the hall, so everyone saw us. Add to that the 20 volunteers with Make Trade Fair emblazoned across their chests, and the campaign was everywhere to be seen!
Not sure how many sign-ups we got in the end (poor Laura from Oxfam Germany has a big count-up job awaiting her!), but we were up to at least 900 before the encore so I'm expecting another 4-figure total!
A big thank you to all the volunteers from Thursday night, and to Laura and Kai for being stars. Spare a thought for Laura, who had to travel from Berlin to Mannheim, Mannheim to Zurich (Oxfam Germany are here for tonight's concert too) and then Zurich all the way back to Berlin on Monday.
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