airport / saturday / 1211
waiting for a plane (delay number 2 - i really hope i don't come to regret saying i'd count...); listening to the skeptics' guide to the universe podcast; feeling really good after last night's show - the atmosphere was utterly amazing. the crowd really really rocked (again!) - as tom says, mexico is a great place to come and play music.
i've got some more pics, but i forgot to bring the right cable to the airport, so i can't upload them - i will later.
oh, and it was a nice surprise to see some of my blog pics in Reforma - a newspaper out here... i'll be sending an invoice!
looking forward to the show tonight, and i'm happy to read that NIMW went down well. did you enjoy under pressure? i love playing that song - it really is ridiculously good.
Ciudad de México / friday / 1251
i went for a wander earlier, around a park by el Castillo de Chapultepec, and took a few pics. bumped into a few fans round and about too, which was cool. it's pretty surreal to be in a park in a city over 5,000 miles from home, and bump into someone wearing a keane t-shirt - if you are reading this, i hope you enjoy the show! we are so lucky to be able to come and tour here. wandering around at 10am in t-shirt weather, taking pictures. it doesn't get much better.
now listening to 808s & Heartbreak right now. say you will is an immense opener!
taxi
just three of the myriad wrestling masks you see on sale in the park
prohibido el paso
Republica Mexicana
watering
Ciudad de México / thursday / 1815
made it to Mexico City after a very bumpy (but not delayed!) flight.
i love being here - this is such a colourful country. flying in, i really began to appreciate what a massive city this is (the second largest city by population in the world - over 22 million people according to wikipedia), and you can believe it as you drive through the hectic streets, with so many people and such hectic traffic all fighting for the same piece of tarmac.
we loved the show last night in guadalajara - the crowd was so loud! thanks to everyone who came along, i hope you enjoyed it. makes us look forward to tomorrow and another chance to play some songs. sorry if you missed nothing in my way - maybe we should think about playing that song again! we might even have a go at something else...
arriving in Mexico City
leaving Guadalajara
JQ
CD, TMTTS
a couple more shots of last night's venue
Keane - Archive - Richard´s Latin America Photoblog - 2009
guadalajara / wednesday / 1838
just a couple of pics. soundcheck is done, and we just got a ton of amazing gifts! thanks so much. oh, and it was Jay-Z!
wednesday / 0950
been up for about 3 ½ hours already, and got the black album on. what a record!
really looking forward to the show, and seeing some familiar faces, and hopefully some new ones too!
richard
guadalajara / tuesday / 2200
well, we made it to guadalajara. that was a very long day of travelling. we landed late, rushed to the next terminal, got on the plane, and i instantly felt unwell.
not a good night’s sleep, but a day in the fresh air and sunshine seems to have helped. we went for dinner at Santo Coyote where i took a few pics:
candles
rob:
cheese / mushrooms / onions - this was my dinner - it was tasty.
rob and i popped out to take a few pics before hitting the hay – not my best, but i love the roadside foodstalls here – they are much more like little restaurants than the ones you get in the uk.
