Dizzy Mizz Lizzy might be a tad nicer than the bands we usually go for here at Metalmoments, but when they announced a free going-away gig in a town not too far away from us, we figured, what the heck, let’s give it a try.

“This is the last time Dizzy Mizz Lizzy will play under an open sky.”
- Tim Christensen (vocals/guitar)

For those who do not know it, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy is a Danish rockband who gained an immense native following after their selftitled debut album (1994), and in 1998, after one more album they split up.
Fast forward to the autumn of 2009; the band began a reunion tour which proved very successful, and more and more dates were added.
Now, here at a townfair in Køge, the last of these dates was played, and the town square in front of the stage was filled to the brim with all sorts of people who had come out to give one last listen to their heroes before they disappeared once more. In fact, there were so many, some had even climbed up the statue in the centre of the square to get more room and a better view!
Everyone was rocking and singing along to the well-known songs, and the band had prepared a nice, long setlist including all of their hit songs (which are mainly gathered on the first album).
The trio on the stage seemed to have a lot of fun as well, although there could be no doubt that Tim Christensen (who, after the split, has continued with a highly successful solo career) was the most highlighted person up there.

“May we borrow your attention for 6-7 more minutes? It’s terribly boring to play without an audience.”
- Christensen (vocals/guitar)

After performing classics like Love Is A Loser’s Game, Waterline and 11:07 Pm the band left the stage shortly, and I don’t know if many of the visitors were unfamiliar with live-concerts or not, but although it to me was very obvious that they would return shortly, people suddenly flooded from the grounds. Not that there was any risk for the band playing without a crowd though, the place was still really packed, just not as packed as before.
The ones who decided to leave have to live with the fact that they missed out on a great encore though, which contained, among others, Love Me A Little and of course Silverflame. At the very end the band seemed to be jamming freely in a way which reminded me of The Doors, and suddenly it hit me that they had ventured out into The End by that very band. A great choice for an ending tune, so why did they have to ruin the feeling by making an extra outro of pure noise after it was done?

Since I’m not a native Dane I don’t have the many memories connected with the band which everyone around seemed to possess, but the very feeling of the music and the band just screamed teenage puberty rock, and I could almost smell the poster-filled dorm room around me, a feeling I have not had for a good many years; definitely a fun revisit, which could only have been enhanced by actually knowing the band beforehand.
Still, it was a good night, even if it won’t hold a long-lasting effect on me…