Then it was time for my highly anticipated favourites VINTERSORG.
I liked the show much better than the one last year at this festival, one of the reasons probably being the better sound which made everything a lot more enjoyable.

Before the band had even entered the stage the crowd shouted "sommarfröjd" (Swedish for "summer joy" - being the opposite of Vintersorg - "winter sorrow" - at least that's what I understood, hehe) and then Vintersorg started the show with Curtains.
Surprisingly.
Or maybe not that surprising.
Note: Vintersorg is not afraid to play even the "weirdest" tracks live (last year it was ESP Mirage).
Well, let's say it's a bit difficult to reproduce that complex song live properly, especially vocal-wise with only one singer. But it cannot get much better live with five people playing that material I guess.
Speaking of five people: The three musicians helping out Mr. V and Mattias Marklund were again drummer Benny Hägglund and the two new guys Johan Lindgren on bass and Marcus Sundquist on keyboard who all did their job well but inconspicuous.

Almost during the whole set people were shouting "Till Fjälls" and I really felt a little sorry for the guys.
As if Vintersorg is just about that one single song and since they are playing it anyway, I didn't really see the point of shouting for that song from beginning to end. But as you can probably imagine the fans totally freaked out when it was actually really time for Till Fjälls.
Mr. V himself once again didn't babble much in between the songs - whether you like that or not. In the end, I was a little surprised that only two songs from the latest album The Focusing Blur (check it out if you haven't already!) found their way on the setlist - whatever the reasons have been.
Still, thanks V!

Setlist:

Curtains
A Dialogue With The Stars
A Metaphysical Drama
Ars Memorativa
För Kung Och Fosterland
Vem Styr Symmetrin
Ödemarkens Son
Universums Dunkla Alfabet
A Sphere In A Sphere (To Infinity)
Spegelsfären
Till Fjälls
Under Norrskenets Fallande Ljusspel