There was supposed to have been a support act this evening, but they were cancelled due to some technical problems, so instead we ended up waiting about two hours after entering for Dia Psalma to take the stage. In the mean time I ended up spending way too much money at the merchandise stand, as I had seen already in Malmoe the week before that they had some pretty nice shirts and jackets with them.

The crowd wasn’t overwhelming in the small concert room at Nöjes Magazinet, but as soon as the band took the stage you would never have guessed it as people went completely amok with jumping and bashing into each other. The people from Nöjes Magazinet even had to send a guy on stage just to hold the speakers in place, so they wouldn't fall over from sheer crowd-pressure.
Also, even though it was smaller, it seemed tonight’s crowd was a bit more varied compared to the more straight up punk audience they had drawn out in Malmoe. Then again, Kristianstad is a much smaller town, so it has never really had any of the extremer sub cultures present.
From the bands side, you could see Pontus (guitar) overwhelming with energy as soon as the band got on; Stipen however seemed like he could hardly stay awake behind the drumkit. This was just in the start though, and he became more present as the night stretched on. Still, the overall energy seemed to be lacking a bit and the largest, and what felt like the truest, reaction we got to see was when Pontus forgot to stop playing at the end of Kalla Sinnen. This brought out large smiles on all members of the group; it wasn’t humour that was lacking at least.

As always, the crowd was very helpful with singing along with the lyrics, and it felt like even the newer songs were growing. Maybe that’s just because I had just heard them at the last show; maybe it was because Re Voltere (the latest album) had been out a little longer, and people were getting to know it a bit better. Either way, the set felt more even this time around, even though it was the exact same songs as last time.
The most asked for song from last time also seemed to be a popular request here in Kristianstad, and this time we got an explanation for the title; “Ulke (vocals/guitar) only like girls names which start with an E.”
Of course, the song was Emelie (although it could easily have been Elsa as well).

To me, this was a good concert and I doubt that Dia Psalma, who holds such a special place in many Swedes hearts, will ever be able to do anything less. Still, I did not reach the same extreme highs that I had felt after the shows on their Djupa Skogen tour, and I sincerely hope they will not tour too much and get tired of it all, as they ended up doing back in the 90ies. I want these guys to stick around for a long time, and create more brilliant music.

Setlist:

Kulisser
Hon Får
Kalla Sinnen
För Martyrernas Skull
Lösningen
Vi Svartnar
Mördarvals
Igen & Igen
Norrsken
Emelie
Världen I Detalj
Här & Nu
Den Som Spar
Kalle Iskall
Tro Rätt Tro Fel
Luft