#oberhausen 2023

[kagamiwalker13]

Pretty Visitors - Oberhausen, Germany, 2023

[theageoftheunderstatement]

Arctic Monkeys at Rudolf Weber-Arena, Oberhausen, 03/05/2023. (Photos by Daniela Vorndran)

[alexturner]

once again wrote some stuff down from when i went to see AM last night:

i started queueing around 3 pm and i got a pretty good view honestly, but the people who were first in the queue had started queueing at 6 am (😱) in case anyone is interested

there was a lot of pushing around on our side which was tough because we were already so squeezed in, and also because it was so. warm. in the venue. it was a lot. everyone was sweating and wiping themselves down and fanning themselves, including the bands

the start of the show is always pretty much the same; sculptures, brianstorm, snap, crying lightning (BUT: the new solo sounds AWESOME). then they played teddy picker, the view (they played it so fast???), 4/5 (with the new arrangement), big ideas (gorgeous!!!!!!!! and funny because alex was playing piano for the outro and from our side all you could see was his hair bouncing up and down from behind it lmao) and... cornerstone - which they swapped for star treatment (i love more humbug rep but... big 😔 @ star treatment being out). after that it was AM hours with diwk? arabella and high, but with pretty visitors somewhere inbetween.

the real highlight was the back end of the set. the band seemed in such good spirits, there was a lot of smiling, back and forths between all the boys, and alex was blowing kisses to the audience throughout the set and interacting with everyone who was dancing up in the stands (also he kept calling us "rockers" and said "oberhausen" every chance he got)

suck it and see made me cry, it was fantastic (my filming skills weren't because of all the pushing and sweating, but anyway):

fluorescent adolescent was SO FUN. i'm so happy that's back!!!! mirrorball was a really wonderful moment in the set. alex played some acoustic guitar and when the song was over the mirrorball dropped down from the ceiling!!!!!! which was also scary because it dropped in such a way that it looked like it was about to come down from its cables.......... 😅

it made 505 look gorgeous 🥺

they ended with body paint which... goes SO much harder than i thought???? the outro lasted a solid 3 minutes and it was clearly everyone just kinda freestyling and doing what fit the song and it was AMAZING. gorgeous gorgeous.

encore was i wanna be yours (it was so nice to hear it, and everyone was singing SO loud, but i do really miss the 2014 extended outro 😔), dancefloor and then r u mine? after which they lingered for a long time and i thought they miiiiiight do the extended outro, but they didn't. regardless it was of course so good and energetic, after all those years it's still the best way to be sent home after their set tbh.

my legs were numb afterwards lmao, it was a chore to walk out. i went to see the merch, a lot of t-shirts were already sold out; they had 300 copies of the limited edition poster, i got number 260/300 after the set had been over for a good 30 minutes!!! also in case anyone's interested, haha

i had such a good time!!!! this was the first time i saw AM in a venue after seeing them at a festival twice; both have their charm and it really helps that the band just... always sounds fantastic. they're so, so good live 😩 super excited to continue my mini AM tour in amsterdam tomorrow!!!

[i-m-a-leaf-on-the-wind]

Cornerstone - Rudolf Weber-Arena, Oberhausen [03-05-2023] by strangedaysindeed9

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[whatodoo-germany]

Jeremias - Oberhausen, Germany | 27 Sep, 2023.

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[certainromance]

CORNERSTONE @ Oberhausen, 2023

[brokenpiecesshine]

Fall Out Boy, live in Oberhausen, Germany (06/11/2023).

📸 Justin Herschfield

[musicandotherstuff]

Alex Turner - Rudolf Weber Arena, Oberhausen

03/05/2023

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[kagamiwalker13]

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Alex Turner at Rudolf Weber-Arena, Oberhausen, 03/05/2023 (by nicajy on IG)

[theageoftheunderstatement]

Arctic Monkeys at Rudolf Weber-Arena, Oberhausen, 03/05/2023. (Photos by Daniela Vorndran)

[operafantomet]

Do you have any other photos of the shawl Meg wears during "Notes"? I'm trying to recreate it and there are different versions but I'm struggling to find pictures that are better than my blurry screenshot so I thought I'd ask the expert. Many many thanks!

I think the good news is that there isn't one specific look. It depends on what version of the shawl you are looking for, which production, which actress, as the shawls come in many forms and colours. Note that it's only in the West End revival and the Restaged Tour that she use the shawl in the managers office. In the original staging it's only done for the Sitzprobe. Which in turn means that the typical Primadonna lineup looked like this:

While the new West End revival lineup looks like this:

They do the same in the Restaged Tour, so I assume it's a clue or two picked up from there. The Restaged Tour has used many different colours for the shawl - originally black, then blue, now pink. The latter is in sync with the West End revival.

The shawl itself, in the original staging, is usually knitted or crocheted, sometimes more lace-like or embroidered silk, with or without fringes, usually cream, sometimes grey or beige.

Janet Devenish, original West End 1986:

Kelsey Connolly, Broadway 2019:

...Paloma Garcia Lee in the US Tour 2010:

...and Kara Klein on Broadway 2012:

Emma Harris, West End 2009:

Georgia Ware, West End 2016:

A similar one, albeit with more structure, could be seen in the South Korean revival 2023, as worn by Cho Ha Rin:

And a plainer floral one worn in Essen, Hamburg, Oberhausen and Sao Paulo - here seen on Theano Makariou in Hamburg 2013:

Last but not least this, worn by Tandi Meikle in South Africa 2004 and later by other World Tour Megs:

For the West End revival they did a more pinkish tone to the shawl Ellie Waite and later Maiya Hisaka wore:

I am almost tempted to think they dyed an elder cream shawl, as it looks very similar to the one Heidi Ann O'Brien wore some 12 years ago, give or take the fringes:

But then an additional change for Maiya Hisaka in 2024, as they fitted her with what looks like a pink embroidered Chinese silk shawl, similar in style to Christine's Aminta shawl. This is what she wore for the West End Live performance:

And here's a better view of the details:

In other words: Unless you are determined to recreate one specific shawl, you have quite the leeway to recreate the look. They come in many textures, patterns and colours. As long as it is square and preferably with some fringes or outline, it is a recognizable look.

A last note: The shawl is usually fastened in a much-used period way. Fold it in half (making a triangle), place it over the shoulders with the large point down the back, and bring the ends over the chest and tie them in the back. For this to be comfortable it's a good idea to stick to a knitted or crocheted shawl, or an elastic material.

Best of luck with the making / sourcing!

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Jeremias - Oberhausen, Germany | 27 Sep, 2023.

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