People please, more of this stuff !!!

What else can I say, absolutely everything was perfect yesterday.
True, the setlist was almost the exact same as in Amsterdam, but they played the songs with an energy that just wasn't there on Tuesday.
The guys obviously enjoyed themselves a lot. Tom was all rock'n'roll, making funny comments all the time, interacting with the crowd (when a girl at the front asked Tom to talk "en français", Tom went "Vous êtes en Hollande, little lady, s'il y avait des Russes je devrais parler russe ?", she must have burnt red with shame), he sat down on the edge of the stage to sing Magdalena, he did it hip-hop style during W.C.S., ... Danny was just Danny, the SSS fit much better into place than the day before, Tim made second voices more often than usual, and even Craig (Craig!) did silly little dances.
And the best part is that the sound balance was incredible, you could hear all instruments distinctly, every single detail, everything.
As for the songs, the new version of Hotellounge is terrific, particularly its intro & outro, and cutting the rough edges only makes it more beautiful, though I wouldn't say it's better than on the album, just different. It would be great if they played both versions, keeping the original one (in its extended live version including a cover at the end) for the encore. They also revisited W.C.S. quite a bit, and I enjoyed it much more than the W.C.S. they played during the Ideal Tour, that one was far too quiet. Tim adds some guitar madness to the new version. They played a veeeeery tight Suds & Soda, the violin intro was longer than usual cos the band wasn't ready, no pause before the final part of the song, just loudness, loudness, loudness, loved it. For the first time, I liked The Magic Hour (it's definitely not my favourite song), I closed my eyes to let the music sink in, it was great, should have tried that earlier. The SSS's rendition of Little Ghost wasn't bad at all, much more convincing than the day before (blame a bad balance at Paradiso), I was a little disappointed, though: during the rehearsals the white woman couldn't help bursting out laughing in the middle of the song, I wanted her to do it again during the gig, sometimes perfection has its drawbacks If You Don't Get What You Want is a terrific song, not really original but it's catchy and a sure single for the next album.
And Kevin, you're damn right, it's way better without the videos. You get a decent lightshow and it's easier to get into the atmosphere. I missed the applause when the dolphin finally catch the bait, though

Wonderful, thank you Tom & the others.

And Danny got his birthday celebrated by the crowd (or was it on Tuesday?) and he said that Tom got himself a new girlfriend in Amsterdam. She's called Aline. After the rehearsal, while Tom, Danny & Klaas were relaxing on the street outside the Nighttown bar, Craig went to the hotel with one of the Sissy Spacek Singers (the one with a blonde dye), and he was happily kissing her at the bar before the gig. Perhaps his silly dancing on stage was some kind of Scottish nuptial parade.