Ye Banished Privateers Fanclub Party in Hamm, Germany

Ahoy lasses and lads! :)

I wanted to share a great experience with you: the Privateers of Libertalia - The Official Ye Banished Privateers' Fanclub - Party in Hamm yesterday.
I am still so full of joy because it was a blast to see all the awesome and unique fans of the Privateers and have an exclusive party with the band.
The party took place at the Pirates Tavern in Hamm which is quite cool. It was decorated with a lot of pirate-ish things like a huge Jack Sparrow (for the whole evening I thought he was a real cosplayer :D) and the staff was dressed like pirates. You could order Cherry beer and - of course - rum and they offered some small dishes such as steak in a bun or German Bratwurst. My friends from Piratengesindel also helped create a great location with some of their camp's props. We- as many others- stayed at the Hotel Stadt Hamm on the other side of the street which was quite handy.
At the entrance all Libertalians got a writsband and a button with their name on it and for the first hours we had a private party. After big hellos the first band, Drunken Saints, started playing shanties and people began gathering in front of the outside stage.
Around 10 p.m. the Privateers entered the stage. They played a really cool setlist including two new and unreleased songs, including one named Death of Bellows. Both were ballads with a strong message behind it.
At the end of the concert Björn surprised the crowd when he announced that you could buy the new CD First Night Back in Port after the concert, even though the official release date is June 30. Everyone was so excited since we've waited so long for this great CD (btw...it is a freaking masterpiece and I am gonna write a review about it during the next days) and the merch people had a lot of work since everyone wanted the album as soon as the concert ended.
The last song of the night was We are Ye Banished Privateers and the atmosphere was so joyfull because of the big news. After the gig the band migled with the crowd, signed CD and had drinks with the fans.

I personally really enjoyed the party because it was a smaller location than usual and I finally met the people I only knew via facebook and saw people again that I hadn't seen for months. It was such an awesome and private event with the fanclub and the band and you could see that everyone was having a really good time. The location was perfectly chosen for the occasion and I felt really comfortable among my pirate family.

So I hope you enjoyed this little post and let's all hope that the Fanclub Party turns into an annual event soon. :)

Love, Anni