The show at Aqualung (in the southwest corner of Madrid) was announced last
Friday. Tickets went on sale immediately ONLY at the venue for 5000 Ptas (about
$35 US dollars).



The Aqualung venue was a surprise; it was a very popular club back in the early
90s, but has been closed for years. When I went there to pick up my tickets, I
found the place boarded up in a shopping mall (where most of the stores were
closed and also boarded up). Old garbage cans were everywhere in the entrance
and a hand-written sign announced the show. Tickets were for sale "cash only"
which upset many.



The venue holds 2000 people and by 5 p.m. (when I bought mine), 1500 had sold.
The venue is closed on the weekends, so the rest will be sold Monday. The doors
open at 9:30 and music is rumored to begin around 11:30 on Tuesday night. The
venue is a strange choice; the only thing I can think of is that using an old
run-down place like this is a matter of higher profits for the artist.
Nevertheless, I will be there a few hours early.



If anyone reads this and wants to say hello to another ppml reader, look for me
near the head of the line before the doors open: "David"-- tall white American
dude in his 30s with a beard. My Spanish is limited. See you there.