Gentleman feat. Killin Riddim Section - Chiemsee Reggae Summer 25.08.01

That year, almost out of the blue, I'd been launched into the world of big festivals with huge stages and enormous crowds after being hired to play for Killin Riddim Section in March 2001. This was the 6th big festival we played that summer, so by then I was tuned in and ready for what was to come, including TV cameras. We only got a quick line check just before we played, and my Marshall amp promptly blew a fuse and died. Our intrepid tour manager Armin miraculously commandeered a Fender Twin from somewhere and wheeled it into position behind me. I had to twiddle the knobs between songs to sort out a decent sound.
We had a setlist and there were rehearsed arrangements, but all that generally went out of the window live, so you had to be on your toes. I was called on to do a spontaneous solo at one point, and had to extend my solo in Jah Ina Your Life unexpectedly, but I think I did okay. Percussionist Matthias fielded a mobile phone call during the set, which would have gone unnoticed, had the cameraman on his side not spotted it and zoomed in on him. There were ructions in the tour bus when we watched the video afterwards, but he got away with it.
I played at this festival 4 or 5 times over the next few years, and it was always one of the nicest locations and best organised events. Being on that stage and looking out over the crowd to the mountains in the distance is simply amazing...
The band were:-
Gentleman aka Tilmann Otto (vocals)
Sticky (drums)
Engin (keyboards)
Shorty (bass)
Pete (guitar)
Philipp (FOH sound)

[@jabbi24]

What a gem. This is history! Thanks for uploading this @pete-fisher!

[@Pete-Fisher]

You're welcome @jabbi24! It's part of my history, during my first summer festival season with Gentleman. I stayed on for 7 more years!! Lots more clips in my Live Bands playlist...

[@mucki1a]

Das war mein zweites chiemsee reggae summer 😊 danke für die schöne Erinnerung ❤

[@Pete-Fisher]

Das war mein erstes, aber ich spielte da mit G + Far East Band noch fünfmal! Sehr schoner Festival!

[@ingogriesemann7146]

Hi Pete, nice to see you are still in the business. Thank you for sharing this vid. What a wonderful time we had this days! Kindest regards and all the best for you. Sticky

[@Pete-Fisher]

Hey Sticky, only just read this. Great to hear from you. Just doing music at home these days! All the best, Pete

[@manuelmartin9254]

Hi Pete, can you tell me the name of the song on the War Riddim? 15:50 Thank you so much in advance

[@Pete-Fisher]

Hi @manuelmartin - not quite sure about the first 2 minutes, but it goes into A Who Dem Want Blame, from the first album, Trodin On...kzbin.info/www/bejne/amSshHxsmNJ5gNk

[@manuelmartin9254]

Hi Pete, thank you for the answer...what a pity bc I was looking exactly for the Song in the First 2 Minutes😅. Anyway, again thank you so much and keep on rocking💪🤘

[@Pete-Fisher]

Hi @@manuelmartin9254 I've looked in my archive and on a couple of cassettes from back then that medley is listed as Hungry Days/Who Dem Want Blame/Trodin On, so Hungry Days must be the title you're seeking. Not on any album, as far as I know...

[@rubenol5818]

33:40 what is a name song?

[@nutzerjung6628]

Straight up