What do you think of when you hear “Copenhagen hotel”?! Four seasons and chandeliers is what I would have thought of, until we got there. Assume nothing. I thought of the book “The four agreements” and I smiled all over. KIB is a great concert hall with a great reputation for being a great venue and includes a funky eatery in the building too (not uncommon in Denmark). Coming from North America one might perceive some of these venues when you first walk in as an un cool thing or a just big empty room, but it’s only because it’s what we are not used. In N. America we are used to the rooms never changing and the seating includes booths and a there is always a bar. Not here. The rooms cater to whatever type of act is performing. And then pro lighting is directed, a sound tech or two arrives, tables and chairs are rolled in, a stage is adjusted, and wow! The concert hall is ready and suited to the act (whether a rock show, a classical evening or singer-songwriter night). We had a double bill with Nanna Larsen and her band and hanging out with them after was cool because we could hear about things like: Age of drinking in a bar: 18, age of buying liquor in a grocery store: 16, and really, and get a vibe on what it’s like to live here and how it is different from Sweden ( a little more relaxed in DK perhaps?). The word ‘Pick’ translated means ‘Dick’. Perhaps we won’t talk about our “Pick’s” on stage to avoid any confusion.
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