Sharon Rowe

An unforgettable couple of days!

March 2nd, 2007

Wow!  We have had the most amazing and bizarre couple of days in Jamiroquai-land!  If you will bear with me, a brief synopsis will follow…it all started a few weeks back when I got a ‘phone call to say I had won seats on the “Gig in the Sky” ‘plane.  We had known this was happening for a long time and luckily David was going to be able to go but not me   However, one competition entry later and there I was - well there we both were - with a place on the flight!

It started on Tuesday morning with a car collection (bullet proof no less!) which took us to Heathrow, followed by a flight to Munich.  Once we landed in Munich we were greeted by a Sony Ericsson rep who took us to the special check-in desk for the flight to Athens.  We hung out in the dedicated lounge with non-stop food and drink (fortunately non-alcoholic!) for a few hours until it was time to board the Gig in the Sky ‘plane.  Once onboard we were served by cabin crew wearing uniforms with the Jamiroquai buffalo man logo on the back of their jackets and we had a dinner of chicken followed by a specially decorated chocolate mousse.  After dinner the gig started.  Hurrah!

All I can say is, all this, “Please turn off your mobile ‘phone” malarkey whilst on a ‘plane is a load of old tosh!  We were encouraged to use our new ‘phones (which we received earlier in the day) to take photos of the gig…so I therefore deduce that it *must* be safe!

The thirty-minute gig was cool - the band played a new song, “Radio” from the last album which has never been played live before and also a really fab version of an old favourite, “High Times”.  Shortly afterwards we landed in Athens and were escorted to an area in the terminal where there was to be a longer gig, complete with more food and (very strong!!) drinks.  We had a great time dancing and singing along…I wish I could remember how many times we have seen Jamiroquai now!!

A bus about midnight took us to our hotel, where we gratefully sank into bed - but not until we had looked at our certificates and badges which were left in the hotel for us.  The certificate was to say that we had taken part in the record breaking Gig in the Sky.  A mug of hot chocolate later and we were in the land of nod!

The next morning saw us in the rooftop swimming pool, before breakfast and quick zoom around Athens for 90 minutes.  Surely the most odd thing had to be literally stumbling across the “Changing of the Guard” - what outfits!!  A bus to the airport, a flight back (delayed due to wind at Heathrow) and a quick stomp from the tube station saw us back at home, at the end of a bizarre couple of days.   A fabulous couple of days nonetheless…surely rating highly in the “Top Ten Jamiroquai Moments”   Oh and in case you can’t suss it out, a link to all the photos is here.

Entry Filed under: Holidays, Music, Days out