2001. June 28. - Athens Cultural Center, Vangelis concert

At the Athens Cultural Center. Below Vangelis' picture is his Oscar prize for Chariots of Fire.	More of his awards.	More of his awards.	More of his awards.	More of his awards.	All of his awards on display here.
A picture of Vangelis on the wall.	In front of the University, looking at the Acadamy.	And this is the library.	Giovanni, John and Noel escaping the heat.	Walking towards the Pláka.	Random church in the middle of a street...
Inside the Syntagma metro station: a mosaic and other artifact they found while digging the metro.	The guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.	Actually, there are two of them.	Changing of the guards is starting.	Changing of the guards.	Changing of the guards.
Changing of the guards.	Changing of the guards.	Changing of the guards.	Changing of the guards.	Changing of the guards.	Changing of the guards.
Old guards leaving.	So, I went to eat an early dinner in the Pláka alone, when this Italian dude joined me. He was from Venice where he works as a mechanic at Alfa Romeo.	The taverna where I had my last Greek dinner. Note the fresh seafood on display.	"International Assos", says the newsstand. Say what?	Vangelis fans gathering at the temple for the concert.	More fans arriving.
Somebody is getting interviewed by Greek TV.	The crowd is growing steadily.	...In every direction.	Are they all Vangelis fans, I wonder?	The cameras across us that followed the entring VIPs.	Finally, we are in!
Isn't that Diego?	From left: Peter, the empty seat was mine, then Roland, Robert and Jo.	From left: Jo, Ivar, John, Tony and his girlfriend, Katie.	From left: me, Roland looking at the booklet with Robert, Jo, Ivar (in red).	From right: Matthias, his girlfriend, Katie, Tony, John, Ivar (in red), Jo.	From left: Robert, Jo, Ivar, John, Tony, etc.
The temple getting ready for the event.	That's the Acropolis in the distance!	The conductor, Jessy Norman, Vangelis an Kathleen Battle being applauded after the last movement of Mythodea.	Half of the orchestra + the choir.	Vangelis standing up in the middle.	A fuzzy shot of the same thing.
The encore.	The choir and the projection behind them.	The columns of the temple.	A wide-angle view of the stage.	The encore.	The encore.
The encore.	The encore.	The choir again.	More of the encore.	The encore.	Overview of the stage.
The encore.	The encore (no, it wasn't this long, but it was the only time when we could take pictures).	Left side of the stage.	Kathleen Battle acception a bouquet.	Vangelis doing the same.	Vangelis on the far right.
They are still bowing.	The crown going home.	The empty seats of the orchestra.	The temple columns.	Empty orchestra seats, technician at Vangelis' setup.	This is where Vangelis was.
A look at the stage from the right.	A better look from the right.	That's a Korg Trinity in case you were wondering. Part of the orchestra, not that of Vangelis' setup.	The drummers who were behind the choirs.	A sneak peek at Vangelis' setup.	Actually, thanks to Carlos, I was able to get really close!
Vangelis' samplers and sound processors.	The upper keyboard was a Roland JP-8000, the lower one has a cheat sheet with the chord progression!?	Tons of pedals underneath.	A mixing desk to the left - he mixed the whole thing himself while playing and conducting??? Wow!...	A better look at his rack.	Without flash.
Proof that I was there.	Vangelis just exited the make-up area situated in makeshift mini-houses below the stage. Somebody is hugging him.	Vangelis in his car right after I thanked him for his music and shook hands with him.	Post-concert discussions and drinking at 1am.	More pics of the gang.	More Vangelis fans.
Even more Vangelis fans.	Getting late.	More Vangelis fans.	My last shot. It was time for me to go. Bye, everybody!