Author name: Frengers

Glasgow, UK (May 17, 2015) It was Bonfire Night 2009 the last time Mew came to Scotland. I distinctly remember moaning about how the last thing I needed on a Thursday night was to be rushing down Sauchiehall Street at midnight, trying to avoid neds chucking fireworks at each other. That show was great, filled […]

Jakarta, Indonesia (March 31st, 2015) “Jakarta, Indonesia, you have been amazing! Thank you so much. Glad to see you, we will miss you!”, shouted Johan Wohlert right before their first solo concert in Jakarta ended. Yes, Tuesday, March 31st of 2015, was a staggeringly beautiful moment for Mew and Indonesian Frengers who filled the venue

Singapore (March 30th, 2015) After sixteen months, Mew finally came back to South East Asia. Their tour schedule was quite hectic after they had shows in America (SXSW) and Taiwan (T-Fest), however this time they held two solo concerts in a row – in Singapore and Jakarta. I met Mew at Changi Airport. It was

Photo by Agata Kłusak Setlist – Skråen i Nordkraft Coffee Break / Snow Brigade / She Spider / Satellites / White Lips Kissed / Am I Wry? No / 156 / Waterslides / Apocalypso / Saviours Of Jazz Ballet (Fear Me, December) / Medley / Symmetry / Beach / My Complications / She Came Home

Herning, Denmark (November 15th, 2014) Last time that Mew played in the small town of Herning was way back in 2000. I’ve never been to Fermaten, but I had high hopes based on descriptions I had found about the venue online. I arrived approximately twenty minutes before the doors opened. Only four people had arrived before

Aarhus, Denmark (November 14th, 2014) Mew is one of those bands that can step up on the stage and get everybody to turn their focus towards them. Nobody at the back of the crowd is small talking. Nobody looks at their smartphones – except me – for I had to take some notes. They capture

Aarhus, Denmark (June 14th, 2014) Last time that Mew played at this particular festival was back in 2010. As Jonas Bjerre said himself during the concert, it has been too long since they’ve been to Aarhus. They played on Green Stage which was one of the two biggest stages at Northside 2014 with approximately 25,000