After more than 1800 km by car across Italy, Austria, and Germany we arrived in Holland, precisely in Tilburg, where the IQ will play live for the last time Subterranea show.

At 19.00, we enter into  013, the place where the gig will be performed; it is a modern club that is perfect for the video that IQ want to make and 800 persons are waiting . 

After a little wait, the show starts: the sheet is down, the light are switched off and we start to listen to first notes of Overture. 

The beginning of the band is explosive and the charge is right ! 

Overture goes on with all its dramatic force and on the introductory notes of  Provider Peter appears all dressed in white, but he seems to doesn't to be on the top yet. 

At the performance of Subterranea the sheet goes up and the band appear in all its fascinating feeling; but something seems that doesn't go for the right verse, particulary Martin's performance has some hesitancy and Peter doesn't seem to be at 100%. 

This impression is confirmed by the two  following songs ,  even if Martin does very well his solo of  Slepless Incidental, he isn't the same in central part of Failsafe. Mike, Paul and John play very well, instead, in this first part of gig; particulary Mike seem to be at  top. 

At this point of the show, some technical troubles, probably the lights, cause its interruption. After a short pause the band entertains its audience playing Out of Nowhere and Mama Mia in medley, while behind the technical staff is working on the light. 

After 30 min , at 9.40 the band start again the show from the song Subterranea. 

The "break" was very good for Martin and Peter, infact also the songs that they have played already  are more powerfull and more precise. 

Speak my name is very nice; in this one Mike plays the classic guitar for the only time in the whole concert. 

Until State of Mine there is a succession of special effect with frequent help of Mike on the keyboard. 

After the soft  Laid Low, the band grows. It is to underline the wonderful performance of Mike, that confirm his "state of grace"; particulary in Capricorn  and High Waters. 

The last performance of Subterranea finishes with a good The Narrow Margin, a bit lower than the one of Yverdon les Bains, a year ago. 

Our (but only our) first impression is that even if  it was a wonderful gig (as all  IQ gigs), the band played more over for the video, and this is confirmed by how they play wonderfully  their encores, ended with a splendid Widow's Peak. 
 

In the end it was surely a splendid gig but not the best.  We would say many other things, but we stop here.  Now everything is over and we do our unhappy  1800 km to Rome.

Thank you Mike, Paul, Peter, Martin and John for all that you transmit with your music !!!! 
 

Overture  Provider  Subterranea (with sax)  Sleepless Incidental  Failsafe  break:  Out of Nowhere  Mama mia  restart:  Subterranea (with sax)  Sleepless Incidental  Failsafe  Speak My Name  Tunnel Vision  Infernal Chorus  King Of Fools  The Sense In Sanity  State Of Mine  Laid Low  Breathtaker  Capricorn (with sax)   The Other Side   Unsolid Ground  Somewhere In Time  High Waters  The Narrow Margin  encores:  Human Nature (with sax)  Awake and Nervous  The Wake  Came Down (short)  Widow's Peak