Procol Harum at Äänekoski, Finland

Linda and Roland's pictures (1) • 23 July 2009

On arriving at the Äänekoski hotel, Webmaster Jens updates the site as usual

Also staying at Äänekoski, the above five men: this newspaper article was in the hotel lobby

And here are their names, with their musical roles in Finnish

Detail from the newspaper article above (pictured at St John's Smith Square during BtP's 40th Anniversary celebrations)

Titti Ravnaas makes her way to the Festival where Procol are to play

Two elegant Webpersons do likewise

Through the portal ...

... and into the Big Top. Chris Farlowe is playing ... and there's a Ledreborg Procol tee-shirt in the Finnish audience.

Chris Farlowe was excellent, and the Animals, who followed, were very good value too.
We knew Gary Brooker was injured, and we'd seen him moving and speaking with difficulty at the hotel
(in fact, BtP had delivered full-cream milk to line his stomach to prepare it for the strong medication he was taking):
yet the band was completely determined that the show would go on. 'This is Procol Harum,' Geoff Whitehorn insisted,
'What could possibly go wrong?'