Broken arm did not stop The Rasmus singer from a concert in Vilnius

Photo by:fotobankas.lt

After the gig in Vilnius Lauri gave an interview to lrytas.lt where he also told to the worrying people what have happened to his arm. A translation of the article can be found below, translation made with Google Translate.

Yesterday in Vilnius at White Bridge on the scene of “Purple Night” appeared the leader of the Finnish The Rasmus, Lauri Ylönen. He was tormented by a painful rupture in arm a few days before he arrived to sing in Vilnius.

The concert was organized for free for residents of Vilnius bu telecommunication company Omnitel, where Lauri Ylönen sang with his hand surrounded with purple plaster. He told he loves skateboarding and broke his hand during it on the streets on Helsinki.

“Nice color. It’s much nicer than the green band on which this is suspended”-the singer praised the color.

He came to Vilnius only to sing one song.

“This time will be singing only one song, but sure I will come back to Lithuania in the summer and then you can hear more songs from my new solo album”-told before his performance Lauri Ylönen.

The singer said his solo album is slightly different in music than of his band, The Rasmus.

“With The Rasmus i sing more lyrics songs. My album is more electronic, techno sounds.”-said Lauri.

Last time he was in Lithuania was last year when he sang in the Trakai castel. The artist says he was impressed by the Lthuanin public.

“People here are very similar to those in Finland. I feel like as if i were in Helsinki”-compared the leader of The Rasmus.

However, there was a warm feeling from the audience before the show at Purpurine Naktis, Lauri Ylönen could not hide his excitement. To the concert he came straight from the hospital on Wednesday where he also had a surgery on his ruptured hand. Thus the singer did not have time to rehearse.

“I don’t know, looks like the scene waits with my microphone. Besides, I really hurtmy hand. I don’t know how can I keep the microphone. –he said half jokingly, half serious.

However after he came down from the stage he was smiling broadly, on Friday morning he already flew back to Helsinki for further treatment on his arm.

Pictures from the gig can be found here: Fotobankas.lt ; laikas.lt ; alfa.lt ; Panele.lt

Lauri performing in Vilnius

Thanks to Guoda Juskeviciute we got to know that Lauri will be performing at an event called Purpurinė naktis in Vilnius on 12th May from 21.00 Local time.

The event will be also broadcasted LIVE on Local TV3.

Aki and Lauri interview in a Lithuanian Radio

Here is a 12 minutes long interview with Aki and Lauri from a radio station from Lithuania where they tell why the album will be released only next year though they already have the material for the album, and you can also hear Lauri singing In The Shadows on the rhytms of James Horner’s Titanic.

The next gig of the guys’ will be this Friday at the Félsziget/Peninsula Festival in Romania. They will sing on the main stage starting at 9PM. Hope we can see some of you around

Tuborg Green Rock Castle pictures

Backstaaki

Yesterday evening the guys had a gig in Lithuania at the Tuborg Green Rock Castle Festival. They have arrived there already on Thursday, and here you can see some pictures from the Hotel and while they have been hanging around the city.

At the festival another headliner was also Apocalyptica and the press conference the guys gave was together with them. Some pictures are available on this site from the press conference.

And finally, here are some pictures from the gig itself. Some videos are already available on YouTube as well.

Facebook Uploads

Here are some pictures the guys uploaded while on their discoveries in Vilnius, Lithuania.

This is in Vilnius, gig tomorrow

Hang out 10

The castle

Lithuanian interview with Pauli

Pauli @ Juvenalia, Lublin Poland

Here is an interview with Pauli from a Lithuanian magazine. Translation was made by rasme, from the International The Rasmus Forum.

J- A few years ago, in an interview with our local TV channel ‘Tango TV, you said that you do not know much about Lithuania. Except for the fact that there are good basketball players and the guy flying under the bridge. Maybe expanded knowledge?

P- Ha, not really expanded, but we are going to find out more! Really!

J- Have you tasted Lithuanian national food Cepelinai?

P- Oiii, we are going to try it. We live in a very good time: we have the Internet, “Wikipedia”, so I had to read about the dish (giggle).

J- How long you’re going to be in Lithuania?

P- We plan to stay in Lithuania for two days. Have no idea what we will do there. Maybe we will meet nice people with whom we’ll have a good time? Maybe they will show us something interesting …

J- Have you seen, what are the differences between Lithuanian and Finnish?

P- I do not know, maybe we are similiar? Lithuanians also like alcohol, haha.

J- Famous people, before giving the interview, warns that in certain subjects will not speak. For example, on a personal life. You haven’t done so. You do not have any taboos?

P- i don’t have any! You can ask anything you want.

J- But how many have seen the interview with “The Rasmus” You look the most shy and quietest of the group …

P- You know, the Finnish mentality. We do not have the habit of talking much, or so-so to speak, is about simple or silly things. To answer the questions briefly and clearly. This is normal behavior in Finnish, but maybe it looks odd for the others.

J- Members of the group together ever since adolescence.Never had fight for some silly thing?

P- Yes, the bars almost every day! Usually it is anger on the trifle – something someone did not like and so on. But never allowed anger to grow into the fights. After all, we should keep together.

J- You started from skate funk music. What is it?

P- Oh, and since then tried many different musical styles. Meanwhile, skate funk was something like “Red Hot Chili Peppers music (laughs).

J- This year, plan to release album?

P- Yes. It will be very interesting. At least for us as it seems. We are full of enthusiasm, and it’s good! It is difficult to describe in words what this album will be. You’ll have to listen to themselves.

J- What would be your dream concert? Or maybe he already has?

P- Mm, I wonder … (Long-think.) Maybe it was our last tour? Then we had grandiose concert. Well remember the concert in Mexico City, where nearly 10,000 people. Great feeling when so many people coming in a distant country, and come in to listen to you

J- And perhaps reveal how the show will be in Lithuania?

P- Obviously, it’s mystery. I can say that you will hear songs from each album. It will be very different and unexpected show. All the members of The Rasmus can’t wait to come to Lithuania to see how there will be going. I hope that your summer this year, such as beautiful and hot, like ours, as we are going to have fun. See you in the festival!