Enfnts Terribles

The Palladium (Cologne)

“Let’s start strong: we were in the Palladium a couple of hours before what would become one of our favorite shows to date, and our photographer snapped the lovely moment we tried to get Dom battered. Everyone on this tour was amazing: from Dom and his team all the way to the fans; we were honored to be a part of it all. We couldn’t have asked for a better start to our European touring career. That night we played to just over 4000 people, and we felt right at home; among all that noise, it becomes extremely hard to find space to get nervous or second guess anything. This tour definitely let us know what we were capable of.”

“We’d gone from small shows in pubs and clubs for 35 people (shout out to those people). Louis didn’t actually have a passport prior to this tour, and his first step outside of the UK was to walk on stage and sing in front of 2000 plus people in Stockholm after getting fired from his job for taking the tour. But anyway, love to YUNGBLUD for giving Boy Bleach a leg up.”

Tour bus life

“Welcome to our home away from home. Pulling this up next to YUNGBLUD’s tour bus was a humbling experience; it looked like Jimi standing next to James. The band and crew slept in this van for about three weeks. It was interesting. There were only eight useable bunks in the back, and the ones that covered the width of the van were about a foot shorter than the other bunks, so bless the poor boys that got those ones. Our driver was, like Nick and James, a pretty big lad. He would sleep across the front seats during the day. We’d usually be driving most of the day and all night, so sleeping was impossible. For some reason, there weren’t many applicable speed limits on the European motorways we ventured on, so you’re more or less gripping your absolute trough of a bed hoping for a quick death if it comes knocking.”

“Couple of nights a few of us woke up to a sharp turn catapulting us out of the beds and into the vicinity of another member of the crew. All of that aside, we had a great run. This van did the job beautifully, and we’re grateful that the band came out of it closer than ever, even if that bonding was against our will. We thought we lived in each others’ pockets before, but this was another level. The love/hate relationship with this van actually made for some ridiculous moments, and by the end of the tour, we got so attached that sleeping in our actual beds was fucking weird.”

Copenhagen (Denmark)

“This photo was taken on the balcony in Copenhagen after our set. That was easily the hottest show of the tour; there was visible heat pouring out the doors to the venue when we walked to the biggest green room we’d had on the tour. So, of course, we wore the most layers that show. The weather was on our side that day: it kinda mirrored us, to be honest. It was so humid all day in the build-up to the show where we had all this excitement to get out on stage again, and when we finished playing, there was this fresh blanket of air that came after. It absolutely pissed it down during our set.”

“The crowd that night was electric. One of those nights where you feel that everyone was on exactly what you were on, and it was gonna go off at any moment; it just needed to be tipped by a feather. This was also the first night of the tour that we were joined by our photographer, having a couple of drinks and reliving it through the photos is always sweet on the drive to the next city.”

Pictures by Nicholas O’Donnell