Days of Sorrow return to the stage in Barcelona
Days of Sorrow played Barcelona on 5 September at Sala Laut, part of a tour marking the return of the German band to our city. The show, put on by Vampires Promotions with Self Secrets opening, was built around Raptures, the record that has pulled the group out of a little silence. Formed around 1983, the band built its name on a track that still functions as a scene anthem, but coming back after that much time away is a gamble not every cult act pulls off cleanly.
Days of Sorrow pulled it off at Sala Laut, and the results justified the trip.
Self Secrets open the night as a duo
Before the fog machine took over, Self Secrets warmed up the room. The project is back to working as a duo after a run of solo shows from Enrique, this time joined by Ricardo on guitar. The live sound held up well for a pairing still finding its footing together: there’s visible room for the two of them to tighten things up, and it’s clear they’re working toward that. New material featured in the set, pointing toward a debut record still without a release date. Worth keeping an eye on.
Fog, Wild World and the return of a cult band
Days of Sorrow took the stage with half its usual lineup, two of the four members, most likely down to touring logistics rather than anything else. What wasn’t halved was the commitment: William, the band’s vocalist, gave everything for the entire set, and Sala Laut’s sound matched that effort with a clarity worth noting, since that’s not always a given.
Fog swallowed the stage at points during the show, turning Sala Laut into something closer to a Transilvania moorland in November, low visibility and all, the kind of theatrical touch some bands in this scene know how to use well. When Wild World hit, the crowd responded like people who know a genuine anthem by heart, despite the band not having played it in Spain for years. From the new record, Who We Are drew one of the warmest reactions of the night, opening with an intro that immediately recalled Lovesong by Simple Minds, bridging the band’s past and its present in a single track.
Raptures is the record that brought Days of Sorrow back to Spanish stages, with dates in Madrid and Barcelona. It’s a record that confirms the band isn’t simply recycling old formulas: there’s real intent to update the sound without abandoning whatever made Wild World work in the first place. Worth hearing in full, not just for the one song everyone shows up for.
Days of Sorrow’s show at Sala Laut was a solid way to open the concert season in Barcelona. The band proved that some time of silence hadn’t dulled William’s intensity on stage, nor the group’s ability to connect with an audience that, in plenty of cases, had never seen them live before. Self Secrets, for their part, showed a duo with real potential still finding its rhythm.
Sala Laut remains a reliable bet on sound quality, and Vampires Promotions adds another well-booked night to its recent record. If Raptures marks the start of a new chapter for Days of Sorrow, Barcelona was a strong way to open it.
A first collaboration with Kuniko Prods
This review comes with footage shot at Sala Laut itself: the first collaboration between Other Voices and Kuniko Prods. The night produced a video interview and a short clip filmed during the performance, both already live on our channels.
If you organise concerts or events and need audiovisual coverage done properly, Kuniko Prods is who to contact.
