Klamydia's gig at Vantaa's Tulisuudelma: A total disaster, Vesku Jokinen admits his mistake | Review & Guide

Well, here we are then. Unfortunately, the worst fear for many Finnish rock fans came true. Everyone in Vantaa was expecting an explosive tour opener, but in the end, Klamydia's gig at Vantaa's Tulisuudelma was so bad you'd want your money back. And that's not even an exaggeration.

Now that I've had a couple of days to breathe, I can honestly say I haven't seen a shambles like that in years. The gig was meant to be the starting gun for a new spring, but it was more like a straight plunge into a swamp. Vesku Jokinen himself admitted the next morning what everyone there already knew: the man was in an absolutely shocking state. "I was fucking drunk and I was fucking shit," Jokinen wrote in his usual honest fashion on his social media, and there was nothing more to add.

Why was it a complete fiasco? Here's the straight review

Expectations were high, but even during the first few songs, the atmosphere in front of the stage turned awkward. This is the point where we do the Klamydia's gig at Vantaa's Tulisuudelma review – and it's cold, hard reality. According to eyewitnesses, Vesku wasn't just slurring; things went completely mental. Fingers were given, the audience was called "arseholes", and at one point Vesku walked off stage, forcing his bandmates to go and fetch him.

• Condition was zero: The singer himself admitted he'd been "drinking Koskenkorva like an arsehole" instead of "civilised wine". It showed and sounded in every single note.
• The audience sang for the band: It's never a good sign when you have to do most of the shouting and singing yourself because the frontman can't stay upright or forgets the lyrics.
• The band's frustration: You could see the disappointment written all over the musicians' faces. There you are, a professional, standing there while your own frontman is about to pass out.

How to get through this? A guide for fans and the band

This was, so to speak, "the world's worst tour start", as Vesku himself put it. But now let's talk about what we learn from this and how to move forward – that is, how to use Klamydia's gig at Vantaa's Tulisuudelma – read: how to handle this disaster and avoid it in the future.

One thing's for sure: going head-first into a wall isn't a sustainable strategy. Even though Vesku is a legend and mistakes happen, fans won't easily forget if they've travelled 600 kilometres to see this show. Luckily, the following night at Köyliö's Lallinen, they promised to be "a bit more sober". That's the only right direction.

My own recommendation, which is this Klamydia's gig at Vantaa's Tulisuudelma guide, is clear: Vesku, now you humble yourself, buy those beers for the people who kept shouting for you, and play such a tight set that your eternal classic status stays intact. Punk's not dead, but stumbling around drunk on stage is starting to be a pretty dead thing.

In the end, I have to say that although the night was a disappointment for many, there is a tragicomic undercurrent to it all. Vesku himself summed it up best: "I've done 3,000 gigs well. If there's a mistake now and then, what the fuck can you do about it?" Well, you can't do anything, but now just forget the flop and focus on why we all love Klamydia. The next gig at Lallinen is under pressure, but hopefully, they'll pull off a 6-0 victory there.