KALEO’s JJ on opening for the Rolling Stones and new Colosseum live performance movie | Music | Entertainment | EUROtoday

Last yr, the band behind the hit monitor Way Down We Go filmed a really particular live performance film which has simply launched this weekend.

KALEO: Viva Roma – In the Shadow of the Colosseum takes place in entrance of the traditional Roman landmark and marks the Icelandic blues rockers’ tenth anniversary efficiency.

The intimate gig adopted KALEO’s artistic tendency to carry out in breathtaking stay settings, having beforehand filmed inside a dormant volcano and atop a floating iceberg.

Daily Express sat down with frontman Jökull Júlíusson (JJ) to speak about how the unprecedented entry took place, opening for the Rolling Stones and extra.

Booking the Colosseum for a live performance movie can’t have been straightforward?

Yes, it was positively difficult. Very surreal. Definitely a dream of mine. An enormous a part of making that occur was having some actually nice pals in Rome that helped out rather a lot. I positively wished to do that for some time, to play this website. It was a really intimate gig. Fans got here from everywhere in the world. We had individuals from each continent besides Antarctica there.

You’ve opened for the Rolling Stones on quite a lot of events – what an honour that have to be?

We’ve been doing that for about 10 years. Originally, Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese have been doing this HBO TV sequence known as Vinyl, they usually used my monitor No Good for the trailer. And I assume Mick is a fan of our stuff, and clearly loads of bands open for the Stones, however once we have been requested, that was a no brainer. It was actually, actually nice. We’ve at all times beloved doing these exhibits on that scale, simply to see how far they’ve are available in over 60 years as the most important rock and roll band on the earth. So that is been nice. And we have had the prospect to sit down down with Mick and Keith and have a 1-on-1 with them. It’s an honour to open for them. It’s simply mind-blowing that they preserve going. It’s like they’re immortal. They nonetheless sound superb. And I do not know the place Mick will get the power, but it surely’s positively spectacular. It’s one thing to be impressed by, for younger bands… And when performing, you understand you’re opening for the Stones and all people there’s simply there to see the Stones. They do not actually give a f***, so it’s positively a problem, I’ll say that. So, yeah, one of the best and the worst gig you are able to do! But it is pleasing.

Some Kaleo songs mission some very sturdy feelings. I’m guessing that’s not simply coming from nowhere?

I range between fiction and daydreaming after which additionally some very direct songs once I do have a message and there’s a theme. So not at all times. At the top of the day, I like melodies probably the most. I imply, I like classical music with out phrases. But then once more, there’s one thing very particular about listening to a Bob Dylan tune the place you possibly can take it away with each an excellent melody and a really sturdy message that may actually resonate with individuals and transfer them. So I love to do each. And I simply additionally get sick of doing the identical factor time and again. I do not like that. I like the range. And I believe if you happen to hearken to my albums, they’re going to have many colors.

You’ve launched an album this yr, so I’m guessing the following one’s some time away?

Yeah, hopefully not so long as ordinary. But the factor is, it is simply powerful discovering the time. But no, we’re excited. We’re attempting to get into the studio earlier than the top of the yr, and get some work executed, and we’re form of taking a break for the primary time for the reason that pandemic. A break from touring closely. Everybody wanted one, however we’re excited to get again to the studio and begin working once more.

KALEO: Viva Roma – In the Shadow of the Colosseum is on the market to observe on StagePlayer+ right here.