Frequency Festival, the yearly festival promoted by Skalar Entertainment GmbH, has come to an end for its 2012 edition. Headliners of the closing day, August 18, at the Space Stage, were The Cure.

The infamous alternative rock band from England entertained fans for about two and a half hours, covering its lenghty discography; the band performed some of its biggest hits, such as ‘Friday I’m In Love,’ and many of the tracks from in their 1992 album ‘Wish.’ A long set considering the average at this festival, where most of the bands played a set of something between one hour and one and a half.

Not enough for The Cure though, who wanted to play more. Frontman Robert Smith pointed out the lack of time more than once during the performance, excusing himself to the audience for not talking much in between of the songs, as there was too little time.

The Cure entered the stage in a cloud of smoke and blue lights. There were no elaborate choreography to accompany the show, only the talent of the musicians leading the night. The level of precision in execution during the performance was astonishing.  All the instruments were played in such a smooth and harmonic way that resulted in a hypnotic melody cuddled by Robert Smiths’ perfectly pitched voice.

All of the band’s components were able to express in style, their passion for both the music and the instruments. Furthermore the interactions between the band members, although never overemphasized, showed the pure pleasure they took in performing.

The crowd responded well; people from all around Europe and the rest of the world came solely for the enjoyment of The Cure’s performance. The attendees seemed completely ravished by the band’s performance, with front man Robert Smith at the center of the stage. Here is a performer with such charisma, so much persona, accompanied by his theatrical way of expressing the songs, that it gave an additional touch of greatness to an already beautiful performance. He mimed some of the song lyrics and created delicate movements along with the rhythm, all in a very humble way.

The evening ended in a very classy and captivating act which took the music to its highest point of realization. The Cure left the stage after something like two hours of show and then came back for an encore when called by the crowd. They played three more songs without consideration to the fact that the closing time of the festival had already passed. They concluded the night with a happy audience dancing and singing along to the notorious ‘Boys Don’t Cry,’ with an eager Robert Smith saying at the end “We would like to play more, but we can’t. Thank you very much.”

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Fans came from all corners of Europe to celebrate Placebo’s performance as headliners at the second day of the Frequency Festival. Frequency takes place every year in St. Poelten, Austria, and it is promoted by Skalar Entertainment GmbH. At the Space Stage, where Rock is the center of attention until the end of the festival on August 18, several acts took to the stage on Thursday, including Noel Gallagher’s Highflying Birds, leading to the moment where Placebo would go on at around 11:20p.m..

An intriguing play of lights announced the arrival of the band on stage; the musicians took their places and started the show with Kitty Litter. Frontman Brian Molko did not seem very much into the performance and right after the song ended, he left the stage.

Drummer Steve Forrest looked disappointed at the gesture, and both he and bassist Stefan Olsdal were confused. Olsdal excused himself to the crowd, saying he would be back in a couple of minutes, and went to look for Brian Molko. In the meanwhile, Forrest tried to fill the time with some jamming. He then left the stage too, as Olsdal was not coming back.

The crowd kept on cheering for the band, waiting for them to come back on stage and entertain them as promised. After a while, though, some became annoyed by the behavior of the band and of Molko in particular. Stefan Olsdal then came back on stage and announced in German that the show would not take place. “My brother, and singer, Brian, is not well, he is sick and can’t play tonight. I really am sorry,” he said while the disappointment of the crowd was growing; he then concluded “We will try to make it up to you coming back next year. Good night.”

The crowd was speechless, some people were crying, some could not believe what was happening. Considering that many fans had come from abroad only to see Placebo live, the surprised and angered reactions were legitimate.

Rumors have circulating among fans websites right after the performance, concerning Molko and the possibility of him performing at future shows scheduled by the band. Nothing has yet been said about the band’s future performances.

An official statement was published on the Placebo website shortly after the failed show “Placebo regret to report that Brian Molko was taken unwell with a virus today, he had felt poorly all day and the adrenaline rush from the crowd as they walked on stage disorientated him and he felt unable to continue, more details will follow tomorrow.”

On August 17, another statement, signed by the three band members, was released “It is with great regret that we had to pull out of last nights show at Frequency Festival after only 1 song due to illness. Brian has been suffering from a virus for a couple of days but we had hoped, with enough rest, he would be able to perform. Unfortunately this proved not to be the case. We want to apologise to everyone who attended last night’s show and to the fans who we’ve let down. We’ll make it up to you! Love & Peace. Brian, Stefan , Steve”

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Frequency Festival, the yearly event that takes place in St. Poelten, Austria, started on August 15, with a roaring welcome day. The festival is organized by Skalar Entertainment GmbH. It is the gathering of music lovers from all around Europe who celebrate the many forms music can take. Eight stages and more than 100 acts are set to entertain the giant crowd participating in the event which will go on until Saturday, August 18.

The grand opening, among others, saw the performances of The Black Keys and The Killers at the Space Stage, the most “rocking” stage of the event.

The blues-rock duo from Ohio, composed of Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach, bedazzled their fans for about one hour. The daylight accompanied their performance, as well as the two musicians Gus Seyffert and John Wood, who are currently touring with the duo. When El Camino was released, Patrick Carney was said to be worried about future live performances, due to the faster drumming tempo of their newest work.

But he didn’t have to be; we greatly applaud Carney’s performance as he banged the drums to perfection yesterday, enriching the entire performance. The guitar played by Dan Auerbach also helped conquer a crowd that couldn’t help but rocking out to the rock-blues sounds of the duo.

The catchy ‘Lonely Boy’ did its job, setting the audience on fire, although the peak of the performance was probably ‘Little Black Submarines,’ a jewel of a song, masterfully executed by the band. Most of the songs were performed with the support of two live musicians playing bass, keyboards and an additional guitar, but Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach also reserved a couple of more private moments for themselves, addressing the audience on their own.

The talent that the two musicians from Ohio showed in their records was confirmed by their live performance, full of professionalism, passion, and great musical capabilities.

The Killers played afterwards as headliner, concluding the first of the four days of the festival. They took the stage and performed with flashy choreography worthy of their Las Vegas origins. Colorful lights and images passing by on a background of electronic mountains accompanied their entire performance, with the addition of a couple of fireworks moments.

The Killers played some of their most famous hits as well as some of their new material, entertaining the audience for about an hour and a half. A charming performance, which reached peaks of crowd appreciation with hits such as ‘Somebody Told Me’ and ‘Mr. Brightside.’ A clean and well-executed show by the pop-rock band made in Las Vegas.

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