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Intergalactic Space Crusaders Tour, 2002

28/09/2002 De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, NL
29/09/2002 Tilburg, NL
30/09/2002 Hamburg, GER
01/10/2002 Bochum, GER
02/10/2002 Aschaffenburg,GER
04/10/2002 Antwerp, BE
05/10/2002 Rijssen, NL

One of the shows was recorded and filmed, and this led to the release of the live album plus bonus DVD

Arjen explains how 'Live On Earth' came together:

"Before I went on this tour I decided not to record any of the shows because I didn't want to put any extra pressure on the musicians and just wanted everybody to have a good time. Another reason was that most of the musicians only met a couple of days before the first show so I never thought the band would be tight enough to record a live album. But already after the first rehearsal we realised that there was 'some kind of magic' in the air. Besides, despite a few minor mistakes, the first few shows were already fantastic.

So when Andreas @ Audial/Germany, who has a recording studio built into his car suggested recording the last show, we all liked the idea. We felt that this tour had to be 'immortalized' in some form or another; if only for ourselves. Then our 'video-guys' Bert and PM @ Scratch Media /Enschede, who provided the great on-screen animation during the shows, arranged for two cameras to film the entire Rijssen show. Having heard the live recording I was convinced I could make a really good live mix; in my humble opinion it even sounds better than the Star One album itself!

However, when I saw the video material I was afraid that, being the perfectionist that I am, the two cameras hadn't been enough to make a good DVD, although the material itself was really great. But then I received a DVD from a company called D'iMages (Angelique and Mirko) with an edit of a couple of songs they filmed, and I suddenly saw lots of possibilities: combining D'iMages' material (also 2 cameras) with that of Scratch Media would make a great DVD! We also used some footage from Marcel Haster, Jon Hinchliffe and Colin Tench who filmed some shows with a hand-held camera. A "DVD by the fans, for the fans" so to speak.

So then the record-company Inside Out came to my place to review the material we had. We all felt that it was so great: we just had to share it with the rest of the world! So we decided to release a double live CD including a bonus DVD with the complete concert registration and lots of extras!!

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