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From Denmark to Oxford to meet David Archuleta

by Hanne

Four excited Danes left Danish ground on May 5th with a mission to “meet and greet” with David Archuleta at his concert in Oxford with McFly.

Everything was punctually planned – we arrived Tuesday night at our hotel on George Street right next to the bus station where we arrived, and also next to Oxford New Theatre where David was going to perform the next day – EXCITING!!

On the very day we first got to search the area around the New Theatre – and we managed after some search to “stumble” across the stage door at the back of the surrounding buildings. That was a very important find!

After that we did a little sightseeing in Oxford but finally went back to our hotel to get a nap before the BIG EVENT!

We arrived at the venue in good time, got our tickets and started looking for familiar faces like Jeff’s – because we wanted to be sure that David and his band got the gifts we brought with us from Denmark – it would be too embarrassing to bring them back. But we had no luck in finding anybody that we “knew”.

So we decided we’d better find our seats, and they were great. Three of us were sitting in the circle – from where the view was GREAT because it was right above the stage. I had a seat on row 6 which was pretty close to the stage – YAY – how great – and what a view!!!

The show was FANTASTIC – the sound was terrible (too loud which distorted the sound) but it didn’t matter because David sang amazingly. We couldn’t believe we finally made it!!!! Wow it was so BIG for us and I had to stand up through all his songs even though some behind me didn’t think that was such a great idea (they might be McFly fans since they didn’t stand up). We thought the crowd was a little slow – but then Zero gravity suddenly woke everybody up and he finally got the response he deserved!!! And before I noticed, he sang Crush………and it was all over, before it even started – at least that’s how it felt!

After David’s show there was half an hour break before McFly would hit the stage. We had agreed on meeting outside during the break to decide what to do next! We were not sure how, when and where David eventually would appear if he decided to come out to say hi to his fans. So we split up – Tina and Maria headed for the back stage and I took guard at the front entrance.

And I didn’t have to wait for long because suddenly Maria stood waving at me from the street corner further down – meaning something was going on back stage maybe???? And something was going on! There were about 15 people standing around the stage door where all the band’s gear were being loaded in the “tour van” and they told me that Jeff just had gone inside to get David for us – YAY!!!

We were so excited when David finally came out! He told us he was so tired – didn’t have time for a nap like he used to and maybe the late nights and early mornings were getting to him. He looked fine though and he took his time talking to everybody and taking pictures with us all – he was the sweetest sweetheart ever!!!. We heard about David’s Danish friend and Jeff told about their Danish relatives and even Kendra had some Danish connections! Later the band came out and they were sooooo sweet and funny and patiently took all the pictures with us that we wanted. We even managed to get Eli to speak some Danish “rødgrød med fløde” a sentence that is very hard to pronounce if you’re NOT Danish – but he actually did pretty well haha! And finally we could give them our gifts – whew – so lucky we didn’t have to bring them back to Denmark. The only thing we got to bring back was the memory of the sweetest angel ever, his very accommodating band and of course Jeff who was so kind to us!! What a memorable and wonderful trip we had – and I really can’t wait to do it again!!

Next time it will be Florida – visiting my best friend Sandra – going to three concerts!! I think the summer of 2009 will be my best summer ever!

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18 Responses to “From Denmark to Oxford to meet David Archuleta”

  1. OMGosh that is my friend Tina and her friends Hanne and Sandra from Denmark whoot!!! Great pic’s and story!!!

    pam05No Gravatar said this on May 11th, 2009 at 1:27 pm   (Quote)

  2. Hanne, my fried, you know how happy I am knowing that you were able to meet David. WOO-HOO!!! and you also met Jeff and the band, cool!!! your pictures are AWESOME!!! and David looked so good and happy even though he said he was exhausted that day.

    We are going to have the best Archu-summer ever!!! :)

    Sandra DB - VenezuelaNo Gravatar said this on May 11th, 2009 at 1:40 pm   (Quote)

  3. LOL! I meant to write my “friend” not my “fried” :D I guess my head is “fried”.

    Sandra DB - VenezuelaNo Gravatar said this on May 11th, 2009 at 1:41 pm   (Quote)

  4. Hanne got a picture of the van. :) It’s bigger than what I’d imagined. I was picturing some little dinky thing with everyone crammed inside, lol.

    archuletafansceneNo Gravatar said this on May 11th, 2009 at 2:12 pm   (Quote)

  5. Ha ha Todd – I don’t think any of them “loved” the van – and Ray told us that he didn’t want to see any pictures posted of the van – so I X my fingers and hope that he doesn’t read this fansite ;)

    Hanne - DenmarkNo Gravatar said this on May 11th, 2009 at 2:29 pm   (Quote)

  6. Hanne you got to see our Angel David!! To think you get to do this 3 more times in Florida with LOTS more crazy people like myself!! This was AWESOME!! I am so happy for you and your friends. Your pictures look great!!

    This is great, Sandra, Sheryl and I will follow your lead come August because you are now the Pro!! LOL!! This is so exciting!! Can’t wait!!

    China80No Gravatar said this on May 11th, 2009 at 2:42 pm   (Quote)

  7. Great story Hanne! And I agree, Florida’s gonna be a BLAST!

    marc said this on May 11th, 2009 at 4:35 pm   (Quote)

  8. Hey Hanne! Love your story and pics! So happy for you! =)

    CarlyNo Gravatar said this on May 11th, 2009 at 4:45 pm   (Quote)

  9. Hi Pam… Glad you saw our story… It was AWESOME :-)
    Lucky Danish Archies.. Talk to you soon…

    TinaDKNo Gravatar said this on May 11th, 2009 at 4:58 pm   (Quote)

  10. WHICH IS THE PICTURE OF YOU HANNE???/ AND THANKS A LOT FOR THE SOCKS AND HAT FOR DAVID AND ALSO FOR GIVING HIM THE MESSAGE FROM OUR FAMILY HERE!!!( MOM’S SIDE)

    M.E. said this on May 11th, 2009 at 8:26 pm   (Quote)

  11. Hanne! I had a good feeling that you would get to meet David! I love the photo of you with him. He looks tall next to you!! And you look so very happy. :-) Thank you for sharing your story and the gorgeous photos!! Countdown for Florida! I know Sandra can’t wait!

    Judith said this on May 11th, 2009 at 8:30 pm   (Quote)

  12. A wonderful story with a sweet. memorable ending! Thanks for sharing, Hanne! I’m sure you’ll have loads of fun in Florida! :D

    Larissa CheongNo Gravatar said this on May 11th, 2009 at 9:26 pm   (Quote)

  13. Yay Hanne!! I’ll get to see you this summer too! It seems so far away….and I know what you mean about blinking and his performance is over. It doesn’t matter if he sings for 15 minutes or 2 hours, the time zooms by! That’s why we need 3 concerts in Florida to really soak it in! Can’t wait! :)

    SherylNotCrowNo Gravatar said this on May 12th, 2009 at 12:17 am   (Quote)

  14. Thank you guys for all your kind comments!! To M.E. :) and the rest of you who wonders, I’m the one with the blue scarf. The others are Tina next to David and my niece Maria next to Kendra. And yes David is taller that me :) It’s funny because most people notice that haha!

    In 71 days I’m on my way to Florida and you can’t even imagine how excited I am!!! Hope to see you all at the concerts!!

    Hanne - DenmarkNo Gravatar said this on May 12th, 2009 at 12:29 am   (Quote)

  15. FANTASTIC Hanne! you are soooo lucky to have loads of chances in meeting our “sweetheart David”. We can never get enough in meeting, admiring and watching his performances. He is so adorable and lovable kid. My dear Larissa.. send our HUGs to David when you meet him in Manila…trust you will be the next lucky fan to meet him again. You are amazing, lol.

    Mme Shah, SingaporeNo Gravatar said this on May 12th, 2009 at 1:26 am   (Quote)

  16. Great story, and amazing pics. Thanks for sharing it. I’m delighted you got to meet David, and the band and Jeff. It’s true, when you meet him, or watch his performance live, you always want more more more.. Have a blast in Florida.

    Michelle(hazeleyd71)No Gravatar said this on May 12th, 2009 at 2:06 am   (Quote)

  17. WOW!! thank you for sharing your wonderful experience! it was pure joy reading every bit of it and also the pics are awesome!!<3

    AishwaryaNo Gravatar said this on May 12th, 2009 at 3:16 am   (Quote)

  18. Fantastic recap! Glad you got to meet David & Company.

    luvJDANo Gravatar said this on May 13th, 2009 at 6:04 am   (Quote)

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