Polar Bear
Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015
Sebastian "Seb" Rochford (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015
Last concert of the first part of their European tour was exactly as last gigs should be - sold out, packed and awesome!
Polar Bear is a group of brilliant musicians consisting of Tom Herbert on bas, Pete Wareham and Shabaka Hutchings on saxophones, plus John Leafcutter on electronics and with the one and only Sebastian "Seb" Rochford on drums. Add a dash of British humour and you'll get a great package!
I've actually seen them live few years ago at Pohoda festival in Slovakia, so I knew what to expect, but this was even more than I expected, much more. Brilliant concert!
Pete Wareham (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Tom Herbert (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Sebastian "Seb" Rochford (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Polar Bear @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Shabaka Hutchings (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Sebastian "Seb" Rochford (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Pete Wareham (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Polar Bear @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Polar Bear @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Polar Bear @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Slavko Rajh, photographer @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Polar Bear @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Sebastian "Seb" Rochford (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Shabaka Hutchings (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Tom Herbert (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Pete Wareham (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Sebastian "Seb" Rochford (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Tom Herbert (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Shabaka Hutchings (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Polar Bear @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Audience @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Sebastian "Seb" Rochford (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Shabaka Hutchings (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
John Leafcutter (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Sebastian "Seb" Rochford (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Pete Wareham (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Polar Bear @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Sebastian "Seb" Rochford (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Polar Bear @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Polar Bear @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Shabaka Hutchings (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Sebastian "Seb" Rochford (Polar Bear) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 28/02/2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
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