World Tour Photos

The show was held at Manas Air Base, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan The troops needed and appreciated the entertainment Pete's Place rocked all night! After 30 hours in transit, arriving in Bishkek. Tired and hungry. Walk in this area and they'll shoot and ask questions later Posing in front of a Humvee Base fire truck Nikki wasting water with your tax dollars :) Kristen in a fire suit Police dogs Who let the dogs out! Police dog taking down Michael Each band member took a turn with the police dogs Kristen will be goin' down Layla survives And is happy to be alive Drummer Scotty Reeves is brought down The "Dog Pound" The military base dining facility Michael with Jennifer and the robot Scott is in a protective suit strong enough to withstand exposives Concert poster Start of the show The 1st show of the tour in underway The show was a rager; the rest of the photos speak for themselves Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan achieved independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union Bishkek is an attractive city, especially in summer when its thousands of trees provide color and shade Bishkek is a modern city with vast squares & crowded bazaars The Kyrgyz speak both Russian (official language) and Kyrgyz (state language) They are predominantly Sunni Muslims of the Hanafi sect Bishkek is a city of wide boulevards and marble-faced public buildings In 2002, the US obtained the right to use Manas as an air base for its operations in Afghanistan and Iraq During the Soviet era the city was home to a large number of industrial plants But most have been shut down or operate today on a much reduced scale This show turned out to be the highlight of our Middle East tour of May 2007 There was a great exchange of energy on this night that cannot felt with photos alone Steve Mead did a great job filling in on base for the entire tour Rockin' the house Near the end of the set Encore! Welcome to the Jungle A final number 1, 2, 3, 4, Goodnight!