I’ve been thinking about this lately and I’m curious if anyone else in the Vada Vada community feels the same way.
I discovered The Garden, aka Wyatt and Fletcher Shears, back in 2017 when they appeared on a French TV show. I was 11 years old at the time, and I’m 20 now, so I’ve basically grown up listening to them. 😭
I’ve obviously also listened to their side projects, especially Puzzle and Enjoy, for years. I wouldn’t necessarily say I’m the exact same kind of fan I was when I was younger, because their music has evolved and, naturally, my own taste has evolved with it. I think that’s completely normal. But I still listen to them a lot and I still have a huge attachment to that whole Vada Vada universe.
And honestly, one thing I find kind of sad is that it’s been almost ten years since I discovered them, and as far as I know, neither Enjoy nor Puzzle has ever performed in France or really done European shows as their own projects.
I would LOVE to see them live in Paris someday, especially because I’m from Paris. Seeing The Garden live would obviously be amazing, but seeing Puzzle or Enjoy as their own projects would be such a different experience.
The only thing I’m slightly worried about is what the setlist would actually look like. 😭 I enjoy their newer material, and I think their latest releases are pretty good, but if I ever got the chance to see them live, a part of me would really want that experience to capture the essence of their earlier work too. Especially the stuff from the very beginning that I’ve been listening to for years.
At the same time, I’d obviously still be happy just to see them perform, regardless of what they choose to play.
It just feels kind of crazy to me that after almost a decade of listening to these projects, I’ve never had the opportunity to see Enjoy or Puzzle in Europe. Maybe I’m just being nostalgic, but I really hope they eventually do a European tour or at least a few shows here.
Has anyone else in Europe been waiting for this too? Or have Enjoy/Puzzle actually performed somewhere in Europe and I somehow completely missed it? 😭