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INSTAGRAM tvsrichardarnold Richard Arnold https://www.instagram.com/p/C6NxdG_Ncly/ Tinkling with twinkler @claudiawinkle for the new series of @channel4 hit The Piano with @mikainstagram & @langlangpiano casting a glad ear over my efforts on the old joanna. Thanks to all at Victoria Station who weathered my efforts on their commute. The Piano returns Sunday 28th April on Channel 4 #thepiano #piano #talent #talentshow #réel #reelsinstagram #reels

Mika pointed Massimo in Brussells that's why I was joking about that But maybe it's a combination of both . The sound in Tours was not good at all despite the fact that it was a small venue ( I don't know if the new speakers were there ) , and in Lille it was awfull . The bass and drums were way too loud compared to the clavier and guitar and most of all , Mika's voice was hiden by the music. The sound was ok in Luxembourg in 2020 . Btw , it was ok everywhere before this year

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Yup, the speakers in front of the stage weren't there. btw they also weren't in London and I didn't notice any sound problems there. Only at some (but not all) of the arena gigs with those speakers, the sound was definitely too loud. The worst was in Luxemburg - which btw had been my fave re. the sound quality on the 2010 tour (I don't remember how it was in 2020, but this year's tour was definitely the first time I found the sound too loud at Mika's gigs) So maybe it's those speakers, or maybe @carafon is right and Massimo has problems with getting the sound at arenas right. One thing I noticed when thinking about this again was that my other favourite performer besides Mika surely had every tiny detail of his show planned, and I didn't mind at all. I'm talking about Michael Jackson, whom I was lucky enough to see live 3 times in the 90s. It can't get any more professional than that. There are surely different ways of performing, and different types of artists - and while I admire MJ's work, I could never be a fan of such a superstar who kind of stands above everything that is human (that's how it was with the superstars of the 80s and 90s). It's just a very different thing, absolute perfection, at least in public. Luckily Mika isn't that way, but has stayed human. And what you say about connection, idk, maybe Mika's definition of it has changed over the last few years. This "communion of spirit" as he used to call it, and that I described in my other post - the vulnerability absolutely is part of that. But as Mika said in Manchester, he hasn't been feeling that emotional for a very long time, and it seems to me this was the only moment on the tour where he could really let go and just feel. (And sadly I wasn't at this gig.) Anyway, the result of it was that his voice cracked, so maybe it's just that he still can't allow himself to feel too much and needs this "professional distance" to protect himself so he is even able to perform. (I'm amazed at the things that come to my mind in such discussions while I'm writing, because now I feel like " of course, that completely makes sense, why didn't I think of it before?!") ... and well, now that I think of it, that makes me very sad for him (and, selfishly, also for us, because it takes away much of the special magic from his shows), but it's very understandable. I hope it'll get easier for him over time and he'll be able again to lose himself on stage, like he used to... this was the first actual tour without his Mum, so that must have been especially hard for him. Agree, I thought the same.

Here is a website with a sort of compilation of what we have already seen/read. https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/the-piano-season-2-release-date-interviews-and-everything-we-know And I think there is a photo of a guy I filmed at the Manchester Piccadilly one day after The Piano recording. So his name is Ellis. And it looks like this boy was playing in the mall when we met together at Arndale Market. He is at the end of my video shot in front of the big piano. He is Ethan. And the man with grey hair was filming him. And I have seen somewhere a video with Danny playing in the market as well. Actually he is from Manchester. I regret I didn't record the guys playing piano outside after the show when I was waiting for Mika. Most of them were the participants! They had such a fun playing together!

I have to say that I do share some of your a little bit mixed feelings but to be fair, I've only seen the gig in Berlin during this tour and I didn't feel quite well (long story short – I ate something bad right before the gig) so it could be that my experience was negatively influenced by this (I'm actually quite sure of it because if you aren't physically well, it's always harder to fully enjoy yourself). I was thinking that maybe the one thing I was missing a bit during this tour was the "catwalk stage". I've seen the big show during the Revelation Tour and also last year at the festival in Madrid there was this kind of stage and I think it suits Mika very well and creates a bigger connection with the audience because there isn't a linear border between the stage and the artist so the show is less "frontal"... Idk if it makes any sense but I enjoy it more when he is running towards the audience and interacting with the crowd from the catwalk, I feel like he is somehow closer to me and the show is more dynamic. And more fans can get to the first row. I've also already commented on the setlist in another thread, I wasn't that happy with the song choices outside of France, especially with the lack of new songs and the abundance of LICM songs. Even during the festivals last year, the setlist felt better to me imho. Now it looks like I have only negative things to say but that isn't true. I felt that for this tour Mika had even more costumes and outfits than ever. Also the wings and the cage, that was something new and original. The piano with the rainbow actually reminded me of the piano with the heart during Revelation Tour. Unfortunately, he couldn't use all the props in Berlin because of the size of the venue so I've only seen a small part of it (for example, the curtain, the big sign and the car was missing). I hope there will be the recording from Paris so I can enjoy the full show with all the props and French songs. Tbh, I don't think this is my favourite tour so far, but as I said before, it's hard to judge based on the gig in Berlin as it was missing a lot of songs and props from the French gigs.

If you want to see the first cross battle here is a link. Stolt versus Adnae.

YES!! Just a 1000 times yes!! It pulls you RIGHT in, both the French and English versions equally!! It remains a shame he didn't include more of the French songs in the setlist outside of France, so I am also very thankful that I went to shows in both francophone as non-francophone countries, meaning I had the entire bandwidth of songs to enjoy during the tour. I believe it was a clear choice to make this tour a nostalgic one in the non-francophone countries, as he hasn't been there in quite a while. It may serve as a really good warm-up for whatever he has planned in the future for the next album and I think in hindsight that is a smart move. But of course I agree, he could've EASILY done more French songs of the new album. From the performer's side of things, this is very true. I used to be a competitive dancer and I trained to know my routine with my eyes closed, to be able to give it 300%....and when there is any deviation due to unexpected things (even good things, like my favourite song would come on!), I would be still able to react without losing the performance. I very much respect when I recognize this with other performers, because it shows not only pure professionalism, but is a reflection of the amount of effort and respect a performer has for its work and its audience. That begin said, this was the first real tour I have attended... so I have no way of comparing it to other tours Mika has previously done. Thinking about what was said in this thread, I actually think what the audience understands what connection is and what Mika understands what connection is, may be two different things. When looking back at the tour and looking at the second half of the tour, the part where he gets very emotional and is holding back tears... He is laying it all bare. To be able to dare to show your vulnerability to your audience, THAT is connection. Honestly his storytimes are the best!!

I adored all the pictures and videos I have seen of these fans all dressed up! Also the video where they are dancing on stage with Mika as triplets, that was amazing to watch!!

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Hi ! Does anyone have the setlist of this festival show?.

Ah yes, they're what I'd seen as well. Good!

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I thoroughly enjoyed this interview!! Just love how much banter there is between him and Claudia.

There seems to be a direct train from Marseille Airport to Orange, that is what I classify as good they sell train tickets on the SNCF website, 2 weeks ago (when I booked) they were priced 25.50 EUR one way.

Thanks, I need to sort mine! What are you classing as good/not good?

Btw, does anyone know, what are the conditions of "TARIF JEUNE-28"? I guess you have to be under 28 (27 or less, not 28)? I read the general terms and I only found that you can bring your own cushion (not exceeding 30 cm in width)!

Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Here it is Fortunately my VPN worked fine The part about The Piano from today's Good Morning Britain. 0426.mp4