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I'm still not over how amazing the second Paris gig was... Without any doubt this must have been one of the best Mika gigs I have ever done. Nina, Fran & moi had a great spot second row center so we were really in the middle of it all. The atmosphere had reached a fever pitch so early in the show and Mika seemed to be really into the gig as well. I have hardly seen him so happy and spontaneus at gigs. He instantly reacted to everything happening around him. A LOT of chatting, whistling , involving the band (e.g. Max dancing on the piano ) & the choir (at one point he was actually standing amongst the ploka dot choir members), pulling up fans from far away countries up stage (How sweet is that?! ), singing a French song everyone was singing along (What was it btw? Didn't know it.), doing crazy dance moves, sitting at the front of the stage, etc. The show was just so full of energy. Seriously, Mika is just getting better and better. If this is possible at all. And the band is totally diving into the little Mika world more and more - which is a good thing. The new intro of "Un soleil mal luné" was very impressive. I just love this song. Definitely one of my favourites from the third album. Doriand was smiling so much during EMD and Karen when he was singing these songs on stage with Mika. People were going crazy. "Heroes" was of course another highlight. It sounds great live. Paris loves Mika. Mika loves Paris. And this was definitely not my last Mika Paris gig. It was fun chatting with everyone in the queue and after the show. It's always such a very important part of the whole Mika experience. A beautiful review of the show (by chartsinfrance)

It was AMAZING!!!! There's no words just how great it was!!! I tweeted the setlist earlier tonight. Maybe someone could put it in here. Will write my little report tonight.

Donc, elle le prend?! C'est cool.

Someone happens to have a spare ticket for one of the Paris shows? If you do please PM me. Thx. Quelqu'un aurait une place de trop pour une des deux shows parisiens? Envoyez-moi un message privé si vous voulez vous débarasser d'une place. Merci.

Thank you everyone for reviews/pix/vids! Oh, so the cute guys from Lucerne were there again! Awww. Hope they could wait for the M&G this time. I felt really sorry for them in summer when they had to rush home right after the gig...

Hmmm, this does look interesting for sure...Can't get the though out of my mind of visitig the beautiful town that is Manchester in December... No or go?!

Oh no. I can imagine how you must be feeling.

Yuna, he mentionned it during the M&G since one girl was from Indonesia. He told her that he was doing a gig over there next year. Dunno about any other Asian destinations though...But if he's already in Asia I'd say there might be more gigs announced anytime soon. You're welcome. You know - writing it all down will also help me remember little details later on. :wink2:ewf It was an honour singing next to you on stage, Neli! We were having so much fun! :-) Dank je wel, honey. I already miss everbody like crazy. Yes, this was my home gig - same awesome experience you had in Roubaix. Tbh I'm still not over it. It was lovely talking to you in Brussels. That's what's queing is all about, isn't it?! Thank you!!!!

The origin of love! Great choice!

When Mika had said his good-byes we all went backstage again - obviously all of us very much on adrenaline. The band complimented us on how loud we sounded. They are all so sweet. The band (the guys) weren't really wearing a lot and enjoying a well-deserved cold beer (Tina had pointed out to Max that it was the best beer in Germany they were having)- and we were waiting in the other part of the room. It didn't take long for Mika to join us. He was happy about the gig and said s.th. like "It really worked well. You were great." We then had stuff signed and chatted a bit. Mika mentionned he was in a hurry and has to leave the venue soon. Still he was as lovable as always. I thanked him again for involving his fans so much in his shows. And he said that he loves havig many people on stage and that like that it never gets boring 'cause every show is different and fun. I cannot think of any other artists who's doing stuff like this on a regular basis. It really is beyond amazing! We can all be incredibly lucky to be his fans. I really mean it - as pathetic as it might sound. And he suggested to take individual pics. So we all had our pic taken with the M. And most surprisingly to me it looks great. It really is the first pic of me standing next to him on which I think I look alright. It all was very relaxed. Loved it. Tina and moi had also gotton some chocolate with fancy flavours such as beer or whiskey for the band. I would have never thought that I'd say this after Lovebox but I really love them now. Mika stayed inside chatting to some people and we all left the venue. The others were already waiting in line for Mika to come out before heading to the hotel. I decided to wait a bit as well (not in line though obviously) and was talking to Ruth & Rob, Bubbles & Hannah (KP fan - hadn't seen her in ages!) After a while Mika showed up and was all lovely with all of the fans. Awww! What a great picture! Once he had left I said hi to all my MFC friends as we didn't really have a lot of time to chat before the show. We waited some more - and I was just about to rush to the station to catch my last tube back home - when the band came out. Joy hugged everyone in the group and mentioned that she think the support for Mika is amazing and that it's also fabby that we also supported the whole new band right away. I arrived at the station just in time to go on my tube and arrived happily and full of adrenaline at home at 1:45am. Obviously I couldn't go to sleep right away. It took me until 5am to get bck to normal...Still on a cloud now actually. It was lovely to get to meet Ruth and Rob ("Billy") and the other choir members I hadn't known yet. Some great people in the choir! I also loved chatting to everyone after the M&G. Now I just hope there will be pix and vids in which you can actually see the choir. Mika is the best. His band is the best. Team Mika is the best. His fans are the best. MFC totally rocks. #fact I just love everything about doing Mika gigs. They always give me such an emotional boost which lasts forever. They are like sugar to my heart. Can't wait for the two Paris gigs next week now...

As you can see on the setlist, "Popular" was already gonna be on as the third song of the night - so not much time for us to watch the gig before coming on stage for the first time. We watched a few songs from the back however (whenever the break was big enough) - But it really felt like we were on stage all the time. Time went by so quickly. Before I even noticed it the gig was over. Mika was interacting a lot with the audience. I love it when he does so much talking as he'd been doing lately. A "funny" moment happened just before we were supposed to come on stage again for TOOL. On the setlist it said that Mika would play "Elle me dit" beofre Tool. But: This didn't happen (and did "Toy boy" instead as the first encore). So when we were standing there waiting for EMD to start I suddenly said: "This sounds pretty much like Tool, f*ck." And we rushed on stage. In between we also took some nice group pix: These are our best smiles. This was really one of the best moments ever. Hasi luckily took a pic to remember it for eternity. Ruth and me obviously found this situation very funny. I also loved the moment when the band and us waited backstage to come on stage for the final two songs "Lollipop" and "We are golden" and we were all singing along at the top of our lungs to "Toy boy" and Felix couldn't stop laughing at the lyrics. I really hope so, too. That was so cute. At the end of the gig Mika high-fived us before leaving the stage. Being up on stage there was Seeing the audience having the time of their lives and going crazy at certain songs was incredible! The atmosphere was fabby throughout the whole concert. Even the people in the back seemed to be having a great time. And yes, the glowsticks looked very beautiful from up there. I enjoyed every second of it. This was really a dream come true.

Ok, so where do I start? Yesterday was pretty much one of the most perfect days of my life - or at least of 2012. I would really give everything to go back there and live this amazing experience all over again. To begin with I wasn't really sure about sending in my audition for the polka dot choir at all. I was having a cold when I recorded the video (I still have it now), but in the end I decided to give it a try. What could I possibly lose? I was already hibbeling when I saw that the view count had changed from 1 to 8 in one night. So I knew that my entry was at least watched. I learnt that I was gonna be in the choir on Suday on my way back home from the Brussels gig and couldn't believe it. The whole way back on the train I was smiling like an idiot. I was even happier when I found out that some friends were in the choir as well. I was on stage with Mika twice before (as a big girl) - But I believe there's a huge difference whether you're dancing on stage with him or whether you're actually singing with him. :wub2: On Monday I was busy doing some shopping (I desperately needed a new outfit) dying my hair and rehersing the choir songs. Luckily I didn't have to go to work. So I could (mentally) prepare for the following day. When I woke up yesterday it all still seemed surreal to me. It was gonna be THE day. I was still sick but nothing could have deprived me from this once-in-a-lifetime-experience. So I had to medicate myself. I met up at 1pm with Tina and Bubbles to have lunch. I guess it wasn't a bad idea to eat something before going to the venue as i couldn't eat anything more later. When we arrived at the Theaterfabrik around 3:30pm the people in the queue were already freezing like hell. And tbh I was happy that there was no queing for me at all this time. We met the other choir members - a lovely bunch of people. Altogether there were gonna be 10 people in the choir - despite the small stage. Some cuddling was gonna be coming up for sure. As indicated we went to the stage door at 4pm and were let into the venue. We signed the paper (no idea what it said lol) and were given our backstage passes. Shortly after that Tim and Curtis said hi and we started rehearsing all the songs we would gonna be on. The other band members joined us a bit later. It was soooo lovely to sing with all of them. This moment alone would have really made my day. Loved every bit of it. And we did sound great. Everyone seemed to be very pleased with us. They said we were very much in tune and that it sounded great. It was so much fun. Afterwards the band did the soundcheck and we also went on stage to get us placed on stage and get a feeling how it was gonna be standing up there. I was gonna be standing in the first row sharing the mic with Neli (Lolligirl) and another girl who also sang the soprano voice. In contrary to the acoustic rehearsal before we couldn't hear ourselves up there and as Mika wasn't there yet the vocals were missing. This was so much easier at the actual gig as we could hear him sing at all times. After that we had a 2 hour break (Doors opened at 7pm) and decided to do some more rehearsing all together (the choir members) at the back of the venue. When people started coming in me and some other choir members (Tina, Lolligirl and Heni) handed out glowing heart sticks to everyone so that the DMFC surprise would work out and turn the whole crowd into a sea of glowing hearts. For me this was actually a lot of fun as I could see who was gonna be in the audience at this Mika gig. It's always great to see how many different groups of people are attracted by Mika's music: groups of girls, groups of older people, families, gay couples, hetreo couples Most of them loved the glowsticks. Anyways, at 8pm the choir went backstage. Backstage literally ment 2 tiny/cozy rooms: the first of them with beer tables and some people doing the catering, the second one for the band with a sofa corner and some luggeage standing in. That was were we would also gonna be dressed. Oh, and then there was Mika's dressing room. So yeah, we were pretty much glued together like sardines in oil - but happy as one can be. I think Mika's mum mentionned later that this was one of the tiniest backstage areas they have ever had. When we walked in the backstage area there the band members were busy listening to music. Miss P. and Yasmine then handed us the polka dot costumes. I actually really love them. I felt like a female version of Holy Johnny wearing it. Mika's mum then asked us to sit with them on the ale-benches until is was our turn. The supporting act was like pretty much everywhere a DJ. From what I could hear he played some nice tunes and the audience was nicely singing along. It was insane hearing all the screaming backstage when the audience was waiting for Mika to come on! Anyways, before, we we already had our costumes Mika arrived and was all lovely asking us about how the rehearsals went. After a while he came back we all stood in a circle rehearsing some cool moves the choir could be doing on stage. Such a fun moment! Time was going by so fast...Just before Mika ws supposed to come on stage he showed us and the band into his dressing room where we were rehearsing two more songs all together. OMG! This was definitely the best moment of the night. I have never heard his voice as pure and perfect as in there. We did "Popular" and "The origin of love". He made us sing very loud and gave us some tips on how to pronounce certain words. Loved it. I guess I'll never forget this part ever again.

Will write my little report tonight. I just can't get over how amazing Mika is. Being in the choir was incredible! He's the best!!

Wow!!!!!!!!!

Here's the two vids I took: Popular feat. Polka Dot choir Lola Kinda happy with the quality.

OMG!!!! I'll also be in the choir. Let's rock some polka dots!

Wouter was there though I didn't see him (I probably wouldn't recognize him). But at the M&G Mika said - after Yuls had complimented him on his colourful bow tie - that his friend Wouter van Beirendonk had offered it to him. Hope you got some sleep last night. Still on my way back home to Munich. Looking forward to watching all the videos!

Awesome!!! @Droopsy: Your pix are

@Nina: Thank you so much for posting the Origin of love video. Even though Wifi isn't working properly here I could just watch it and it brought back all the gig memories from last night. The heart shsped baloons looked so beautiful. I was actually really moved. The "Drunk" choreography was the second highlight of the night for me. Hopefully someone filmed it from a similar perspective Nina filmed TOOL. It was so much fun. Loved the whole gig. It was nice to hear "Un soleil mal luné" live - Such a beautiful song! I totally agree with Droopsy. The venue is perfect. Excrpt that I probably wouldn't dare to buy tickets for the second level - way too steep!! It's always a great decision to go to gigs in Belgium. It was also lovely to wait for the band in the end. They are all so nice. And Fortuné is really looking more and more like his brother - which is a good thing. I really enjoyed talking to everyone in the queue and afterwards. That's one of the main reasons why I don't mind queuing early. Kinda knackered now, so I'm glad a got a day to recover tomorrow before the Munich gig.

This looks BEAUTIFUL!!

Hello. Good to see you're back. Good luck with all of that wedding planning stuff - It's gonna be worth it!

Thank you for your little report, Karin!! Can't wait to watch you being interviewed on telly.

Have a fabulous time, girls!

Definitely one of my fave songs on the album!

Thank you so much for posting & uploading! Love it!!