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  1. prussell716
    so many gorgeous photos and reports that there's not much more to add As a relative novice to Mika shows (DC was just my 4th show) - was utterly thrilled with the performance. What an amazing venue - so gorgeous; and I really preferred the stripped down show where I could really hear the sound of Mika's voice rather than a band (or screaming, sing-along fans lol). I saw the show in Philly and DC, but much preferred the DC show - the atmosphere and intimacy - just amazing. I'll share a video - Emily - while not the greatest of quality (lighting was low and gorgeous - but my camera didn't like it as well as I did!). I liked the excitement and love from the audience during and after... made me want to see more dates I will say a highlight of the 2 shows was meeting a couple people on here - DCDeb - thank you! You're a dear - and nice to meet Christine as well - hope to have more chances in the future!
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    Really? That's so nice to hear someone say that! A lot of people didn't embrace the Lulu tour but I thought it was gorgeous (admittedly I'm rather biased though ) The beginning of the Lulu tour was tough - it took him a few shows to get the challenging piano parts to The Dream down... and the second half with Kate's Walking Song was utterly gut-wrenching - the first few shows of the tour, tears were streaming down his face during that song - it was hard to witness. Felt like I'd been run over by a truck after those shows. But he got better as the tour went on. I wouldn't mind seeing it again myself now!
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    Yeah - I was at those shows; had never been to Wolftrap - a beautiful setting for a Rufus concert! And new and different kinds of shows are turning up - it's not outside of the realm of possibilities that he'll come back around to DC before the year is up He is coming to Philadelphia April 21st - a 2 Act performance with an orchestra (Stephen Oremus conducting ). The first part will be excerpts performed from Prima Donna by soloists from the last production of the opera... the 2nd part Rufus will be doing excerpts from the Judy show! Here's the link with info - it's a Sunday too which is nice! Rufus in Philly
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    it's been forever since I've checked in on the Rufus thread here... there's a bunch of unique tour dates popping up here and there... plus Rufus' big 4 0 is this year too!! He will be celebrating in Madrid at the Opera House Anyone on here from Spain (or elsewhere) planning on attending to celebrate?
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    yeah.. I couldn't get tickets
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    oooh - thank you - I will ** you have mail - hopefully I did it right... thought I sent a pm today but I'm techno - challenged! **
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    couldn't get presale tickets for this one :bash: hopefully will be able to fare better with the general public sale Wednesday!
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    got my tickets - been quite a while - can't wait!
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    Oh I hope a date near you turns up! Can't say enough how much fun this show was!
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    Anyone going to an upcoming Sisters show - get ready - buckle up Was at the Bowery Ballroom this Sunday... and it was one of the best - if not the best Scissor Sister show I've seen - the crowd was out of control! We got several new songs from the upcoming CD... and they are very diverse... from rappy Shady Love to... BeeGee-disco-esque Inevitable... to Elton-esque to dance-esque etc. And we got some AMAZING "oldies" (ok - they haven't been around that long... but still - some that I've only heard once live before during their first major tour). Here was the set list: Any Which Way Keep Your Shoes On Baby Come Home Skins (yes - OMFG we got Skins!!) Kiss You Off Inevitable (Chrissi blew the roof off with her backing vocals!) Take Your Mama Year of Living Dangerously Let's Have a Kiki Comfortably Numb Invisible Light Shady Love (Bridget rocked Azalea's part) Skin this Cat Mary (just perfectly Gorgeous) IDFLD Encore: Only the Horses and with Sharon Needles - the finale was MUSIC IS THE VICTIM ... maybe my all-time fave An electric atmosphere - Jake was rocking the falsetto - didn't steer away from it Got to see the band before and after the show - LOVE this venue... they all come to the downstairs bar after the show and chat with everyone. Was a great night - can't wait until they come back in July. If you get the opportunity to see this tour - you won't be disappointed!
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    well I'm a huge fan of the band... and have liked all of their albums IMO - their debut was pretty much perfect - much more diverse than the following 2 - absolutely my favorite Ta-Dah was hit and miss for me... certainly more 'hit' than miss... with a couple gems (Lights and Paul McCartney ).. loved Transistor live... but overall not up to the first CD. Night Work - loved it all - a regular dance fest... but a little 'one-note'. Can't wait to hear all of the upcoming CD... I'm hopeful that it will, like the debut CD, be more diverse - as the few that I've heard so far have all been so different! :yay:
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    Thanks!! I just saw it... and - while I do adore the band - and I like the song... there's not much to the video... was hoping for a better one this time! I can't wait to see them in NY in a couple of weeks and hear all the new stuff!!
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    This is shaping up to be a Great Good Friday... here's the newest Scissor Sister Tune I can't stop dancing!!
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    I just came here to post this - you beat me it's hilarious! Love it - so funny and smart... Rufus as the drunk Gena Rowlands type is a riot! And his strung out guy is hot lol
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    such a great photo - they all look luscious! So excited... and dying to see them live... wish I could be in London at the O2 on May 16 & 17th!! Hoping that the yet to be announced show at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC is a date that I can swing
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    You may have already heard... but as suspected... your wish has been granted Rufus at Luminato
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    yeah - I wasn't able to make the San Francisco performance - but I believe it was similar Both the Valladolid, Spain and London-Barbican shows he performed the 5 sonnets with their respective orchestras. Valladolid was all Rufus --- the opening 'act' were his sonnets... the Barbican performance of this was better in my opinion... I think the orchestra was better... and Rufus' voice was slightly overpowered in Spain. But unlike Barbican, Spain wasn't just the sonnets!! He came back after an intermission and performed some of his songs with the orchestra - just amazing! He did Vibrate Love Affair Little Sister A Rose that Berlioz song he does - lol can't remember the name You Go to My Head Over the Rainbow Oh What a World The crowd was thrilled - over the top - he came back to do 2 encores Halleluah and the final aria - Fireworks from Prima Donna after a few more returns to bow as the crowd wouldn't stop cheering... he returned and said ok ok... I'll do 1 more and asked the crowd what we wanted... a few of us shouted Poses and he obliged A fantastic couple of weeks... now waiting for a couple semi-local (lol - 3 hour drive or so) shows... a show in Virginia in 2 weeks that I hoped would be a band show... kind of a warm up gig for the new cd/band tour... but I asked Rufus after the Spain show and he said it's just him - darnit! I'll have to be patient and wait until May to see him with the band in Brooklyn (with Teddy Thompson opening! ) oh.. and Mika.. yeah - I should have known there wasn't credence to that rumor - but a friend sent me a message when we were on our way to the show that he was - so I was looking all night lol
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    back from a trip across the pond which included a couple brilliant Rufus shows... for those fond of the Sonnets... here's a link to his performance at the Barbican in London with the BBC Symphony Orchestra... it was a gorgeous performance - the best of the sonnets imo Rufus Sonnets at the Barbican PS - rumors from friends that Mika was in the audience... I kept my eye out - but to no avail!
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    First Row - YAY
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    well... not sure how much dancing you'll be doing... but think you'll be happy nonetheless The songs that I've heard so far haven't been overly "pop" or dancy... but we'll see. So anxious for the CD release. Here's the studio download of Montauk Montauk There's a show in VA in March - a few hours away - that I have a ticket to... on the chance that it will be a band show with some new material. Fingers crossed
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    yeah - koolj was who I had in mind and now that Jorn is the Artistic Director at Luminato... wouldn't be surprised if Rufus made an appearance... if not other dates in Toronto! so excited to see the new CD tour with a band! Hope that Teddy Thompson and Krystle Warren who are with him in Europe do US shows too
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    Some good news... a couple US dates are popping up... Charlottesville VA March 21... and Oakland CA (( yoooo hooooo... I think somebody on here isn't too far from Oakland )) on May 11th Presale through RWMB is tomorrow (Wednesday 2/8) at 10 am :thumb_yello:
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    you and me both! Yipes... waiting on US tour dates for the SS and Rufus to be announced sooooon... I heard somewhere the Sisters' CD will be released in the next couple months. I've got 1 big trip scheduled for Rufus and can't really do much more this year... but there should be some shows for each in the northeast... I hope!!!
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    so... been a while since I've been on here. The new Sisters track has been released... quite a departure. Not exactly my taste... but the more I listened.. the more obsessed I became. Maybe I'm just biased and would lap up anything by Jake... but I think it's ridic... am I alone?
  25. prussell716
    love Adele... what a voice... my favorite is ...
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