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    2010 - Mika @ Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland - 23 AUG - REPORTS/PICS/VIDS

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    And the story begins...

    That was my first time to use a train in the UK and the subway as well. With some lack of orientation I couldn't catch the planned train.

    One great factor key of tickets is the fact that you have the chance to catch any train for the specified date. And in the return trip, you have one month to return, if you change your mind by returning in the previous established date.

    At 12:00 pm I finally got myself inside the train to Edinburgh. It was a 5 hours pleasant trip by the way. I arrived at 5:00pm. A bit late for the queue and meet up before the gig. So any plan of going on stage was by now lost.

    When I arrived to Edinburgh it was raining, what a reception. A blessed one, some would say in a marriage ceremony context.

    My mobile phone was almost dead, I had no GPS working, because with low mobile battery, GPS doesn't work. I had to do the check in at the hostel and I felt... lost! Unknown city, alone and without technological resources. I had a map but in that time wasn't much help.

    Despite all these factors I've found my hostel and made the check in, just though: "Now I can charge my mobile... not". I had no converter for the UK plug. Sometimes it works without it but that wasn't the case. So I had two things on my mind:

    1) Find a universal converter

    2) Find my way to the gig

     

    No converter was found, I've crossed main street (Princes Street) to find my way to the gig. I had a smooth notion of the direction, but I had no idea how much it would take to arrive there.

    7:00pm (time of the gig: "I'm sooo late!!!), I grab a cab, he done almost the way I did by walking (a way that I had to go back to catch the cab). Then he turned left and I though "Oh well, I was so near!".

    He left me at one door where I did see no one, except two keepers. I asked them about the gig, they pointed me the way and I saw a huge queue line (more than 50 people maybe). So I'm not that late.

    I thought, while I was passing through people: "let me see where are MFCers" (they were already inside). So my conclusion: "Late and I'll have a bad spot to watch the show".

    That was so wrong and glad to be. The gig space was quite small, maybe would fit there 5000 people or less and I was in second row, so great! At previous gig (In Festival SW TMN, I was in front row, but there was a huger space between me and the stage). I was at left side, in front of Martin.

    I saw some MFCers but no one to whom I usually wrote to, just later on. I couldn't wear my T-shirt that was made for the gig. Just after the show I could wear it.

    Anyway I enjoyed the gig a lot, Rain, Kick Ass live, but some of my favorite songs. Any Other World or I see You, weren't present.

    After the gig there was the Meet & Greet with Mika! The first time was on 11th May, I got my TBWKTM booklet signed but just that.

    This time, I could deliver him two gifts, one mine with my own message and poem and some messages from other fans. The other gift was from Brazilian fans, a birthday video.

    I could record the moment and got my T-shirt signed... And spoke with him.

    For the first time as well, I took a photo with Imma and with other MFCers. Unique moment, unique night, that got so cold at the end.

    After all but without buying the Tourbook (I only had in my mind the Meet & Greet), I went back to the hostel. There I saw the pics and videos, I felt so excited by living those moments, where we enjoy a show, where we meet people that has the same music taste, where there's a unity of happiness and other emotions. I also took with me the memory of those that weren't present physically as well as those that couldn't be present in my gift for some reason.

     

    PHOTOS:

     

    http://picasaweb.google.pt/feiticeiro76/MikaEdinburgh?authkey=Gv1sRgCPHDuofUp_u7DQ&feat=directlink

     

    THE GIFT:

     

    http://picasaweb.google.pt/feiticeiro76/MikaPrenda2010?authkey=Gv1sRgCOiZk7XTno3JUQ&feat=directlink

     

    VIDEOS:

     

    MIKA - ED 2010: Relax, Take It Easy + Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dU-7wbF4_U

     

    MIKA - ED 2010: Dr. John

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLCLcI7wIuU

     

    MIKA - ED 2010: Fans on fire 1

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_vVJ_6wrbY

     

    MIKA - ED 2010: Rain

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJQOnZwaBf0

     

    MIKA - ED 2010: Fans on fire 2

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYblXBPqkMU

     

    MIKA - ED 2010: Over My Shoulder + Happy Ending

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Dwl46XeIQ

     

    MIKA - ED 2010: Fans on fire 3

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV248AiSMlA

     

    MIKA - ED 2010: Sweet Dreams + Kick-Ass + Grace Kelly

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZYk6bxLMLs

     

    MIKA - ED 2010: My Meet & Greet

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ApKIJ44ttQ

     

    That's it! Enjoy!:thumb_yello:

     

     

     

     

     

    :mf_lustslow:Aw thankyou soooo much for these pics and vids, it brings back lots of happy memories of a wonderful day !:scot:

    2010 - Mika @ Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland - 23 AUG - REPORTS/PICS/VIDS

    in Concert Reviews

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    As everything was said earlier in the reports, I just wanted to say that it was nice meeting you all, queueing together (and it rained, rained and rained), preparing the last stuff for the birthday pack and chatting. Everything was so well organised: the t-shirts, the bracelets, the number system... Mika was utterly brilliant and we (the audience) were overexcited and amazing (see the Rain and Lollipop videos till the end). A great show in a nice venue! There was such an awesome and magic atmosphere on that night!

     

    Now here the links to my videos. At last! The sound is pretty bad because of the bass. If someone knows how to swap the sound with a software, I'm interested...

     

    Relax (intro) and Big Girl (I forgot to turn the cellular phone):

     

    Billy Brown and Touches You:

     

    Rain:

     

    Grace Kelly:

     

    Lollipop:

     

    I look forward to seeing you again for a Mika gig.

     

     

     

    :wub2:Wow, thanks for posting the vids they're great, it brings back lots of fantastic memories. I.m sure Luke will luve Lollipop. :mf_lustslow:

    2010 - Mika @ Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland - 23 AUG - REPORTS/PICS/VIDS

    in Concert Reviews

    Posted

    Ok here goes for my first ever report. It was a really fun day to start with me and shoni were having trouble finding the place when we heard a voice shouting on shoni ! It was rose to the rescue and she pointed us in the right direction. (thanks rose x). We arrived and got our numbers 45+46. Met a few new faces for us it was great to finally put faces to names also a familiar face was oor sheena and her boy cameron who was lovely (credit to you sheena). We got busy helping to fill the party bags with freddie and others we got them all done quite quickly before the rain came on and boy did it rain. Poor soaring simpson was soaked but kept up good spirits (great to meet you btw). Eventuallu mama p came out to find lollipop girls and big girls but she was looking for people who had never done it before but as she walked back down the queue she saw me and smiled and i said we had already been big girls and she said she rememberd us from glasgow and would we like to do it again, well we had to think for a least half a second before deciding Hell Yeah! Yes venue was very small but intimate which was nice. Couldnt believe mama p asked me and shoni to go on just the 2 of us with mika for big girl OMG! She asked if we could maybe make up a wee routine or something to do together and we said yes but when we got out there we just forgot all we had practised (all of 5 mins:roftl:) and just enjoyed it. The rest of the boys and girls were all great Gayvid is just mental and luke was a gem we all had a great time dancing about at the side of the stage so we got to see all of the show nearly! At the end we were all told to wait then john came out and asked for just one persons camera as there would only be one pic taken. Mika came out and said we were the best there had been all tour !! Got our pic taken then a few words then that was it but a great night was had by all. Ok thats my rambling over now got to get back to reality now :naughty:

     

     

    +1:thumb_yello: Anjy has really summed it all up for both of us. It was an amazing day/night, i enjoyed meeting everyone as well as it is good to put faces to names. Also enjoyed being on stage with the other BG,LG and of course the 'boys' who were absolutely MAD!!!!!!:roftl: but loved every minute with them all. i cant believe it's all over now as we had such a big build up to this gig and it's gone soooo quickly. Thanks to all who made this such a memorable day.:wub2:

    Freddie's and Sasjes Butterfly Bar (part 5-The barman former Admin returns)

    in General Chin Wagging

    Posted

    Have to run, my boss unfortunately wants me to do some work now...i guess i'm already drunk enough for some creative textwork :mf_rosetinted::roftl:

     

    See you later :huglove:

     

    <buys a round and leaves>

     

    Thanks for the drink, will catch up later, i'll save you a beanbag:roftl:

     

    I loveeeeee vodka! .. not sure it likes me so much .....:blink:

     

     

     

    Yeh ... are they a tad soft! maybe I will get extra supplies in

     

     

    Some fresh crisps and snacks:aah:

     

    Ahh thanks, dont want to feel ill due to old snacks!!:naughty: (as the drink wouldn't do that) :mf_rosetinted:

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