Alright, so here is my quick little report of what happened.
I got there around 4:20 and there was ten people already there, one person arrived shortly after us, but most came within the last hour or so. I actually had fun waiting (this is the first show I'd ever waited in line for). I made friends with a girl named Biz (elizabeth) and Jenny, Biz who had never seen him live before (like me) and was there for her birthday (also like me ) and Jenny who had seen him once five years ago and still couldn't stop talking about it! We three got the front row on the side with the piano so we had a perfect view of Mika the whole time!
The doors opened a minute or two before eight, but the show itself was very late starting. When Max and Curtis came on it was a little awkward... They played a bunch of songs, but It really looked as if they were just awkwardly standing up there not doing much... It was fun for a little while, but it was way too long.
Mika came on and opened with Grace Kelly which was great, made some comments about the "fragrance" which he said was better than dried up beer.
He forgot the lyrics at the beginning of blue eyes, well, not really forgot, he started with the second verse by accident, put "I forgot the lyrics to my own song" to the tune and started over again
When he got to Popular Song he skipped the second verse and then forgot the lyrics, so he decided to start over again, but then he made the same mistake AGAIN the second time, and told us to forget that happened and that he'd come back to it later in the show, which he did, but only after consulting the trusty 'old man' iPad. Mika noticed Curtis had been looking up something beforehand and he seemed rather embarrassed about it when Mika questioned him!
They did Stuck in the Middle with the tap dance rhythm, and three-person piano playing. He started Emily, then stopped to comment on how mean the song was to everyone in his family, and how really the only part of it that was true was that his father really didn't have that much money growing up, but then continued and finished the song, switching to French in the second verse!
He sang Hia Leah with Philadelphia lyrics, and I did manage to snag a video of that which I may or my not post depending on if people want me to or not...
the Philadelphia lyrics went:
Philadelphia, I don't wanna leave
oh, nice to see ya, I don't wanna leave
It's a little hot here for me today
I ate a cheese steak before coming on stage today
I think that's why it showed down my brain a little bit
I met a mad man on the train today
He drank two vodka's and an orange juice and kept whistling to himself
And I looked at him and I thought 'that could be me'
Philadelphia, oh
Philadelphia, woah
Philadelphia, *whistle*
Philadelphia, tonight I love you that's all
Philadelphia, oh, I love you that's all
Philadelphia, I always loved you that's all
Oh, I'll always love you that's all
My camera literally ran out of memory the second the song ended DX
There was one funny moment where, and I forget what song it was (Origin maybe?) he asked us all to close our eyes, one girl behind me screamed out "BUT I DON'T WANT TO" and I heard numerous agreements. He said "Trust me. There's enough distance, I'm not gonna do anything!"
He forgot to put on his hat until the very last song, Over My Shoulder, which disappointed me a little. But Over my shoulder was beautiful... Mika's voice was perfect through the entire show.
I waited around the gate for like, 35 minutes, until he came out. Me and my sister both got hugs and our tickets signed, but I'm extremely shy so we didn't say much.
Both my parents now after seeing the show are more interested in him and have even bought some of his music! So I consider that an accomplishment! although my mom kept bringing up the fact that he has a nice 'tush' She didn't even know what he looked like before the show XD
Anyway, I hope I get to see him again sometime because that was amazing!
Edit: Oh, also, when were waiting in line, me, Biz, and Jenny were pressing out ears against the window trying to hear the soundcheck, and we distinctly hear Popular being played more than once! Which makes the fact that he messed it up twice all the more baffling. XD