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On 4/28/2024 at 9:20 PM, Hero said:

Are people dressing up for this? Smart I mean, not funny costumes! 

Have a look at _mikafamily_  's stories on ig : It seems that a group of fans is asking to wear orange outfits.

 I've only got orange tennis clothes , not sure that they would fit for the occasion

2 hours ago, dcdeb said:

I can't believe it's been 3 weeks since London and Dublin! I've had so much going on in real life since then that I barely can remember it. If it weren't for the photos and videos and I don't think I'd believe I was even there.

 

Deb, I've pm you to apologize that I was not able to travel to Dublin and join. 

I guess you didn't see it.

1 hour ago, holdingyourdrink said:

There actually are earplugs that are specially designed for concerts, meaning you can still hear the music very well. They are not cheap (15-30 euros for one set, but you can use them 100+ times). I’ve used them both in the front and the stands and I could still hear both the music and Mika, just without the feeling that my ears are bleeding 

I've got those  

10 hours ago, holdingyourdrink said:

I do have to agree, the sound was way too loud… I think I wrote it already in the Brussels reports thread: at the beginning of the gig there were apparently many in the front who said they couldn’t hear Mika, so that’s why he gestured to Massimo to fix it. Since I had already experienced in Strasbourg (front) and Amsterdam (seated) that it was too loud, I had my concert earplugs (reduce by 20-25 dB) in for following gigs, including Brussels. With earplugs I could hear him before he told Massimo to fix it, which means everyone who wasn’t wearing earplugs were exposed to way too many dBs, causing an acoustic reflex (read here to learn what that is). 
 

My brother had his smartwatch actually tell him that the sound exceeded 95 dB a few times. Which is not unusual at concerts, but knowing I didn’t need to rely on my earplugs in the previous years, tells me maybe it was a bit more this tour. 

I tried earplugs for some songs in Lille but I didn't ear Mika anymore .

In Brussels I was in the stands and it was ok . It was ok in Nancy and even Luxembourg where I was first row but at the very end of the line ( arrived at 7.45 pm so it was still a reasonable spot  ) ,  probably because I was behind the speakers then

Btw , maybe Mika was aware that many people weren't satisfied by the sound. Could be the reason why he was more upset than usual by unexpected problems . Like he already has a big one and didn't need some minor ones in addition

1 hour ago, mellody said:

 

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.

 

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 

1 hour ago, mellody said:

 

Why? Do you think he's responsible for the too loud sound? I didn't notice it at the festivals last summer and Massimo was there too. I think it's the speakers right in front of the stage, those were new for this tour (and too loud and taking up too much space). I suppose at the festivals it'll be ok, the festivals have their own sound system.

I hope so ......

Btw I wasn't in Bourges but it would be interresting to know if the sound was better

On 4/22/2024 at 12:10 AM, mellody said:

The amount of times I've seen him pull an angry face if something went wrong or unplanned or his band members or crew didn't immediately understand what he wanted from them was noticeably higher on this tour than ever before. I remember one time - not sure at which of the gigs it was - thinking "what is that, he has this huge smile towards the audience but when he turns to his band he looks like he wants to fire them all right now?!" -

 

If he wants to fire Massimo , I'm in 

On 4/13/2024 at 5:08 PM, crazyaboutmika said:

EDIT

I found it and the time period to watch it as well

Pour visualiser votre replay, rendez-vous entre le 25/04/2024 et le 09/05/2024 inclus sur le site partenaire :
https://mcdomusictour.replay.universalmusic.fr/

I hope they will give a free access to the MFC as a reward for helping them to fill the venue 

4 hours ago, AnaSTA said:

I do not know what to do nowMy husband saw that the concert would be a joint one with a rapper and says that the audience that comes to such singers is very different from Mika's audience. And that it could be dangerous there. Especially considering that this is Lyon😱. 

And he says that it is unknown how long Mika's performance will be and he does not want to travel 4 hours for 30 minutes of the concert. I do not know how to persuade him.🤔😒

I guess the rapper will be the first on stage and his fans will probably leave after his show.

If you're fighting for first rows with them it may be  dangerous , but if you're staying a bit apart waiting for Mika's set I think it should be ok

 There were issues with  Nekfeu at the Fnac live in Paris back in 2015 (or 2014) but it was a free open gig with no security check . As soon as Nekfeu left it was ok .

A couple of fans had a fight with Big Flo et Oli's fans at a festival .Seems that they were drunk ......just like a big part of the crowd 

I survived on both occasions , staying  far away in Paris and just a bit in Bobital . 

Please let us know if you're doing a spotify playlist !

Not totaly Mika related , but I've just realized that Pierre de maere and Grand corps malade are playing the night before Mika's concert

And there are tickets left (bought one )

1 hour ago, Maaikie... said:

This may not be the spot for this question but it is setlist related, just not Mikas own songs lol.

can someone make a list of the songs that are played before the support act and show start? I wanted to make a list, but my shazam doesn’t work anymore because my mic is kinda dead, so Siri doesn’t hear me when I ask her something..  She must hate me.

But I loved the list and it’ll be a perfect match with the concert setlist for a fun listen session. We don’t have many gigs left, so I’m begging haha

I don't know if the "setlist" was the same in every country , but for the French venues , I'm sure of these 2 ones :

There was a coldplay song as well , but can't remember which one

Does anyone remember how much it was for a standing ticket? I can't find it anymore 

The UK tour may have a partnership with the French tourism office and festivals .....

Btw was the new album available at the merch in the concerts where he didn't sing any new song ?

Maybe he prefers that people discover the new songs without him 

More seriously .....maybe the people who asked him for shows in these countries didn't realised first that it was to promote a French album and asked him afterwards to adjust the playlist ?

42 minutes ago, mellody said:

 

I wonder if maybe it really is like @krysady says and he's exhausted from the long tour? He played Rain and Popular song at some of the other gigs - he could have played those instead, if he didn't want to sing in French, but he didn't. Maybe he realized that a setlist of 16 or 17 songs is his limit.  I guess if it's enough for the audience in the venue, he doesn't feel like he has to do more than necessary. 

 

But it doesn't explain why  EMD instead of any new song  

After singing "Jane Birkin" ,Mika said that the tour will go to North America and Asia

4 hours ago, krysady said:

 

While it's somehow understandable about the French songs being left out for UK, ( yet I don't get why EMD it's still there, he has way more good French songs to insert into the setlist)

While he has to sing EMD in France and Belgium because it was very popular , I don't get what he doesn't sing " C'est la vie" in other countries instead .

And he was used to sing BBB as well in the past , so I think there is some place for another new song 

Not that I want to promote my own langage  .........but in some interview he said that he was very happy that other countries asked him for some dates even if it was a tour made for French speaking people.

So why did he change his mind ??????

It would be a sweet revenge if they had to beg the MFC to fill the venue without eating s... food  

Btw , I'm definately not going  , but a funny fan action could be "don't eat junk food" during "bougez" 

They want to give a second chance to the security crew....... 

(I'm joking.......) 😊🤭

L’apocalypse Mika à Forest National : 'Il rend les gens heureux et donne tout' - RTBF Actus

12 hours ago, krysady said:

This is sad and I wonder if they even know about this issue 

Not about Amsterdam , but it was in the press after Brussels .....

L’apocalypse Mika à Forest National : 'Il rend les gens heureux et donne tout' - RTBF Actus

I was so surprised by this come back that I missed the beginning. 

10 minutes ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said:

It's just the center part close to the stage. At least your ears don't hurt so much as during festivals.

 

Well. Maybe except Grenoble where the venue looks like not the best for gigs.

I've never been at the center. And I've been in Grenoble for the heaven tour, the sound was ok

When it's only piano or guitar, it's OK, but imo drums and bass are too loud

6 minutes ago, krysady said:

I read many people complaining about the sound, I wonder what's going on... 

Poor equipment or bad balances? 

47 minutes ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said:

 

Depending where was standing the person recording the video.

When you are at the first row in the center, sound is very poor. You almost don't hear Mika. I think it's a sort of dead zone between speakers.

When you are more in the back the sound is correct.

I was on the stages end both in Lille and Tours, the sound was poor too. In Nancy and Luxembourg I was further, even behind the baffle, it was better but still not very good. Let's see tonight if angels will get a better sound quality