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I have to say even though it's the type of character you don't want to meet in real life, I also think she is one of the most memorable ones and every story needs a good villain anyway...

I think Mika doesn't like reggaeton, I know once (I think it was on a BBC radio show) he said something negative about this type of music, I don't know exactly his words but I got this impression from it... And I can't imagine him doing it. On the other hand, "T'as voulu faire l'amour, On a fait la zumba", who knows, maybe he wants to make the next zumba hit... (To be honest, I actually like zumba a lot even though I don't listen to this type of music otherwise, just for dancing.)

It's just a bit hard to imagine her as a nice girl because on the show she plays the meanest bitch...

I've seen the series on Netflix but I didn't recognize her when I saw the picture on IG! Actually I had no idea she is a singer too. Interesting. I like the series.

I mostly skip Ready To Call This Love...

Still up to date, I have to pay for the reservation in 10 days and haven't found anyone yet.

I know it's late but I've seen the vinyl today in a bookshop, I was so happy even though I didn't buy it because I don't have a player for vinyl... But here's the tracklist:

Actually he isn't touring Europe properly either, just France&Italy...

I also think it could be a repack of MNIMH with a few extra songs, it's quite common nowadays that artists add 3 new songs to an album and release a new edition of it...

A very nice short review in German here: https://www.j-art-photography.com/event-magazine/mika-revelation-tour

Btw, is anybody looking for an accommodation the day before and/or the day after the concert? I have booked a nice and quite cheap apartment near the venue and I don't know yet with whom I'll share my room, it's for 2-3 persons (there should be a sofa-bed and a foldable bed). If you are interested, you can send me a message for more info.

I have to say even though I've heard about her before, I've never listened to her songs but I really like the new collab with Charli XCX:

I hope that won't happen, I already bought one bus ticket and I have to pay the accommodation two weeks before...

Probably three would be enough – one for Italy, one for France and one for the rest of the world...

Nice, I've just looked at the hotels and bus/train lines today to plan my trip...

I hope this report won't be too long and messy because it was in fact a long trip that took 36 hours of which we spent almost 20 in the bus... If you want to skip the travel part, you can continue right away with the next paragraph. We travelled the night before the concert at 11 pm and arrived in the morning at 9 am to Zurich. The bus ride was ok even though the bus was stopped in Germany by the police at about 1:30 am and they checked the IDs of all the passengers, even some luggage etc. It took quite long but the same happened when we travelled back home so I guess it's not unusual when you travel by a night bus line but I'm not used to it and it never happened to me on a day bus before... Also the police men were quite unfriendly (without a reason) so it wasn't a pleasant experience. The same also happened once in Switzerland on the border crossing but at least the Swiss customs officers weren't as rude as the Germans. But other than that, both bus rides were smooth and I even got some sleep as the bus wasn't full so the seat next to me was empty and I could stretch my legs a bit more. It took me a while in the morning to recover from the night but in the afternoon after we took a walk in the city centre and got some food, I started to feel much better and quite fresh. It was a nice sunny (but also cold) day. After a few hours of sightseeing and a McDonald's visit (actually the most expensive McDonald's food I ever had but I didn't expect anything else in Switzerland), we finally arrived to the venue. It took about one hour to get there by walk from the city centre (after the concert we took the bus instead). We saw just a few people queuing so we decided to get another snack (there was another McDonald's next to the venue ) because it was still quite early and also very cold. At about 3:30 pm we finally joined the other fans in the queue. We got the number 28 and 29. We were freezing after a couple of minutes but we somehow managed to stay movable till 7 pm. The door opening was a bit hectic with some pushing but we got there early enough and had a great view in the third row right in the middle. By the way... ...you can find me on this pic in the middle in the blue grey pink striped sweater. The opening act at 8 pm was a DJ with a 30 minute set, it wasn't too bad but also not my cup of tea to be honest. However, I really appreciated the song choices right before Mika's show, they started with Youth & Love and then they played songs like I Want to Break Free. I had the feeling this one song warmed the crowd up much better than the whole DJ set, many people around me began singing loud... Besides Queen they also played Prince and George Michael. This really set up the mood better than the support act (no offence but the DJ set wasn't as suitable for Mika fans in my opinion). Even though the venue was quite small and wasn't even sold out, as you can see on the pics it was crowded enough and the atmosphere there was great. The show started on time at 9 pm. Right from the beginning it had a great energy with songs like Ice Cream, Dear Jealousy and of course Relax, which warmed up the crowd a lot. I won't comment on each song but I have to say many of them sound even better live, especially Dear Jealousy, Platform Ballerinas and also the part of Stay High he sings at the end of the show. Another highlight was Big Girl, not that much because of the song itself but because we were right in the middle so we had a great view on Mika when he entered the crowd. I stood right in front of him when he sat and leaned on the barrier and started to sing. It would make a great photo but I didn't want to ruin the moment so I was just enjoying the fact that he was so near. The whole crowd was moving and jumping with Mika as he was walking through and dancing, it felt really special to be a part of it. He didn't talk that much in the beginning but later he became quite talkative and then there was the adorable LYWID situation (I posted the video above) which made the concert extraordinary. As Mika said, I also don't like when a show is always the same and I appreciate when the artist starts to improvise because these are the moments you are going to remember after the show. When he was asking for more song requests, I was hoping he would choose Sanremo as it slowly became one of my favourite songs from MNIMH. He didn't but I wasn't disappointed at all when he began singing another song – Good Guys! I love NPIH, it's still my favourite Mika record and I was so mad that he didn't sing a song from it during the tour. I really hoped for it but I knew the chances he would change his setlist in Zurich and add a NPIH song were low. But he did it in the end and I loved it! I hope I will get a chance to go to another of his shows next year as one really isn't enough but he has to add some new tour dates so I don't have to travel almost 1 400 km altogether again to see him live... However, now I'm happy I was able to be a part of at least one of his shows even though the trip was quite exhausting but it was definitely worth it!

I also have some pics...

Yesterday I was really tired after spending two nights in a bus so I'll write my report today... But first of all I wanted to share the only video I made that night. I usually don't take videos on concerts because I like to dance and if I'm taking a video, I have to stay still because otherwise the video is a mess. So I prefer to enjoy the moment and move like crazy... However, this moment was so special I made an exception. Mika was so cute...

Exactly, this is so cute, it warmed my heart... Just like out of a movie, it seems like a final scene of some comedy where the whole family is happy and together.

Time schedule: https://m.facebook.com/events/399658243974360?view=permalink&id=504152663524917 Btw, I asked the Komplex 457 on FB and you can pay there with a card or even Euro (but the rate is 1 EUR = 1 CHF).