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  1. 8 minutes ago, mellody said:

     

    Exactly, it's just small pieces of coloured paper. We did the same in Carcassonne 2022 - and it's basically the small (and more environment-friendly) version of the 2019 fanaction at Bercy, where we had A4 papers to create a rainbow (if it had worked out :rolleyes:) What a waste, thinking about it now, lol! 😅

     

    Actually for Carcassonne I had stolen this idea of the small papers from a Harry Styles concert. :teehee: It's so much more practical!

     

    24 minutes ago, ClownInACollar said:

    I'm going to Manchester as well! I would have been hoping for some kind of thing to take part in as well.

    Yeah, for the coloured lights in Annecy there was a group that were giving out pieces of coloured post-it notes to put over your phone torch. I'm assuming it was a similar, more colour-coordinated situation in Bercy as well.

     

     

    I still have one on my mobile (the blue one, the rose is Mika's confetti I took of the floor after the gig in Bercy)

     

     

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  2. 8 minutes ago, goose said:

    Box is now underway! I may change the joint from a Dovetail because my dovetail saw is facing some issues at the mo and is in need of a some repairs. The box will still look pretty much the same though😉. I'll share some photos by next Friday.

    Also, I'd love to be involved in this (if it works from being in the seats)!

    I will be in the seats!

    But it's for everybody. The venue is not so big as those in France.

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  3. 36 minutes ago, stelly78 said:

    So yes I'm registered it just in case, but since you're also now on social medias which are way easier to use than a forum, why whould I struggle with that huge website when you could just have post a link of your list on others platforms??

     

    I really hope that in the future, this kind of thing will be organised in a fairer-way and that whatever what kind of Mika fan we are we get the same chance to enjoy his wonderful shows.

     

    7 minutes ago, Hero said:

    I really don't understand why people find the forum so difficult to use. It's a common format used across many organisations.  None of us are born with this knowledge, we join up, read the guides, and learn through usage. If we don't understand something, we ask for help from other users. Yes there's a slight learning curve as you get to grips with it, but it's worth it once you understand what it offers. 

     

     

     

    I am wondering why fans spending 10-12 hours in a queue can't find 15 minutes to sit down with a fan knowing how the website works to learn how to use it in an efficient way?

     

    It's the fastest way. No need to watch any tutorials. Just practice on your own screen.

    It's not a rocket science and as Andrea said there are many websites using this format.

     

    But I am wondering as well if the format of this website a real reason that  some fans don't want to register?

     

    But just one more thing: don't be surprised that "benefits" for MFCer are pretty rare. Only when you hear about it too late creates a big buzz in social medias. During my 6 years being here I managed maybe 2-3 times to get one. 

    So this whole benefits issue is really overrated.

     

    As Deb explained Mika is the owner of this website. He pays for the domain. Only Mika can close it if he wants. But I don't think he will do it because some random unhappy fans want it to be done. I think it would be more beneficial to make a peace with MFC and take advantage of informations posted here.

     

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  4. On 1/30/2024 at 11:52 AM, Anna Ko Kolkowska said:

    This night an idea for a fan action came to me.

     

    I think about small flags of countries the fans come from. Paper or fabric made of.

    I mean small flags (not bigger than A4 format and without a stick of course!).

     

    I had this idea - which is not new - and then it recalled me this situation which happened years ago in the UK when Mika sung one of his French songs and he heard one English fan complaining about it. It hurt Mika a lot. But at the end of the concert fans prepared this fan action with international flags. 

     

    So this time Mika will sing several (a bigger part) songs in French and it would be a great parabola joining these two gigs after so many years. Now he has been invited to the UK to sing in French!

    London is this special place where fans from all over the world come so if we bring our flags it should make a big effect.

    And (I think) people will not throw them on the floor after the concert so no problem with leaving garbage in the venue.

     

     

    And I thought about the song Passager for this fan action.

     

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    As we are approaching the London gig I would like to get back to my idea of a fan action with flags.

     

    We don't need to ask everybody present in the venue to have a flag of his/her respective country.

    But if a part of us lifts a flag during one song it would give an effect.

     

    So I propose to make flags not bigger than A4 format.

     

    As Mika doesn't sing Passager, I propose to raise our flags during Any Other World.

    It's almost at the end of the gig just before We Are Golden and I think Mika will keep this part of the setlist.

     

     

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  5. Wow, I have to say I surprised myself this time. I came back home yesterday from Paris. I managed to upload my videos on YouTube and today I wrote a report on my website!

    So I can share it with you here :original:

     

    And finally the day has come. 25th of March. The day of the concert in Paris at the Accor Arena, known for years as Bercy.

    I admit that I was really looking forward to this concert.

    In 2019, in December, I chose a concert in Lille that took place a few days earlier. Plus, Bercy was scheduled just before Christmas. Later, of course, I regretted it. This concert was also filmed and later shown many times on French television. One of the important moments was a fan action with paper airplanes thrown on stage during the song Paloma. Mika had to hold back his tears very hard. For all of us, this moment is a historic moment. There was also a second fan action that did not take place. The plan was to create a rainbow in the seated area using sheets of A4 paper in six colors. Unfortunately, Alias - the agency organizing Mika's concerts in France - found out that the fans wanted to bring hundreds of sheets of colored paper into the venue and absolutely did not agree to it. Security began confiscating reams of paper at the entrance to the facility. The Fan Club was even threatened with being charged for additional cleaning fees. Generally speaking, the atmosphere was heavy. Fortunately, the action with the planes was successful and now everyone can watch it on TV (or on social media).

    Why am I mentioning this, you ask? Because this year we managed to make a rainbow. This time there was no risk of cluttering the facility as we used small pieces of colored paper to cover the lights on our phones. And we chose a special moment - the song Moi, Andy et Paris.

    I handled the purple and blue sectors. Over an hour of walking from seat to seat and explaining to people what was going on and how to behave. But I'm telling you, it was worth the sacrifice :-)

    After thirty seconds, Mika noticed what happened and stopped singing. You are beautiful! - he exclaimed.

    And at the end of the song he asked us to hide the lights and darken the room. "Today we are being recorded and I would like that France and even Europe to see this rainbow that appeared in the seated area. Hide the lights and get ready for a rainbow explosion.... In Paris, when you paint a rainbow, it looks like THIS! !!!!!"

    And then we showed our colorful lights :-)

    Wasn't it beautiful?

     

     

     

    Max's partner - Chloe took such a beautiful photo.

    It is true that the red and orange colors are not very exposed, but it was difficult to find the right number of people sitting in those sectors who could hand out colored paper.

     

     

    But let's go back to the beginning of the concert. This time I had a seated ticket. In the front row, but quite far from the stage. This gave me a good view of the entire venue. I saw the stage, I saw two large screens showing close-ups of Mika, and in the back of the audience there was a "burning jeep" that we know from the C'est la vie music video.

     

    Since it was my fifth concert, I could concentrate on watching the entire show. Lights, screens, audience. I tried to film the moments when Mika speaks or improvises, because this is what makes the concert unique and special.

    The setlist was "standard", i.e. 19 songs, which Mika performed at most gigs on this tour.

    Of course, I got chills down my spine at the beginning of the show, when a covered cage is brought onto the stage. Music that creates tension and anxiety: what is hidden under the white cloth?

     

     

     

    Of course, everything I recorded can be found on my YouTube channel. I'm sorry that the image is not very stable, but I felt obliged to prove to Mika that the "seated" audience can also move their four letters :-) And there was so much going on around!

    I will only comment on some moments. (oops, it's much more than some moments :bleh: )

     

    Underwater - Mika said that this song has a special connection with this place. And this place belongs to the audience. Then he joked that he hadn't said hello yet: Good evening, seated part (I don't know if there is an English word? in French it's gradins).

    Of course, he wanted us to get up. He didn't have to wait long. We not only stood up, but also started stomping and shouting! The seated part is waking up, Mika commented with a laugh.

     

    Mika: What we are about to do has almost become a tradition thanks to this venue (I admit that I was afraid that Mika would ask us to turn on the lights on our phones and our fan action would fail. Fortunately, he meant singing together)

     

    It's your turn. One, two, one two three.... Underwater!!!!!!

     

    And at this point, the seated audience is usually not up to the task and can barely be heard. But......

    Mika: I admit that... It would be better for me if it didn't work out for you... but you sing very well, especially up there.
    Hello, enfants terrible from the pit - Mika turned to the people standing in front of the stage. Are you ready? One, two, one two three... Underwater!!!!!!!!

     

    Of course, enfants terrible always sing very loudly :-)

     

    Mika: See? But that's normal. To sing, you need to use your mouth, throat, belly, but also... buttocks. Like those people far over there! They understand this well (Mika pointed to the people standing far at the back of the venue), and buttocks that rest on comfortable chairs cannot work well and sing well. (Well, I guess everyone got the hint and got up from their chairs)

     

     

    Small venue or large venue, with the song Big Girl, Mika takes Max and they go into the audience. It was the same in Bercy, equipped with a "burning jeep" at the back of the pit area on a hydraulic lift. When Mika reached it, he climbed onto it and the car started up. He told us a story of the Butterfly Lounge then he took way back to the stage, cutting through the group in front of him again.

     

     

    I was very curious what Mika would do this time during the song Elle Me Dit. It's always a pure improvisation :-) So it started with reading the panels prepared by the fans standing closer to the stage. Mika got an invitation for a kebab. He didn't want to read some of the inscriptions aloud.

    Finally, he decided that he was tired and would invite a few fans on the stage. Then he sat down and told the chosen ones to "work" :-) And just like it happened in Montpellier, at one point the fans grabbed his arms and legs and started spinning around. It was enough for Mika to feel better, get a vitamin injection and be able to dance again :-)

     

     

     

    The audience was very active. And when Mika started playing an old song known in England as "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", people quickly started to sing along. Mika likes when we are active :-)

     

     

     

    Then it was time for C'est la vie. Yes, you have to watch this piece from a distance to appreciate every detail of the performance: the play of light, the music, the Club Apocalypso neon sign and... Mika standing on the neon sign, which slowly goes down, twinkling disco-like and sending out streaks of sparks from time to time.

     

     

     

    You absolutely have to watch at least this short clip of Happy Ending. I started recording towards the end, when Mika improvises or tells a story. This time I saw something that you usually don't see from the front rows. A forest of hands with fingers arranged in the shape of a heart. It wasn't only the first few rows. It was almost an entire standing area. As well as many people in the seated area. I honestly admit that I had tears in my eyes. This is the message of "little bit of love"...

    Mika sang very cleanly and very long the high notes. This year I love listening to Happy Ending live again.

     

     

    We are slowly approaching the end of the concert. Love Today.

    The day before, Nina and I were wondering whether Mika would wear his black suit with blue feathers. During several recent concerts, he wore a white "sailor" suit for this song.

    And yes! Love Today begins and Mika appears on stage in a feathered costume. We will fly with him. This song always triggers incredible joy and ecstasy in me.

    Sorry, but the moment Mika asked to turn off the lights and counted to three, I turned off the camera to jump and dance with everyone present in Bercy.

     

     

    Sorry, but I'll add a video from Any Other World here. When viewed from a distance, this piece also takes on a new dimension. I've already recorded it several times and I wasn't supposed to do it in Paris, but when I saw the visualizations it forced me to turn on my camera.

     

     

     

    We Are Golden closes the entire show. I've seen this performance many times. This song is one of Mika's flagship songs. This time the package included not only fireworks but also a background visualization and pink confetti!!!!! This moment reminded me of my impressions from the concert in Arena di Verona in 2022, where tons of confetti fell on us, making us ecstatic :-) Now it was similar.

     

     

    I am very glad that this concert was recorded. It will  be wonderful to watch it on TV again, or maybe on DVD? It was a show that mirrored most of the shows on the Apocalypse Calypso Tour. So if you've been to one of them, it will be a beautiful memory. And if you couldn't be at any of the concerts, this recording will show you all the best that Mika has offered us this year.

     

    We have now a series of performances outside France ahead. And finally, on April 16, the concert in Brest which was postponed from March 7. And then there are festivals.

     

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  6. 1 hour ago, Happymika_by_celine said:

    Hi,

    I'm sorry but my Lyon video was just removed from YouTube for copyright infringement by Universal Music Group. :tears: I just received a warning and I don't know how to appeal? This may do the same thing for Paris Bercy, and if I receive several warnings, my YouTube channel may close, which of course I don't want. Does anyone know what to do in this specific circumstance please?

    Thank you for your help.

     

    Celine. Usually Mika songs have copyright but they are allowed to be posted (I mean concert versions) on YouTube.

    But I had a problem with Zodi theme at the end of the show - when Mika and his musicians make a bow.

    When I posted a separate short video I received a warning and YouTube blocked it.

     

    So I suppose that if you post songs separately it's not a problem - the videos are not monetized but are not blocked nor have any restrictions.

    So maybe your video has been removed because of this short instrumental part from Zodi and Tehu?

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  7. 44 minutes ago, Kumazzz said:

     

    I've read "Le Parisian" ( they sponsored Mika tour ) but nothing about the show.

     

    44 minutes ago, Kumazzz said:

     

    I've read "Le Parisian" ( they sponsored Mika tour ) but nothing about the show.

     

     

    I tried to check the press at the airport but I found nothing.

     

    Just this in the Internet.

    https://www.leparisien.fr/etudiant/sortir/paris/eve-mika-bercy-popb/

     

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  8. EDIT: FOUND!

     

    Anybody would like to exchange seated ticket in Berlin for standing one?

    I will arrive to Berlin about 2 hours before the show and I have a standing ticket.

     

    So if you have a good seated place but you prefer to be in the pit send me a PM.

  9. 7 minutes ago, Prisca said:

    Will the doors open at 18.00 or 18.30? At all Mika gigs so far it has been 1.5 hours before the concert. But the Accor Arena says that the doors open 2 hours before for concerts and 1.5 hours for sporting events.

    On Accor Arena on Twitter they say the door opening at 18:00.

    I think it's because it is a huge venue and more people to check.

    As France in in a red alert antiterrorism it would take more time for checking.

     

     

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