Mubbin Sarina

Guys, am I tripping? What is the "C‘est La Vietta" version? Because it is, in fact, NOT on YouTube? Or is this related to the ominous karaoke version (that honestly is just the lyric video all over again…)?

Thanks @holdingyourdrink for the link to that interview, and thanks for @QueenBigFat for opening the discussion again – otherwise I probably would've never found this one! What an intensive interview indeed Definitely creates the feeling and notion of a classic Freudian psychoanalysis session, but I also think that's why it works. I watched the whole thing and omg the way he can't even look at the screen when Yasmine's video message is shown, I feel like he was actually fighting the tears :')

From experience, sometimes, organizers / venues make a couple of tickets available as the date approaches and they know about the artist’s stage set up. However, I purchased a ticket without being 100% sure I can attend, and I will know by the end of the year / beginning of next year whether or not I can. Should I not be able to: I will definitely post about it here in order to find people to sell my ticket to:)

Yayy love this new chat and loved reading what's already been added Will need to think about how to elaborate on this even further (apart from the paragraph @CharlotteL was so kind to share), because Mika affected so many different spheres of my life – it's hard to put that into words, but I will definitely come back to this when I'm in the right place of mind (and got the time) to think about it :))

Oof, okay, I’m not sure whether I’ll be able to actually attend this because I already have so many days to take off at work for (MIKA and other artists’) concerts. But for language and setlist reasons, I really love seeing Mika in the UK, so I just bought a ticket for this as London is definitely the city easiest to reach, just in case I can make it work. Let‘s hope!!

Stooop, this is so beautiful! My, very unpoetic, two cents: The phrase "the gift that keeps on giving" gets a whole new meaning, with Mika being the gift lol^^ Hope to read more of your so incredibly articulate stuff here ❤️

Omg YES, extremely hard! I can just deduce that this has something to do with what you said right here: He really does! I mean, just look at the way he made you talk about yourself in the first paragraph, he's like a therapist! Loved reading that, by the way! I'm glad the forum gives you the opportunity to keep writing as you're evidently super good at it! He seems to be able to activate people's creativity with his own creativity (or, how you put it: the inspiration he inspires!! xD)! When we queued for the Bristol gig, everybody sat down to do something crafty: we made crêpe paper flowers (you should've seen the look on his face when he saw the flowery and colorful first row!!), I remember one person doing embroidery, another one was making bracelets, then (maybe you've seen this) one person (Elizabeth) arrived with this wooden box she carpentered and painted herself, and then we all wrote little notes to put into it and for him to read. I've been to so many concerts in my life but I've never seen this much dedication, creativity, positivity, acceptance, sense of community and belonging, and passion in a fandom – truly inspiring.

Hallo, ihr habt dafür 3 Wochen länger Sommerferien!!

Ahhhh, YES, I can only agree with holdingyourdrink (Michelle) here! He said it a lot himself: He likes to have the most lively, happy sounding and upbeat track accompany the most devastating, sad and heart-wrenching lyrics. He's really one of a kind when it comes to that, and I believe the "relationship between the beat and his words", like you put it so well, is really what makes his music so unique! I don't know any other artist that does that so geniusly!! ❤️

Hey @QueenBigFat! I am SO SO sorry for not seeing your replies earier; I got so busy, I was only able to catch up with notifications, but I probably should've checked this thread out nonetheless 😥 Regarding this: Same!! I literally have this note on my phone about things I wouldn't let my production team force me to do if I were in the music biz, and one of those things is "Only narrative music videos that accurately visualizes the story of the song OR an abstract music video that's at least somehow related to the song" 😂 I do love a lot of Mika's music videos - admittedly not all of them, especially some of the recent ones (but as long as he's in them, it's never "bad", right? xD). The one for Last Party, however, I also wholeheartedly adore. It really couldn't be more simple, yet genius. Not only does he look staggeringly gorgeous in it, the emotions really convey and reach me 100%. And I do think it was the best choice for this song - artistically, I mean. I think visualizing what it's actually about (in the ostensible sense, not the meaning it has for some of us, as talked about above) would've a) been really difficult and b) could've crossed a line, especially considering he even called upon Brian May to ask for permission to release the song in the first place! And just LMAO at this ahahah! I would love to meet him in his PJs xD

Or maybe that anti-gravity shoe mechanism Michael Jackson used for Smooth Criminal would be something for Mika; the shoes are only $ 300, I just read 😂

*reads this in the melody of Tah Dah*

I’m still debating whether or not to go to Strasbourg as it‘s a weekend, too. But I’m gonna wait for the additional shows to be announced and then see if something suits me or if there‘re still tickets available for Strasbourg 🙈 And yes, Flensburg would be even more at the back of beyond 😂

Literally any date in the Netherlands or Belgium is closer to where I live in Germany, but being German, you can’t miss his Germany comeback concert, can you? Extremely pumped 💃🏼❤️

Aww @QueenBigFat, I'm so sorry, I've only just seen this!! And well, thank YOU for this ❤️ I'm so glad you discovered Mika and the forum, and that you can at least take some joy in watching videos of him perform:) I also watched a couple of videos from the shows in Korea and Japan and wish I had been able to attend them, the atmosphere seemed electrifying (also loved it when he came back in his PJs for an unplanned encore in Tokyo and sang Billy Brown :D). And this: So beautifully phrased ❤️ I feel that. So deeply. In the light of everything that breaks on the new, really, all you can do is wrap your arms around everybody because if we're all gonna die, let's party... I was lucky enough to witness him perform this live in Bristol in May, by the way. The band started playing it during sound check and I didn't wanna get my hopes up, but he ended up actually doing it! I cried like a baby during his performance, even though he forgot the lyrics of the second verse, and the girl next to me and I had to help him from the first row by screaming them at him 😅 He then changed "this is what happens when you stay out late" to "this is what happens when you forget the words to your songs and people in the front row teach them to you" 😂

I’ve received a real ticket, a print-at-home one as a PDF file from ticketone. It should have two barcodes, two QR coded and should read stampa@casa at the top.

The nature conservation student and the lonely alcoholic in me (both go hand in hand the closer exams get) feels this vibe haha🍷

Is forest bathing an activity? 🤣

Since I just donated for Mika's 40th birthday project (reforestation initiative in Lebanon) and referred to Last Party in my donation note, I thought I might as well drop it here, as it's at least somewhat analytical of the song, too, I guess "Enjoy the party 'cause this is our last." In an interview with Billboard, Mika talked about his song Last Party being only "in a sense" about Freddie Mercury's infamous multi-day party that he allegedly threw after being tested HIV-positive. Mika said that this myth made him think about how we deal with terrible news in general, and that he wanted to convey the "strange combination of terrible news and that rush of adrenaline". So for me, taking the line "if it's the end of the world" more literal than it's meant, the song was always about the terrible news concerning the state of our environment that reach us every day, too. It's humankind's last party. Trying to live our lives to the fullest, even more so after realizing that we won't be able to do that for much longer, is what Mika describes as the "strange combination of terrible news and that rush of adrenaline" for me. That's why I donated. To have more rushes of adrenaline, but less terrible news. And I know Mika cares 🌍🫶🌳

When I referred to "the venue", I meant the place where parking will be possible. From there, it's a 10-min drive to the restaurant I suggested. It's even closer to the venue than Tarvisio is:) My friend and I are already taking @CharlotteL and @jatspeedy, so not sure about a vacant seat in the car Despite being based in Villach at the time of the concert, I won't be able to make it to the dinner the night before, as I'm at a different concert then

Re: dinner Since the venue is quite remote already, restaurants, let alone restaurants that meet special needs like vegan / gluten-free etc. options, are quite sparse. I did find this establishment, though, that does offer vegetarian and vegan options as well as options for people suffering from intolerances and allergies: https://www.happycow.net/reviews/locanda-mandi-fusine-in-valromana-242411 Taking the actual concert venue as a starting point, it's a 10-min car drive away. I assume most of us, if not all, are going to arrive by car due to the special nature of the venue anyway, so I personally think it would be a realistic option! What does everybody think?

Ahh, no way did I get a verified answer to my question only weeks after asking Thanks for letting me know and "chapeau" to your internalized Mikapedia (this emoji is long af and hilarious LMAO)!

I also think that the fungi go hand in hand with his love for nature, flowers or flora of any kind - also aesthetically:) And I always feel like they kind of stand for down-to-earthness, which is also an attribute I'd associate with Mika (at least in regard to his mindset haha)

Also late response but I’d also love to join dinner, on condition that it’s okay if my best friend (who‘s not in the MFC…yet, hopefully!) can come along:)

Hi everyone! Sorry, I’m super late to the (last xD) party, but here‘re some pictures and videos I took at the m&g in Bristol last week. Loved every second of it and meeting so many lovely people 🌸🥰 IMG_8799.mov IMG_8800.mov IMG_8807.mov