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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!! 

30 minutes ago, QueenBigFat said:

But to create a safe space for that level of honesty and vulnerability takes years in therapy, if it is ever achieved at all. To  inspire someone to change their normally defended way of manifesting is a special gift that can only arise from the other person’s own authenticity, I think. That’s his gift. One of so many. But the one I have resonated  most deeply with from the minute I saw it.

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 ❤️

9 hours ago, QueenBigFat said:

is it only me or is it  really really difficult to stay on only one topic when discussing Mika and his work???

Omg YES, extremely hard! I can just deduce that this has something to do with what you said right here:

9 hours ago, QueenBigFat said:

who reaches so far into peoples' hearts

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.

On 9/21/2023 at 1:51 PM, CharlotteL said:

Ach blöde kurze Osterferien in Ö

Hallo, ihr habt dafür 3 Wochen länger Sommerferien!! 

On 9/8/2023 at 11:40 PM, QueenBigFat said:

The rhythms he creates, the relationship between the beat and his words….and the wonderfulness of his symbolisms. My love for his work was so strong from the beginning and it was based on just a small segment of what he does.

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:

On 9/8/2023 at 10:07 PM, QueenBigFat said:

music videos, which often I do not love in general because they rarely are about singers' songs but more become independent short films

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).

On 9/8/2023 at 10:07 PM, QueenBigFat said:

Then I saw the one he did for this song. OMG, break my heart why doncha. Watching his face collapse into pain at the end as the note faded away and all was silent….just his face. That face. Haunting. Brilliant.

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!

On 9/8/2023 at 10:07 PM, QueenBigFat said:

PS Apparently our fella spends a lot of time in his pajamas! There is a video on MFC of a day in the life, done by an Italian filmmaker, and in it Mika goes to the airport after Cannes in them, etc. Now that would be an encounter for his fans to cherish!

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 😂

37 minutes ago, holdingyourdrink said:

stumble and fall

*reads this in the melody of Tah Dah*

20 minutes ago, mellody said:

yeah, same... Strasbourg is definitely closer, and even Luxembourg is a little bit closer than Berlin. But so happy that he's coming back to Germany, even if it's kind of the other end of Germany (kind of... I'm glad it's not Flensburg ).

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:

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reflecting more and more deeply the crisis we are facing now, the desperation and despair of this moment, and how there is nothing left to do but find some final moments of joy and connection with those we love. It feels like this man can make me cry tears with the positivity of his presence, the pain he transcends, the pain he conveys

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" 😂 

17 minutes ago, Ax07 said:

You all have just received a Voucher and not the real ticket, right?

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.

46 minutes ago, CharlotteL said:

Forest bathing, nature walks and nature-gong-bathing. Not sure what any of this means but I like the vibe!

And if all fails find me at the wine tasting 👀

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

56 minutes ago, mellody said:

Forest Bathing

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 🌍🫶🌳

5 minutes ago, mellody said:

It's not possible to go to the venue by car, but only by foot, bike or shuttle buses. I don't know about the others, but I will arrive by train and then walk or take a bus for at least part of the way (if there's a good path I can walk, but not if I have to walk on the street, I'll have to see that when I'm there - unless someone knows?). So for dinner on the evening of the gig, I'd prefer it to be as close to the station Tarvisio Boscoverde as possible. I see though that most restaurants already close early, but in Tarvisio there are one or two that are open longer. Of course if everyone else is going by car and someone can take me to the restaurant and from there to the station afterwards, I'm also fine with going somewhere else.

 

I know that a bunch of MFCers are going to meet up for dinner the evening before in Villach, and I suppose they'll be going back there after the gig. So I'm not sure how many we are and if anyone needs special food.

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? 

1 hour ago, mellody said:

I would have no idea where to search for that info, but I had it saved somewhere in my brain and apparently I was right.  He confirmed it in the Italian Q&A that his fave flowers are hydrangeas.

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)!  

On 7/3/2023 at 1:40 PM, peroalessandra said:

What Is the meaning of the mushrooms? Is It the logo of a brand or Is It a symbol for something related to the concept of the new shows ?

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)  

On 3/1/2023 at 2:26 PM, mellody said:

Train tickets booked!  I'll arrive early in the morning and will leave shortly after midnight. So as the gig already is in the afternoon, I hope some of you have time to spend the evening with me in a restaurant, so I won't have to sit at the train station til midnight. 😅 Hopefully the weather will be nice, so I can enjoy the beautiful landscape until it gets dark.

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 🌸🥰