MissMagpie

1 hour ago, holdingyourdrink said:

In Brussels my friend told me that she couldn’t hear Mika speak during the first songs and Mika seemed to communicate with his sound technician (in Italian, which was a very funny moment, calling him his “sweetie banana” in the end ) to fix it. I had however no problem hearing him speak. The only difference between her and me was that I had ear protection in, which reduces up to 20+ decibel. So in that particular moment I don’t think people couldn’t hear him because the sound wasn’t on, I think because it was way too loud and therefore not balanced.

I am still on the fence about whether calling someone your sweetie banana in that situation is very cute or just mildly passive-aggressive. 

1 hour ago, holdingyourdrink said:

The security was very reliable, strict and I have encountered moments where they were friendly, but also incredibly unfriendly. (For example when we were waiting outside for Mika at the back exit and his trucks needed room - they were very rude to my friend in a wheelchair who can’t just “roll away”, especially since people were not backing up quickly enough and she didn’t have room to move out of the way. That moment deserved more understanding, patience and consideration from security staff’s side). 
 

Location was great, pretty much in the middle of the city! Which is great if you are looking for something to eat. 

I agree, it seems like they were quite strict (which is not necessarily a bad thing, at least I personally did not take notice of any rude or unjustified behaviour or comment by a member of the staff/security).

The way your friend was treated is unacceptable though, I am sorry to hear this. Of course they can ask you to move away in this situation, but there is no reason to be rude and reproachful right-away.

Thank you to everyone who posted their pictures, videos and impressions. It was my first Mika gig, so I filmed very little and fully enjoyed not seeing him on a small screen for once. 

I've been to a lot of concerts before, but the atmosphere here was simply stunning. Such a burst of colours and energy, I enjoyed every second of it - and we at least got Jane Birkin, yay! I would have appreciated more French songs from the new album, but in the end I am just very happy with how things went and grateful for hearing so many of the "classics" live for the first time. Already super excited to attend more gigs in the future.

It was also lovely to meet so many other fans from all across Europe before the show, that made queuing much more fun. Thank you as well to the MFCers who organized the queuing/numbering system.

I actually have a question to those of you who attended several gigs of this tour: Did you notice similar sound issues in Berlin as in Amsterdam or Brussels? The sound quality in Berlin seemed fine to me, but then again I might not be able to judge this without comparison. I personally liked the venue (friendly staff, quick security check and great location). Would be interesting to hear what you thought about it and how it compares to other venues of the tour.  

1 hour ago, holdingyourdrink said:

 

The choice to not include French songs was such a shame, but I do understand why he would add Billy Brown and Good Guys in Amsterdam: Amsterdam is a Pride capital, the first to marry same-sex couples AND the Netherlands is the first country to legalize it. It may sound far fetched, but being Amsterdam born, I understood the reference and in my mind he customized it for this city. 

(I may be way off of course  we never know with him!)

Love this thought. It hadn’t crossed my mind, but this could have influenced the song choice of course.

The songs I mentioned still don’t really fit the AC concept for me, but I like the idea that he might pick individual songs with a nod to the city or country. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for Rio in Berlin then  (I know, I know … not going to happen )

14 hours ago, mellody said:

 

If you have ideas, just post them. Maybe we can in fact include signs like this. I know German fans (well, ONE fan) who don't like the French songs and will be happy about the changes, they will stick to the welcome back signs. But there will also be French fans present, and fans who would love to hear the French songs live (again, or for the first time). Maybe they prefer a sign like Bienvenue a Berlin. We just have to be careful that the vibe of it stays nice and not sarcastic... my post was half joke, half frustration about the setlist changes, but the signs should be a warm welcome message as in "we love you AND we love your French and English songs, new and old ones, and we're happy to welcome you back to Germany also with this French album". How to express that?

I am so with you on that. As I just said in another thread, I am not too happy about the setlist changes in Amsterdam (and then presumably in Berlin too). Would love to hear songs from QTTFT. Is it possible that he'll actually "take requests" from our signs and spontaneously sing more French songs if they were not sound-checked in this specific venue?

You are absolutely right, we'd have to keep it friendly and not harsh. I love "Bonjour à Berlin".   Maybe also simple, positive things like "We love your French songs", "Please sing in French for us", etc. The JB fan action sounds good too.

I absolutely agree with you all. As a rather new German fan, I am ofc excited to hear a lot of the classics as I've never heard them live before. And I'm sure it's going to be an amazing concert, regardless of the exact setlist.

Nevertheless, I must admit I don't understand the Amsterdam setlist ... It really seems like he and his team might underestimate the audiences in non-French speaking countries. It was promoted as a tour for his new French album, so surely many people who bought tickets knew that there would be at least 4-5 French songs (even if they don't necessarily understand the language), especially as AC is the name of the entire international tour...

Even if he wanted to drop the French songs altogether, several lesser known English songs come to mind that would fit in very nicely with the overall theme of "Club Apocalypso" as some of you already said (Last Party, Tomorrow, Promiseland, maybe even Overrated and Who's gonna love me now?). Happy Ending, Any Other World and Love Today are excellent choices in this context, but Rain, Billy Brown or Lollipop seem less on topic imo.

Anyway, I'm really looking forward to the show and just hope he feels comfortable with whatever songs he picks.    
 

On 3/28/2024 at 11:59 PM, QueenBigFat said:

Peonies are my absolute favorite flowers ever! So… peonies and Mika! You have great taste!

Always nice to (e-)meet like-minded people!

And great idea with the jar, don't we all need one?  

On 3/29/2024 at 1:01 PM, Kumazzz said:

@MissMagpie

Welcome to the MFC

 

I'm Eriko from Japan, hope you having fun at here, love your profile pic ( peony ?)

 

If you're looking for something at all MIKA or MFC related, you can come here and ask.

 

Any pictures, videos, interviews and facts in the News section where it takes too long to search through our many pages, or you're just being lazy, or the search option isn't being too accurate, or you want to talk to a real person...

 

 

Thank you - yes, a peony indeed!  

13 hours ago, TinyLove_CJ said:

Hello @MissMagpie 

 

It's never too late to join the Mika party! We're always up for a good time here!

 

I'm noticing a lot more German fans recently, I guess those new festival dates are really working for Mika to encourage more people to discover his awesome music! I'm sure you'll make friends here too

 

Will you be seeing him this year?

Yes, I will! In Berlin.

Thank you everyone for the kind words.  

Hello, Salut and Ciao everyone!

I am Kat (/MissMagpie), a music and language enthusiast from Germany, and only recently became part of the Mika fan world (I am very late to the party, I know ...).

My journey has been very similar to that of several other members: I've re-discovered Mika's music through Eurovision and realized that I used to love his music when I was younger. I tumbled down the rabbit hole and ended up here.

Lovely to meet you all. 

Mika's music became an important part of my daily life and I also fell in love with a few of his lesser known gems such as Good Gone Girl, Make you Happy, Rio, J'ai pas envie, Blue ... It's nice to have found a place where people know these songs without a Google search.  

Thank you so much for this platform and all the interesting content. x