Gracekelly85 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Thanks so much Racha for the report and the vids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomomi Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Thank you enigma and chesire cat for your lovely reports. I'll watch the videos when I get home....can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiza Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Amazing reports Enigma and Racha!!! I'm really happy for both of you!! I'm sure this muct have been a very special gig:wub2: Thanks everyone for the pics and thank you Racha for the videos:flowers2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilseh1983 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 OMG that was just the most fun gig ever! Haven't been back to see other posts so this may be repeating stuff, but anyway here goes with brief report. The setting was the most exquisite setting for a gig that you could imagine. Quite breathtaking with the ruins all lit up, and the stage was just a mass of sunflowers - beautiful. It was all seated, but the second Mika came on everyone stood up, and a few people ran to the stage, swiftly followed by hoardes of us - so my seat got used for about 10 seconds before I was out of it and to the front. Yay, front row - if a bit to the side. Security did try to send us all back but it was a hopeless task as none of us were budging, and then John came along and told them to leave us where we were! Set list - started with Relax, then BG, SITM, Dr John, BB., forget what came next, then KA + Rain, then got distracted by another swarm of security guys trying to move us as a couple of people had managed to get onstage and they were panicking (but we still wouldn't budge!!! And then someone from Mika's organisation told them all to go away and leave us alone, so they slunk off again! Victory!).. Further on there was OMS, HE, Love Today, WAG, GK, Lollipop. Oh and yes there were BG/LGs for the death march and at the end. The funniest bit was of course the seat-cushions being hurled all over the place (well there weren't any balloons!) And the stage ended up just awash with the things, despite Mika's attempts to gather them up by the arnful and hurl them back out! He said (referring to the cushion mayhem) that he was so proud to be half Lebanese! By the end of the show there had been a full-scale stage invasion with dozens of people getting up there, and the secirity guys had just given up completely! I think quite a few of Mika's family were there - I saw his sister who was looking as cold as I was as we seemed to be the only people there not wearing tons of warm clothes! Mika and all the guys looked like they were really really enjoying themselves, and the crowd was great - everyone up and dancing even at the back. I did manage to take a couple of pix, as I took my bag, camera and mobile in. Never even saw a bag deposit place, and no-one stopped people taking pix so don't know what all that stuff that came with the ticket was about!!?! Oh, my pix look fairly rubbish becsuse I am simply too exciteable to control a camera! I'll see what they look like when I get home, although It may not be till after Eden! Anyway it's 2.30am now and I have a long flight back tomorrow so guess I should go to bed! I wouldn't have missed this trip for the world, and I just thank Mika for being the perfect excuse for visiting Lebanon, which is GREAT by the way. I'm not sure any gig will top this one! But then I've never been to the Eden Project before so you never know! thanks for your report, it sounds really amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyJaneJJ Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Thank you for amazing reports and pics, vid Enigma and Racha:huglove: what a brilliant show ever! I wish I was there..you guys so lucky! and I'm so happy he welcome back his birthplace there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilseh1983 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Hello evrybody! I hope you enjoyed the live feed of the gig.. it was so much fun... one of the best gigs ever! as I said before, I didnt have a camera on me so everything i took was with my horrible mobile phone camera.. so the quality is horrible.. and you will need to use your imagination.. Sorry to hear that Enigma froze.. I knew how the weather is going to be and had extra jacket on me.. but the weather was beautiful.. the set fantastic.. so much effort is made to make it look amazing.. the overall crowd had so many diverse ages and social groups... all had one thing in common their love of music and partying.. and they proved it to Mika.. the only difference is that not everybody knew all the lyrics word for word (which is more common in Europe)... but everyone shook their hips and jumped up and down... of course, like in every gig, there will be those off teenage girls and boys that invade the stage and try to hug mika... but the overall crowd was civilized and genuinely enjoyed their time.. the location is magical.. I have seen a concert there before.. .it it always gives me goose bumps to be in the middle of a magical Roman temple with thousands of people enjoying music.. Mr Penniman had so much energy.. he was friendly and at ease... big smile at all times... very theatrical as usual... I sensed a great vibe from the whole band.. like they are a bunch of friends performing.. . His voice was great.. too bad my video doesn't give it justice... For a Lebanese, it sure made me proud as he mentioned it several times how proud he is.. .and jokingly explained how weak is his arabic.. although it wasn't at all.. and I was very impressed with his vocab ... though his accent is that of an English man The show was entertaining.. he was very energetic.. .like he drank a dozen of red bulls... over my shoulder was amazing.. his voice intact.. and the whole crowd froze in amazement... he dedicated it to us... and told us that he always wanted to sing it in Lebanon since he wrote it at the age of 15.. . We are Golden started the craziness... this is when the whole crowd took the seat cushions out and started throwing them in the air... it sort of reminded me of my graduation day when we all threw our hats ... Mika was pleasantly surprised and even started reciprocating by throwing a bunch of cushions back at the crowd .. this stayed till the end... when he left and the stage invasion started... I was exhausted and had to leave immediately... saw John the manager and said hello.. he was the same gentleman as always.. saw the cameraman... as always taking footage of the event... I have some low resolution pictures that are really bad.. but if you want I can upload... will also share the videos.. though I only took 2 since i didnt have a good camera and didnt want to waste it looking into a lense instead of jumping up and down xxx thanks for your report, it sounds absolutely amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikjass Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 THANK YOU Enigma & Racha!!!! Sounds like a fabulous night! Will check out pictures and videos now... thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracekelly85 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 more pics founded now on web: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANI56 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 http://starscene.dailystar.com.lb/featured/2010/06/mika-kicks-off-baalbeck-international-festival-2010/ On June 24th, Mika gave a lively performance at Baalbeck International Festival 2010 with a colorful setting of flowers and bright colors singing his popular hits and engaging with a crowd he knows so well. Some of his popular hits was “Relax, Take it Easy” which brought him international attention. In 2007, Mika release “Grace Kelly”, then, Mika was known as an artist with talent, creativity and catchy tunes. His career has been skyrocketing since 2006 and he is still going strong. Amongst the Baalbeck ruins, Mika, once again in Lebanon, proved that he is an artist worthy of opening an international festival such as this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiza Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 fantastic pics:wub2: grazie michela!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IngeGOLDEN Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 GREAT REPORTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Great pictures and thnx for the reports... Look at this tweet I received from @Jennhaddad when I told her I loved the pillowfighting... @Dutchy_07 yes it was sthg very funny and he was so accepting of it although he got hit right in the middle of his face but kept smiling... Guess he was lucky it was a pillow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Hello evrybody! I hope you enjoyed the live feed of the gig.. it was so much fun... one of the best gigs ever! as I said before, I didnt have a camera on me so everything i took was with my horrible mobile phone camera.. so the quality is horrible.. and you will need to use your imagination.. Sorry to hear that Enigma froze.. I knew how the weather is going to be and had extra jacket on me.. but the weather was beautiful.. the set fantastic.. so much effort is made to make it look amazing.. the overall crowd had so many diverse ages and social groups... all had one thing in common their love of music and partying.. and they proved it to Mika.. the only difference is that not everybody knew all the lyrics word for word (which is more common in Europe)... but everyone shook their hips and jumped up and down... of course, like in every gig, there will be those off teenage girls and boys that invade the stage and try to hug mika... but the overall crowd was civilized and genuinely enjoyed their time.. the location is magical.. I have seen a concert there before.. .it it always gives me goose bumps to be in the middle of a magical Roman temple with thousands of people enjoying music.. Mr Penniman had so much energy.. he was friendly and at ease... big smile at all times... very theatrical as usual... I sensed a great vibe from the whole band.. like they are a bunch of friends performing.. . His voice was great.. too bad my video doesn't give it justice... For a Lebanese, it sure made me proud as he mentioned it several times how proud he is.. .and jokingly explained how weak is his arabic.. although it wasn't at all.. and I was very impressed with his vocab ... though his accent is that of an English man The show was entertaining.. he was very energetic.. .like he drank a dozen of red bulls... over my shoulder was amazing.. his voice intact.. and the whole crowd froze in amazement... he dedicated it to us... and told us that he always wanted to sing it in Lebanon since he wrote it at the age of 15.. . We are Golden started the craziness... this is when the whole crowd took the seat cushions out and started throwing them in the air... it sort of reminded me of my graduation day when we all threw our hats ... Mika was pleasantly surprised and even started reciprocating by throwing a bunch of cushions back at the crowd .. this stayed till the end... when he left and the stage invasion started... I was exhausted and had to leave immediately... saw John the manager and said hello.. he was the same gentleman as always.. saw the cameraman... as always taking footage of the event... I have some low resolution pictures that are really bad.. but if you want I can upload... will also share the videos.. though I only took 2 since i didnt have a good camera and didnt want to waste it looking into a lense instead of jumping up and down xxx Thanks for the report, Racha! Sounds like it was a magical night! And thanks for the live feed too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessa Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Thanks for the reports Enigma and Racha !Glad to see it was an awesome gig The decoration with sunflowers looks amazing too and the pics are great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojotje Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 GREAT REPORTS Looks like one big party! Like all the others I wished I'd been there! Thank you all for your reports and pictures. And the video with the cussion fight! Amazing, you can see the fun everybody was having! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilStar Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 (edited) i found this:wub2: WAG and pillows!! (ok, more pillows than WAG:roftl:) EDIT: theres GK also and at like 4:30 he stops singing cause people get onstage and hes giggling.. wow what a crazy gig!! Edited June 25, 2010 by LilStar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilStar Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 and a few more pics i found:wub2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilStar Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 For Wonka of course:mf_rosetinted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubitus Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Oh wow thank you so much everyone ! I was away today and I've only just seen all these pictures and videos , a BIG THANK YOU to Enigma and Racha , We love you , you are Golden ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilseh1983 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 a big thanks to everyone who posted pics from this gig. They are just wonderful :wub2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikalollipop_karla Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 awww are amazing and the vids aww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suisuimeko Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 another short clip of the pillow fight via @Jennhaddad not in high quality but still can feel the fun there! =D http://twitvid.com/E1OG8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shine Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 (edited) Thanks for the fabulous reports, pics and vids girls:wub2: I'm happy it was such a magical night for Mika and for all of you Lebanese fans:thumb_yello: Edited June 26, 2010 by Shine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracekelly85 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 i found this:wub2:WAG and pillows!! (ok, more pillows than WAG:roftl:) EDIT: theres GK also and at like 4:30 he stops singing cause people get onstage and hes giggling.. wow what a crazy gig!! I'd liked so much to be there!!! But I'm sooo happy for MIKA and for Lebanese fans that everything was good! another short clip of the pillow fight via @Jennhaddadnot in high quality but still can feel the fun there! =D http://twitvid.com/E1OG8 thanks!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANGO Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!! All of pics , video, report are Beautiful !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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