krysady Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I think it's not bad, if properly banned during entire tour. I prefer to listen in live or proper CD recording... listening new song in badly recorded one ruin the expectation of the song itself....... I once experienced that from some of TOOL songs.. Yes,you're right,but I'm sure some leaks will show up anyway.And what do you mean,we have to wait til the releasing of his 4th album??? I'm not a teen anymore,you know,I need those songs NOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikasister Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 we should start a petition for him bringing those shows to europe! i know a bunch of people who would sign that! i love their jackets, they look really well together! the whole stage set looks so vintage, like a room from the 70s. where are the stage props though of which mana posted a photo? Count me in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 we should start a petition for him bringing those shows to europe! i know a bunch of people who would sign that! Count me in Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimacuito Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Wow the gig must have been great! The no camera request is kinda weird tho, hope its just for this one And about the new song, wasnt Leia the one form Star Wars? I wonder what movies hes watching for inspiration now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ne_mfc Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 This tour seems a dream. It's so cute and simple. I wish he could do something like this in Europe. But I don't understand. Why isn't allowed to record ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeni28 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 we should start a petition for him bringing those shows to europe! i know a bunch of people who would sign that! Thanks for pict s and Reports:huglove: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kath Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 It looks amazing. It's a different world to what we experienced in Crans Montana last week which was described as an 'aircraft hanger' I think that sadly it's only a dream that he would do these shows over here though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galy Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 It looks amazing. It's a different world to what we experienced in Crans Montana last week which was described as an 'aircraft hanger' I think that sadly it's only a dream that he would do these shows over here though We can still hope, but I thinkexactly as you. Probably he won't but that would be so amazing! So curious about Leia and Century Man, hope we'll have some news from the next gig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiibet Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I'm afraid he is not planning to do these special songs again He can't protect them very long, not during the whole tour anyway. I mean I would personally never film anything if he asks not to, but there are so many people with cameras and mobiles... I would love to see something new or rare, but just the setting (even with old songs) looks so pretty and simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaraMay Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 That is so cruel performing new songs and asking fans not to film them If I was there he'd have to steal my camera in order to stop me from filming the new songs 'cause I'm not that disciplined to respect his requests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttonslovesu Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 So if we can't hear the songs, i would like to know the set list please:thumb_yello: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipop_monkey Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) That was such an awesome show. I've seen Mika 25+ times now, and there was nothing quite like that. I think the closest experience that I've had was the April 2009 secret gig at the Roxy. Or if you've seen footage from that Salt Lake City gig where his gear didn't arrive and he decided to just kinda wing it - it was like that. The opening act was...interesting! It consisted of an ironing board set up at the front of the stage, adorned with old books, french anatomy posters and what appeared to be a taxidermy duck (lolwut?). Max and Curtis came out and did a random DJ set at the ironing board table. *blink* The Gig As we were getting ready to go in, the venue security came out and told us that My-ka (facepalm) said photos were okay, but that he didn't want anyone filming. I didn't think much of it until we got in the venue and the same announcement was repeated over the PA - twice. They said something along the lines of "The performer is excited to share these songs with you, but not with all of YouTube." At first I wasn't a hundred per cent sure that the request had come from Mika - but when he played Century Man, I figured that the request did indeed come from him. As others have said, in 2007 in NYC - which I believe is the only other time he's done Century Man - there was also a request for no filming. Hmm. It was way more stripped down than the June 2009 acoustic tour; just him, Curtis and Max. The arrangements were so vastly different from what I've heard before that there were times when I didn't even realize what song he was playing for the first few bars. The setlist: Grace Kelly Toy Boy Lollipop Blue Eyes Billy Brown Popular Love You When I'm Drunk Only Lonely One Underwater Stuck In The Middle Elle Me Dit New Song (Laya? Leia? Layla?) Origin Big Girl Century Man Celebrate Love Today Over My Shoulder It was so vastly different from the little fall North American tour. That was a proper album promo tour; this was something different. Super intimate, and very much about the music. After the DJ ironing board table was removed, there was no set to speak of other than a bunch of ginormous light bulbs hanging over the stage. Mika's voice was amazing, in perfect form. He completely re-jigged Popular, doing it at the piano. Back in NYC in October I felt that Popular was a little all over the place, because it sounded like he was replicating the CD version - this was just him at the piano. For Lollipop they started it and did the first half a capella. For Stuck In The Middle he told a story about how he studied tap dancing when he was a child, and that those tap rhythms had always stuck with him - and that was what he had in mind when he wrote SITM. He had Max and Curtis tapping out a tap rhythm with drumsticks on the piano - very cool. The New Songs He did Only Lonely One first, saying that he'd never done anything with it since he recorded the demo in Chiswick. It was very much like the version he did at the points gig in London. I think he said the second new song was called Leia, Laya, maybe Layla...something like that? I'm not actually sure, as the sound was quite crap when he was speaking as the front row was actually ahead of the speaker stacks. He had a mic stand at centre stage and he jumped up and sat on the piano, pulling the mic stand close to him. It's a very jazz-influenced number - imagine Pick Up Off The Floor meets Elton John's They Call It The Blues or something to that effect. Ooh! or like that Christmas song Santa Baby. Bum, ba-bum, bum, ba-bum! I really wish we'd been able to record this one as it's very lyrically complex, and I'd love to sit down and work out the lyrics. The one part that repeated over and over that I remember was "I need you, that's all", repeated to fade out. It was like we were in some kind of smoky jazz club. Century Man is classic early Mika, piano based and plinky plonky with a vaguely military beat. The chorus goes "I'm a Century Maaaaaan" with Mika going full voice for the first three words and then up into falsetto on "Man." When I packed for this trip I made a point of leaving my passport at home, knowing full well that the Mika Magic tends to inspire feats of crazy - and I'm glad I did, or I'd be going to Portland. If last night was any indication, this tour is going to be very, very special indeed. The venue was a nightclub, with a strict curfew so they could turn into their club night. Mika did indeed receive a piece of paper at 9:45 telling him that he had to be off stage in 15 minutes. He was all "At 15 minutes out they say 'Dear Mika, please wrap up in 15 minutes". By 10:00 it's all "dammit Mika, get off the f*@! stage!" Hehe. There was no encore, which is really unfortunate because people were going mental. He closed the show with Over My Shoulder, which was such a treat. I was surrounded by Mika virgins, all of whom were spellbound when he hit the money notes. There were some people chatting at the back though, which is something I will never for the life of me comprehend. He disappeared right after the gig, which is unfortunate as there were only about 15 people waiting for him. I'll be back later with pics - my friends want breakfast and they're starting to look at me and lick their lips... Edited March 23, 2013 by lollipop_monkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiibet Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Oh Mana, such an excellent report, thank you so much!!!!! I can't believe he is really doing something like this, just reading your report almost makes me cry... This is something we have wanted to happen for years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 When I packed for this trip I made a point of leaving my passport at home, knowing full well that the Mika Magic tends to inspire feats of crazy - and I'm glad I did, or I'd be going to Portland. If last night was any indication, this tour is going to be very, very special indeed. You don't need a passport to come to Toronto. I can't wait for these gigs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKAFAN#I Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 This looks so cool! It's too bad that he had to leave so soon, I'm sure that a lot of you were dying to meet him afterwards I'm going to one of the shows and I was just wondering what its like since it's all acoustic... even though its mostly piano, do people still dance during any of the songs? Or is it more of just enjoying the music in a chilled and relaxed way? Either way, I'm suuuuper excited!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyJane(: Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Are you sure "Layla" isn't just a cover he made? 'Cause there is a song called "Layla", by Eric Clapton.. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 That was such an awesome show. I've seen Mika 25+ times now, and there was nothing quite like that. I think the closest experience that I've had was the April 2009 secret gig at the Roxy. Or if you've seen footage from that Salt Lake City gig where his gear didn't arrive and he decided to just kinda wing it - it was like that. The opening act was...interesting! It consisted of an ironing board set up at the front of the stage, adorned with old books, french anatomy posters and what appeared to be a taxidermy duck (lolwut?). Max and Curtis came out and did a random DJ set at the ironing board table. *blink* The Gig As we were getting ready to go in, the venue security came out and told us that My-ka (facepalm) said photos were okay, but that he didn't want anyone filming. I didn't think much of it until we got in the venue and the same announcement was repeated over the PA - twice. They said something along the lines of "The performer is excited to share these songs with you, but not with all of YouTube." At first I wasn't a hundred per cent sure that the request had come from Mika - but when he played Century Man, I figured that the request did indeed come from him. As others have said, in 2007 in NYC - which I believe is the only other time he's done Century Man - there was also a request for no filming. Hmm. It was way more stripped down than the June 2009 acoustic tour; just him, Curtis and Max. The arrangements were so vastly different from what I've heard before that there were times when I didn't even realize what song he was playing for the first few bars. The setlist: Grace Kelly Toy Boy Lollipop Blue Eyes Billy Brown Popular Love You When I'm Drunk Only Lonely One Underwater Stuck In The Middle Elle Me Dit New Song (Laya? Leia? Layla?) Origin Big Girl Century Man Celebrate Love Today Over My Shoulder It was so vastly different from the little fall North American tour. That was a proper album promo tour; this was something different. Super intimate, and very much about the music. After the DJ ironing board table was removed, there was no set to speak of other than a bunch of ginormous light bulbs hanging over the stage. Mika's voice was amazing, in perfect form. He completely re-jigged Popular, doing it at the piano. Back in NYC in October I felt that Popular was a little all over the place, because it sounded like he was replicating the CD version - this was just him at the piano. For Lollipop they started it and did the first half a capella. For Stuck In The Middle he told a story about how he studied tap dancing when he was a child, and that those tap rhythms had always stuck with him - and that was what he had in mind when he wrote SITM. He had Max and Curtis tapping out a tap rhythm with drumsticks on the piano - very cool. The New Songs He did Only Lonely One first, saying that he'd never done anything with it since he recorded the demo in Chiswick. It was very much like the version he did at the points gig in London. I think he said the second new song was called Leia, Laya, maybe Layla...something like that? I'm not actually sure, as the sound was quite crap when he was speaking as the front row was actually ahead of the speaker stacks. He had a mic stand at centre stage and he jumped up and sat on the piano, pulling the mic stand close to him. It's a very jazz-influenced number - imagine Pick Up Off The Floor meets Elton John's They Call It The Blues or something to that effect. Ooh! or like that Christmas song Santa Baby. Bum, ba-bum, bum, ba-bum! I really wish we'd been able to record this one as it's very lyrically complex, and I'd love to sit down and work out the lyrics. The one part that repeated over and over that I remember was "I need you, that's all", repeated to fade out. It was like we were in some kind of smoky jazz club. Century Man is classic early Mika, piano based and plinky plonky with a vaguely military beat. The chorus goes "I'm a Century Maaaaaan" with Mika going full voice for the first three words and then up into falsetto on "Man." When I packed for this trip I made a point of leaving my passport at home, knowing full well that the Mika Magic tends to inspire feats of crazy - and I'm glad I did, or I'd be going to Portland. If last night was any indication, this tour is going to be very, very special indeed. The venue was a nightclub, with a strict curfew so they could turn into their club night. Mika did indeed receive a piece of paper at 9:45 telling him that he had to be off stage in 15 minutes. He was all "At 15 minutes out they say 'Dear Mika, please wrap up in 15 minutes". By 10:00 it's all "dammit Mika, get off the f*@! stage!" Hehe. There was no encore, which is really unfortunate because people were going mental. He closed the show with Over My Shoulder, which was such a treat. I was surrounded by Mika virgins, all of whom were spellbound when he hit the money notes. There were some people chatting at the back though, which is something I will never for the life of me comprehend. He disappeared right after the gig, which is unfortunate as there were only about 15 people waiting for him. I'll be back later with pics - my friends want breakfast and they're starting to look at me and lick their lips... Excellent report as always Mana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipop_monkey Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 This looks so cool!It's too bad that he had to leave so soon, I'm sure that a lot of you were dying to meet him afterwards I'm going to one of the shows and I was just wondering what its like since it's all acoustic... even though its mostly piano, do people still dance during any of the songs? Or is it more of just enjoying the music in a chilled and relaxed way? Either way, I'm suuuuper excited!!! It was more chill than usual, but people were still dancing and clapping some, especially up front. Canadian gigs are usually chill, though, compared to say NYC or Europe. Are you sure "Layla" isn't just a cover he made?'Cause there is a song called "Layla", by Eric Clapton.. :/ It definitely wasn't the Eric Clapton song, although I suppose it could be a cover that it could be a cover that I'm just not familiar with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 It was more chill than usual, but people were still dancing and clapping some, especially up front. Canadian gigs are usually chill, though, compared to say NYC or Europe. Toronto in 2008 was like Tokyo. So you get the picture. I expect this time to be chill though. We are all older and wiser...well at least older. It definitely wasn't the Eric Clapton song, although I suppose it could be a cover that it could be a cover that I'm just not familiar with... I'd be very surprised if he did a cover now. He's got a big enough catalogue now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyJane(: Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 did it sound anything like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucrezia Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 That was such an awesome show. I've seen Mika 25+ times now, and there was nothing quite like that. I think the closest experience that I've had was the April 2009 secret gig at the Roxy. Or if you've seen footage from that Salt Lake City gig where his gear didn't arrive and he decided to just kinda wing it - it was like that. The opening act was...interesting! It consisted of an ironing board set up at the front of the stage, adorned with old books, french anatomy posters and what appeared to be a taxidermy duck (lolwut?). Max and Curtis came out and did a random DJ set at the ironing board table. *blink* The Gig As we were getting ready to go in, the venue security came out and told us that My-ka (facepalm) said photos were okay, but that he didn't want anyone filming. I didn't think much of it until we got in the venue and the same announcement was repeated over the PA - twice. They said something along the lines of "The performer is excited to share these songs with you, but not with all of YouTube." At first I wasn't a hundred per cent sure that the request had come from Mika - but when he played Century Man, I figured that the request did indeed come from him. As others have said, in 2007 in NYC - which I believe is the only other time he's done Century Man - there was also a request for no filming. Hmm. It was way more stripped down than the June 2009 acoustic tour; just him, Curtis and Max. The arrangements were so vastly different from what I've heard before that there were times when I didn't even realize what song he was playing for the first few bars. The setlist: Grace Kelly Toy Boy Lollipop Blue Eyes Billy Brown Popular Love You When I'm Drunk Only Lonely One Underwater Stuck In The Middle Elle Me Dit New Song (Laya? Leia? Layla?) Origin Big Girl Century Man Celebrate Love Today Over My Shoulder It was so vastly different from the little fall North American tour. That was a proper album promo tour; this was something different. Super intimate, and very much about the music. After the DJ ironing board table was removed, there was no set to speak of other than a bunch of ginormous light bulbs hanging over the stage. Mika's voice was amazing, in perfect form. He completely re-jigged Popular, doing it at the piano. Back in NYC in October I felt that Popular was a little all over the place, because it sounded like he was replicating the CD version - this was just him at the piano. For Lollipop they started it and did the first half a capella. For Stuck In The Middle he told a story about how he studied tap dancing when he was a child, and that those tap rhythms had always stuck with him - and that was what he had in mind when he wrote SITM. He had Max and Curtis tapping out a tap rhythm with drumsticks on the piano - very cool. The New Songs He did Only Lonely One first, saying that he'd never done anything with it since he recorded the demo in Chiswick. It was very much like the version he did at the points gig in London. I think he said the second new song was called Leia, Laya, maybe Layla...something like that? I'm not actually sure, as the sound was quite crap when he was speaking as the front row was actually ahead of the speaker stacks. He had a mic stand at centre stage and he jumped up and sat on the piano, pulling the mic stand close to him. It's a very jazz-influenced number - imagine Pick Up Off The Floor meets Elton John's They Call It The Blues or something to that effect. Ooh! or like that Christmas song Santa Baby. Bum, ba-bum, bum, ba-bum! I really wish we'd been able to record this one as it's very lyrically complex, and I'd love to sit down and work out the lyrics. The one part that repeated over and over that I remember was "I need you, that's all", repeated to fade out. It was like we were in some kind of smoky jazz club. Century Man is classic early Mika, piano based and plinky plonky with a vaguely military beat. The chorus goes "I'm a Century Maaaaaan" with Mika going full voice for the first three words and then up into falsetto on "Man." When I packed for this trip I made a point of leaving my passport at home, knowing full well that the Mika Magic tends to inspire feats of crazy - and I'm glad I did, or I'd be going to Portland. If last night was any indication, this tour is going to be very, very special indeed. The venue was a nightclub, with a strict curfew so they could turn into their club night. Mika did indeed receive a piece of paper at 9:45 telling him that he had to be off stage in 15 minutes. He was all "At 15 minutes out they say 'Dear Mika, please wrap up in 15 minutes". By 10:00 it's all "dammit Mika, get off the f*@! stage!" Hehe. There was no encore, which is really unfortunate because people were going mental. He closed the show with Over My Shoulder, which was such a treat. I was surrounded by Mika virgins, all of whom were spellbound when he hit the money notes. There were some people chatting at the back though, which is something I will never for the life of me comprehend. He disappeared right after the gig, which is unfortunate as there were only about 15 people waiting for him. I'll be back later with pics - my friends want breakfast and they're starting to look at me and lick their lips... Thank you so much Mana for the report!! I'm really curious about the new song but i totally understand Mika. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiaIchihara Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 More pics here http://s973.photobucket.com/user/pickle55/library/Mika-20130322?page=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 @Lollipop_monkey: Thank you so much for your report! I'm glad he's doing this kind of show,and I'm REALLY hoping he'll do it in Europe too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassilda Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) Leia seems to be Hia Leah? And Bonnie and Clyde? This one he didn't play, but maybe a ( the ) cover? Edited March 23, 2013 by Cassilda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milda Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Thanks for the report If Mika wants to keep his new (and not so new) songs in secret, he shouldn't sing them live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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