Serendipity Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 That was my second Mika concert: after seeing him in Bologna I was so astonished by his performace that I had no choice but go to Padova ๐๐. I have no Mikaddicted friend so.. I decided to go all alone ... and it was a very happy choice as I was forced to find new friends among aaaallll these crazy Mikaddicted people and it was sososo much fun!!!!A complete new world opened in front of me!!! I even meet for the first time @Gabry74ย and @mellodyย and I was so happy for that!!! The organization of the event has been almost perfect, starting from the queue with numbers written on our hands to allow people who were queueing from the day before (!!!) to be the first to enter and even the security staff was very kind and collaborativeย Speaking about the concert... well what can I say that you already don't know? It was so so magic... and the atmosphere so warm and friendly... and this is all about Mika, his way of being so.. nice in every aspect of his life. โฅ๏ธ He can attract only good people.. and when you see him you know he really was born to do exactly that, and there is nothing more beautiful but seeing someone that really loves his work. And he really loves it. He loves us. He has so much fun when he performs!!! And you really feel it! His smiles are so genuine!! ๐๐ญ๐ฌ๐ Well, now I really understand people that follow him in almost every gig and I really envy them.. every gig is different from the other, you would never have enough!! Unluckily for me this will be the last for the moment but.. who knows ๐๐๐ค ย 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 So, here's my report about the Padova gig: ย I only arrived at about 10am, as I had taken the night train from Munich (I had a bed there and actually was able to sleep, although usually I never can sleep on trains, buses, planes, cars...! ๐ฎ) and then checked in at our hotel near the station. My friends who had arrived before 6am got numbers between 40 and 50, and at 10am I was #72, so that wasn't too bad. The queue was well organized, although it was lots of people,ย and security even checked the numbers while we entered through the different barriers. Apart from the fact that about half an hour before the doors opened we learned there'd be a separate queue for those who had bought their tickets on ticketmaster, it all went quite well. I didn't expect much, but got a good place at the catwalk on the right side, as this area was a bit hidden from the entrance and still quite empty when I entered the venue. I couldn't see Mika when he was sittingย at the piano (he doesn't do that much anymore anyway) and when he was in the front, the spotlight blinded me - but apart from these little flaws I was quite happy with my place. ย The venue was smaller than I had expected, and the ceiling was so low that the props were half hidden behind the stage and closer together than usual. But that made it feel a bit more cozy than you'd expect at a sports arena. ย The show itself...ย well, you already know about the masks for Platform Ballerinas - a little detail to add was that after Mika had put masks on Tim and Max and went to the front of the catwalk with Max, also Mitch left his keyboard for a moment to get himself a mask from the frontrow and put it on. ย Mika talked a lot, but I didn't understand any details, just the general topics he talked about. What Lunariย mentioned about the candy being thrown on stage - it was indeed 2 huge Lollipops that were thrown, which probablyย would've caused damage if they had hit his head - actually they were so heavy that they fell down the opposite side of the catwalk instead of staying on the stage. ย I wouldn't even think of throwing such a thing - but there wasn't any danger for Mika, as he was on the piano and whoever threw the Lollipops made sure theyย landed on the stage floor. ย The introduction for EMD with talking about his Mum was quite moving, although I understood just a few words - but he was struggling for words at times... although that might just have been a language issue. I'll upload the video of it here later, would love to get a translation for it. ย As in Luxemburg, I loved the new ending for UW and the fun he made during Lollipop - tho him joking about his death wasn't very funny to me, as I didn't understand the details that Lunari posted here, because I do like this silly fun - but when all I get of his talk is that he keeps going on and on about his death due to a Lollipop, I just think WTF. ย After the show we waited a while and saw his car leave. I didn't see him, as I was waiting at the wrong exit, a few metres away from the one he left through. ย I'll upload my videos tomorrow. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 7 hours ago, mellody said: ย After the show we waited a while and saw his car leave. I didn't see him, as I was waiting at the wrong exit, a few metres away from the one he left through. ย I'll upload my videos tomorrow. ย I was quite far too but I ran to his car just to wave at him and he was waving back.... He was so beautiful and his white smile beside the car glass will remain stuck in my head for a loooooong timeย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunari Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 9 hours ago, mellody said: The introduction for EMD with talking about his Mum was quite moving, although I understood just a few words - but he was struggling for words at times... although that might just have been a language issue. I'll upload the video of it here later, would love to get a translation for it. ย Yes, that introduction was really moving. When you post the video, maybe someone can give a more detailed translation, but I remember that he talked about how his mum always loved to dance and encouraged everyone else to dance too. Now she can't do it anymore because she's in a wheelchair, but every day the whole family gathers around her and they dance. Although she doesn't say anything, Mika thinks she likes it.ย 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Here are theย videos I took with my mobileย - I also took some with my camera, will upload those when I have time. ย Ending of Underwater: 20200201_222129.mp4 ย Domani: ย 20200201_223009.mp4 ย Talk before EMD: 20200201_223330.mp4 ย Fans on stage for EMD (they had a sign, asking "can we dance with you?"): ย Stardust: ย 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zia Giovi Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 My fourth (and last) gig of the Revelation Tour, and the one I enjoyed the most. I'm not sure what made the difference, maybe I feel a different vibe from Mika when he performs in small venues, he seems to be more relaxed and spontaneous, or maybe I was just happy to be at home. Anyway, I started queuing early in the afternoon with my friends @pupaclaudiaย ย Luciana and Barbara, we had a good time chit-chatting (even if late in the afternoon it started being colder and foggy, which made me eager to enter the venue ASAP) and we gained a very good spot in front of the short "T" side.ย The set list was a regular one, the audience was warm and captivated I really loved his jokes about the killer candy. I mean, he's not only fluent but he really understands Italian habits and environment, besides showing a good amount of sense of humor. We didn't wait for him after the show, but we still spent a short time outside the venue waiting for the parking lot to empty, praising the show and our good luck when he walked just among us during Big Girl. And now heading to Verona! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 Metropolitan Magazine.it 12 Febbraio 2020 Photogallery Mika | Revelation Tour alla Kioene Arena ย Mika lo scorso 1 febbraio alla Kione Arena di Padova con il suo Revalation Tour I nuoviย singoliย Ice Cream, Tomorrow, Tiny Love, Sanremo, il nuovoย album My Name Is Michaelย Holbrook, una nuova serie di concerti con ilย Revelation Tour. Mika รจ tornato dal vivo! Eclettico protagonista di una straordinaria carrieraย artistica (che si รจ articolata in attivitร diverse come il design e laย partecipazione e realizzazione di grandiosi show televisivi come Staseraย CasaMika e X Factor in Italia e The Voice in Francia), Mika ha deciso di riportare ilย focusย totalmente sulla musica. ย Mika: My Name Is Michael Holbrook ย A dodici anni dal debutto stellare diย Life In Cartoon Motionย che fu lanciatoย dalla hit colossaleย Grace Kelly, ilย nuovo progetto arriva dopo 4 album in studio, 1 album in concerto sinfonico, 1ย raccolta antologica, 23 singoli e 4 DVD live che gli hannoย fruttatoย certificazioni dโoro e di platino in 32 Paesi del mondo per oltre 10 milioni diย dischi venduti.ย Frutto di due anni di scrittura tra le pareti domestiche traย Miami, Londra e la campagna toscana,ย Myย Name Is Michael Holbrookย ci porterร a scoprire lโessenza dellโidentitร diย Mika, a partire dal suo nome anagrafico, passando per i rapporti familiari e unย bagaglio di piccole eย grandi esperienze, tra momenti di leggerezza e struggentiย episodi chiave della sua vita e della sua famiglia, come spiega Mika stesso:ย ย โSono andato alla ricerca di chi avrei potutoย essere, se non fossi stato Mika. Certi artisti si cimentano con un alter egoย artistico, dalย grandioso David Bowie con Ziggy Stardust, fino a Beyoncรฉ conย Sasha Fierce. Io ho fatto il contrario, sono andato a scoprire lโuomo dietroย lโartista.โ ย Da Novembre. Mika porta le nuove canzoni e i suoiย straordinari successi in tour, con uno spettacolo in giro per lโEuropa. Ilย Revelation Tourย รจ partito da Londra il 10ย Novembre, per proseguire in Spagna, Francia, Italia, Svizzera, Olanda, Belgio eย Lussemburgo. ย Il giro proseguirร nella primavera del 2020 negli Statiย Uniti, in Canada, Sud America, Giappone, Cina e Korea.ย ย Ancheย il titolo del tour si collega al mio percorso di ricerca identitaria e โ perย lโappunto โ rivelazione che ho intrapreso in questa nuovaย avventura artistica.ย Stoย preparando uno spettacolo ricco di sorprese, forte delle esperienze e delย bagaglio acquisito con i miei spettacoli televisivi, ma riportando la musica alย centro di tutto. In Italia, poi, per me sarร una emozione viaggiare da unย estremo allโaltro della penisola. Con Staseraย CasaMika vi ho invitati tutti aย fare festa a casa mia, stavolta sarรฒ io a venire a casa vostra. Verrรฒ bussandoย alla vostra porta, cittร per cittร . Spero mi accoglierete.โ ย Google translator Spoiler ย Mika | Revelation Tour at the Kioene Arena Mika last February 1 at the Kione Arena in Padua with his Revalation Tour ย The new singles Ice Cream, Tomorrow, Tiny Love, Sanremo, the new album My Name Is Michael Holbrook, a new series of concerts with the Revelation Tour. Mika is back live! Eclectic protagonist of an extraordinary artistic career (which was divided into different activities such as design and the participation and realization of great TV shows such as Tonight CasaMika and X Factor in Italy and The Voice in France), Mika decided to bring the focus back totally about music. Mika: My Name Is Michael Holbrook Twelve years after the stellar debut of Life In Cartoon Motion which was launched by the colossal hit Grace Kelly, the new project comes after 4 studio albums, 1 symphonic concert album, 1 anthological collection, 23 singles and 4 live DVDs that have earned him gold and platinum certifications in 32 countries around the world for over 10 million records sold. The result of two years of writing between the domestic walls between Miami, London and the Tuscan countryside, My Name Is Michael Holbrook will lead us to discover the essence of Mika's identity, starting from her personal name, passing through family relationships and a wealth of small and large experiences, between moments of lightness and poignant key episodes of his life and his family, as Mika himself explains: โI went looking for who I could have been, if I hadn't been Mika. Some artists try their hand at an artistic alter ego, from the great David Bowie with Ziggy Stardust, to Beyoncรฉ with Sasha Fierce. I did the opposite, I went to discover the man behind the artist. " From November. Mika brings the new songs and her extraordinary hits on tour, with a show around Europe. The Revelation Tour started from London on November 10, to continue in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. The tour will continue in the spring of 2020 in the United States, Canada, South America, Japan, China and Korea. The title of the tour also connects to my path of identity research and - precisely - revelation that I have undertaken in this new artistic adventure. I am preparing a show full of surprises, based on the experiences and the baggage acquired with my TV shows, but bringing music back to the center of everything. In Italy, then, it will be an emotion for me to travel from one end of the peninsula to another. With Tonight CasaMika I invited you all to party at my house, this time I will come to your house. I will come knocking on your door, city by city. I hope you will welcome me. " ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabry74 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) The Padua concert was special, because it was SOLD OUT, but since there was no separation between the parterre and the stands, we were a single audience singing, dancing and romping together with Mika and his band!ย The stage was shorter and the atmosphere very intimate. I had a lot of fun and excited!ย Some picsย and video: ย ย VID_39931220_062719_812.mp4 Edited February 18, 2020 by Gabry74 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 @Gabry74ย why Wouter is always looking in your direction in your photos??ย 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabry74 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Serendipity said: @Gabry74ย why Wouter is always looking in your direction in your photos??ย Because I think Wouter is an excellent drummer and a special guy. ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Here's finally the videos I took with my camera: ย Lollipop, 3 parts of talking: Padua-Lollipop-gesamt.mp4 ย Happy Ending off-mic: Padova-HappyEnding-gesamt.mp4 ย And my photos: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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