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Mika @ Birmingham Barfly 23 Feb 2007


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WHAT A BRILLIANT NIGHT :D :D

 

The barfly was sooooooooooooo small you wouldnt believe it.

 

It's sorta hidden away in a street so took a while to find. Anyway, the doors were supposed to open at 7 but didn't till 20 to 8 !!! Never the less we were kept entertained as the bands tour bus was right opposite of us. We say EVERY member of the band passing by, Matin jumping into a luggage hold and Luke thinking my name was Oliver !! (it isn't btw :P)

 

So we got into the event VERY small as i've said and i nipped off to the loo, where i then saw Mikey who was putting his contacts in. Had a good chat with him about Mika's flu, past gigs here and even about Happy Ending Live !

 

Apparently, the record label also wants them to play it but because of the choir etc it could be tricky. Although, Mikey did say they were working on a version now but weren't going to start playing till Mika was happy with it, which is fair enough. Was a really nice bloke to talk to !!

 

We ended up around 3 rows from the front. Hats of to the support he did a good job and got people warmed up. Unfortunately, this then led to three quaters of an hour of NOTHING. Just music. So much so that people were chanting MIKA.

 

So, he came on to do his set. Luke and Martin both as Mika put it 'f**ked' up two different songs at the start (Martin --> Ring, Ring, can't remember about Luke though could have been Big Girl or Love Today). So he did his set. The crowd were amazing btw. Just checked the Grace Kelly performance on my phone and ya cant even hear mika most of the time !!!!

 

All in all, was a brilliant gig and it was so cool to get to meet and talk to the band !!

 

You guys won't be dissapointed !!!

Yeah - it wasn't the easiest place to find. But SO worth it!

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Mika

@ Barfly, Birmingham, 23 February 2007

 

 

He's split the nation, so which side are you on?

 

Grace Kelly still residing at Number One after five weeks suggests that plenty of people love him, but when someone hates him, they really despise him. He just seems to wind people up with his big hair, camp showmanship and impossibly catchy ditties. The aforementioned mega-hit is one of those rare beasts that treads the fine line between being teeth-grindingly annoying and irresistible.

 

Even if you think it's the worse thing in the world, you'd better get used to it, as it'll have already taken permanent residence in your skull. It sounds for all the world like a novelty song, but with a best-selling album now under his belt as well, it seems Mika's going to be around for a while yet.

 

Needless to say, there's a tangible atmosphere of excitement at seeing such a huge star in the Barfly's tiny setting. Those that bagged a ticket for a paltry £8 seem very pleased with themselves indeed, and they range from 14-year-old girls to their Heart FM-listening mums and dads. So it's an appreciative, if hardly raucous crowd that greets the big-haired one as he bounds onstage, takes his seat at the piano and launches into Relax, Take It Easy.

 

Mika's certainly an accomplished performer, but after a few songs, it all becomes a little dull and repetitive. Beneath the 'crazy' exterior lurks a hollow centre, a vacuum where the heart should be. The Freddie Mercury and Elton John influences are there for all to see and hear, but there's something missing; something that's difficult to pinpoint. It's like watching a drama school student asked to act out a role marked 'camp, eccentric entertainer': the moves are all in place, but where's the soul?

 

Initially, the energy of his performance makes his less palatable vocal histrionics tolerable, but soon a sense of crushing boredom sinks in and one can't help but wonder what all the fuss is about. The appearance of a couple of, well, big girls in corsets dancing around for Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) is a nice touch, and much of the audience does seem transfixed by his antics for a large portion of the show.

 

But that's the problem in a nutshell: it felt like a show rather than a gig, one in which the same routine is acted out again and again. This all matters little, as he'll probably be at Number One for another three months and then have numerous other huge hits and take over the world. But whether he has that special something (I refuse to call it the X-factor) to truly last the distance and emulate his heroes is debatable

 

So, the lasting impression left by this rising star? Love? Hate? Nah, just damning indifference.

 

- Adam Burling

 

http://www.musicomh.com/music/gigs/mika_0207.htm

 

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Which side are we on?? :naughty:

 

Think if he sees him live now, he'd notice the soul as well :wub2:

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