Posts tagged with Mika
So I was sitting there in the bar and this guy comes up to me and he said “My life stinks” and I saw his gold credit card and I saw the way he was looking at people across the room and I looked at his face and you know, what a good looking face, and I just said, “Dude, your perspective on life sucks”.
Ticket Stub Tuesday… Round Nineteen:
I went to this Mika concert with @SimTilver nearly two years ago. It was a bitter cold evening and the two of us nearly froze to death while waiting in line. The show was at Terminal 5 which is so far on the West side of Manhattan that you’re basically in New Jersey. The wind was blowing in off the frigid Hudson River, making each and every second spent in that line excruciatingly uncomfortable. I’m sure that I was dressed inappropriately, as I seldom wear proper attire when I know I’m going to be in cramped quarters. Usually, when I go to concerts that I hold a general admission ticket to, I’m in the thick of things. I.E., sacrifice my comfort in the line for my comfort in the venue.
Per our usual concert schtick, the two of us made a b-line for the bar, where we obtained vodka-based beverages. From there, we secured our position on the floor, waiting (and drinking) patiently for Mika to take the stage. Unfortunately, the wonderful Ms. Sara Bareilles did not open this show, so I’m sure we had to suffer though the set of someone like Rachael Yamagata. As a matter of fact, I think it actually was Rachael Yamagata who opened the show because as I recall, a little Asian girl poured her drink on me. Don’t worry, I bought a drink for the sole purpose of retribution. However, she was so nimble that I lost her in the crowd, so I wound up drinking that ish.
I digress — This was my second Mika show, to date. (Read about the first show here)! The apropos thing about Mika is that, like his album, Life in Cartoon Motion, he himself exudes the persona of a cartoon character. He (and his hair) is larger than life. From the moment he takes stage, you know that you’re in for a good time. As this was the second time I went to see Mika in concert, I had a lot of time to listen to his album. By this point, I knew every song inside and out. While I do recall some new material included in the set-list, everything was pretty straight-forward; there were few surprises.
While this show was part of the “Dodgy Holiday” tour, the only thing “dodgy” about the concert was that stupid girl who spilled her drink on me. Oh, and maybe the creepy construction site next to Terminal 5. Other than that and the bitter cold, this was a great experience. I guess I could have done without the $10 drinks too. I mean, not the actual drinks — those I loved — just the price. I could have done without them being so expensive. But, yeah, despite the chick whose drink ended up dripping down my arm, the shanty bowels of construction next to the venue, the subzero temperature and the ridiculously inflated drink prices, Tim and I had a great time!
[[Mika killin’ it!]]
[[“Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)”]]
Ticket Stub Tuesday… Round Fifteen:
@Simtilver first exposed me to Mika and Sara Bareilles at this concert, some two years ago. Since then, we’ve seen Mika together twice more and Sara an additional three times! And since then, both of these artists have changed the way I hear music.
It is of no surprise that these two acts were paired together for this tour, as both are self-taught, melodically inclined individuals who exhibit the very essence of raw talent. Their music encompasses beautiful melodies with lyrics that are far more poignant than “Boom, boom pow,” or “Rah-Rah Ah-ah-ah, Roma Ro-ma-ma…”
I think that one of the reasons that I like both of them so much is that even though they have had great success early on in their careers, they have managed to stay under the radar, so to speak, and have dodged that sell-out/main-stream bullet. Their fan base is very much genuinely interested in the music.
Thankfully, @Simtilver is a concert Nazi, so for this particular show we got to the Nokia Theatre early enough to be toward the front of the line. I am also thankful for the network of ‘line-holders’ that Sim befriended so that we didn’t actually have to wait in the line — we waited at the bar around the corner instead!
The show itself was non-stop energy right from the get go. It was a really fun way to start off the summer and to refresh my musical preferences.
Happy 26th Birthday, Mika!
40 Plays
New MIKA! ”We Are Golden.”
SO excited for his new album! Loved his last one, Life in Cartoon Motion and definitely had some fun times when he came to NY in concert!
LOVE IT!I can’t wait to see him live again! Most likely with simtilver, since he’s responsible for my Mika penchant.
