#concert memories

[cblkmes]

faith in the future era, louis tomlinson (2022-2024)

[alexturner]

small combined eras tour concert memories post under the cut 🫶

(Amsterdam N2)

(Gelsenkirchen N2)

[holylordjebus]

And if I could give you the moon

I would give you the moon

[batgirlsay]

Still reeling from The Postal Service and Death Cab show earlier this week!

I couldn’t believe I was able to see them 10 years ago and now I can’t believe I saw them again 10 years later! I wore my vintage Postal Service shirt from my first show 😊

Sometimes I forget how "Such Great Heights" is the most perfect love song of all time... but my current favorite is "Brand New Colony" with those beautiful analogies. They had an awesome guitar fade out during the show too! And the last lyric ("Everything will change") always hits hard...

Jenny was so cool with her flowy dress! And I loved how the encore was the acoustic version of "Such Great Heights"- I didn’t understand at first when he said "this is an Iron and Wine song" lol it sounded so good with Jenny!

So cool that it was back to back albums with Death Cab also! "We Looked Like Giants" will always be my favorite from Transatlanticism (it always reminds me of listening to my CD player on long car trips, especially in the winter) and it was so good hearing it live! The others from that album are typical classics.

The Beths were amazing too! Started listening to them after seeing them listed as the opener and all their albums are so good. I loved their inflatable fish! Best vibes!

(I also bought the livestream so I could watch it a few more times… It wouldn't let me screenshot, but I tried to get some pics/clips of my favorite parts. The lights were kinda crazy during the show, but they showed up better on the livestream!)

[pieciublyszczacychchlopcow]

Since we don’t know what will happen with Bird App in the nearest feature, I’ve decided to post my KeyLand in Yokohama report here as well as to not lose those precious memories (in written form, they’re safely burned in my head hopefully forever ^.^).

💎💎💎💎💎

KEYLAND_JAPAN report is here! I will try to write as much as I remember, though tbh I’m still so excited and overwhelmed my memories are a bit of a mess, especially when it comes to which ment came after which song. Anyways, let’s start! But before that, let me tell you one thing: luck with ticketing will come to all Shawols one day, because it surely came to me. When I got to my seat I started crying because arena first row?!? For Kibum’s concert?!? FIRST FREAKING ROW!!!!!!

When Runaway started playing… I can’t describe this feeling, I think the only way it could get better would be during SHINee concert with Shawols being allowed to be loud (well, we were anyway, thank you Kibum XD).

The first notes of the Eye VCR (that’s what I’m going to call it) were nothing when compared with the boom of first notes of Gasoline. The sound during the whole concert was amazing, I could feel every single beat with my whole body. I wouldn’t mind going to Pia Arena for SHINee member concert again for sure. The fire effects were so hot (literally)! No wonder SHINee members are sweating like crazy during concerts, it’s not only choreography but the fire effects and lights are hot. Fire and golden clad Gasoline Kibum though 🥵🥵🥵 He looked like some deity, beautiful and fierce.

Guilty Pleasure was next and that song is fun! I can imagine how amazing it will be with Shawols screaming🔥 For Another Life he went to the second stage and let me tell you, back view of Kibum performing that song was so stunning I didn’t even look at screens XD He went back to the main stage for Yellow Tape and after it ended, the JShawol next to me was like I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH! and I agree, the energy is amazing. Plus the stage was moving up and down so it was really fun to watch.

The MC time. Kibum thanked us for coming even though it was raining, talked about waiting for the concert in Japan for four years and how it was long but at the same time passed in a blink of an eye. He also mentioned again the story about the staff being against Gasoline as opening act because it was like Kamehameha at the start of the fight (Dragon Ball reference) and Shawols were like well, it’s not a lie 😆 He said in the interview he did yesterday (for the dvd?🙏🏻) they asked him how is he different from #SHINee members and he was like umm, whiteness? (cue Shawols screaming because the lighting at that moment really made him look like a porcelain doll) and also his love for talking during MC which he’s really good at imho and also HOW THE HECK IS THIS GUY SO GOOD AT BEING CUTE?!? The kawaii~, kawaii~ shouts were all you could hear after each pouty/smiley/adorable face he did 😆

I think it was before Villain, he joked about him not telling us to shout but if we did, it’s not like he told us to (the whole thing was hilarious but also after that Shawols felt braver and became louder). He also started telling us how he was teaching KShawols the fanchants for Villain but we did it before he even could show us and he was like ‘oh, you already know o.o What a time we’re living in 😏’ Anyways, the G.O.A.T concert’s instrumental arrangement for songs was the best thing ever! He went back to the main stage and performed Show Me and Hologram. Since I Wanna Be release, I dreamt about seeing Show Me live and he performed it! And Hologram needs loud fanchants, hopefully in Osaka there’ll be no more restrictions 🔥

The second part of the concert started with Heartless and dancers introduction. Kudos to them, they were really amazing during the whole concert! Also, I need this song to be released asap, love the rock energy it gives. Kibum changed his outfit and wore the floppy ear white hat (wasn’t it black yesterday?). He was adorable af, performing his musical act of Saturday Night (seriously, the choreo is like from a musical theatre), just to change the mood for more serious and personal with Proud. Btw, all the songs he performed with handheld microphone were showcasing his live vocals so well ❤︎ Next one - Delight. What a change of mood, Kibum all smiley and happily frolicking on the stage. This song really won me over with the concert version. Forever Yours - Kibum sang Soyou’s parts which damn but he can sing high notes!!! I Wanna Be was also delightful with Shawols shouting the ‘shiny’ and ‘bling bling’ pretty loud for a concert not allowing loud cheers 😆

Time for next ment. Kibum talked about Heartless, how it means without a heart, like a zombie or Frankenstein and how this is the feeling of the song. He also talked about how releasing new albums means more and more songs and how it gets harder to choose which ones he want to sing. Oh, I forgot to write how at the beginning of each MC he was drinking a LOT of water, making the funnies faces at us XD At one point he even said ‘I’m worried about Yokohama’s water (supply), I’m gonna drink it all’ 😂 He talked more about food he ate and then made the whole venue laugh with a story of how he went to Shibuya Crossing and went to a new viewing terrace, with his Chanel bag and all but they didn’t want to let him in because of his beanie, so he took it off and his hair was such a mess he can’t post the photo on sns 😂 Still, the view was amazing, worth the orange juice he bought to get a seat 🤣 Kibum also talked about how he cut his hair but it grows fast, how he dyed it blond because he realised he had black hair for the longest time and how hard it was to go back to light colour, how it turned orange at the beginning but now is fine because his hair is healthy (he was literally like ‘Key-kun’s hair is healthy’, cutie). Kibum also said he was happy to have a concert with lots of fans in the audience, the scale difference between Japan and Korea concerts is quite big in this regard (if only screaming and singing with full power was allowed 🥲). I’m not sure if he talked about SHINee in this ment or the next one, but he said Taemin came to visit him during practice and Kibum was like ‘why is this kid coming with nothing, no food, no drinks, nothing’, to which Taem replied ‘oh you wanted food? I can order some’ and Kibum said ‘it’s too late for that!’ He also said that he misses SHINee members since they don’t see each other that often (Taemin and Jinki since the concert in Korea), except for Minho, he saw Minho not long ago so for now he’s ok with not seeing Minho’s face, he will miss him next month XD SHINee is coming next year, Kibum said so!!!

One Of Those Nights acoustic version was beautiful, I need more acoustic songs from SHINee!!! I Can’t Sleep and Imagine back to back closed the cute part of the concert and then it came - Easy VCR!!! I was sitting with my jaw on the floor because trust me, Kibum dancing gently on the biggest screen was something else.

Next part of the concert is kind of blurry in my mind because Kibum in white space alien outfit destroyed my brain and heart. Bound performance during his concert >>>>>> music show performances. I can’t say anything about Helium that hasn’t been said already. Ain’t Gonna Dance on the other hand is pure perfection on stage! This song is sexy and smooth and Kibum’s vocals are chef’s kiss!

During his next MC Kibum did the “which outfit is the best one” quiz again but the results were weirdly interesting since Shawols pretty much screamed for all three equally and some brave soul even shouted ‘we love all of them’ and Kibum was laughing at that, saying that we’re saying that now but as soon as concert ends we will probably say ‘oh, but that outfit is actually my favourite’ XD

Kibum talked about Eighteen, how the song was born because he debuted when he was eighteen and thought a lot about his life and his feeling from that time. He also performed Chemicals after Burn and I loved it but!

But now I need a moment to tell you that Burn is the sexiest mf song in Kibum’s discography and don’t argue with me because when you see him live, his silhouette surrounded by red light and shadows, you will agree with me!

The last song of the main part of the concert was This Life. Kibum said he wondered if he should end with Proud or not but he wanted to end the concert with high energy, with us jumping and enjoying ourselves to the fullest. He joked how he was supposed to say ‘this is the last song of today’ but let’s face it, he’s never been to a concert without encore so he’s not even going to pretend XD He also jokingly said ‘because I’ll be back after two minutes and thirty seconds he needed to change his clothes’😂 This Life left me breathless because when Kibum says jump, I jump!!! It’s a stadium song and I wish he had a chance to perform it for the biggest audience!

During the break before encore they were showing Shawols on the screens and many had amazing slogans, often handmade! One of Shawols was holding printed out photo of chibi Bummie though (the one in the picture) and that got the biggest cheers XD

The encore started with Bad Love and the beautifully changed ending which I need released asap, Kibum please!!! The extended dance part was hot as well (there were extra dance parts in Helium too, I forgot to write). After Bad Love Kibum started to introduce dancers one by one and gosh but they were giddy 😂 The did all kinds of aegyo, all of them! Shawols were laughing so hard at their cute/weird poses and at Kibum who half cried from laughed and half cringed hard and after dancers left he said sth along the line of yeah, you need to be this kind of weird to work with me 🤣 The last song of the day was G.O.A.T. Kibum talked about how this concert, since first till the last song, is one of those greatest things in life and how we are the greatest as well (no, you are!!). Kibum looked so happy he could perform, he walked from one side of the stage to the other, waved at us and sang with the biggest smile. Thank you Bummie for the greatest afternoon ever!

Oh, and also during one of his ments Kibum talked about the lighsticks, he asked if the one not changing color is the old one (he had no idea it is a new merch) and called Shatting Star ‘the one that looks like mike’ 😂 He also told us that his mom has a special room for all SHINee merch and have it displayed like in a gallery. He said ‘mom has it all so if you want to exchange goods just contact her’ 🤣 Shawols were like give us the address please! XD

As for the concerts in Osaka, Kibum said he really wanted to have more opportunities to meet Japanese fans but there were no plans for extra concert before but suddenly the slot opened and he managed to get the venue. UMJ working hard for our SHINee boys 👏🏻

[secondsofsarah]

something about wonho uploading the tour vlog today made me really miss him. i thought i was doing ok but idk it really hit me today.

[klirk-hammurton]

Rawk The River 2023 (pt 1/?)

[ebatothemoon]

The Unbearable Lightness of Not Being Able to Record @ ATEEZ Concert

So several months later, ATEEZ, our favorite pirate kings and the masters of crafted performance are going to come back to Europe and we literally have a date with 8 lovely men on a Valentines Day. ✨when life does not give you 1 and you end up with 8💅✨

To manifest their comeback to Europe with their new tour, I would like to reminisce a bittersweet (but mostly sweet) memory of mine on May 2022. The sudden incident I had in ATEEZ's Berlin concert about my phone's screen getting all black out, out of function, and not being able to record anything, -even I was kindly asking people to get a pic of me in front of the arena and send those pics via email *the pain*- that incident accidentally made that concert one of the most memorable nights of my life. While I was watching and witnessing their whole performance with my own mortal eyes, in complete shock and admiration, without stressing about if I record it properly, dancing with them and with the audience carefree...everything felt so etheral and right.

Watching their Kingdom stages were already signs of how much power they hold in their performances as artists but after seeing them with my own literal eyes, I said "they are more like artisans of performance". Let me clarify that. Throughout their performances, they -innately or mindfully- embody a labour and you do not have to wait for their sweat being spitted on your face to understand that. Their level of liveness and that alive energy they radiate from the beginning until the end made me realize how a mortal life we are living in this world and I don't think I would feel this enlightened when I would try to record to make those moments "immortal" in a sense (whatever that means). In their every present second, they pass through death and we all died and reborn throughout the concert, which made me feel so alive and light at the end. I was heavy in emotions but that heaviness made me feel so light and carefree as a fan, as a human. Still on this day, I find how this level of fascination could happen just by putting a device away (even though w/o my own free will) but I'm more than glad it happened. It held such a power on me that made my eyes tear at the ending part of Utopia, made my jaw drop during Take Me Home, and finally, made me take a last second decision to climb up the stairs to join their dance break during "The Real" and jump to every corner like 5 year old kid with the biggest smile on my face.

So as an advice to all concertgoers, demonizing the act of recording is not my intention but minimizing it is definitely a thing I highly recommend. Let yourself be immersed in that amazing effort being put by your favorite artists. I'm really excited to see ATEEZ again and feel alive with them! See you there and happy Valentines Day in advance 😉

[syds-arts99]

More live MCR footage! ( from my Instagram stories)

[alexturner]

the long awaited am ziggo dome night 2 memories post!!! as always, under the cut

third concert. dead tired at this point from the late nights and the driving back and forth to the venues but!!! god it was all okay again once i was there. i was there arounddd.... 3pm i'd say to queue. met up with some people i met the previous day so that was super fun. i managed to snatch up a poster of the evening!!! and afterwards, we ended up somewhat behind the early entry people, the 10th row from the stage i think. during the opening act i couldn't see much as i was right behind two tall guys, and i was a little scared this night was going to be a "look at the screens all night" type of show but then everything started moving a little and right before AM came on everything just became... perfect 🥺

most of the night went like it did my previous concerts (setlist and stage antics wise), but i liked that i could see all of the boys very clearly!

highlights were alex telling us after finishing arabella that when he's "singing the part about a constellation falling into place, i always pretend i'm giving a TED talk. i never told anyone that." and the already much discussed people talking loudly through the intro of suck it and see and alex shushing them, then singing a little more and then saying "what could you possibly be talking about?" which is so valid of him, god. show the band and suck it and see some respect

the evening being a bit of a copy of the other nights also gave me a chance to pay extra attention to some things i noticed during the other nights, one of which is alex playing conductor for the rest of the guys on stage during the mirrorball intro, which is so!!!! fun!!! and him playing acoustic guitar!!!

the mirrorball came down afterwards, and i was anticipating 505 just like the other nights, but then, after days of WISHING HOPING PRAYING AND MANIFESTING, alex said "amsterdam...... it's the star treatment" and i swear you could hear my scream of surprise throughout the entire fucking ziggo dome. (i somehow completely missed that they skipped cornerstone????) star treatment was BEAUTIFUL, one of the highlights of the set. we got the "i just wanted a jet ski for the moat" lyric change!!! i added a video HERE in case anyone wants to see it (because tumblr only allows me to upload one video to this post 🙄)

body paint was also perfect!!!! and after the encore it was i wanna be yours - i bet you look good on the dancefloor - r u mine? as usual, and it sounded amazing. also so many people were going crazy for i wanna be yours, as they have every night, and i was informed by some of the teenagers around me that it's because it's having a huge moment on tiktok right now. it looked beautiful again:

i feel so fortunate that i was able to see the boys three times in one week, and so full of love for them, their songs and their musicianship. it also made me so happy to be so close to the stage in these huge venues and be surrounded by people who know all these songs by heart, just like me. this was the last one........................for now......

[abignewscom]

Family of Taylor Swift fan who died at Rio concert attends singer’s third Eras Tour show in São Paolo

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[batgirlsay]

I’ve seen Jimmy and Gin Blossoms countless times and who would have thought a free show would be one of my all time favorites?!

The NFL went all out and they looked so good on the fancy screens!

Turned to @jedi-giraffe and exclaimed “It's a festival show, Jim!" when they started playing Hear You Me! It didn’t seem like the time or place… but the set was amazing either way!

[plague-parade]

i feel like we dont talk enough about how distressing and disturbing memory loss issues are. forgetting what you were talking about halfway through a sentence, putting something down and instantly forgetting where you put it. having to reread one paragraph over and over again because by the time youve moved onto the next sentence you dont remember what the one before it said. always doubting if your memories of things are real, not being able to remember important life events.

its so incredibly scary, it feels like your mind is constantly playing tricks on you and you start to doubt whats real and what isnt.

“i forgot” is treated like a lazy excuse when it’s genuinely such a big issue for so many people.

[secondsofsarah]

september may be over but at least one good thing happened this month.  take me back.   

[birdperselias]

could we perhaps get some smug miami/flustered rickbot if memory rick wins🩷it would make up for rickbot’s sacrifice imo

pov you walk into the semifinalist room without knocking

bonus: live memory rick reaction

shout out to anon for this ask. they sent this the night i made the miami+memory post. the finals didn't even start. they just knew.