Ok, here is my report à Paris live.
I know i'm late, but it think it worths it !
Enjoy.
L�fArc~En~Ciel 2008 Concert à Paris, salle le Zénith.
The Zénith takes place in a parc. When i stepped in, i had the feeling to be in Japan, in the Yoyogi parc because many people were wearing japanese fashioned clothes : Gothic Lolita, high school uniforms, Yukata, very sexy japanese people. I got charmed instantly Walking toward me a couple gothic lolita : the man was walking her girl like a dog, she was attached by her neck�cI couldn�ft believe it. After in the queue, i chatted with a pal of them ^_^ we made fun of them ahaha.
The parc is really great, charming. And to realize that i was about to see L�fArc~En~Ciel live, i just felt something strong in the whole body.
Arriving at midday past thirteen (12H30 quoi !), a little crowd was there and fans were chatting, sitting in the parc, walking to the venue to try to hear or to see the band.
What do you think i did !?!
So i discovered the place and walked around to see if i could too, hear Laruku or see my samaaaaa. At the back of the place, 2 teenagers couples were waiting. 1 girl was waiting for us to leave so she can pee ^^ and a english couple saw Hyde smoking and going back to the zénith. Nothing else to see but trucks and staff. While i was walking back to the doors, i heard clearly a song, but i couldn�ft recognize it. Was it Nexus 4 ? I would say yes ; i read in the evening (laruku.fr) that a new song was about to be released in a single. All i can say is that i loved it : fresh, poprock, catchy, nice song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuSXYFq74os
At the doors of the place, many fans were trying to see or hear the band. But we could only see the corridor and catch glimpses of the lightgame. And some foot !nothing really... But we heard Revelation !And more, i don�ft remember. Again a taste of excitement !
Back to the queues, it was fans in groups, one with some big headboxes like the Smile�fs. You can see it
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=a9qf8g-YvI4
I chatted and befriended with a few fans. I was disapointed to feel the people cold. Unwilling to share or chatt.
So, waiting 7 hours, not really funny�c
Many strangers coming from UK, Belgium, Japan, Italia, Spain, Germany ! A group of french fans were watching P.V., customing a tshirt to give to the Band ; writing on it : Hizuka-chan, hehehehe, Hyde, i love you, Tetsu, i want to eat your bananas�c. They were all crazy, some did camping a day before ! (and the most surprising, they left everything right there�c).
During the afternoon, the fanclub arrived : many japanese women so well dressed for most of them. (same thing, you can check youtube). They were 150 persons i think, and had their private gate to enter the Zénith before evert other fans. All fans around me were watching them, trying to speak japanese (wich made them laugh�c.), and some took pictures with them, others sang.
Some people from the staff filmed us for the forthcoming DVD. If they use my appearance, you will see me : a staff member filmed us through the wire fence and we just stayed watching him smiling, quiet like waiting on a starline. But sunddenly, whereas i was on the right of the group, i walked straight to the cameraman, closeup ! and said « bonjour, konnichi wa L�fArc~En~Ciel », smiling and waving of course, then went back to the group. And all the group did the same in a second ! The japanese cameraman was very happy.
Later they filmed again the whole crowd from up, to see its size and the atmosphere, how everybody were damn ready to see the band !!!
After a dangerous moment for fans because of a lack of organisation for the ordrer of entrence (some had regular concert tickets, others digitick�fs like me we just ordered at home on the Internet and printed ). Finally, we get in the queue. Tickets check�can aweful memory�c.
Some body started to cheat, and others pushing like hell ! No mercy, no ethic. I hate this kind of people.
A little girl pushed me so hard (and i�fm a strong man), i felt pain, had problems to breath.
Then, a run to enter the place and get as near as I can to the stage. Finally, i�fm here !!! I can�ft believe it.
I chatted with some girls so cool, nice, polite, and fans. We chatted about Hyde�fs carrer and about SOAP (we agreed that Ken rocks and Awake live and l�farniversaire are must seen).
I was in good mood, among fans. Some asian guys behind me gathered, and were respectful, cool fans too. At last !
I�fm right in front of Hyde�fmic, and about to see the most important show of my life. The fans are gathered so tight that it�fs hard to move�cand again, the hate comes in the spirit because half of the standing area is full of assholes pushing everyone, hurting fans just to get more centered. A father with his daughter are so upset about it that it�fs getting hot. A young guy punk style almost starts a fight because he�fs pushing and not giving a shit. The father yells, tells him to quiet, his face turns red. He warns him twice and the punk pushes again ! The father catches his hair and slaps the fucker !! 3 big blacks (the security men) get up and star the scene. They try to understand and calm down everything. It�fs like a war the bastards versus the nice people, pushed.
The show starts, and people are just yelling so hard !! For the first time, my right hear understand the beatlemania. The girls are forgetting their mind !!!! It hurts my ear ! Get out from the sheeeell ! I see giants rock stars shadows. « Boubolom boubolom boubolom GET RID OF YOUR NOTION ! UNTIL YOU REALIZE YEAHHH » Tremendous. Everysong at least one fan around me faints. A friend will tell me « if i faint, i want it to happen AFTER they play Neo Universe »�cShe will faint just before�cwith the band emergency staff (so kind she said), she will hear it, and cry�c
Each time a member of the band talks, it�fs an experience : funny and hard to understand ^_^
« Ce concert est diffusé en direct au Japon ». Thanks Hyde
So the fans shouted and were playing with the camera as much as possible. Everybody was into it !
Ken is soooo into it : smiling, almost dancing all the time !!! He loves the night !
Yuki�ci can�ft tell. But when he came2say his sentence, he was happy.
Tetsu did the banana thing with no emotion. Almost did nothing. I�fm disapointing. Maybe he is like that all the time. But watching the band thru a DVD is very different.
Hyde : i loved so much his clothes. Looked like a pirate ! (who said Johnny Depp ?). The first half of the show, he was not into it. Singing well, but unhappy. Almost bored. At the encore, Hyde was back.
Setlist :
01 - get out from the shell -asian version-
02 - Driver's High
Awesome moment. Every body completely into it, hot and jumping, singing, yelling « Flash ! » from the begining !!! For the first time, the fans are one.
03 - Killing Me
MC - hyde
04 - DRINK IT DOWN
Rahhhhh « Nouvelle chanson. Drink it down », said Hyde. I thought it was Nexus 4 ^^ Anyway, this song is fantastic.
05 - DAYBREAK'S BELL
Lights on Ken. Yeah !!! A lot of emotion here, to see ken playing the intro, and then, seeing Hyde moving when the bell are ringing.
06 - winter fall
07 – Kasou
08 - My Dear
09 - forbidden lover
I could believe i was listening these 2 songs. I love them !! Especillay for Forbidden L. Everybody was lovely surprised.
10 - MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM
Great intro : Ken, smoking, was playing the guitar, as if a dolphin was speaking.
11 - Caress Of Venus
12 – REVELATION
« Yeah !!!!YEAH. YEAH !!!! » Great moment. A rockstar show here !
MC - ken
13 - SEVENTH HEAVEN
When Seventh Heaven started (It�fs defently a live song !), it was awesome. But after like 20 seconds, problem ! The music stopped. No one understood. Hyde said « sorry » in a very casual, cold way. And they left.
????? After the break, it�fd started again, stronger for us !!! « Montrez moi de quoi vous êtez capables » Hyde said (« show me what you�fve got »).
14 - Pretty girl
Eveybody dancing !!! The drums are strongly rock !!
15 - STAY AWAY -formation A-
SO much pleasure here. I want more !!
Hyde played guitar with Ken, and he did not do the rythm part !
16 - READY STEADY GO
« ARE U FUCKING READY ???????????????
- YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH »
:-D :-D :-D
--- ENCORE ---
MC - yukihiro
17 - NEO UNIVERSE
18 – HONEY
Hyde played guitar !!
19 - Link
MC - tetsu
MC – hyde
20 – Anata
This song is ah ! A tearing way to say goodbye. So beautiful as you will see in the DVD. We all sang. It�fs so beautiful to see it. We all wanted more. But the live is over. Everybody stays, hoping, crying, wanting more, feeling the atmosphere, realizing that they are at the L�fArc~En~Ciel live ! What a mess on the floor. Fans have lost many things, even a deck of cards was spread down ! ID ! Unbelievable. We were forced to leave. The goods are being sold out. People fucking selfish state of mind is back.
Outside, i sit down with the girls i met during the live. The nice after. Exchanging numbers and stuff. I can see some japanese staff filming around. I go to talk to one :
- « Hello. I have something for you. I do a magic trick that you film and you will show it to the band. Is it possible ? »
- « Speak �cslowy�c »
Lol. I repeat slowly and he is ok. So i put my thumb through my ear !! And say « Ahhhh L�fArc~En~Cieeeel » like a zombie. The japanese cameraman is so enjoying he smiles, laughs hard, and�cgive me a handshake. !!. I bet it would be kept�c
In the end, before to leave heaven for real, I chatted with another pal�cHe did a photoshoot for the band ! I mean : the staff asked him to take photo for the book, to show french fans.
I left this place with two posters. Ahhhhh.
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