日本の旅行 - NIGHTMARE 10th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL ACT FINAL
Saturday 25th of December was first of my two J-Rock concert.
First one was NIGHTMARE 10th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL ACT FINAL Historical～The highest NIGHTMARE～in Makuhari Messe. I went to see them together with channel_rape after a heavy night of drinking (not that easy when you still feel a cocktail in a pit of your stomach xD). When we arrived we went to McDonald's to get something to eat (after a heavy night of drinking junk food feels so good xD). After that we just followed fans to the venue (it was near train station).
In front of the venue were loads of fans and some really good cos-players, we went inside stamped our tickets, since it was quite windy. On the right side of the entrance were flowers Nightmare got from magazines and other bands.
After that we went to check the tour goods. I bough Sakito poster and a muffler towel. Then we went to the part where C block was lining and waited until they let us in.
We were quite at the back of the venue (no seats, blocks were separated with metal railings) and I think we could get to the front, since our tickets were only checked when we entered) but it was all right since there were a big screen and 2 platforms from both sites of stage to the middle and they were connected with the third one (making a square, I think in that square were fans that are part of the fan club).
What surprised me was how no one pushed or anything (here in Europe on a rock concert there's always pushing, fighting and what not, but not here). We have to wait for some time and then Nightmare came out *yay*.
SET LIST:
gianizm Ten
Tokyo shounen
Sanagi
Varuna
dogma
D senjou no Tragedy
Believe
HATE
MASQUERADE
the LAST SHOW
Alumina
Mind Ocean
Lost in Blue
akane
Raven Loud speeeaker
DIRTY
Cynical Re：actor
livEVIL
the WORLD
Raison d être
Can you do it?
a：FANTASIA
jibun no hana
ENCORE
wasurena kusa
Backstreet Children
dasei boogie
kyokutou ranshin tengoku
Jishou shounen Terrorist
the FOOL
ENCORE 2
Star[K]night
Concert was 3 and a half hours long and it was amazing. They all (minus Ruka who can't actually run around xD) played on the platforms quite a lot so we could all see them. The energy was really good and there was some cute moments among members (for me the cutest was the one in which Yomi was standing on that higher thing on stage (I never realized how short he is actually XD) and Sakito (I loved his outfit because his tummy was showing and his thigh was showing when he put his leg to some higher place to play guitar) put his leg on that and looked up to Yomi from very close <3<3<3.
They were all running around that platforms and played on all sides, Sakito and Hitsugi were so cute running around <3 and Ni~ya just looked too cool xD. I was really enjoying Sakito's movements with his guitar and his teasing smiles <3.
I don't really remember what Yomi was saying during MC's but when we called them out for the encore, he was the first one to came out and thanked us for the encore. Then we called out the other members. First was Hitsugi and he gave a short speech, next we called out Sakito (I love his voice really). He talked about Monster Hunter (I think he got one for a present or smth) and the Yomi went to the stuff at the side of the stage and got a blue paper guitar and then they fooled around with that xD. Next was Ni~ya and last was Ruka. Ruka really didn't say more than a few words when Yomi went there asking him about his feelings XD.
After the first encore we called for the second one and they came out again, Yomi thanked us again for the encore and coming to the live. Then I think he was talking about the year 2010 and Nightmare and they he said they have a Christmas present for us and they played Star[K]night and in my opinion it was the perfect song to end the live.
After the live Hitsugi and Sakito and Ni~ya threw their picks into the crowd and bottle of waters (I really wished I'd be closer coz I'd kill for Sakito's pick. He kissed each and every one before throwing it into the crowd). Hitusgi cried at the end and when he was saying his final goodbye he made a pause to sniff and then he talked on. It was soooo cute.
I really liked the live, even though I was not feeling my best due to being wasted a night before. It was different from what I used to from rock concert in Europe, but I still prefer the energy in Europe (it feels more like a rock concert than it did in Japan. All the pushing and crowd is just part of the rock concert in my opinion xD). The second thing that was different was that fans have hand choreography for EVERY SINGLE SONG, it was a bit at first but then you just pick it up and start doing it along with the crowd xD. I was happy the didn't play many songs appropriate for head banging because I had GazettE's live next day and it would be hard head banging for tow days xD(tho my neck did hurt next day a bit xD).