Girugämesh Concert in Budapest 12th March 2011
Yesterday at this time I was standing in a mass of people while Girugamesh was rocking the stage. It was my first concert after 2 and a half months (I can honestly say I'm addicted; in last 6 months I've seen 4 concert and with every new one the addiction grows).
I went to the concert with friends (same way we went to see Despairs Ray). We arrived in Diesel club, Budapest around one in the afternoon and joined our Croatian friends in line (Thank you soooo much for saving us a spot in line, guys you're the best <3). We missed the arrival of the Red Car Buss and members going out of it for a few minutes. Anyway after that the waiting began and since you can't stand/sit on one spot for long me and my friend went around a bit (mostly to check the back entrance for Girugamesh members smoking, since on the last tour they did according to my friend, but I think they were allowed to smoke inside here). This time it was Ryo's name written on my chest xD
Entrance and a banner with after party invitation. Ryo, one day later
Surprisingly Hungarian fans had only one shouting break down (on Despairs Ray there were several) about queuing in line in pairs or we won't get in. Door opened on time (19.00) and even tho before no one pushed forward or anything, it did started now. After getting the club we were in 3rd/4rd row. There were a lot of people and since we had to wait for about an hour and a half for the concert to begin pushing and verbal fighting began (I cursed few of Hungarian fans because they were bitching about being pushed up against the security fans and etc. but people why the hell are you doing in the first row if you can't handle the presser?! It's a rock concert, people will push and you'll get pressed against it *sighs*. That happens when children go on a concert they can't handle, I mean they even communicated trough facebook, writing on each other walls...).
After waiting and many curses said the concert was about to began (before one of the staff members came out to check the details and all and he was quite handsome (me and two of my friend screamed "ike men". He waved to the crow before going of stage).
And then it began.
Set list:
now (intro)
bit crash
NO MUSIC NO REASON
Endless wing
?
BEAST
driving time
Suiren
DIRTY STORY
?
13 days
I think I can fly
shining
destiny
MISSION CODE
Never ending story
Encore:
Break Down
evolution
arrow
It was AWESOME. I'm pretty new to Girugamesh but still the set list was good and the whole atmospehere as well. Satoshi was being a tease the whole concert; he was licking his lips, dancing and swaying his hips, throwing his head back, locking at us trough his sweaty bangs. Even his out fit was teasing xD; he wore tight black jeans (and, blame it on my master since it's her fault I've been watching men below waist line for the past 2 months, Satoshi ain't looking bad *grins*.)And the elastic band of his boxer shorts was visible and the strip of skin when his shirt rode up. Tease I tell you xD. He only stretched his hand for the fans to touch it for a few second, I'm not sure I touched his fingers or someone other hand. But me and my friends did a banner and it was my "duty" to throw it on stage at some point (only coz I can fight for a good place under the stage if necessary xD. Tho this time it wasn't necessary since we were quite at the front from the beginning and when we started moving, head banging and jumping during the concert Maya and me got into the second row) and it was during the song when Satoshi and Shu grab towels and were spinning them in the air Maya and I grab the banner and did the same and during the solo while I was "folding" it Satoshi saw me and waited that I folded it some how before throwing it to him (he even prepared his hand to catch it xD) he unfolded it and out it on his shoulder. Then the rest of the banners started flaying on stage. At the end of the song he put our and another banner on the platform Ryo's drums were on.
Our banner and Satoshi with our banner.
I loved the show they put on when they jumped and danced around and I really love Ryo for smiling trough the whole concert and dancing behind his drums (he's my favourite member, just so cute <3<3<3). Shu and Nii moved a lot and around the stage, jumped and danced and encored the crowd to scream louder.
Almost after every song Satoshi thanked us and said the title of the next song. It was Shu who had "a short speech". He had it written in katakana on the floor. It ended with: "Are you ready" crowd screamed, "Are you crazy" crowed screamed again, "Are you stupid" crowed screamed and the next song began.
Before the encore started Ryo cam out with the camera and filmed the crowd cheering and screaming. He was smiling the whole time, seriously <3.
Before the last song of the encore Satoshi said the last song it's for the Tsunami victims and that they have a charity box at the merchandise stand.
The final goodbye was really nice; Nii thanked us in Japanese, Shuu said see you next time, Ryo waved and mouthed bye bye before saying see you next time and Satoshi said see you next time.
I bough myself a T-shirt and donated few Euros for Japan, it was/is at least I can do (I really feel so hopeless not being able to do anything to help, but pray). It really was an amazing concert and I'm thankful to them for having it and putting their hearts to it despite hard times their home country is facing at the moment.
Front and back of the T-shirt.
I must say the security did a very good job with passing bottles of cold water to the crowd and handling people who fainted or were about to. But some Hungarian fans throw bad light on all of them with their behaviour.
Special thanks to Denis for organising everything and still being shocked by my pervines Helena and Petra for making the best and the perviest banner EVER!, Maya; it was our first J-rock concert together and we were in the front ^_^ and to the rest of you travelling with us, friends from Croatia and newly made friends from Serbia. THANK YOU!♥