i arrived like less than an hour before doors and got 4th-5th row gc
if i hadn't been working at veikkaus arena very recently i probably would've been so lost bc the way to the gc was so weird
pure was fun and the improvised rap about the pictures was cute
i'm kinda surprised that joker out only chose one song in english for this set, but i'm also not complaining bc it fit the vibe
now if i hadn't fallen in love with odsevi sonca before, i certainly have now. song of the summer
i was waiting for the ne bo at the end of carpe diem but instead we got this cute speech about how finland has become their second home and honestly i was holding back tears at that moment
i went to the bathroom after jo and only got back a few minutes before käärijä started and saw that the fence on the right side was pretty empty and so i was like great, i'll probably see something from there
that something was at first robin and viivi. then i saw kris with his käärijä shirt and realized that the whole band was there as well. great. well.. i'll keep my eyes on the concert bc they deserve their privacy and i don't want to seem like a stalker
now i don't consider myself a fan of käärijä but i do like him. i haven't listened to his newer songs that much, so i'm more familiar with his older songs, and i like that the setlist featured a good amount of both
honestly what a guest list. like there's no other artist in finland who could get this many international stars to feature in their concert. i also love that he gave them their own moments to shine!
the mini stage at the middle was such a great idea, but when käärijä was walking back to the main stage everyone started running towards him and that felt kinda dangerous
ok i just love the concept of euroboys
the whole concert was just magical and felt like a full circle moment in a way
sankarit and hyvää puuta karaoke at the end was gold. käärijä didn't want to leave the stage and i feel like the audience didn't want to leave either
ok now sock story with bojan. so at some point during käärijä's gig he whistled very loudly and i turned to look at him and he looked at me and actually giggled like he'd been caught. i keep seeing him looking at me until some songs later he comes up to me, shakes my hand and tells me that he likes my socks. the socks were their merch. he then goes to tell the others, pointing at my feet under that fence, and starts filming my socks. so, bojan now has a video of my socks on his phone.
tavastia
i went to the queue in the morning and got second row on the right side
i really like pilvet pilvet and i feel like they've gotten better every time i've seen them, so i feel like they're always a great opener for joker out
when we saw the setlist we were like okay that's quite long, nice
this was honestly one of the best jo gig i've been to. it was soo energetic, i saw way less phones than normally, and i feel like everyone was just jumping the whole gig and singing so loud
they also genuinely had fun on stage, there were so many funny moments between songs and somehow finland is where they truly thrive
bojan had bovid the flu and had to blow his nose during the gig, but that didn' t stop him. hopefully he can get some rest now
almost cried again during novi val bc why not
after the gig they apparently came to the merch table when almost everyone had left and the doors had been locked
apparently the staff at tavastia was also being rude :(
this weekend made me fall in love with live music yet again
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