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People sometimes ask me, why I love Andre Rieu, his orchestra and his concerts so much.It doesn’t even need a lot of explaining if you ever watched one of his concerts from Maastricht. It’s pure emotions, it’s entertainment, it’s funny and it’s beautiful music. Nothing beats the atmosphere right there.

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Demi Lovato, AmsterDAMN 18/06/18

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I feel the need to share my thoughts on the concert in Amsterdam a couple of days ago. I decided to go to that city since I have never been there and it fit better in my schedule than Cologne. I’m glad I did, because the city is beautiful. 

To be honest, I felt a little too old to be queuing for the concert in the morning. In addition to that, I wanted to wait for some other girls from Germany so that we can go together. Unfortunately, they took their time even though they wanted to be in the front. So after being in front of the venue at 9 in the morning, at 11:30 I decided to queue nevertheless. It was raining and everyone was wet as fuck already. Don’t you think people would get a little annoyed by that? Maybe. But Lovatics didn’t care. There was still music, everyone was still all smiles. Talking, eating, singing. Rain ponchos were sold out in the stores, Burger King made good business. It was weird to see how a lunchtime the queue was already that long. The people I was supposed to be, still haven’t shown up and I am glad they came way too late and queued in the back of the line instead of cutting it to stay with me. I met a few amazing fans I had such a good time with.

I have been to over 250 concerts in my life, time never fly by so fast like on this day. The securities were something else as well. Even though I don’t speak Dutch, I understood a little bit of what some funny security told everybody in line to make the entrance and everything as smooth as possible. In the afternoon, no one understood how a line can be that long, I loved it.

When the doors opened, I have seen an entrance that organized and disciplined as at AFAS Live. Big fat credit to the people working there for making all this smooth. 

Now, I feel like I am the wrong generation for concerts like that. Fans were holding their phones up in the air even minutes before Demi came on stage. I was not even able to see her for the first song because the smartphones were blocking my view. Of course that is not only cruel for me or any other fan who actually wants to completely enjoy the show but I feel like that’s absolutely disrespectful to the artists themselves when they see nothing but people with phones. And to be completely honest- that ruined the concert for me. The show was amazing. I feel like the sound was a little off but Demi, her dancers and her band were awesome. Demi seriously is a queen, I cannot argue with that. I just wished and I still wish that people would dance more at her concert. I totally understand how overwhelming it is to see someone you loved for so long. But what are the odds that you someday sit down to watch a whole 5 minute video of a concert? What happens in 10 years when you have the 3rd new phone and your old videos are gone? Exactly. Memories will stay forever. And I really wished that people would enjoy a concert, listen with their heart, see with their eyes and don’t do all this through a screen or whatever.

Why I am writing this though is because of what happened after the concert, or rather said the next day. Since I booked I train back home the next day before Demi announcing another concert in that city, I was not able to go. But I met up with a girl I met online through a Demi group and our hostels were quite close to the venue itself. So we met up in the late morning before I had to catch my train.

Looking at the queue got us thinking. You have so many different kinds of people sitting there, it’s hard to understand for anyone who is not a Lovatic. Sometimes at concerts, people just wanna have a good time. There you have people sitting who have all kinds of different issues and come together because they feel connected to Demi in ways no one can explain that. Not only is it people with mental issues, panic attacks, depression or other kinds of problems, but also fans with their pride flags- the special and most important thing I have seen and learned is that you don’t even have to talk about these things for someone to understand because Lovatics understand you without even saying a a word. They accept you for who you are. Now you might think that should be normal, but it isn’t. How many people were sitting there with issues they cannot share with their family or even their friends? But they know Demi understands. They know Lovatics understand and t the ydon’t have to change or explain themselves. 

So I was standing there with this new made Demi friend and we talked about all this. Demi is the reason everyone is here, she did that. This connection everyone has is because of her. Because of her music, because of her honesty, because of how she shared her story and helped everyone by doing that. Because she accepts people the way they are. We started to cry. Both of us. I am even tearin up just writing this. I felt a little heartbroken to leave the city because I felt like I didn’t appreciate the night before as much as I should have. 

But I am beyond glad that I went to see her after all these years. I didn’t know it was possible to love Demi even more, but I do. 

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Emma takes her work very serious. :D

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Am I getting too old for concerts like that?

I became a fan of Simple Plan when I was about 13. Which is almost 14 years ago now. I handwrote the lyrics to “Welcome to my life” on a piece of paper and they were hanging on my cupboard for at least 10 years. Maybe even more. A few days ago I went to see them in Hamburg again for the first time in 3 years. Last time was with We The Kings and I loved that concert so much. Pure fun, pure joy. It proved to me why I loved this band for so long. This year was different. I am not sure what exactly it was that pissed me off most. So many reasons.

Lately, I am used to smaller concerts, with fans that enjoy the music more than the band members, who go to gigs to dance, sing along, have a drink. At the Simple Plan concert I got an All Time Low- vibe with all the fangirling. Somehow I found it a little weird that all the girl screamed their lungs out to every word Pierre said. It felt like it wasn’t the “Oh wow, I am so glad to see my favourite band”- scream. More of a “OHMYGAWDTAKEMEHEREANDNOW”- scream.

Worst part of the atmosphere? Clearly the “Take it off”- shouts from the whole fucking venue when Pierre said it’s really hot on stage. Ain’t gonna lie- that disappointed me so bad that I wasn’t able to enjoy the rest of the gig that much. Because I kept wondering- what happened to those fans? I am certain that there are a lot of young girls who just got into Simple Plan. Who are between 13 and 18 and act like it’s a Justin Bieber or One Direction concert. But knowing how many people at the gig are actually waaay over 21, I need to ask myself: Are you seriously so sexually frustrated that you have to scream at Pierre to take his clothes off?  It bothered me more than it should. Maybe because I have a healthy respect for artists on stage. Who knows. Another reason was the setlist. I think it’s always good when a band promotes their new album as much as possible, this time just bad for me personally since I don’t really like the new album. A lot of new songs, also a lot of old songs, but sadly no real surprises when it comes to those old songs. They play “Jump” and “Perfect” at every single show. Maybe I was hoping they’d put more consideration into the setlist and mix it up a little so we get something this tour they rarely played over the last years. For example: Me against the world, Addicted, I promise, Everytime (I would cry my eyes out if I’d hear that song live). I was especially missing songs from recent albums: When I’m gone, Loser of the year, You suck at love... But then again, I was very happy to hear “The rest of us”. In my opinion, the cover they did this year were absolutely not neccessary. Maybe it has something to do with me not listening to the radio, but the songs just didn’t blow me away. Last time I saw them it was the “Raise your glass”, “Dynamite” medley thingy. Which was awesome because it created such a fun atmosphere and everyone was able to dance and party along. Also, Davids constant “Call me” flirting with some female fans was a little confusing. I don’t know if I never noticed that before- does he do that a lot? (And what pisses me off at every show is that I never get to see Chuck because there is a giant drumset blocking my view to him. But well.) 

A totally different reason was for sure the organisation. I have never witnessed a concert in Hamburg that was so fucked up when it came to rules. First of all, putting up barriers in front of the venue 10 minutes after doors opened is plain stupid. Don’t wanna know how many idiots creeped their way inside even though they just arrived. Getting in front of everyone that was queueing for hours and hours. I understand that you’re not allowed to take any kind of bottles or cans inside the venue. But they took away everything: Capri suns, potato chips, candy, bread... If you take away literally everything eatable or drinkable, the securities should provide you with water inside, at least in the first few rows, because a concert like that will get hot. (Not going to mention here that in Germany and many other countries, water from the tab is drinkable and for free) A girl passed out. And seriously, what is the matter with taking sweets inside? It’s ridiculous. After the show, which finished at 09:35 PM already, there was only one exit. Between the inside of the venue and the actual exit, there were 2 merch stands. It took ages to get out because too many people were standing in line for merch. So we wanted to wait inside until the majority of people was gone. Wasn’t really possible because the security guys were pushing us out with barriers. They pushed us closer to the crowd near the exit that wasn’t moving. Not sure if they would have liked more people to pass out. It was sticky and it was way too crowded. What was the point of that?!  I have to give SP kudos for something though: The support bands. Two different styles of music, but both of them were great. I fell in love with The Bottom Line. They surely know how to warm up and entertain a crowd. That was awesome! Anyway. I wish I would be blown away by the concert because I really love this band, but maybe this is not my Simple Plan year. Or maybe it was because I wasn’t drunk. Or because I felt old between all those kids under 18. I don’t want a band like Simple Plan to have an All Time Low atmosphere at concerts. Because the atmosphere with ATL, their arrogant “I know you all wanna fuck me”- attitude on stage, the fans screaming inappropriate stuff, just made me lose interest in that band. I haven’t been to an ATL concert in years, and the main reason is the horrible fans. I don’t want that to happen to Simple Plan. I have been a fan for far too long than to give up on them because of shit.

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Jensen Ackles discovers how strong his rum and coke is

NJ con 2013

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Ich könnte einen endlos langen Text über Stefan Raab, Tv Total und all seine Events verfassen, aber ich bleibe heute einfach nur beim Danke.

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Are Taylor Swift fans delusional?

What is it with fans of Taylor Swift and other artists like that, that no one else  can voice their opinion on them, without being insulted? I wrote a long post + explanation on how I see Taylor Swift and her music, without insulting or hating on her, even saying that I bought a couple of songs myself, but what I get got is shit from fans?  Is there anyone who can explain to me why you behave like this, when actually fans should represent their artist but with behaviour like this you make your celebrity look bad? What is the point...

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