My Happy and Sad Sweetener Tour Experience Pt.I
So, how do I start to tell you how crazy and amazing this experience was?
Well I can definitely tell you it was a r-o-l-l-e-r-c-o-a-s-t-e-r of emotions. Literally. However, before I go into detail about my concert experience of the sweetener tour, I think it is important to give you all some background info to go with it.
So, I have been a fan of Ariana Grande for QUITE some time! Actually the date I set as a starting date of me being a fan of hers is 2012. That’s when I followed her on twitter and made an account just for that reason (lol).
So 2012 it was, Ariana still in red hair and petticoats, singing Put Your Hearts Up and Pink Champagne on a daily basis. I just loved everything about her. Her style, her persona but most importantly her voice and music. Her vocals just blew me away and she was a steady companion of mine throughout school (remember I was 14 in 2012).
I always dreamt of meeting her but never really considered it. I was too young to go on my own and all of my friends had no interest in seeing her whatsoever. Her first tour, the listing sessions, were only in America and I am..... not. I was stuck in Germany, unable to see her anyways, so the question never arose. However, she came here for the Honeymoon Tour, but again I did not dare to go on my own. The Dangerous Woman Tour came around and for some reason I did not get tickets. The concert in Frankfurt was unfortunately cancelled due to Manchester...
What the Manchester incident has shown me is that I should not give two f’cks about what other people think or if I am going on my own. I realised if you wait too long you might miss your chance of seeing her altogether. Manchester really showed me what a beautiful human being she is and how caring she is towards her fans and others.
So, when the Sweetener Tour was announced I anxiously waited for German dates to be released and boom: Cologne, Berlin and Hamburg (multiple times lol) and I knew I HAD to go. I saved up money to buy a laptop but I was like - nope I am spending it on concert tickets - and that is what I did. Not only did I get concert tickets but I got Meet and Greet Tickets for Cologne. I was so damn happy and could not believe my luck when I received my tickets. Also because I got them in a presale via Telekom in Germany. My father is a customer there so I was able to use his log in to buy the tickets.
I met some beautiful and nice people online who also had Meet & Greet tickets for Cologne and we planned to go there together and meet up at the concert! When we arrived the sad news started to come in (and that is the really sad part about this experience): Our Meet & Greet got cancelled and there would be no Soundcheck either. As someone who had not even dared to dream of this moment this was.... heartbreaking. We all were pretty devastated and sad.
However, I was so glad I had people around me who felt my pain, who were just as sad and upset. We all tried to comfort each other and having each others backs really made this whole thing not nearly as bad. We still got the see the VIP loung which was later cancelled for other European dates.
So, the VIP loung was ok lol. We were not allowed to take our phones with us, which made no sense because we did not meet her. They gave us a “cocktail” which was more like juice with some Alkohol. The lounge was ok, we had some food to eat, like donuts, cookies and fruits and a section for taking pictures plus a section to apply glitter jewels to your face. We had to wait for a very long time because they just left us there during the time we were supposed to meet her.
When they let us in pit, they did not care that some people had Meet & Greet tickets and others don’t. Which I and many others thought was pretty unfair. They told us to not start running or we would be kicked out (fair enough, that sh’t is dangerous). There were a bunch of people entering before me so I did not get the desired spot at the mini stage but I got a spot at the barrier which was ok.
I was super nervous and could not wait till the concert started. Now looking back, I think the spot at the mini stage really is not the best to go for. The main stage is where it is at everyone. I know everyone wants to take her hand but you will have a much better view at the front than at the back. She also did not take any hands in Cologne, so that did not matter anyways.
Social House and Ella Mai performed before Ariana went onto stage and they were pretty awesome. I love Ella Mai’s music and her music has been on repeat since the concert. Her voice is very soothing and just R&B. Social House was also amazing. I am pretty sure most people, except hardcore fans did not know who they were but they were still able to hype the crowd and “Haunt You” was such a magical experience.
Now it was time for Ariana and I can’t tell you how weird it was to hear and see her live for the first time after 7 years of being a fan. It was so surreal, seeing her standing there in front of me, and realising “Yep, she is a human being, she is real” and when I tell you I have not seen a prettier human being I AINT lying. Her voice….. is heaven. Like, I could not believe my ears or eyes or whatever was left of me. My soul left my body and I lost track of time. The concert went by so quickly but she really performed for a long time (90 minutes I believe).
All in all a very crazy day and somewhat sad but happy at the same time. Ariana was amazing but you could tell she felt a little sad here and there. I have to split up this post in two because I went to a second date in Berlin which was just a dream. I got to meet her mom and dad and the view was so much better.
The post is coming later today :) I think I will go more into detail how the concert was and how each performer performed etc. If you want me to share some pics just ask. If you got any questions regarding the Sweetener Tour, Meet & Greet etc. don’t hesitate to ask!
PS: You can see how close my hand was to her lol
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