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The band => The Concerts => X JAPAN World Tour => Topic started by: Sander on August 18, 2010, 09:51:31 PM
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Roseland Ballroom, New York - October 10th Buy Tickets - $38.50 (http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0000450DE0427F69?crosssite=LN_US:1482918:95)
(http://www.x-freaks.com/pics/roselandballroompic_a.gif)
The Roseland Ballroom (also referred to as Roseland Dance City) is a multi-purpose hall, in a converted ice skating rink, with a colorful ballroom dancing pedigree, in New York City's theatre district, on West 52nd Street.
The venue, according to its website, can accommodate 3,200 standing (with an additional 300 upstairs), 2,500 for a dance party, between 1,500 and 1,800 in theatre style, and 800-1,000 for a sit-down dinner.
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Can't wait! I'll be with the other diehards 16-20 hours before doors open.
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I'll be there with the wife. But I dont think it will be 16-20 hours before the doors open!! :)
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Is anyone else going to Vamps the night before?
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I am going to see VAMPS the night before-- and getting back on line when we get out. Our tickets were officially bought this afternoon, and I am so fucking excited I can't even articulate myself well.
:D :D
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I guess I'm going to go to NYAF/NY Comic Con the day before, and just wait outside the venue on sunday. Geez, I'm already going down to NYC for my other favorite band a few days before... I'm going to hate buses by the end of that week.
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Does anyone know about will call? It was the only option I had as an international buyer. I'm guessing i pickup the tickets at the theatre? Can i pick them up the day before or only on the day of the gig? Would prefer the day before just in case there are any complications
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booooooooo no-one loves me :(
:P
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in my experience, will call is day of the show. usually a few hours before the show. I think it depends on venue.
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Can I just wait in the queue early and pick them up on the way in or will I have to lose my place in the queue to collect them before going in??
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They'll be performing at Comic Con too.
http://www.xjapanmusic.com/
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They'll be performing at Comic Con too.
http://www.xjapanmusic.com/
They're playing Comic-Con 3 days running, and on the final day also playing in New York?
That sounds faaaar too much for a band like X given Yoshiki's stamina. Maybe they will be cut-down acoustic performances? I guess only time will tell.
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darkcat21, stop posting stuff that is costing me money. Now I need to buy a weekend pass for comic con!
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Woah! That's a surprise, 3 days in a row! Damn you lucky NY people/ people who can go to NY LOL
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WAIT. WHAT.
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3 days in a row? How are they gonna do that?
Even for very young and healthy musicians that is difficult to play every day an intensive concert.
Mayby they will do some acoustic songs at Comic Con or just one or 2 songs with the whole band? But I don't believe that will be whole concerts at Comic Con.
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You know, they may just be doing signings. The fact that they're on the list doesn't mean they're going to perform--they'll probably do some Q&A's, a few signings, and maybe an acoustic on Friday.
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3 DAYS? .. oh, now I'm really worried about them..........hope they will play more acoustic so that Yoshiki can recover
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They will just do short promotion sets like at the other cons this year aswell, I guess. :)
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They will just do short promotion sets like at the other cons this year aswell, I guess
That seems more logical yes.
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Yes , I think they do 1 or 2 unstressfull songs , not whole live :) I hope that !! Other wise , I worry about Yoshiki health ... :(
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darkcat21, stop posting stuff that is costing me money. Now I need to buy a weekend pass for comic con!
Haha!
This is weird though. Now the Comic Con stuff has been removed from that page, maybe it will just be one day and they still have to decide which one?
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Whoa whoa whoa whoa. They're going to comicon now, too? Ugh...maybe I should just try to take a week off from school... UGH, that Friday is the last day before fall break. Midterms!! This is going to cause such a headache... Oh well, at least I don't have to take a 5AM bus back to school monday morning.
It was probably removed from X's website because Comic con hasn't made a press release about it yet. I hope it gets confirmed.
Boom Boom Satellites are performing that Sunday too, it seems... I wish I could go to both shows, but I'd just impatiently want to stand in line all day. Oh well, at least my boyfriend will enjoy it.
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Ship it, got my tickets in the mail today.
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Not many people going to the NY show then??? This topic is dead :P
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I'm still going. I can't freaking wait, but it's too far in the future... Is anyone familiar with the venue? When are people going to start waiting?
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I've been to the venue twice before for the two Dir en grey shows a few years back, but I hardly remember anything about the place barring they didn't seem to have an issue with people camping out between nights.
Anyone know what's up with the VIP option available now?
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It looks like the VIP area is the section to the left of the stage where there is a cash bar. It looks to be kind of out of the way, at a bad angle.
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So it won't be early entrance or meeting the band or anything that we know of?
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Not that I'm aware of.
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That's good because I'd be pissed if the VIP peeps got to meet the band because there were no VIP tickets when I ordered
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Agree, Biz.
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Thirded. I'd be really ticked off.
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Me too... Although I might give in and get a VIP ticket anyway, if that was the case... maybe someone could ask ticketmaster to change the tickets or if they know what's going on (I doubt it, though)...
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Good news. ITS CONFIRMED! My tickets have been ordered (that was the first thing, damn impulse buys!), my flights and hotel have been booked and my comic-con tickets have been booked. see you guys in NYC!!! I'll be there from the 7th Oct - 14th Oct. Cant wait!!!!!! :D
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Got my tickets and plan to be there!!! Yoshiki better store some energy since this will be the last show of this leg of the tour! :P
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;D I got one ticket thanks to one of my two besties, so hopefully all three of us will see you guys there.
for now I have to get working on a small gift for Toshi. Is anybody else planning on giving him anything? (or trying to give him anything, lol) It won't be anything huge, perhaps just a drawing and some candies in a small packet. :3
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I want to try and give Toshi something. Or at the very least rouse the crowd to sing 'happy birthday' to him when he comes out or something, hah.
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So who's camping out? And given that we've heard that VIPs were allowed into LA's venue earlier, any word on if Roseland's VIP is a similar deal?
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I'm really considering camping out, even though I'll be staying with my boyfriend in the city... And I really don't know about the VIPs. Someone should call the concert hall...
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I'm really considering camping out, even though I'll be staying with my boyfriend in the city... And I really don't know about the VIPs. Someone should call the concert hall...
This is a good idea, I will call tomorrow and let you know what I find out.
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Thank you so much. =D I think it just lets you into a special VIP section and bar beside the stage, but I'm not sure...
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Thanks for offering to check for us! ^^ Score.
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Just so you know I haven't forgotten about calling, I keep calling and no one is there. I'll keep trying and let you know when I find out.
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I just got off the phone with representatives from Roseland who explained to me that she was not aware of what the differences are between the two types of tickets. She explained that it's livenation and the band that decide those types of things and that she couldn't give me any information as to what one ticket got you vs. another.
So we're back to where we started I suppose.
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It doesn't matter at this point because the VIP tickets are sold out it looks like.
I would, however, like to put out a call to see if anyone has any extra VIP tickets. I'd be willing to pay good money if anyone has them. Please let me know!
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Thanks so much for checking for us. I wish the band's management was being a little more clear about all this... it sort of sucks for the people who ordered tickets before the VIP ones came out...
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actually i just got off the phone and the lady told me that the VIP ticket include what was listed (private cash bar, stage access) and might have separate lines with additional things :D. I was able to buy 3 VIP tickets 1 day after they were released so there should of been about 20 VIP Tickets
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Only 20? That's not worth worrying about, then. I was worried I'd be camping out most of the night and then end up with a really crappy place in line. I hope those tickets were worth it. Thanks for letting us know!
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Only 20? That's not worth worrying about, then. I was worried I'd be camping out most of the night and then end up with a really crappy place in line. I hope those tickets were worth it. Thanks for letting us know!
oo your a VIP too? whats your seat number on your ticket
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No no, I'm not I'm not. Haha. I bought my ticket before they announced VIP seats. I was just worried there would be tons of VIP people taking up all the places in front. =P I'll be camping out instead.
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No no, I'm not I'm not. Haha. I bought my ticket before they announced VIP seats. I was just worried there would be tons of VIP people taking up all the places in front. =P I'll be camping out instead.
lol are you going to see the band Vamps the day before? Also, the VIP line is a 50-50 chance of happening but i don't really care because we get to go near the stage either way :P BTW i just saw some pictures of Pata and Yoshiki with a few fans at the Wiltern so possibly I might get to meet them if they feel like it seeing us
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lol are you going to see the band Vamps the day before? Also, the VIP line is a 50-50 chance of happening but i don't really care because we get to go near the stage either way :P BTW i just saw some pictures of Pata and Yoshiki with a few fans at the Wiltern so possibly I might get to meet them if they feel like it seeing us
Yep, I'm going to hang out at NYAF, go to VAMPS with a friend, go home and shower/change, and probably go back to the ballroom to wait at around 3AM. I guess it'll depend on when VAMPS finishes.
Are you seeing VAMPS too? Unfortunately, it means I can't go to Yoshiki's panel at NYAF/NYCC, but I'll just watch it on youtube later, I guess.
You have to tell us all about your VIP privileges after the show, okay? =P We can all be jealous.
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Hey everyone!
I will be driving with my friend (who won't be going to the concert but is nice enough to help me) to NYC from all the way in Ohio about 10 hours away. We will arrive sometime Saturday and I really want to see if I can camp outside the venue. I would be alone so I am nervous doing it. I am also wondering, because I am dressing up how that would work out. I would have to find someway to do my hair and makeup.
Also, if I could hook up with anyone camping that would be great!
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Well, I have tickets but cant go now because of work. So, I have 2 tickets for anyone that needs them. I 'll sell them cheap so they are not wasted. Email me! Thanks
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An interview with Yoshiki in the Jersey Beat - http://www.jerseybeat.com/xjapan.html
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Hey everyone!
I will be driving with my friend (who won't be going to the concert but is nice enough to help me) to NYC from all the way in Ohio about 10 hours away. We will arrive sometime Saturday and I really want to see if I can camp outside the venue. I would be alone so I am nervous doing it. I am also wondering, because I am dressing up how that would work out. I would have to find someway to do my hair and makeup.
Also, if I could hook up with anyone camping that would be great!
I love X JAPAN but I also love sleeping in a bed so I wont be camping out. I will however, be getting there very early on sunday morning (around 9am) so I cant help sorry!
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I think I'm going to go to VAMPS, go home and shower/change, and then I'll probably be back outside the venue by around 3-4AM. However, I have a backup plan (boyfriend's house), since I'm a little wary of camping out in NYC. I'll probably only go if there are other people there already. The good thing about NYC, though, is if it starts getting a little sketchy, I can just hang out in a diner or something until 5 or 6AM.
That area is generally pretty safe, but I've never been there late at night before...
I'm sure dressing up won't be a problem. You could just get someone to hold your spot and go change in a public bathroom in Rockefeller somewhere.
If you get too scared to camp out alone, I could PM you my cell phone number or something, but I don't know when I'm getting there. You'd probably be better off making friends with some of the people in line. Stay safe! I'll see you there, I'm sure!
And only one more week! I can't wait!!
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I'm so excited! This is gonna be the longest week of my life. And it looks like the weather here is FINALLY gonna clear up just in time for the concert. It would have sucked if everyone had to wait outside all day in the rain.
I was planning to get there at noon but I'm starting to think I might have to get there a bit earlier. To everyone who's going to be camping there through the night have fun and be safe!
Slightly OT but if any of you campers get hungry in the middle of the night, there's an amazing chicken and rice cart located on 53rd st and 6th ave x) .
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I hope we get to sing Happy Birthday to Toshi that would be the best part of the concert :D
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LA was the start of the tour and NY will be the end, somehow I have a feeling the final show will be the most powerful as it has in the past, also on the X Japan Facebook back you are able to request what songs you would like to hear since there is a possibility of the set list being changed.
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I just posted it but Stan Lee and Yoshiki will be at New York Comic con on the 9th. So dbl plus for NY fans.
http://www.x-freaks.com/forum/index.php?topic=4039.msg76588#msg76588
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We know, thanks. =P I don't think I can go to it thanks to VAMPS, though... Oh well.
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I can't help but noticing that the date of this event, if written as roman numeral would be X day X month X year (10 Oct 10), which happen to be Yoshiki's "birthday" too! XD
So this is the only day where both Toshi and Yoshiki have the same birthday! What's a wonderful date for an X event!
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I swear if NY gets a different and better set list than all the other venues I'm going to be PISSED.
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@tank: Great observation. And it'll only happen this year.
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Ooooh we should make signs. X Japan NY: X/X/X
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Ooooh we should make signs. X Japan NY: X/X/X
GO for it! It is a great idea :D
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Okay, guys! I'm off tomorrow for New York-- going to take a little vacation from college, though it won't be much of a vacation once I get back and have to turn in all that classwork... Anyway, I'll be the girl in the black and gray scroll dress... probably. Or jeans and a t-shirt. Depends on the weather.
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Ooooh we should make signs. X Japan NY: X/X/X
GO for it! It is a great idea :D
lol anyone here a good artist? if there is someone who could make a good sign then people should meet up to sign it somewhere (like what the people in Toronto are doing for their show)
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I'm not very good with type or graphic design, but I have a half-decent idea so I guess I could give it a shot... I don't think I can get canvas or anything, though, so I'll try to use posterboard and acrylic or sharpie... Ugh, lugging something like that on the bus to NYC is going to be tough.
I was thinking of doing Japanese-style dating like
Ｘ年Ｘ月Ｘ日
ＮＹＣ
Ｒｏｓｅｌａｎｄ Ｂａｌｌｒｏｏｍ
If someone wants to make another sign, or make this one for me, go right ahead! I'm no graphic artist. =P
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Anyone attending this concert and driving from New Hampshire/Maine?
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Three more days everyone! I'm ready to explode from excitement x)
@CharonCaori Thank you so much for offering to make the sign, even with all the trouble of lugging it on the bus. I would offer to make it but I have no sense of design at all Dx . If you do choose to make it I would love to do a meet up and sign it!
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I'll see what I can do. It depends on whether I can find supplies and posterboard this afternoon. It still won't be very pretty, but I'll try. =P
I think I'm going to camp out for most of saturday night/sunday morning, so I'll take a picture of it and post it here when it's done so you guys can find me in line, I guess. =P Or someone else can decide on a meet-up location.
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Attention to people going to Roseland Ballroom:see this tweet:
FlipKlein Do not camp out at the roseland it is not allowed. Spread the word.
Reply ReTweet Favorite 1 min ago - txt
http://twitiq.com/FlipKlein
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What, seriously? Gah. When are we allowed to go wait? Maybe I'll just go kill time in a diner until they stop shooing us away. I think I'll give them a call or something.
I tried calling, no one answered... Keep trying.
Okay, I spoke to someone at the Irving Plaza box office. She said they didn't allow camping out, and when I asked when you could start waiting in line, she said "probably around 4 or 5 (pm)". That sounds kind of ridiculous. I'll keep calling the Roseland over the weekend and try to find out, but I'm going much, much earlier than 4 in the afternoon. I guess the Vamps crowd can test the waters for us.
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4 or 5 PM?! That's absurd! I was gonna try to get there before 11 am, but that is plain insane. 4 or 5 pm. Wow.
Forget that, though. I'm getting there noon the latest. I'll wait across the street if I have to.
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that's terrible there is going yo be at least 2000 people there and most of us planned to get on line way before 5 PM. Its probably going to be stressful just getting inside :(
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Yeah, I'm probably going to be going back and forth between there the whole day if they don't let us line up...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v408/CharonCaori/hide/poster.jpg)
Okay, so I made a poster. It's not too big, but anyone who wants to sign is welcome to sign. (Someone can even write x-freaks if they want!) I'll bring a couple of silver sharpies. We can even sign the back if we run out of room... I'll have my hand-made hide plushie, and I'll also be dressed as him (orange shirt), complete with dark-ish pink hair. I'm a short/average height 21 year old girl. I'm also ridiculously pale, so I should be really easy to spot.
Sorry it's not very well done, I'm not good at lettering. And I can't do Japanese calligraphy... It says "X year X month X day", if you were wondering.
So where and when should we meet up? I'll have trouble accessing the forums on Sunday, since I don't have a smartphone. Anywhere's fine as long as it doesn't interfere with waiting in the line. I'm getting in that line as soon as humanly possible. (I'm thinking of trying to head somewhere near there at 3-5 in the morning...)
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Yeah, I'm probably going to be going back and forth between there the whole day if they don't let us line up...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v408/CharonCaori/hide/poster.jpg)
Okay, so I made a poster. It's not too big, but anyone who wants to sign is welcome to sign. (Someone can even write x-freaks if they want!) I'll bring a couple of silver sharpies. We can even sign the back if we run out of room... I'll have my hand-made hide plushie, and I'll also be dressed as him (orange shirt), complete with dark-ish pink hair. I'm a short/average height 21 year old girl. I'm also ridiculously pale, so I should be really easy to spot.
Sorry it's not very well done, I'm not good at lettering. And I can't do Japanese calligraphy... It says "X year X month X day", if you were wondering.
So where and when should we meet up? I'll have trouble accessing the forums on Sunday, since I don't have a smartphone. Anywhere's fine as long as it doesn't interfere with waiting in the line. I'm getting in that line as soon as humanly possible. (I'm thinking of trying to head somewhere near there at 3-5 in the morning...)
lol your artistic skills are twice as good as mine and if u can,u should try to ask a friend on the line to hold your spot and just walk around with that sign and see if anyone wants to sign it. Toshi would probably like it . BTW: i just realized "XXX" lol
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Haha, thanks. Maybe we should write "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOSHI!" somewhere on it, really big. Or maybe someone should make another poster. xD
I'll be waiting alone for most of the afternoon, so maybe I can just make friends with the other people in line. Hehe. I'm hoping to practice my Japanese a little, too.
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My best friend and I are going (we're both named Joe...) and will be circling the area until a line is "allowed". Still unbelievable!
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anyone get the email saying that 2 free tickets will be given out to the X Japan concert at the New york comic con panel with Yoshiki and Stan lee?
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Unless you camp right outside the venue, you shouldn't have any problems. If you arrive the evening before I recommend you walk around Manhattan, the touristy places (Times Square, Union Square park, etc, do some research on what places are safer at night) or maybe take the (free) Stanten Island Ferry a few times (look up on that also, it's awesome, when you pass the Statue Of Liberty in the night). Once it's day again there shouldn't be any problems camping near the venue. I think...
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Unless you camp right outside the venue, you shouldn't have any problems. If you arrive the evening before I recommend you walk around Manhattan, the touristy places (Times Square, Union Square park, etc, do some research on what places are safer at night) or maybe take the (free) Stanten Island Ferry a few times (look up on that also, it's awesome, when you pass the Statue Of Liberty in the night). Once it's day again there shouldn't be any problems camping near the venue. I think...
I'd recommend against the ferry on a Saturday night. I live on Staten Island and it gets REALLY crowded going into the city from Staten Island between 9 PM - 12 AM, and then crowded going from the city between 12 - 4 am. I doubt you'll get a great view of the Statue of Liberty! Although, it is getting cooler out, so less people may choose to stand outside. If you're going to do the ferry trip, do it before 9 pm Saturday night. The area on Staten Island where the ferry terminal is located is also kind of a bad neighborhood, so while the terminal has security, I'd suggest not wandering around much on the Staten Island side after dark. Just to be safe. We want everyone to have a great X experience!
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Well I took it last year in the beginning of September at 1am on a... Saturday, and it wasn't too bad. Of course it gets chilly in the night and you should have something warm with you. The crowd wasn't too bad, though we missed the returning ferry and took the 3am one back... Didn't wander around Stanten Island though. But it was something to do to spend the night.
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Yeah, the ferry schedule is really rough that late at night, they're an hour in between! Definitely don't want to sit in the terminal for an hour. But I guess it DOES pass the time...And I dunno, hah, I take the ferry pretty often, and more often than not, it's crowded as sin during those hours.
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Okay, so I made a poster. It's not too big, but anyone who wants to sign is welcome to sign. (Someone can even write x-freaks if they want!) I'll bring a couple of silver sharpies. We can even sign the back if we run out of room... I'll have my hand-made hide plushie, and I'll also be dressed as him (orange shirt), complete with dark-ish pink hair. I'm a short/average height 21 year old girl. I'm also ridiculously pale, so I should be really easy to spot.
Sorry it's not very well done, I'm not good at lettering. And I can't do Japanese calligraphy... It says "X year X month X day", if you were wondering.
So where and when should we meet up? I'll have trouble accessing the forums on Sunday, since I don't have a smartphone. Anywhere's fine as long as it doesn't interfere with waiting in the line. I'm getting in that line as soon as humanly possible. (I'm thinking of trying to head somewhere near there at 3-5 in the morning...)
The poster looks awesome!!! Thanks for making it.
Two more days guys! It already feels weird thinking I'm in the same city as Yoshiki xD .
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Yeah, the ferry schedule is really rough that late at night, they're an hour in between! Definitely don't want to sit in the terminal for an hour. But I guess it DOES pass the time...And I dunno, hah, I take the ferry pretty often, and more often than not, it's crowded as sin during those hours.
We played the game where you say a word and the other person has to say a word that starts with the last letter of the word you said. And then the next one and so on... For about an hour :D But if the weather is nice then the boatride can be quite nice. Unless of course you have to take it every day.
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So, IS it okay to arrive early? D: we're going to leave fairly early but I would really hate to not be allowed to wait in line all day to secure a place. Last time I went to a concert I waited in line for aaaaaaaaaages and it was boring but entirely worth it.
Don't think I'd go so far as to camp out though XP
If anyone wants to kill some time in line though, I'll have pink and blue hair so don't be afraid to come up and talk. Though, I really should spend the time studying for a midterm I have... the day after this concert. xDD
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So I'm aiming on hitting the gift shop first (assuming it's open). Can anyone who has an S or M t-shirt from the US tour tell me how the sizing runs? Just need a chest (under the arms) and length measurement. I assume they don't let you try these things on at the gift shop.
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Yeah, the ferry schedule is really rough that late at night, they're an hour in between! Definitely don't want to sit in the terminal for an hour. But I guess it DOES pass the time...And I dunno, hah, I take the ferry pretty often, and more often than not, it's crowded as sin during those hours.
We played the game where you say a word and the other person has to say a word that starts with the last letter of the word you said. And then the next one and so on... For about an hour :D But if the weather is nice then the boatride can be quite nice. Unless of course you have to take it every day.
Hah! That may indeed be the source of my grumpiness involving the ferry. I've taken it consistently for 6 years: 4 years at college and 2 years working in Manhattan! I used to love it...then it got played out! haha
And LoveMeLemoned, I may stop by and say hello! I'm gonna try to get in line early in the morning myself too, and will be making myself and my best friend an "I X NY" badge since we don't own any X apparel.
EDIT: For anyone interested, I included a link to the finished badge that I made. Printing it at 3.5 x 5 inches, it should look solid. Be sure to download the full res one at the link below. Hope you dig!!
(http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2010/281/9/2/i_x_ny_by_xjapanrox-d30cuvr.jpg)
http://xjapanrox.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d30cuvr
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I X NY! That's really cute!!
Oh, by the way, I'm bringing small portable speakers, so maybe we can play some X stuff in line if no one is bothered by it. Heh.
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New York Post (http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/music/he_big_in_japan_JlZIzlUcmjkxxxKOmYrl3H) compares Yoshiki to Bono (again)!
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Aah, I think I'm getting really sick. I'm going to try not to get bronchitis and feel better so I can get there as early as I can tomorrow. I'm going to VAMPS, so I'll try to scout out the place. If anyone gets information about the line, or Yoshiki's panel, or anything else, please keep us updated! Thank you!
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My friend is going to probably bring a portable speaker too! :D
I'm so nervous about tomorrow! :B
In case anybody wants to chat, here (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/hallish/Mobile%20Uploads/1009001630a.jpg)'s a picture so you'll know it's me for sure (because I bet there will be quite a few people with colored hair there XP especially pink...)
we're all friendly! :]
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In line for vamps, just talked to the first person in line for x...she got here on wednesday. X line is already about 50 people deep
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... wow.
not gonna lie, that's.. kind of sad.
I know it's X Japan, but .. come on, it's X Japan. Not OLD!X. LMAO.
I think if it were old!X I'd line up a week beforehand, but ... not this time around. XD
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Okay! I'm heading off in a half hour! Just got back from seeing VAMPS and they were awesome! Totally worth going to. And I saw Yoshiki on the balcony!!
I'm going to be camping out. I'll be the one with an orange hide outfit, dark pink-ish hair, and I'll sound like a horse because my voice is completely fucking gone. Excited! I can't check the forums anymore, so I'll see you all there! ^__^ X!
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:B another pinkhead! YAY! xD
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Okay! I'm heading off in a half hour! Just got back from seeing VAMPS and they were awesome! Totally worth going to. And I saw Yoshiki on the balcony!!
I'm going to be camping out. I'll be the one with an orange hide outfit, dark pink-ish hair, and I'll sound like a horse because my voice is completely fucking gone. Excited! I can't check the forums anymore, so I'll see you all there! ^__^ X!
Yoshiki was watching the concert? 0_0 at the Vamps concert was when Hyde seriously smiled directly at me for 5 seconds :D. Im a guy but it was just nice to be noticed by him (probably because me and by brother are really tall)
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Slept throught the night out here, it cold! I'm the first person in the second part of the line if anyone wants to stop by, I have an extra egg mcmuffin and hashbrown
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LOL Second part of the line? Uh oh....anyway, I'm heading out in about 5 minutes. I'll be wearing a Ghostbuster jacket (couldn't get my I X NY badge printed and laminated in time =( ). SEE Y'ALL THERE!!
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I'm so jealous of those of you going to the show tonight. If they do it, please sing Toshi a happy birthday louder for the rest of us who can't go! :)
Have fun !
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Have an INCREDIBLE night to remember, all of you! Hope you meet up and make new friends. Keep us posted. We live vicariously through your reports! lol
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Well Yoshiki is posting like a mad man on his twitter so im pretty sure you guys are in for one hell of a show. Keep us updated we wanna know how it goes for ya! itll be a night to remember!!! X
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Lets just hope he doesn't go and do something dumb like stagedive five times and hurt himself.
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Line is bloody insane. Dude.
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Well Yoshiki is posting like a mad man on his twitter so im pretty sure you guys are in for one hell of a show. Keep us updated we wanna know how it goes for ya! itll be a night to remember!!! X
hmm, maybe they ll play orgasm
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In the 2nd row, the surprise is that when kurenai is played, when yoshiki yells 'ready? 321' we're supposed to shout 'happy birthday toshi!' And throw your confetti
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Yoshiki Ppl @ Roseland, the surprise is after Kurenai. When I say "are you ready? 3,2,1" say: "Happy birthday Toshi!" and throw the confetti! love u
===>> new yoshiki facebook update. surprised for toshi. or maybe toshi also updating yoshiki facebook,haha
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D'awwwww....how cuuuute.
I am waiting to see videos of this.....XDDDDDD
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anxiously awaiting the set list. I don't know whether to be happy or mad if NY gets a different set list. Right now I'm alternating between fits of sobbing and rage at the prospect of them opening with Blue Blood, standing sex, Dahlia, Unfinished, Voiceless screaming (Feat. Taiji), Kurenai, Orgasm, Drum Solo - Forever love, X, Endless Rain and Rose of pain. While at the ending everyone gets a copy of the new album and signed by each member (including Taiji) with a $20 bill inside the case and a joint taped to the back. I really hope that doesn't happen.
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Well Yoshiki did buy pizza for the entire line. Awesome. ^^
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amazing! I wish I could be there right know..... aww :( ...... to eat pizza :D
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Stilllllll waiting for X-Japan to come onstage.
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pizza from yoshiki, i wish i got a chance to eat it
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I just woke up, its ten to three, imma follow this live, come on start already, sleeepyyyy....
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In the midst of Yoshiki's drum solo now. Same setlist, plus the happy birthday for Toshi and one giant cake!
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Really? That's epic!
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Not a very clear image, but that's the cake in the box.
(http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg199/scaled.php?tn=0&server=199&filename=m10wxo.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640)
Someone on the xradicaldreamers forums said "we had to leave early", I hope he/she is only refering to him/herself and personal friends/family, and not that the entire concert had to end early for some reason.
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400 pounds of epic. We all get cake later.
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Oooo that's awesome! Crazy jealous right now, can't wait for videos!!!
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another ballad for NY
X Japan Indonesia
Awesome!!!
#XJAPAN NA & Canada Tour -
Final Live at Roseland Ballroom, NY, Oct 10th
*Setlist:
...SE
(Opening)
1. JADE
2. Rusty Nail
3. Silent Jealousy
4.
Drain
--- Sugizo & Yoshiki - Violin & Piano duet
5. 紅
(Kurenai)
---ToshI birthday surprise
6. BORN TO BE FREE
---YOSHIKI
drum solo
7. I.V
8. X
~ENCORE~
1. Endless Rain
2. Art
of Life
3. Forever Love
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OMG FOREVER LOVE LIVE?! if it was regular version those ppl are SOO LUCKY..it hasn't been played since last live with hide...very special...WOOW thats amazing!!
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Any videos out?....
btw, Toshi is trending on twitter..happy birthday Toshi!
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Damn lucky bastards....
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They did not play forever love live. Will update later but same setlist, yoshiki broke down crying, the line was awesome, and I am never going back to the fucking roseland as long as I live. I am fucking pissed off.
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Hey all, I'm only gonna post briefly, but I had a great time! I was actually really close to the front, but when people started BUM RUSHING the stage (like, to a SCARY DEGREE) and the crowd was waving and swerving around to the point that my best friend and I couldn't stand up without stepping on someone else's knee cap (no exaggeration), we decided to move back quite a bit. But once we got there, it was an AMAZING time. Eating pizza Yoshiki bought us in line outside, singing happy birthday to Toshi, and just experiencing X with my own eyes...something I'll never forget.
Thanks to all the people in line who made the wait so fun!! I took 200 pictures but a lot of them came out blurry. I'll be posting them on facebook, so feel free to friend me if you'd like to see them.
(and FYI, Forever Love wasn't live...)
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Just got home. Awesome concert! The line wrapped around the block twice (and we are talking about New York city block, which is long.) The place was sold out. I went late and started out standing around middle of the floor (and very hard to see the stage because I am not that tall :) but moved up to the balcony ~ 4 songs in. Both floor and balcony were packed. Yoshiki stage dived into the crowd once and needed 5 security guards to pull him out. (He did not do it again). Lots of people were taking pictures and videos but my camera did not work well in the dark so I did not take much. Hope someone will post some videos soon. At the end of the concert, Yoshiki, Toshi and Sugizo brought their cameras out and were taking pictures of each other with the audience as the background, very cute!
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They did not play forever love live. Will update later but same setlist, yoshiki broke down crying, the line was awesome, and I am never going back to the fucking roseland as long as I live. I am fucking pissed off.
im sry for how ppl acted there it was completely unnecessary (Saw a guy just got punched and dropped while crowd surfing 0_0). I saw at least 3 ppl were badly hurt that they couldn't continue to watch X and it was terrible to watch. But on a happy note, Sugizo played the "Star Spangled Banner" on Violin and Toshi had a giant cake
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Not a very clear image, but that's the cake in the box.
(http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg199/scaled.php?tn=0&server=199&filename=m10wxo.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640)
Someone on the xradicaldreamers forums said "we had to leave early", I hope he/she is only refering to him/herself and personal friends/family, and not that the entire concert had to end early for some reason.
I have a clearer picture of the cake so ill try to post it soon
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New york was better then Seattle. I got to meet Sugizo and Pata afterward the show.
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I.V, I love the way Toshi ended that falsetto/scream after the second chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvGo7XEAqV8
And part of Silent Jealousy, english version suprisingly, is it me or are they not the same english lyrics that were sung at the wiltern?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUN1fAoT81Q
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I just got back from the concert. It was supposed to start at 7pm, so my friend and I went there at 5:30pm. At that time the line already wrapped around the block once, and by 7 it wrapped around the block twice. There were quite a few questions from bystanders about what we were waiting for. They also mentioned that they’ve never seen a line this long. Yoshiki bought us like 50 pizzas. When the dudes with cameras went through the line, we gave them our best X poses. Also, got some flyers to hold up for Toshi’s birthday from a dude wearing an 80s era X cross-dressing outfit.
The beginning of the concert was pretty civilized. The hall was filled to capacity, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a sold out show. It took a while to start though, I’d say about an hour delay. To pass the time, a big dude was lifted in the air and shouted “We are”, to which the audience replied X. Hilarious. Vampires Everywhere started the set. Not a fan, but they’re not bad live, and knowing how tough it is to make it in music I gave them a few cheers. When X started, it was pure chaos. I was in the front/middle of the pit, and morons started pushing from the back and sides. Incredibly hot, sweat was pouring off me, and the pushing didn’t make it any better. Totally ruined Jade/Rusty Nail for me. Felt especially bad for some of the shorter members in the audience, who had a hard enough time seeing (if it all). I saw quite a few people rush out of the pit during the first ten minutes because they couldn’t handle the pushing. Luckily, it calmed down after that. I’d say the performances were just about flawless. I’ve watched a bunch of the X US tour performances on youtube, and vocally this easily matched the best of them. Also, loved the fact that they played the radio edit of Art of Life. This may sound blasphemous, but I've always preferred that to the 30 min version. All in all a great experience. Security at Roseland are a-holes though, so if they play again I hope it’s at a better venue.
Edit: I'm not 100% sure, but it seemed there weren't any playbacks. Gotta check out youtube to be sure, but if I remember correctly (and it was hard to focus during mosh time), Sugizo's fingers were moving during Rusty Nail and Art of Life's solos. Also, to me it sounded like they nailed the Jade and X solos, and I know they usually mess up the X solo a bit.
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Shame about the idiots pushing, hope you enjoyed the rest of it though.
Part of Art of Life after the piano solo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul55hUR2vbE
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I really hope all the pushing and what not didnt ruin the experience for those of you who went. But pits are pits and you never know what will happen in them. Im sure you still had a memorable night
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Happy birthday Toshi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DibO7AR1DSI
As someone in the comments said, he's baffled someone throwed a yoshikitty at him XD, well done to everyone there. That's a massive cake.
Part of Born to be Free, wasn't expecting Toshi to do that at the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSsugrKd4K4
Kurenai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9spSYihLio8
Beginning and ending of Silent Jealousy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs-_4BeT4fY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-aRdyJ9DBE
Drain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15KySxzZRgo
First two minutes of Rusty Nail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSXUj-XcA4U
First section and ending of Jade
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlZl2JBhOec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfowZxLkUzo
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lol even toshi says now "yosheeekee" omg
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I just got home... 36 hour roadtrip to see this concert, including a 12 hour wait in line. Best concert of my life for SURE.
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I was one of the smaller guys who decided to leave the pit during Rusty Nail. I didn't think it was going to get as bad as it did, it really scared me! Once I moved back to a calmer spot though, I had an amazing time and forgot all about it! I did see a few people looking pretty banged up though, making their way even further back than I did with my friend. A shame this had to happen.
And sorry, I didn't take any videos, but I posted over 100 pictures if anyone is interested. Friend me on Facebook and you'll be able to see the album! Here's my profile:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=43100472
And then here is the album:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2054374&id=43100472
Many of them came out blurry because the crowd was moving so much and it was hard to keep my arms still, but I did manage to get a few really good ones!
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Starwarsartist, when I click on your link, I am on my own facebookpage.
I think you must give the link from your 'info' page, then it will work!
I know that because first I made that mistake too when I wanted post somebody's link from facebook.
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You can't click the link. Copy and paste the entire thing.
Btw, I'm in one of your pictures of the line. Totally tagging myself.
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Even when I copy it, I come on my own facebookpage!
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Garroad_ran is correct, Ann1958! I'm not sure why the hyperlink cuts off at the "!" part of the URL, but you need to highlight the whole link, and paste it into your browser to get to my profile. Not sure why that's the case, but it does work. =)
And ah, funny we were so close, garroad_ran! I just sent you a friend request for the heck of it.
EDIT:
Ann, here's my "info" page. Maybe this will help!
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=43100472&v=info
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Basically what everyone else said. LOL.
The pushing was awful and my friends had gone during the first song, so I left during Drain to find friends, and get to the balcony after getting some merch and water. :B And then I cried through the rest of the show because (I'mma crybabyyyyyy lol) it was the most amazing thing to see Toshi so close-- about 4th/5th row! I think I ended up beating people up unintentionally when I was just going along with all the crowdwaves, so if I did to anyone here, sorry. xAx;; I came out of there unscathed though, shockingly enough.
I'd do it again in a heartbeat. /shot
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X, everything to the "we are? You are?" part.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaAm-HLPrq8
End of the song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppxd7kemFSI
Silent Jealousy, English version, up to almost the end of the solo.
Shame to hear about the major pushing, hope everyone still enjoyed the concert.
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must have been awesome to sing that and be apart of it. And wow, the ending of Born to be free was awesome
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Waited in line for 21 hours, my mistake was driniking 4 red bulls and no water 2 hours before the show. I exerted as much energy as humanly possibe singing as loud as I could and by the first intermission I almost passed out so I had to go from the 2nd row to the beck to get water. That was the most surreal / aesome 24 hours of my life. (Sorry for misspellings, writing from my blackberry in the train station) hello to the girl who made the sign and had no voice, I was the guy about 10 people in front of you. The sign was great! Were you able to get it to the band?
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Sorry to hear about all the chaos and pushing there but I'm sure it must've been a memorable experience! I'm utterly jealous of all of you who went!
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Yeah, the pushing definitely was a minor setback for an unforgettable night! Although I got out before I got hurt, so hopefully anyone who may have suffered an injury feels the same way.
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I was there with my 13 years old nephew who knows a lot of the lyrics to the songs by heart because I've introduced him to X as soon as I saw an interest in music when he was 8 or 9. ^^; We wore the same t-shirt with an Airbrushed t-shirt with hide's face. This t-shirt, in case you remember seeing us by any chance : http://cgi.ebay.ca/380185280534
Unfortunately, the show started later than we hoped, and we were forced to leave after Endless Rain. I wish we had been able to stay all night but I had to bring him back and we couldn't afford to miss our bus back to Montreal.
We were pretty close to the front when people started pushing. It was stressful and I couldn't remember the lyrics for most of the first songs. I felt sad especially for these adorable Asian girls who clearly weren't expecting this to happen (or perhaps were praying for it not to happen) having to leave because the pushing was getting dangerous considering their size. You gotta admit, if you fall, you can get seriously injured. We did manage to enjoy the show and this stays in my heart forever. No way I'm forgetting a single moment of that evening. I hope everyone was able to enjoy this moment and I'm sure it will not be the last time :)
I wish I had more time to make friends, talk to people have a beer at the end, run after Yoshiki screaming insanities, jump into the birthday cake like an idiot, etc. Oh well :/
If by any chance you're one of the people I spoke to, feel free to add me in Facebook. Or if you live anywhere near Montreal, or if you just want an X friend from Canada!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=559033135
Thanks for the great evening. My dream, among many, was to attend a sold out venue, and it happened. Thanks for helping make this true, everyone.
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I looks like pretty much everything was covered here xD.
I got there at around noon and the line was about 1/2 a block at that point. The funny thing was I was one of the people lined up near the "Promises, Promises" broadway show that was playing next door. It was fun trying to explain to the theatre goers what we were waiting for xD . Waiting on line was surprisingly fun (or more fun than I thought it would be)
The show itself was amazing and everyone sounded perfect. The pushing was pretty terrible. I don't mind a little bit of shoving about during a concert usually (it just adds to the energy) but I was literally being crushed. I felt like my pelvic bone was going to snap. At one point a guy had his elbow against my neck crushing my windpipe. I'm sure he didn't realize he was doing it but there were a lot of moments like that which made the whole experience a little less pleasant.
I got to meet Sugizo and Pata afterward the show.
Lucky bastard! Did you wait outside the backdoor after the show? I really wanted to but had an early day at work today :(
Felt especially bad for some of the shorter members in the audience, who had a hard enough time seeing (if it all)
Thanks for your sympathy >.< . I was on my tippy toes for a bunch of the songs and it was pretty much impossible to see during X because of all the arms in the air but I was concentrating more on jumping anyway. I really wanted to jump and dance more during certain songs but we were packed WAY too tight. It was like...you can jump but you might not have any space on the floor to land on. A couple of my toes are swollen from being stepped on. I was stubborn through most of the show and refused to move back but by the encore I just couldn't handle it anymore and had to move a little further back.
Yoshiki jumped into the audience once but the stage dive failed miserably. I wasn't close enough to the action but according to my friend the audience caught him for maybe 2 sec and then DROPPED him and swarmed on top of him. It kind of pisses me off...
I cried about 3 times during the show. Once during Yoshiki's message to the audience, pretty much all through endless rain and again when the art of life piano solo began. It was an incredible show and I still haven't completely shaken off the feeling of pure euphoria.
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Great article on the concert. I am still completely exhausted.
http://www.examiner.com/hard-rock-music-in-new-york/x-japan-enthralls-the-roseland-ballroom
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It sounds like the NY gig was a great way for the band to end the tour. Capacity crowd by the sounds of it, pizza in line, crazy floor/pit, etc.
That sucks about Yoshiki's crowd surfing. I would of expected a NY crowd to carry him forever - not let him drop.
I just hope they use this promo tour to keep the ball rolling (i.e. not wait forever to get the new album out, more shows, etc). Strike while the irons hot....
\m/
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Art of Life, Toshi's voice is great here, except him screaming at the end again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSrPRyOeNkI
Most of Endless Rain (the actual song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-5x3kUwnu8
Rusty Nail, Sugizo did his best rendition of the solo yet I think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z78XCWwedQU
Better quality of X, end of the song, at the end of the video when Toshi's singing "kokoro moyase", who else thinks his voice sounds a lot like when he was 18-20? Really high pitched, suprising to hear him sing like that again, how'd he do that XD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTWJ-FKbsno
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Great article on the concert. I am still completely exhausted.
http://www.examiner.com/hard-rock-music-in-new-york/x-japan-enthralls-the-roseland-ballroom
Haha, I found that one as soon as I got home. This part made me LOL
"Even before the show started, screams of “X!” were answered by “Japan!” from the ramped up crowd"
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Haha, yeah I guess he wasn't listening too closely...
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I just got back from the concert. It was supposed to start at 7pm, so my friend and I went there at 5:30pm. At that time the line already wrapped around the block once, and by 7 it wrapped around the block twice. There were quite a few questions from bystanders about what we were waiting for. They also mentioned that they’ve never seen a line this long. Yoshiki bought us like 50 pizzas.
The show wasn't supposed to start at 7, it was doors at 7. If it was show at seven doors would have opened at 6-ish.
I got there around 5:30 and we ended up about 3/4 of the way around the block from the entrance.
He actually had ~100 pizzas delivered. My mom saw at least 10 individual sets of 10 pies delivered before they started distributing them.
The crowd surge is relatively normal as far as concerts go, so I don't really understand why those of you further up didn't expect it to happen. It's the main reason I stayed towards the back so that I could enjoy every moment without the discomfort of being squished.
I managed some pretty good pictures, so I thought I would share: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2296139&id=16318000&l=5b91e4a8fc
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I just got back from the concert. It was supposed to start at 7pm, so my friend and I went there at 5:30pm. At that time the line already wrapped around the block once, and by 7 it wrapped around the block twice. There were quite a few questions from bystanders about what we were waiting for. They also mentioned that they’ve never seen a line this long. Yoshiki bought us like 50 pizzas.
The show wasn't supposed to start at 7, it was doors at 7. If it was show at seven doors would have opened at 6-ish.
The crowd surge is relatively normal as far as concerts go, so I don't really understand why those of you further up didn't expect it to happen.
Yeah, I agree. I'm guessing many that were surprised or pissed about the crowd push/shove/elbowing haven't been in the pit much at other shows. Enter at your own risk...
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Was Roseland the only arena that had a laser machine? I didn't see it used in any of the other venues (eg. on Rusty Nail). I know LA got the explosions.
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The show wasn't supposed to start at 7, it was doors at 7. If it was show at seven doors would have opened at 6-ish.
The crowd surge is relatively normal as far as concerts go, so I don't really understand why those of you further up didn't expect it to happen.
Yeah, I agree. I'm guessing many that were surprised or pissed about the crowd push/shove/elbowing haven't been in the pit much at other shows. Enter at your own risk...
Thanks for the pictures Trunks2kawaii! Most of the ones my friend took were way blurry.
I've been in the mist of the pit at metal concerts many time before and it was nothing like this. I actually like some pushing for the most part. Who want's a completely stagnant audience? But I could barely jump during X because everyone was so squished. It wasn't just pushing around, loosing my balance or being headbutted occasionally; it was pure COMPRESSION to the point where people in my area couldn't even jump up and down during the more exciting bits. It just made it harder to get into the music :(
Granted the concerts I usually got to don't have as devoted a fanbase as X. I think the problem with doing so few shows on the east coast is that though the venue can only fill so many people, they had a higher concentration of REALLY devoted fans who traveled from all over the coast to see them?
I hope that all this talk about the audience doesn't give anyone misconceptions that all of us at the NY show didn't enjoy ourselves. I still have a lingering feeling of pure euphoria because of last night. It's just that I didn't expect the quite SO MUCH squishing. Thought in retrospect we should expect no less from X fans O_O
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Okay, first of all, I'm really sick. I've been sleeping all day. I hope I didn't get anyone else sick... I felt all right over the weekend, but sometime early Sunday morning I completely lost my voice and was only able to speak in a whisper.
I camped out on Saturday night. I was dressed as hide in orange, and had a matching doll. I walked around the line and talked to everyone. They were all really nice. I heard there was some line drama, but it ended by the time I got there. I went around with my sign, and by the time we stopped going around for signatures (sometime Saturday afternoon), it was COMPLETELY covered. People from Mexico, Montreal, China, Japan, Germany... I couldn't even read it all.
I got to practice my Japanese with a ton of really nice people (at least as long as my voice held out). One girl gave me a burned copy of the Yokohama shows and a cute business card with hide on it! All of the cosplayers looked amazing. A bunch of people told me they really liked my doll. One Yoshiki cosplayer (her name was Yoshiku, hehe) took a picture of me, and gave me a couple of little hide keychain dolls to pose with. She then said that her friend caught them in a UFO catcher, and had told her to give them to a hide fan. So I now have a couple of really cute, tiny hide dolls!
I made friends with this guy Roger from Taintedreality. He was really cool, he was camping out so he could cover the show. I got interviewed at some point while I still sort of had a voice.
Yoshiki's people came and gave us hot chocolate at around...3AM? They were ridiculously nice. Almost like Yoshiki fairies or something. Yoshiki kept tweeting to us every few hours. Some girls read out one of the tweets, and when she got to "WE ARE..." we all screamed XXXXXXXX! We played music in the line for most of Sunday, too.
I managed to hand off my sign to one of Yoshiki's helpers (along with some cards for Toshi that one of the pink-haired forum members made), so hopefully the band got to look at them.
At around 6, they came around again with pizza, and then gave us glitter to throw at Toshi at the end of Kurenai. I swear, I HAVE to buy X Japan's new album now, they've practically paid for it already with all of the awesome free shit we got.
X Japan didn't come on until around 9. During and after Vampires Everywhere, the squeezing from the back and sides just kept getting worse. I felt like I was never going to last until X came on.
Once Yoshiki finally appeared, everyone went completely insane. The crowding was horrible. I couldn't even jump without getting swept off of my feet, literally. I just stood my ground and tried not to get knocked over. I'm sorry to all of the people I elbowed.
A girl who was maybe a foot shorter than me went into complete panic attack mode around the second song. It was so humid I couldn't breathe properly unless I tilted my head back, so I completely understood how she felt. Almost no one around us understood English, and my voice was completely gone by that point, so I was incredibly frustrated trying to explain to people that this girl was about to pass out and needed to get out of the pit. Eventually, this nice, rather bulky fan worked his way up to the front of the pit and he and a couple of people lifted her up and handed her over the front bar to security. I don't even remember anything up until about Kurenai. Silent Jealousy passed in a blur. Around that time, my boyfriend and a big group of people in the front and center of the pit just fell over. I had to try really hard to keep people from trampling them, but they all got up right away. Around then, I just gave up and made a beeline for the back of the venue so I could get some water. By that point, Sugizo had started playing his Kurenai solo, and I think things calmed down at the front. I walked around the place trying to find a good place to stand, being really annoyed at all of the greedy fans who ruined the show for me, until I realized it wasn't their fault: it was so crowded everywhere that I'm almost sure the pushing was just from people trying to see. The only reason it got better was because people just gave up and sat around at the sides. I would've gone up into the balcony if I'd known I was allowed to, but I ended up chilling next to the sound booth for most of the time.
As for what I remember: Toshi sounded awesome. Some of the solos sounded a bit off, almost like they forgot to play hide's playback and had to improvise. I really, really enjoyed Born to be Free, X (because I could see while doing the X jump), and Endless Rain. Art of Life was probably the most amazing song I've ever seen played live: it was completely full of emotion.
Yoshiki's MC was completly filled with tears. His voice was cracking, and at first I was wondering if he was sick, but then I realized he was trying his hardest not to cry out loud. He explained that he and Toshi knew each other since kindergarten, and it was their dream to be rock stars. Around then, someone SCREAMED "hide!!" and Yoshiki just lost it. He said it was their dream to come here, and hide was absolutely here with them. The audience went wild, and Yoshiki just started screaming that he was going to rock us, and this was just the beginning. It moved me to tears.
Towards the end, when they were throwing water bottles, Sugizo actually threw one waay over my head (and I was very close to the back) and I got some water on me. So it wasn't all that bad.
I really wish I had been able to listen to most of the songs properly. I enjoyed the second half, but that pit was one of the worst experiences I've ever had at a concert... I know some of the people who went think the people in front were a bunch of pussys, but honestly, whenever that shit happens at a concert it's because people just want to party and don't care about the music. I didn't think it would happen at an X show. I guess it was like seeing them back in the 80s... It was certainly an experience. I hope I get to see them in a hall with seats someday. I don't regret going at all. I just wish the Roseland had capped attendance a little earlier and had paid a little more attention to the poor people getting crushed.
I'm sorry for the huge novel! I don't blame you if you don't want to read through all of it!
(And hi GoskinsVT! I think I was able to get the sign to them. Thanks! Being in that line was one of the greatest experiences of my life! That was an insane 24 hours. I'll continue to be a big X fan from now on!)
Oh! I forgot! Yoshiki's people came around the line to film us a few times, along with a few other camera crews from who-knows-where. Also, there were tons of cameras filming the show. I actually talked to one of the people with the production crew, I think she said she was from south africa? Anyway, hopefully something good will come of that!
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I talked to a reporter from Time Magazine who said they were doing a story for their website (and possibly print). The press just keep getting bigger!
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I'm with you, CharonCaori! I actually got the honor of signing your sign too. I was the one who had to think a minute to remember how to draw the X logo -- and then messed it up! haha Anyway, thanks for making that sign, it brought a lot of joy to the people in line to get to bring their personal message straight to X. I feel like it has a better chance that way instead of a facebook profile or something that the band probably doesn't check. And you did seem really under the weather, but I hope you're starting to recover! It's good that you got plenty of rest.
And I couldn't agree with you more about the crowding. It really was a lot more serious than a lot of people would admit, and it really did take away from the experience at the time. So I just hope the people who were affected negatively were able to find some redeeming qualities about the show, because X really did knock this one out of the park. I would definitely place the blame on Roseland. It's funny because my friend and I started to jog in when we got to the main hall, and security immediately stopped us "for everyone's safety"......Okay, so what about the part when people were getting hurt and having panic attacks?? That was less important than slowing me down to get a spot in the crowd? Meanwhile, there was a good 60 feet between me and the crowd in front of the stage. Like I was going to hurt someone? Stupid!
In any event, I hope you feel better, CharonCaori!!
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Hey, this is my first post here, but I can't help myself from joining in on the fun and giving my own take on things:
Got there Saturday morning (10ish) and much to my chagrin there was probably a good 60 people already in line. If I knew it was going to be like that (which in retrospect, was a big duhhhhhh), I would have camped out, but I met some cool people anyway, so I can't complain. The Japanese media presence really surprised me. It seems like they pegged the New York location as the main one to use for the news reports back home, and it felt like everyone was getting interviewed or having a picture taken. From listening to some of the interviews and the banter from some people in line, there was also a good portion of people there who'd never even listened to X before and were going in blind. It was the whole "tagging along with a friend" kind of deal, but there's no doubt these are all now fully converted X fans.
Once inside, things took really long to set up. Was it the same for the other concerts? The Say Anything Orchestra version looped so many times I thought my brain was going to fry. As for Vampires Everywhere, I was expecting a massive fail with objects being thrown or people wishing bodily harm on them like in some if the other concerts, but they got a surprisingly good reaction in NY. Most everyone around me seemed to be bobbing their heads and enjoying it, while I felt like the awkward one just standing there still yawning. To Vampires Everywhere's credit, I think they finally understood their place in the universe, and that was to yell a lot, finish everything fast, and to suck up to X-Japan and to their fans as much as possible.
Okay, so then came the moment. When Yoshiki finally came out admist the clouds of smoke and just stood there, standing, staring us down for the entire S.E. Opening -- I think that was the most badass thing I've ever seen in my life. I'd seen him do it in clips of other concerts, but the combination of seeing it in person, after waiting so long, and with him in the middle and with all the epic music playing and the smoke surrounding him, it made you realize you were really at a X concert. Like no shit, this is the real thing. To think this is the same guy who wore a wedding dress in Taiwan, and yet he can still do this effortlessly and make us all feel like his willing minions. But that's what what Yoshiki's always been about, right? The piano and guitars mixed together. The ballads mixed with the thrash. The crowd surfing/crazy drum playing mixed with crying and tears. This is X.
Around that time, a Japanese girl passed out around me. That was a sign of things to come. I think most of us were feeling dehydrated and tired already from waiting in line all day and waiting inside for things to get set up, but man, mid-way through Jade, all hell broke loose. It went from jumping up and singing along to using every muscle in your body to stop from getting knocked over. It was especially bad for the small Japanese girls around me. There must have been a dozen I could see when the thing started it, but by the concert's end only a couple remained. There was also scary part where about a dozen people simultaneously fell, with some falling on top of others, but luckily it looked like no one got hurt. at least too bad.. btw, all this tugging, pushing and gymnastics made for some unintentionally awkward moments, like this girl in black in front of me who constantly gave me looks like I was a perverted tokyo subway groper. I plead innocent.. ~,~
Things finally got better during Drain because a lot of people had to leave the pit and watch from elsewhere. You could finally sorta jump without losing all balance or getting rear-ended, and for someone like me who likes to jump around and fist-pump like a lunatic, I could finally join in on the festivities. I'd also like to single out Born to Be free in particular -- people like to rag on that song sometimes, because they say it's too simple, or are just butt-hurt because it isn't the "old, good stuff", but man, does that song really set the mood and get the crowd going at a live show. Jade is still my favorite of their new songs, but Born to be Free is a very welcome addition to the X library. Also, Sugizo's solo, complete with his psychedelic noises and own rendition of the Spar spangled banner was very well done. It gives a different dimension to X then you're used to. Up to this point I feel Sugizo has been restraining himself and filling in the role simply as a "X guitarist", but here you can see his own unique musical inclinations finally seep up from the cracks. I'd love to see him and Yoshiki team up together for some crazy X psychadelic-ballad creation complete with all the guitars, violins, and pianos. Welcome to X, Sugizo.
As for Yoshiki's speech and the crying, nothing much more to say there. I echo everything everyone else has already said. again, by this time, things were less crowded in the pit, but a hundred x-jumps later, plus it being humid as hell, and I felt like I was starting to wind down a bit.. until here comes toshi, spraying the crowd with water and throwing a bunch of water bottles. One of them falls near me, and somehow I'm able to retrieve it from underneath a person's feet. So what do I do? I obviously refresh myself with water or something, since obviously this is a gift from the X gods, and then I can just hold on to my precious water bottle memorabilia. But no..... I take the bottle, spray the crowd in front of me, and then throw the water bottle back into the crowd. Yeah. No time for drinking here.
In the end, Art of life and Endless rain were.. Art of life and endless rain. Great as always. Things finished up, and supposedly Yoshiki crowd surfed, but somehow I didn't even see it. Fortunately, two dedicated female X-fans from the front row filled me in all on the details after the concert. Hopefully X-Japan can play in a bigger venue (MSG, anyone?) next time so some of the horror stories from the Pit don't repeat themselves. Still, it was one of the best experiences ever, and when I was leaving the concert area, I only had one reoccurring thought over and over:
"Dude. I just saw X Japan."
Yep.
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The show was amazing... it was so great to being there...I was in the pit and I was glad that the pushing got a bit better after a few songs...
(and it was even worth flying back yesterday and arriving this morning in Germany and heading straight to work from the airport)... I'm still running on adrenaline...
*Katrin
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Just another article with pics:
http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/10/11/x-japan-throws-massive-party-in-nys-roseland-ballroom-910/
Once again a glowing review that recognized both the performance of the band and the enthusiasm of the fans!
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thank you guys for the updating ^^
@ CharonCaori & TheCatacomb: thanx for these big "novels" ^_^ I laughed a lot while reading :D Im very glad you had a good time at the show ^^/ and I hope the concert was a memorable\nice expirience for everyone despite the pushing and other unpleasant things >_>
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There was a live Japanese news broadcast on the concert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfoHLorbdLA
Silent Jealousy, full version good quality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Dz_m7ZpZY
Born to be Free, 1:11 is hilarious. Also, nice touch by Sugizo at the end, I wonder if that's just for show, or something more?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RA02O6BLsY
Better video of Toshi being wished happy birthday+given cake, + Toshi gives a speech about X Japan kicking ass in America again (with pretty much the correct diction this time) and it includes Born to be Free as well, which I think is better quality than the other video above.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THV7o16_viM
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Thank you very much for all the updates. The pictures and videos that everyone posted were great! I was at the back and balcony so did not realize all the commotion going on in front (and did not even get to see the birthday cake since I was blocked by so many people). By the way, there were people sitting on the side of the stage, does anyone know if those were people who got the "VIP" tickets?
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Thank you very much for all the updates. The pictures and videos that everyone posted were great! I was at the back and balcony so did not realize all the commotion going on in front (and did not even get to see the birthday cake since I was blocked by so many people). By the way, there were people sitting on the side of the stage, does anyone know if those were people who got the "VIP" tickets?
Yes, they got seats and chairs. Personally, I would want to be in the crazy crowd over being in a chair.
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^^^ Agreed! What's the point of going to a concert if you're just gonna sit there?
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^^ Agreed too! but they got a good view to the stage.
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X,
Seriously, Toshi sounds like he did in the 1984-86 era in some parts, very high notes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBQdp-BtiKE
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I was sitting at the first table in the VIP section. I would have not traded that spot for anything, we had such a good view of the stage and the backstage. It looked like they did an interview right before they came out of the stage, I'm guessing for the DVD. Yoshiki was so excited, smiling and jumping up and down. I believe the guy sitting next to me got a video of it.
Here's a video I took of the crowd chanting "We are X!" before it started. All of the videos I took of the band had terrible audio.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKNo3UY4x7k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKNo3UY4x7k)
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oh Valaris, don't get me wrong, I'm sure they were awesome seats. Quite frankly I would have hung from the roof if it meant I got to watch the show.
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I wrote out my experience with the concert here, if any of you guys were interested. I didn't cover anything that we all don't already know (Like the setlist) but here's just a personal account. you guys can skip the first part, because it's just me rambling on and on.
http://rsasai.livejournal.com/34876.html#cutid1
It was lovely getting to know you guys who were on the second part of the line right up front!
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I wrote out my experience with the concert here, if any of you guys were interested. I didn't cover anything that we all don't already know (Like the setlist) but here's just a personal account. you guys can skip the first part, because it's just me rambling on and on.
http://rsasai.livejournal.com/34876.html#cutid1
It was lovely getting to know you guys who were on the second part of the line right up front!
This was very beautifully written, as I was reading I was ranging through the emotions I felt myself over those 48 hours. I can't believe someone punched you in the throat, that's so horrible! I hope you are doing better now.
p.s. That one drunk girl at 5am was crazy as shit.
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Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I'm going to go back in a little while and fix it up, add a little more, but I figured I would get most of it out. Frankly, I'll never be able to explain everything that went on during those hours, because there was just so much. No words could really explain it.
Getting punched in the throat sucked though... feel bad about coughing blood up all over my friend's car.
And yes! Crazy drunk chick! My lord--it was hilarious and terrifying at the same time.
Just a quick question-- are you Mark?
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I wrote out my experience with the concert here, if any of you guys were interested. I didn't cover anything that we all don't already know (Like the setlist) but here's just a personal account. you guys can skip the first part, because it's just me rambling on and on.
http://rsasai.livejournal.com/34876.html#cutid1
It was lovely getting to know you guys who were on the second part of the line right up front!
This is an amazing account of your X experience! Loved reading it.
It's really fucked up that someone punched you in the throat on the way to buy merch?! Damn.. ..what the hell?
I feel sorry for all the shit you and many of the X fans went through - but damn - did all of you represent or what? Way to go! ^_^
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@CharonCaori: Loved reading your account of your X perience. That sucks that the floor got so out of hand that you had to leave the pit just to breathe. I've had that happen myself so I know how awful that feels (like your ribs are actually going to cave in and break). Not to mention your friends literally falling on the floor. Goodness....
As I mentioned earlier, it sure sounds like all of you that went to the NY show represented like nobody's business. I'm sure the band will be riding the memory of that gig for months to come... well done!
^_^
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Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I'm going to go back in a little while and fix it up, add a little more, but I figured I would get most of it out. Frankly, I'll never be able to explain everything that went on during those hours, because there was just so much. No words could really explain it.
Getting punched in the throat sucked though... feel bad about coughing blood up all over my friend's car.
And yes! Crazy drunk chick! My lord--it was hilarious and terrifying at the same time.
Just a quick question-- are you Mark?
Yep, that's me.
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I also became really good friends with the 4 japanese girls who were next to us, one sent me an e-mail yesterday saying the following:
"Yesterday X's show was awesome!!
It's the best in North American Tour!!
And it's the best memory that i slept on the street ,the central city of the world New York!!!!!!hahaha!!
You and your friends are very kind!!
Really nice to meet you!!
Thank you soooooooooooo much!!
If you come to Japan, please tell me!!
We are X!!!!!!!!"
I guess I made a friend for life!
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Thanks for the updates & the awesome reviews!
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I'm Heather. I was the girl who walked with you to the electronics store and got the guy to drop the price on those speakers.
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Oh hey Heather! You got him down 50%, I was pretty impressed. Those provided some good hours of hard rocking. Can't wait for the next one!
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Yoshiki said they were planning to tour the US again--I'm imagining a New York sleepover in the streets for 2011? Y/Y?
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I'll make sure to take the whole week off next time. Maybe they'll come to my hood in D.C.
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MORE PHOTO'S AND A REPORT!! xD At this point I'm just scavenging the internet for ways of reliving that night.....
http://themusic.fm/2010.10.12/live-review-x-japan-at-roseland-ballroom
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32407648@N06/5073474707/
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REQUEST: Does anyone have any extra tour T-shirts, or know anyone who does?! I bought the hoodie, but forgot to buy the shirt (I was just so pumped I wasn't even paying attention.) Any adult mediums out there? I'll pay a lot over what you paid, let me know!
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Thanks everyone to upload all of pics and video.
That pushing made me feel bad but the concert was awesome ><.
I hope they were planing to tour again hahaha
WE R X
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Here's a video the guy sitting next to me took of Yoshiki backstage and the beginning of the concert.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqA1Uv_26Q (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqA1Uv_26Q)
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I wrote out my experience with the concert here, if any of you guys were interested. I didn't cover anything that we all don't already know (Like the setlist) but here's just a personal account. you guys can skip the first part, because it's just me rambling on and on.
http://rsasai.livejournal.com/34876.html#cutid1
It was lovely getting to know you guys who were on the second part of the line right up front!
Sai, it was so much fun hanging out with you! Maybe I'll get to meet up with you again someday.
I COMPLETLEY agreed with you, about everything. The line, the pit, art of life... but HOLY SHIT, someone punched you in the throat? I'm SO SORRY. Are you okay now?
You're welcome, YourFuneral. Sorry for all the complaining, it was really a lot more fun than I made it sound!
GoskinsVT, wow, awesome! I should've asked for the email of the girl who gave me the hide plushies. I wasn't even thinking at the time, I feel so mean. Someone else in line actually gave me a copy of the Yokohama live, so I'm going to email her tomorrow to thank her. It was so much fun.
I'll be sure to camp out with you guys again next time!
Valaris, thanks for the video! It's so cool!
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lol the pinball analogy for the pit was a good one. Personally I felt it was like being stuck in the ocean and getting hit by continuous giant waves from all directions.
btw, guys, check this out- http://www.youtube.com/user/TheVectorC1
It's the full concert and it's easily the best quality i've found so far. It's enough to quench my desire to relive the concert.. for now.
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Drain's the only song in this playlist that didn't get any attention XD, seems to me he doesn't like Drain either.
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CAKE
(http://img.barks.jp/image/review/1000064794/019.jpg)
From this gallery, thanks Xplosion.
http://www.barks.jp/feature/?id=1000064794&p=0
Heath: pfft, they didn't promise me any of that cake, hmph!
(http://img.barks.jp/image/review/1000064794/018.jpg)
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I REALLY want to write something, but I'm still in total disbelief.
Even though I had to leave the pit eventually I still had a lot of fun. But I'm still like "... I saw X Japan? ... o.o THAT WAS REAL WHAT?"
I had a lot of fun in line, too. If I could do that once every month, I WOULD. :D haha. I took pictures with cosplayers, I helped bring around the sign for the band that CharonCaori made at one point during Sunday afternoon, and met a handful of people.
And then I had a midterm the next day. I passed XP but returning to normal life made this feel even more like a dream than a reality. :c
Next time I want to be more social in line and make more friends. ;D This has to be the best concert I've attended.
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I REALLY want to write something, but I'm still in total disbelief.
Even though I had to leave the pit eventually I still had a lot of fun. But I'm still like "... I saw X Japan? ... o.o THAT WAS REAL WHAT?"
I had a lot of fun in line, too. If I could do that once every month, I WOULD. :D haha. I took pictures with cosplayers, I helped bring around the sign for the band that CharonCaori made at one point during Sunday afternoon, and met a handful of people.
And then I had a midterm the next day. I passed XP but returning to normal life made this feel even more like a dream than a reality. :c
Next time I want to be more social in line and make more friends. ;D This has to be the best concert I've attended.
Thanks again for helping pass around that sign. I got so lazy by the time more and more people started showing up... haha. I'm glad you passed your midterm! I went to the doctor today, I got all sorts of medicine. Hopefully my voice comes back soon, heh.
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This has to be the best concert I've attended.
I agree with pretty much everything everyone is saying in this thread. Especially this statement! (And there was some majorly stiff competition to live up to! I've been to some awesome concerts)
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Agreed, great concert.
Here's a great video from the concert of Silent Jealousy, one of my fave songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfLfakV6etw
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This has to be the best concert I've attended.
I agree with pretty much everything everyone is saying in this thread. Especially this statement! (And there was some majorly stiff competition to live up to! I've been to some awesome concerts)
lol this was my 2cd favorite concert ever,Dir en Grey is still my favorite, but X did manage to top Muse, Lady Gaga, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra whom i saw all in the same year, so the memory i had of each concert is still vivid
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Photos from Purple Sky Magazine - http://purpleskymagazine.com/2010/10/photo-x-japan-roseland-ballroom-101010/
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Getting a poster I stole from the ballroom + my ticket + the picture above of all the band members with the X pose, will post the final result.
(http://filebox.vt.edu/users/mcstalcu/IMG00059-20101009-21132.jpg)
(http://filebox.vt.edu/users/mcstalcu/IMG00071-20101010-15082.jpg)
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Awesome poster! I should have thought of that, hahaha.
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I REALLY want to write something, but I'm still in total disbelief.
Even though I had to leave the pit eventually I still had a lot of fun. But I'm still like "... I saw X Japan? ... o.o THAT WAS REAL WHAT?"
I had a lot of fun in line, too. If I could do that once every month, I WOULD. :D haha. I took pictures with cosplayers, I helped bring around the sign for the band that CharonCaori made at one point during Sunday afternoon, and met a handful of people.
And then I had a midterm the next day. I passed XP but returning to normal life made this feel even more like a dream than a reality. :c
Next time I want to be more social in line and make more friends. ;D This has to be the best concert I've attended.
Thanks again for helping pass around that sign. I got so lazy by the time more and more people started showing up... haha. I'm glad you passed your midterm! I went to the doctor today, I got all sorts of medicine. Hopefully my voice comes back soon, heh.
No problem, we both had a lot of fun doing that. :] I'd do it again if I had the chance. A few of us should make signs next time so that there can be more room for sigs. XDD
I really hope you're feeling better now *_*!!
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I feel fine now, thank you! I have so much work to catch up on though!!
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I cant say anything that hasnt already been said.
Best concert I've ever been to. Period. The crowd werent perfect. The pushing was BS. I was about 15 rows back so I had a bit of breathing room. I have to admit, I did have tears in my eyes (tears of joy) during the intro when I saw Yoshiki standing on the drum kit and the band coming out. Sai, I was one of the british guys you spoke to when you were seeing how big the line was. I dont know how good your memory is, I was the white guy, my friend was the taller guy with a british flag wrapped around him.
I've wanted to post up a blog about my entire trip and the X concert but I came back home to a sick girlfriend, sick child and a lot of shit to sort out. I've been back a week and I've literally only just taken my clothes out of the suitcase to wash them. Its been a shit week with sickness and work.. will try and post up a full blog sometime soon. Here's the X highlights (as most probably dont care about what else I did).
Friday, 11.30am. Walked to the ballroom to scope out the area, see where the local food/drink/toilet places where and stuff. Met up with a couple of people I chat to online, they were awesome. Sat around with them for 30 mins before heading off to comic-con.
Saturday: comic con all day :D
sunday: comic con until around 1pm then went to get food and walk up to the ballroom. Weirdly, we walked a block too far and ended up walking past all the tour buses and accidentally found the back of the line :D we went to the front box office to collect our tickets then made our way to the back. There was only about 150-200 people in front of us (I think). We were right next to the truck that was recording the show. Stood around talking and waiting. A girl I was speaking to on facebook who flew from Japan saw me when they arrived (around 5pm) and the queue was huge.. so I let her jump the queue in front of me because i'm nice (or I'm an asshole, depending on where in the queue you were! :D). We waited.. and waited.. then we heard them rehearsing.. that was awesome.. and people kept walking in and out of the media truck so we kept seeing them on the screens.. that got us pumped.. then we waited.. then we got free pizza from Yoshiki :D then a bit more waiting and we started moving. We got in, I spent $300 on merchandise straight away as I didnt want to try after the gig to find out they sold out, then we moved into the main area. Support band started, they were shit. waste of space and time.
Then came what felt like the longest 30-45 mins of my life. The wait between the support band getting their shit off stage and X coming on. It was mind blowing. You all know the setlist, you all know the birthday wishes. I wont bother with any of that. However, I must apologie to the Japanese couple who were standing next to me. They probably wont read this, but I'm sorry. They'd clearly never met a 6 foot tall white guy from britain who LOVES X JAPAN. When I started screaming and jumping up and down, they looked horrified! I didnt hit them or bump into them, I think they were just shocked at how excited I was LOL. So I apologise for scaring you. I'm a nice guy, I just got a bit hyper, thats all :D
When Yoshiki gave his speech about knowing Toshi since they were kids.. and going through all the shit they've been through and wanting to be here.. there were more tears in my eyes. It was emotional. You could feel his emotions in his voice.. especially when he said "WE ARE GOING TO KEEP GOING. WE WILL KEEP FUCKING GOING!!!! WE ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE ARE!!!!!!!!!". I went a bit crazy during X and Art Of Life.. but thats all part of the fun. Then came the inevitable. The concert ended. It was amazing, but also sad. I've been waiting for this moment for about 9 years.. and I didnt want it to end. But I guess it had to at some point! We let everyone else pour out the roseland before we moved as we knew it would be crowded. On the way out, I saw a Japanese girl crying hysterically like someone had just died. It was emotional, but Japanese girls are a bit dramatic! We then proceeded to walk back to the hotel.. which was 14 blocks down and 5 blocks across.. after standing all day and walking all day.. that was silly. We got back to the hotel and pretty much passed out when we hit the beds. Slept for 12 hours and could barely walk when I woke up.. but you know what? I'd do it again in a fucking heartbeat. And it was worth every penny.. even if I am paying this trip off for the next 5 months! :D
edit: and they arent the best pics but here are the pics me and my mate took: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=565654&l=584a71ccd4&id=589370633 (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=565654&l=584a71ccd4&id=589370633)
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Awesome. I'm sorry you had so much stuff to deal with after the concert, I hope everyone in your family is feeling better now. I enjoyed reading that.
Edit:
http://www.taintedreality.net/videos
(Scroll down to the X Japan NYC Coverage parts 1 and 2. The first link to part 2 doesn't work, but the second link to part 2 does. There are also ads, unfortunately.)
This guy was next to me in line and got some really good interviews before and after the show. He also camped out. We got like, no sleep and hung out in the McDonalds to warm up for a while, haha. There are a few fangirls and people who can't really say Sugizo but it really captures the feelings of the night. I like it. (I was also interviewed before I lost my voice completely! Yay.)
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Thanks for the report BizKiTRoAcH! I love reading all everyone's experience from the show. The excitement from that night still feels so fresh right now. I can't wait for them to come back!
Props to all you guys who camped out BTW! I would never have been able to pull that off. Even after a full night of sleep in a warm bed I felt exhausted enough to collapse after the show.
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Thanks too for your report BizKiTRoAcH!
I can't wait to see X Live too!
See you in Europe in 2011!
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(Scroll down to the X Japan NYC Coverage parts 1 and 2. The first link to part 2 doesn't work, but the second link to part 2 does. There are also ads, unfortunately.)
I clicked on the 3 parts and none ot the links are working.
It says that the link is not valid...
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Hmm.....they all work fine for me....
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Thanks for the comments folks, the family is all better now. Now I need to get this debt paid off that I just put myself in to see X. I need my debts cleared in time for the EU tour next year (if they hopefully do one!). Anyone want to buy any movies from me? :P
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Seems like you had an awesome time there :D
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(Scroll down to the X Japan NYC Coverage parts 1 and 2. The first link to part 2 doesn't work, but the second link to part 2 does. There are also ads, unfortunately.)
I clicked on the 3 parts and none ot the links are working.
It says that the link is not valid...
http://www.taintedreality.net/news/?article=850
Sorry, does this link work?
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(Scroll down to the X Japan NYC Coverage parts 1 and 2. The first link to part 2 doesn't work, but the second link to part 2 does. There are also ads, unfortunately.)
I clicked on the 3 parts and none ot the links are working.
It says that the link is not valid...
http://www.taintedreality.net/news/?article=850
Sorry, does this link work?
For me, yes?
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Hi everybody!
I was there on X/X/X!
Info on this week-end and video of New York show in Toronto's topic : http://www.x-freaks.com/forum/index.php?topic=3977.570 (http://www.x-freaks.com/forum/index.php?topic=3977.570)
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Bigmac
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An article I haven't seen being posted anywhere yet:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_irUuFrfb6ec/TQfSLYp-giI/AAAAAAAAAYw/8pAFY6nNDBA/s1600/xjapan.jpg