ROCKSTAR Taste of Chaos 2008 (3.02) - The Rave/Ealges Club (Milwaukee, WI) - D'espairsRay & MUCC
LIVE REPORT, COMPLETE. ^^
ROCKSTAR Taste of Chaos 2008
02.03.2008
D'espairsRay & MUCC
My friend Becky and I, including her sister and her sister's two friends, headed down to The Rave/Eagles Club around one and arrived at around one-thirty (afternoon, mind you) and met some of my friends who had been there for a while before us. It really didn't actually matter WHERE we were in the line, since we had these jump the line passes because we preordered, meaning that we got to get into the venue before everyone else did. So, when three o'clock rolled around, we were already to go in because it was kind of chilly out, but of course, the venue didn't let us in on time, but they told us all with jump the line passes to move over to the opposite side. Then, about five, ten minutes later, we all found out (us with the jump the line passes) that are were supposedly "no good" because they weren't green (people who were 18 and older filled out this form to donate like, bone marrow or something got the green ones) and so, because they needed to figure out what was going on with THAT we had to wait LONGER. Then, this big black guy said we needed to move to the back of the REGULAR line and was saying something like our passes weren't going to work or some bullshit and I got up in this guys face (not literally, mind you) and began to say that we all (it was like, twenty of us by this point) had the same color wristband (it was purple) and that we had preordered the tickets and got this because we paid EXTRA for it. He was trying to settle me down and push me over and of course, I moved over and did stop, but he wasn't getting my point and then he was telling us that we had to go to the back of the regular line or we weren't going to get to use our jump the line. Again, I was in an uproar and this white guard came out and was asking what the problem was. I was kindly explaining to him what was going on and he just kept telling me that jump the line was this and this and I just said, I know, but these two gentlemen who didn't move when the twenty people and I were moved, had them two and were of course, going to get in before us and we were actually ahead of them. So, he said "Well, who is in your party?" and I told him Becky and he said we could go back over, but we (Becky and I) told him that we the rest of them were with us in the group too, so he let us all go back over there, but we had to push the line farther down. OH MAN, I WAS GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY, but that white guy calmed me down and gave me what I wanted. That black guy had NO IDEA what was going on, though have the staff didn't know either. It was horrible. >______< Though, we got free Rockstar's (the drink) so that made me happy. ^^
By four o'clock, they FINALLY let us in the building. At first, Becky and I and a bunch of girls who we had meet at Dir en grey there last year were confused at where the hell we were going, but thankfully, we found our way up the venue, but of course, it was barricaded two flights BELOW the venue like last time. So, we had to stand there and wait about an hour or so before the let us up and of course, they are making us walk but after a while, I got past the guard and just made a beeline for the right side of the stage because that was closest and where I wanted to be. Thankfully, Amanda (who we met up there, but didn't have jump the line pass) and Becky got up by us, but Amanda had lost everyone else we were with (they ended up like, in the middle two rows back I believe). So, once again, I had the rail and Becky got rail too (though, she got it like, during D'espairsRay's performance since the pushing and shoving had gotten her up there).
It was another hour or so before D'espairsRay finally came out and it was so adorable because Hizumi was like "We are D'espairsRay!" and they started playing. The set list was only five songs, but it was fucking amazing:
o1. DAMNED
o2. Desert
o3. SIXty NINe
o4. TRICKSTeR
o5. HOLLOW
There were a couple MC's during the performance and each time there was one, I thought was going to die. Hizumi was so adorable and make me smile like a dork, especially when he said 'Milwaukee'. It was so adorable! And, in all reality, it was one of the best pronunciations of it I've ever heard in my life. Seriously, I've heard American people who can't say it. >____< But, anyway! He got the crowd and I all riled up and everyone was having a fantastic time.
A few highlights of the show:
--of course, the MC's were fantastic. "We are D'espairsRay from Japan! . . .go crazy with us!" XD
--Karyu looked at my friends and I a few times and the first time he did, he rolled his tongue and OMFG, *death* XD.
--Karyu was really into it - he was moving around (he went to the left side at one point), getting the crowd totally into it, just like Hizumi was (I didn't see much of Zero)
--during a performance of, I want to say Hollow , Hizumi jumped down from the stage and walked down that area between the stage and the barricade and I had been so close to touching him, but wasn't able to reach him. :( But, it was amazing none the less. XD
-- during Hollow, Hizumi was getting the crowd into it by pointing the mic towards us during the "la-la-la-la-la-la" part and having us sing it and of course, we did. XD
All in all, D'espairsRay's performance was breathtaking and I mean that in every sense of the word. Literally, I was so into their performance, so riled up by it that I thought I wouldn't be able to make it through MUCC's. D'espairsRay had gotten us so hyped up and tired at the same time, but it was MUCC's turn now.
Right after D'espairsRay had gotten off the stage, MUCC began to appear. Well, at least, Yukke, Miya and SATOchi had. They began to do their own sound check and everyone was actually pretty quiet and again, probably because of D'espairsRay's breathtaking set. So, they set up and got ready, which took maybe like ten minutes tops and then left the stage. A few minutes later, SATOchi arrived, followed by the rest of them. Their set list included:
o1. Nuritsubusu Nara Enji
o2. Fukurou no Yurikago
o3. Shion
o4. FUZZ
o5. Shadan
o6. Libra
A few highlights of the show:
--they were barefoot (though that is normal for them, but for me, I was like "OMFG, THAT FLOOR IS PROBABLY INFESTED WITH GERMS. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!") XD
--Tatsuro's MC (yeah, they only had one and AGAIN, he said Milwaukee better than some American's I've encountered and he was incredible adorable. ^^)
--Miya's new haircut - I'm not sure if I'm too fond of it or not. :/
--Tatsuro going off to the left side of the stage and getting on the speaker (I believe it was the speaker? >__<)
--FUZZ. No joke. Watching Yukke actually play the bass (the electric cello thingy) and watching Tatsuro play the harmonica was awesome, and Miya actually moved and came closer to us during the solo (I believe)
--Tatsuro being adorable and funny on stage. XD
After MUCC left the stage, Becky, Amanda and I caught our breath for a moment before looking to see how we would get out. There was no way out, so all of us had to be pulled out by a guard (who I believe, goes to my school. weird. >___<) and had to get out that way. It was weird. .____.
After getting out of there, we went in search of Allison (not freedomxpeace), who had gotten pulled out during MUCC's set list, but we couldn't find her and in the process, lost Amanda and Breanna. So, it was just Becky and I and we headed down to the merch booths and began looking around. The first booth we caught eye of was Harry's booth with all the different Jrock merch, but we moved on quickly to get shirts and such. I bought both D'espairsRay's and MUCC's t-shirts and then D'espairsRay's CD Mirror. I had actually gotten overcharged by ten dollars, so I had to go back and get my money back and thankfully, the guy gave it back to me, but I still think he overcharged me for the D'espairsRay CD 'cause I paid twenty instead of fifteen as I've heard it was. >______> Whatever. I'll live. Anyway, after that we moved to the Jrock merch table Harry had set up and there was like this Dir en grey tarp thing from the MACABRE 00>>01 tour that I ended up buying after debating with myself for like, twenty minutes, but as we were all looking (by this time we had found everyone and as another side note, I hadn't made my decision yet about the tarp. >___<), Harry came around and began helping out Allison. Then, we just started talking to him and he was really sweet (Allison had gotten a SHOXX and CURE magazine, thinking it was 2 for $15 dollars because the CURE magazines were that way, but the SHOXX were each $10, but Harry gave both to her for the $15). Because we were all head over heels for him, we all got his autograph on the back of this Taste of Chaos pamphlet they had laying out. XD On all of ours, he signed it and drew a little picture on the back. On mine he drew a little cat and on Becky's he drew a little penguin. ^^
After that, we headed over to the Rockstar Taste of Chaos booth and waited for MUCC to come out and do a signing. We had a little while to wait (we had started waiting at like, 7:30 or so since we had nothing else to do), but it was okay 'cause we were just chillin' out and talking to each other, Jelena (the girl who had lost her nose ring during D'espairsRay's set) and ome of the guys handing out free samples of the newest Rockstar flavor (which was AMAZING btw). They were pretty cool. Finally, maybe a little after 8:30 (they were scheduled to start at 8:30), they arrived and everyone in the line started clapping for them, but it soon died down as they began to sign. The woman had apologized to us (or at least the front of the line where I was) for having to wait and I told her it was no problem because really, it was like, five minutes or so after 8:30 that they had arrived and that didn't bother me at all. Becky had also asked if she could get another poster signed for our friend Allison (freedomxpeace) who couldn't be there and she said it was fine, so she pushed down to for Becky and one for me and SATOchi was first, so he signed both of Becky's and then got a little confused as to why I wasn't taking one of them, but then I kind of just pointed to her and he got it. I told him (and the rest of them) "Arigato" and SATOchi smiled politely at me, and then I moved down to Miya, who just nodded when I told him "Arigato" and then down to Yuuke and when he was signing mine, I saw Becky getting a hug from Tatsuro and I was like "Oh, I wanna hug. Can I have a hug?" (of course, now that I look back that sounded so ridiculous, but what I can I say? I am an idiot. >___<) as Yukke put out his hand. I, of course, gladly accepted it and again, said "Arigato" and then I moved to Tatsuro. I had him sign my posted and then, really quiet and politely I asked, "Can I hug you/have a hug?" (I can't remember exactly what I said for some reason. >___<) and he gave me a hug and I thanked him both in English and Japanese. After that, Becky and I left to go upstairs to wait for Becky's sister and her friends to be done (they were there for everyone else after MUCC and D'espairsRay) with one last goodbye to our group and to Harry.
All in all, the concert was fucking amazing. I actually talked a really nice girl who had been behind us during the show who was there for Avenged Sevenfold, who we let have the rail after we left, which was totally okay. Though, of course, there were a few bad things. One, something got thrown at Tatsuro while he was doing the MC and I have no idea what it was, but I was pretty sure I wanted to stab the person who did it in the face for dong such a rude and horrible thing and two, the crowd was HORRIBLE. D: Since I was against the bar/railing, I had got pretty damn acquainted with the bar and, to my surprise since I didn't think there were that many people actually there for D'espairsRay and MUCC, it was worse then Dir en grey's show last year. I had gotten pretty abused (no bruises visible, but they are probably inside) and I've been pretty sore for the past three days - it is a little better today - but it was so worth it. D'espairsRay and MUCC rocked the house.
I can't wait to see them again. ^^
ROCKSTAR Taste of Chaos 2008
02.03.2008
D'espairsRay & MUCC
My friend Becky and I, including her sister and her sister's two friends, headed down to The Rave/Eagles Club around one and arrived at around one-thirty (afternoon, mind you) and met some of my friends who had been there for a while before us. It really didn't actually matter WHERE we were in the line, since we had these jump the line passes because we preordered, meaning that we got to get into the venue before everyone else did. So, when three o'clock rolled around, we were already to go in because it was kind of chilly out, but of course, the venue didn't let us in on time, but they told us all with jump the line passes to move over to the opposite side. Then, about five, ten minutes later, we all found out (us with the jump the line passes) that are were supposedly "no good" because they weren't green (people who were 18 and older filled out this form to donate like, bone marrow or something got the green ones) and so, because they needed to figure out what was going on with THAT we had to wait LONGER. Then, this big black guy said we needed to move to the back of the REGULAR line and was saying something like our passes weren't going to work or some bullshit and I got up in this guys face (not literally, mind you) and began to say that we all (it was like, twenty of us by this point) had the same color wristband (it was purple) and that we had preordered the tickets and got this because we paid EXTRA for it. He was trying to settle me down and push me over and of course, I moved over and did stop, but he wasn't getting my point and then he was telling us that we had to go to the back of the regular line or we weren't going to get to use our jump the line. Again, I was in an uproar and this white guard came out and was asking what the problem was. I was kindly explaining to him what was going on and he just kept telling me that jump the line was this and this and I just said, I know, but these two gentlemen who didn't move when the twenty people and I were moved, had them two and were of course, going to get in before us and we were actually ahead of them. So, he said "Well, who is in your party?" and I told him Becky and he said we could go back over, but we (Becky and I) told him that we the rest of them were with us in the group too, so he let us all go back over there, but we had to push the line farther down. OH MAN, I WAS GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY, but that white guy calmed me down and gave me what I wanted. That black guy had NO IDEA what was going on, though have the staff didn't know either. It was horrible. >______< Though, we got free Rockstar's (the drink) so that made me happy. ^^
By four o'clock, they FINALLY let us in the building. At first, Becky and I and a bunch of girls who we had meet at Dir en grey there last year were confused at where the hell we were going, but thankfully, we found our way up the venue, but of course, it was barricaded two flights BELOW the venue like last time. So, we had to stand there and wait about an hour or so before the let us up and of course, they are making us walk but after a while, I got past the guard and just made a beeline for the right side of the stage because that was closest and where I wanted to be. Thankfully, Amanda (who we met up there, but didn't have jump the line pass) and Becky got up by us, but Amanda had lost everyone else we were with (they ended up like, in the middle two rows back I believe). So, once again, I had the rail and Becky got rail too (though, she got it like, during D'espairsRay's performance since the pushing and shoving had gotten her up there).
It was another hour or so before D'espairsRay finally came out and it was so adorable because Hizumi was like "We are D'espairsRay!" and they started playing. The set list was only five songs, but it was fucking amazing:
o1. DAMNED
o2. Desert
o3. SIXty NINe
o4. TRICKSTeR
o5. HOLLOW
There were a couple MC's during the performance and each time there was one, I thought was going to die. Hizumi was so adorable and make me smile like a dork, especially when he said 'Milwaukee'. It was so adorable! And, in all reality, it was one of the best pronunciations of it I've ever heard in my life. Seriously, I've heard American people who can't say it. >____< But, anyway! He got the crowd and I all riled up and everyone was having a fantastic time.
A few highlights of the show:
--of course, the MC's were fantastic. "We are D'espairsRay from Japan! . . .go crazy with us!" XD
--Karyu looked at my friends and I a few times and the first time he did, he rolled his tongue and OMFG, *death* XD.
--Karyu was really into it - he was moving around (he went to the left side at one point), getting the crowd totally into it, just like Hizumi was (I didn't see much of Zero)
--during a performance of, I want to say Hollow , Hizumi jumped down from the stage and walked down that area between the stage and the barricade and I had been so close to touching him, but wasn't able to reach him. :( But, it was amazing none the less. XD
-- during Hollow, Hizumi was getting the crowd into it by pointing the mic towards us during the "la-la-la-la-la-la" part and having us sing it and of course, we did. XD
All in all, D'espairsRay's performance was breathtaking and I mean that in every sense of the word. Literally, I was so into their performance, so riled up by it that I thought I wouldn't be able to make it through MUCC's. D'espairsRay had gotten us so hyped up and tired at the same time, but it was MUCC's turn now.
Right after D'espairsRay had gotten off the stage, MUCC began to appear. Well, at least, Yukke, Miya and SATOchi had. They began to do their own sound check and everyone was actually pretty quiet and again, probably because of D'espairsRay's breathtaking set. So, they set up and got ready, which took maybe like ten minutes tops and then left the stage. A few minutes later, SATOchi arrived, followed by the rest of them. Their set list included:
o1. Nuritsubusu Nara Enji
o2. Fukurou no Yurikago
o3. Shion
o4. FUZZ
o5. Shadan
o6. Libra
A few highlights of the show:
--they were barefoot (though that is normal for them, but for me, I was like "OMFG, THAT FLOOR IS PROBABLY INFESTED WITH GERMS. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!") XD
--Tatsuro's MC (yeah, they only had one and AGAIN, he said Milwaukee better than some American's I've encountered and he was incredible adorable. ^^)
--Miya's new haircut - I'm not sure if I'm too fond of it or not. :/
--Tatsuro going off to the left side of the stage and getting on the speaker (I believe it was the speaker? >__<)
--FUZZ. No joke. Watching Yukke actually play the bass (the electric cello thingy) and watching Tatsuro play the harmonica was awesome, and Miya actually moved and came closer to us during the solo (I believe)
--Tatsuro being adorable and funny on stage. XD
After MUCC left the stage, Becky, Amanda and I caught our breath for a moment before looking to see how we would get out. There was no way out, so all of us had to be pulled out by a guard (who I believe, goes to my school. weird. >___<) and had to get out that way. It was weird. .____.
After getting out of there, we went in search of Allison (not freedomxpeace), who had gotten pulled out during MUCC's set list, but we couldn't find her and in the process, lost Amanda and Breanna. So, it was just Becky and I and we headed down to the merch booths and began looking around. The first booth we caught eye of was Harry's booth with all the different Jrock merch, but we moved on quickly to get shirts and such. I bought both D'espairsRay's and MUCC's t-shirts and then D'espairsRay's CD Mirror. I had actually gotten overcharged by ten dollars, so I had to go back and get my money back and thankfully, the guy gave it back to me, but I still think he overcharged me for the D'espairsRay CD 'cause I paid twenty instead of fifteen as I've heard it was. >______> Whatever. I'll live. Anyway, after that we moved to the Jrock merch table Harry had set up and there was like this Dir en grey tarp thing from the MACABRE 00>>01 tour that I ended up buying after debating with myself for like, twenty minutes, but as we were all looking (by this time we had found everyone and as another side note, I hadn't made my decision yet about the tarp. >___<), Harry came around and began helping out Allison. Then, we just started talking to him and he was really sweet (Allison had gotten a SHOXX and CURE magazine, thinking it was 2 for $15 dollars because the CURE magazines were that way, but the SHOXX were each $10, but Harry gave both to her for the $15). Because we were all head over heels for him, we all got his autograph on the back of this Taste of Chaos pamphlet they had laying out. XD On all of ours, he signed it and drew a little picture on the back. On mine he drew a little cat and on Becky's he drew a little penguin. ^^
After that, we headed over to the Rockstar Taste of Chaos booth and waited for MUCC to come out and do a signing. We had a little while to wait (we had started waiting at like, 7:30 or so since we had nothing else to do), but it was okay 'cause we were just chillin' out and talking to each other, Jelena (the girl who had lost her nose ring during D'espairsRay's set) and ome of the guys handing out free samples of the newest Rockstar flavor (which was AMAZING btw). They were pretty cool. Finally, maybe a little after 8:30 (they were scheduled to start at 8:30), they arrived and everyone in the line started clapping for them, but it soon died down as they began to sign. The woman had apologized to us (or at least the front of the line where I was) for having to wait and I told her it was no problem because really, it was like, five minutes or so after 8:30 that they had arrived and that didn't bother me at all. Becky had also asked if she could get another poster signed for our friend Allison (freedomxpeace) who couldn't be there and she said it was fine, so she pushed down to for Becky and one for me and SATOchi was first, so he signed both of Becky's and then got a little confused as to why I wasn't taking one of them, but then I kind of just pointed to her and he got it. I told him (and the rest of them) "Arigato" and SATOchi smiled politely at me, and then I moved down to Miya, who just nodded when I told him "Arigato" and then down to Yuuke and when he was signing mine, I saw Becky getting a hug from Tatsuro and I was like "Oh, I wanna hug. Can I have a hug?" (of course, now that I look back that sounded so ridiculous, but what I can I say? I am an idiot. >___<) as Yukke put out his hand. I, of course, gladly accepted it and again, said "Arigato" and then I moved to Tatsuro. I had him sign my posted and then, really quiet and politely I asked, "Can I hug you/have a hug?" (I can't remember exactly what I said for some reason. >___<) and he gave me a hug and I thanked him both in English and Japanese. After that, Becky and I left to go upstairs to wait for Becky's sister and her friends to be done (they were there for everyone else after MUCC and D'espairsRay) with one last goodbye to our group and to Harry.
All in all, the concert was fucking amazing. I actually talked a really nice girl who had been behind us during the show who was there for Avenged Sevenfold, who we let have the rail after we left, which was totally okay. Though, of course, there were a few bad things. One, something got thrown at Tatsuro while he was doing the MC and I have no idea what it was, but I was pretty sure I wanted to stab the person who did it in the face for dong such a rude and horrible thing and two, the crowd was HORRIBLE. D: Since I was against the bar/railing, I had got pretty damn acquainted with the bar and, to my surprise since I didn't think there were that many people actually there for D'espairsRay and MUCC, it was worse then Dir en grey's show last year. I had gotten pretty abused (no bruises visible, but they are probably inside) and I've been pretty sore for the past three days - it is a little better today - but it was so worth it. D'espairsRay and MUCC rocked the house.
I can't wait to see them again. ^^