[Concert] INORAN - Hamburg (2012)

Artist: INORAN
Date: 8 September 2012
Place: Headcrash, Hamburg (Germany)

Setlist:
01. Smoke
02. SuperTramp
03. No Name
04. Selfless
05. No options
06. Santa Ana Afternoons
07. Drum & Bass solo
08. Your Light Is Blinding
09. Nasty
10. Rightaway
11. Hide and Seek
12. Shike
13. Grace and Glory
14. One Big Blue
15. Get Laid
16. TONIGHT (Luna Sea)

On 8 September I went to INORAN’s concert in Hamburg with some of my best friends. When we arrived there we went directly to the hall - which was a club called HEAD CRASH. There were just a few people standing in front of the door, so we went away again for having lunch first. Then we went a little bit around the famous “Reeperbahn” (redlight district in Hamburg) and went back to the hall. The number of people waiting didn’t really change. All in all, I think we were around 100 people, so it was a very nice atmosphere while the concert.

The first after we went inside was the Meet&Greet with INORAN. For sure, I was totally nervous. When it was me and my friends turn we gave INORAN a little present and I tried to say it to him in Japanese, but I was so nervous, I ended up saying only four or five words. Than we got signs and he made a photo with each of us. While I was the only one of our group with a camera the photographer had to take seven pictures with my camera. He was kind of confused that all the people belong to me. And I was so rattled, that I nearly dropped my camera when I handed it over to the photographer. At least, INORAN had to laught!

Taking a picture with INORAN was… ah, I don’t know how to say it. My whole body was shaking because I was so nervous. But INORAN is such a nice person. He also put his arm around me and everything. That was a really great feeling ♡

Afterward we were waiting for the concert to start. It was really great and I will never forget the atmosphere. I knew a lot of songs and could sing along. He also played my favorite song which he sang together with Anna Tsuchiya on his album. I was concentrated to watch the bassist U:ZO for a long time. In fact, I have seen him live three times last year when we went to YelloFriedChickenz’s concerts, but because I was totally into Chacha I was totally ignoring him. I regret this a little bit now, because U:ZO is a great musician and I really became his fan-girl. He is very funny. I want to see him live more often.

The concert was over very quickly, I was surprised. After we bought some drinks we stayed in front of the hall to wait till they come out. INORAN and the drummer RYO YAMAGATA went out very quickly and walked away so nobody could catch them. So next we stood right in front of the door so that we at least could catch U:ZO. And we did it. When he came out I asked him to take photos with us and give us autographs (in Japanese). First he was confused, because he “is just the bassist and we all came here for INORAN”. He was so cute. We did the same with the guitarist YUKIO MURATA and everyone was happy.

While we didn’t know what to do after this (we still had nine hours till our train went back home and didn’t wanted to spent all the time at the train station) we decided to stay there for a little bit longer and relaxed and talked. We were sitting with our backs to the entrance. Suddenly, over an half hour later, my friends mum said that INORAN just went back into the hall. We were totally confused. Why did he come back?? Actually, all four guys and the staff came back to pick up all the equipment. They had taken a shower probably at their hotel near the club.

I saw the chance to get my last missing sign of RYO YAMAGATA. He was talking with a girl in English, but after a while I simply interrupted them and asked him in Japanese if he could sign my book. He immediately turned to me and ignored the other girl. That was kind of funny. I'm glad that I can speak Japanese a little bit *laugh*

In the end we watched them bringing all their stuff to the cars until they went away. We also could say “good-bye” and “mata ne” to them. It was so cool. I can’t describe this feeling.

So, all in all, it was simply an amazing day. I hope I can see INORAN someday once more.


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