Published on October 23, 2009
in Music.
During my trip, I went for 3 live band performances, 2 of which were quite out of the way for me. It was all totally worth it, both the money and the time. The experience is definitely what I can never get in Singapore, and I’ll explain why shortly.
My very first experience was in Kyoto, where つばき’s live was held in Kyoto Mojo. The venue was really small, barely fitting 200 people, which meant that you could feel every single drum beat and note on the bass throughout your entire body. Also, it meant that you’d be struggling to get your ears back to normal after the event.
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Published on August 20, 2009
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Finally, nearly a month of waiting, I finally got my hands on a ticket for Tacica’s live.
Previously, it was sold out on the first day of the ticket sales. Even on auction sites such as Yahoo Japan Auction, the tickets for the Shibuya-AX live were rare, and the bidding often rose to double of the original price. That would have been alright if I didn’t have to include the other costs such as domestic and international shipping and other fees. I still burnt my wallet a little and got it anyway. After all, if I miss out on this, there’s no telling when I can attend another live performance in Japan.
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Published on July 18, 2009
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I was planning to attend Tacica’s live at Shibuya AX on 12 September. The ticket sales would only begin today, and as I have a friend who’s currently in Japan on a holiday, I asked her to help me purchase a ticket from Lawson. I was really hopeful that I could finally catch a favourite band in Japan this time.
Just moments ago, I received some bad news from my friend. I checked the Live section on Tacica’s site, and was greeted with a “THANK YOU SOLD OUT!!!”. Damn
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