this is for Lilith and Del :)
sooo let's start with my reason there: day 2->Sonata. the funny thing is i wasn't planing on going to Artmania this year, i was supposed to go to another city buutt when i heard about them coming my plans suddenly changed :)) and i told the 2 girls i was gonna meet anyway that i won't miss Sonata for anything or anyone. luckily Andreea and Dia had the same thoughts :)). anyway i also let them know that i was gonna stay in the large square[where the show was to take place] since noon no matter if any of them will join me or not... and so i did. but this didn't stop me from missing the signing session that took place also in the large square but in another part of it and of which i wasn't aware...:))
aannnyyy waaay... i still got into 1st row.. and as promised had the Finn and Romanian flags hanged by the fences,,,the Finn flag made a friend of mine a bit famous while she was holding it before the gig :)).also all the photographers took pics of us and the flags hanged :D
Sonata in my opinion [and not only] were awesome! Tony and Henkka were the most energetic and this was transmitted to the public also. it was nice to see/meet people from other countries like Italy and Finland that came there especially for this band.
for the time they were given, the playlist was really good, but there is always place for better. maaybe with the next album's tour they will come here too [:)) yeah right..] and i honestly say that in my opinion they sound better live than on the cds. the band-public relation was very well done and the public enjoyed every moment of the show[i read opinions from people who were also there and talked to some of them :)]
a really nice thing and kinda cool in the same time is the fact that almost simultaneous with them beginning playing the moon showed up on the sky..and...it was a fullmoon! ha! awesome!!
time flew too fast damn it and it was time for the encore...and they still didn't play "Don't say a word"... i was like :( pleaase:o3...and they did in the end. the very last song before Vodka and even if i wanted to record it..i knew it was no chance in hell i will shut up and not sing along...soo i didn't. :D.
as soon as they left the stage i made my way to the back of the square and to the back of the stage and waited there with some girls i met earlier to see if we have the chance to say hi to the guys..and we did:d i managed to get a pic with Tommy [mersi, Paul] and autographs from Tommy and Henkka. :D
that's the big idea of what happened Sonata-related.
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Artmania:
nice festival... 1st time there and probably last time too :))
day 1: Lacrimas Profundere...ok band...never heard of them untill saw them being listed as one of the bands... veeerry skinny lead singer :)).
Helloween: in my opinion the highlight of the day! really great show, nice playlist and a good band-public relation.
Tarja: i left after Helloween :)). ... i had a terrible headache but i heard that she didn't play an encore and that she didn't even bothered to stay for an autograph or smth after the show. mneh. i saw her with her own show not a festival 2 years ago anyway.
day 2:
Republica: the hell were they doing there? i and everybody around me can't answer that question except for the obvious"they were paid". almost everybody in the crowd were motionless during the show. i, for one, clapped my hand 3 times during one song but changed my mind quickly:)). how much the public wanted them became pretty obvious 2 times one time between 2 songs when a guy in the 1st row yelled "SONATAAA"...and the 2nd time when some other dude in the 2nd row raised up in the air a tshirt that said"if i throw a stick will you leave?"...this apart from the lack of movement from the public and from my 2 flags that were already hanged by the fences.
Sonata: already said:D
Lacuna Coil...missed their beginning as i was sitting with those girls waiting for the Sonata guys:D. after they left i went back and saw the end of it.. it was ok... not really into them but i still enjoyed it. during Lacuna Coil Paul [the guy who took the pic of Tommy and me] was holding the Finn flag and a Finn guy came and gave him a hug :D. that was nice:))).
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Sibiu:
a really nice city! i am glad i had the chance to see a part of it and hopefully i will be back sometime, but in the winter. I bet the streets and buildings look awesome covered in snow <3. I also got the chance to visit the clock tower and see the city from up high. to go back it's a must!
as i said before. romania is a great country, too bad it's inhabited by people:))
this is the big idea of everything that happened. it was a really nice weekend and the best way to end my summer holiday as i have to start learning for my exams from now on till September:))
oh btw. no comments because apparently they refuse to appear. i am still waiting for some from the post in april cob related:))
