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Alright, so some concerts have already happened and some are about to happen. Thoughts? Reactions? Was it worth it? Are you excited? Any good merch? Cosplayers? Anything noteworthy happen?

>> No.9929707

OP here. I'm going to the Austin concert this Sunday. I'm pretty excited. I wanted to go to that paint Miku thing but when they announced there would be a small number given out, yeah no. Anamanaguchi is supposed to be opening for our concert.

>> No.9930045

I went to an expo in NYC a few years ago and it was totally worth it, looking forward to friday.
I'll be spending about twenty hours variously on planes or sitting in the airport waiting for the next one because I couldn't afford a hotel room.

Anyone know something decent to do in Dallas for the day? I'm thinking about going to the zoo.

>> No.9930048

Went to LA last Friday. I didn't like the stage design layout for this one.

>> No.9930055
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9930055

I'm going to the NYC show. Everyone says "come early" but how early? An hour? Two hours? Is there stuff to do in line, or just check out QT cosplayers?

>> No.9930064

>>9930055
Is it general admission? San Jose was and coming early was the only way to get close to the stage. Come even earlier if you want merch

>> No.9930072

>>9930055
I going to camp out the knight before.

>> No.9930075

>>9930072
This seems excessive?

>>9930064
Yes, general. So, two hours early?

>> No.9930226

>>9930064
I rolled up at like 6 and ended up with picks of basically any seat because of that clusterfuck of a line scramble they did. I felt bad for people who showed up hours earlier than me and basically got put in the back of the new line.

Definitely show up early for merch though. Those lines never calmed down.

>> No.9930266

>>9930226
>I rolled up at like 6
So, two hours before the show?

>> No.9930400

>>9930266
Yeah, figured I'd show up around door opening. Which was 6:30. Got into the place at 6:45ish, I would say there were still plenty of "good" seats until at least 7:15 or so. But I consider good to not be in the pit. I'm a "front row of the upper balcony" person. By 7:15 I'd say the pit area was only about half full. Which is still pretty decent because you'll always be behind the VIPs anyway. So if you really don't want any merch or anything, You're probably good at an hour and a half to two hours before for seating. If you want a light stick or anything before the show though, you're gonna be stuck in that line until 7:30 at least. If you show up 1-2 hours before, don't bother with the outdoor merch booth if they have one. It was pretty cleared out and the line was very long for the few things left.

I know that's not all entirely helpful, a large part of it was the Civic's inability to ask people to form a line in the direction they wanted and your venue may be more competent than that. I still find that a good chunk of people don't like to wait more than an hour before a show at least, so if you're there before that group of people, you'll likely have a decent spot.

>> No.9930406

>>9930045
Zoo is alright same with the aquarium. There is the museum about JFK getting shot.

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9930678

I'm going to NYC for Miku.

The show is at 8pm. Will I have time to do anything in the city before that?

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>>9930678
When are you getting in? And how?
If you're coming by train you could walk from grand central to the empire state building and then the venue. Assuming you get there early enough.

I took this from the observation deck last time I was there.

>> No.9931111

>>9931046
My hotel is .1 miles from the venue.

>> No.9931238

Anyone doing London in December? We finally got one at long last.

>> No.9931540

How do I get around in NYC? A bus??

>> No.9931566

>>9931540
lol. take a cab. you'll be afraid for your life but don't worry, if they crash they don't get paid, so they're good at avoiding certain death.

>> No.9931863

>>9931238
Yeah I got VIP gallery with some friends. Gonna be pissed if the view is crap and there's barely any seats like they advertised

>> No.9931872

>>9931540
Walking can get you almost anywhere, but if you want to travel a little further then take the subway. I actually recommend it because there’s always some interesting shit happening, but if you’re not down with the possibility of an impromptu rap session just stick to ride sharing/cabs.

>> No.9931981

I'm going to the one in DC. Will try to get there like 6 hours early and hang out. There's some pretty good seafood nearby

>> No.9932638

What kind of earplugs do you suggest? Are regular foam earplugs okay?

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>>9930045
The Aquarium is awesome if you have enough free time. I'm going to Dallas as well- 19 hours left and I'm so pumped!
>>9932638
Musician's earplugs, like the ones that marching/concert bands use

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My General Admission ticket has a seat and row number on it. Does this mean there are assigned seats, and I don't need to be early?? I'm seeing the NYC show.

>> No.9933581

I convinced my little sister to come by saying Len gets naked. How do I deal with her disappointment?

>> No.9933613

>>9933144
Ask the venue, I'm not sure about NYC but in LA we had actual seats for the concert. It was great, I didn't have stinky weebs crashing into me every 5 mins like I did in Dallas 2016. I want to always fly out to see it in LA instead, but I'm sad Anamanaguchi only seems to open for Miku in Texas.

>>9933581
Seeing Len should be enough, but he wears more cute outfits in this expo.

>> No.9933686

>>9933613
Oh, sweet. Did you not have to show up too early in LA?

>>9933581
Your little sister must be young to believe that. Too young to be thinking about cartoon dongs. SHAME.

>> No.9933687

>>9929704
I went to the LA one last friday with a few friends. I agree with >>9930048 , the stage design was pretty bland and the entrance and exits for each song seemed very lackluter, unlike last year where before and after every song wasnt just fade to black. Setlist for this year was also a lot of old songs with very few new ones; i thought that after last year they would maybe play more recent and more popular songs but was let down. A few choice songs saved this concert for us though. There were more cosplayers than last year's LA concert, which was nice, and my friend even got to hold someone's $2k+ Dollfie Miku for pictures which also made it worth it.

Things i wish they did better:
1.) More merch; by the time we got to the line, lots of stuff was sold out and only shirts remaiing were small or xxxl, which wasnt a problem for us since two of us were small azn grills.
2.) No line control for merch lines. Our group of 3 unknowngly cut due to lack of organization, we saved about 30 min time and barely made it to the start of the concert in time.

Pros: Lots of cosplayers, virutally no lines to actually get in the building because they were doing the bag checks at a pretty good speed, a couple good newer songs, and VIP front area was only $25 extra on top of the $180 front seats (better be quick though, they went fast).

Overall it'd say it was a good 6.5/10, would still go again, but will try to be faster about getting the VIP area tickets.

>> No.9933694

>>9933686
I'm not >>9933613 , but in LA, we showed up about 30-40 minutes early and had no problem parking literally across the street from the venue and there were still lots more parking

>> No.9933772

>>9933694
WTF, only 30 minutes early?? I showed up an hour early to Texas and they made me sit in the rape seats.

>> No.9933802

I did an unofficial one at... I think 2013 Fanime? It was a last-minute thing because Fanime's approval system s run like ass. It was cool, but it was definitely amateur - they were using the local indie theatre near the con center and there were no stage layouts

I was supposed to go to the pre-AX one in San Jose, but I didn't recognize ANY of the songs. God, it's been forever since the initial Vocaloid wave.

>> No.9933914

Anyone got the set list? What kind of merch was available?
I'm hyped for the UK concert in December. I want to cosplay but I'm worried about wigs in a standing concert.

>> No.9934053

>>9933772
I'm never going to Dallas again for anything. What a shitshow. What was the song Meiko sang? It just sounded like screeching feedback for half of it.
>>9933914
I might wind up answering myself with this. Going to watch it while I wait for pizza and recover from my night in the airport.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jrtOBM97X4&t=89s

merch wise there were a couple of shirts, a happi, some decals and keychains, a cassette and cd, and the light sticks.
VIP bag gives you a fan a badge/lanyard and a towel.

>> No.9934187

>>9934053
Now I get it. Some of these songs aren't meant to be played at that volume.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDTM2qHD8bc

>> No.9934789

>>9934053
What was bad about the Dallas one? This worries me slightly since I'm going to the Austin one tomorrow.

>> No.9934861

>>9934053
Those penlights. I must own them. How much were they?

>> No.9935094

>>9934861
They're $30 a pop from the show, or from the MikuMerch website.

>> No.9935173

>>9935094
Thanks! I'm going to the Miku Expo in Cologne. Very excited!

>> No.9935174

>>9935173
Np. I just got mine and it's very nifty.

>> No.9935205

>>9934789
Mostly it's just because fuck Dallas. The venue wasn't great and getting around town was a pain in the ass.
Technically the concert was fine for the most part, just too loud for some of the songs where the vocaloids have really distorted voices. Meiko and Kaito both sounded bad.

>> No.9936247

yeah, did anyone else feel like there was a problem with some of the voices in the show? A lot of the time i thought they sounded bad :x

>> No.9936283

>>9936247
Just got back from the Austin one. There were times it seemed like Miku's voice got really quiet and it was hard to hear. I know it's a loud environment and some songs have softer parts but this wasn't the case. Some of the upbeat songs had this issue.

>> No.9936287
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9936287

Austin show was pretty rad. Had fewer attendees than I expected. Merch went really quick but managed to get some. People got soaked due to rain. Some voicing issues. Anamanaguchi also experienced some issues but were chill about it and did a really neat set. Some sections were really pumped but others were meh and seemed like they didn't want to be at the concert. Lots of cosplayers and chill people. Overall, 7.5/10, would do again.

>> No.9936318

>>9936247
Meiko and Kaito were unintelligible and some miku lyrics were overpowered by the music. Surprisingly all the Luka and rin/len was amazing though??? Hit miss for sure lol

>> No.9936322

Going to the DC one. Really fucking wish there were seats.

>> No.9936423

>>9936287
It was about the same crowd size as was in Houston on their first Texas tour. The merch offered was lacking compared to then.

>> No.9936770

i went to miku expo 2014 in NYC, they had an art exhibit during the day where you could also buy merch - is that not a thing anymore? can you only buy merch at the venue? and if so, when do they set that table up?

>> No.9936847

>>9936770
Depends on the venue. Dallas let you in like two hours early for the merch area.
I was at that NYC expo, the life size miku fig was cool.

>> No.9936887

>>9936322
Anyone know where the nearest bathrooms will be? There's a lots of restaurants but I'm guessing they'll say "paying customers." There are some hotels nearby too but I wonder if they'll just let you come and go.

>> No.9936947

>>9936887
You can walk into and out of the lobby of pretty much any halfway decent hotel and nobody will say anything. They'll have restrooms in there somewhere for sure.

>> No.9937252

>>9936770
Did the Manhattan Center have chairs? Or did you have to arrive early to stand anywhere near the stage?

>> No.9937549

If I wanna buy merch will I need cash? or can I use my card?

>> No.9937563

>>9937549
You can use your card.

>> No.9937807

>>9937549
You may want to bring both. At the Austin one, you had to pay for parking and they only accepted cash. Inside, they accepted cards for food/drink and merch. Not sure which show you're going to or what your situation will be but that's something to keep in mind.

>> No.9937821

if you want merch i'd say go early. went to san jose and the line was long as hell before the show. if you don't mind not getting the penlight (will probably sell out) or missing a few songs the best time to buy merch is actually during the concert.

>> No.9937830

>>9937252
hammerstein ballroom has seating in the back and a large floor area in front. i got there 2 hours early in 2014 and pushed my way to a nice spot near the front

>> No.9937831

>>9936847
yeah do they not have that little museum-like thing again? i didn't see it advertised

>> No.9937845

>>9937831
no

>> No.9937860

>>9937830
I have general admission tickets that say "GA9" so I guess I'm on the floor?

>> No.9938010

concert amazing, crowd is less hyphy than a rave because weebs

line up for merch as early as possible because those light sticks sell out quick

>> No.9938127

So how early do you guys rec going to the DC one? I hate lining up for GA

>> No.9938206

>>9937563
>>9937807
Thanks, I'm going to the DC one and am using Metro so parking won't be a problem.
>>9938127
I'd say 2 hr - 1 and a half hr early just because of the merch lines, but the Wharf has some nice places around to sit down and chill at least

>> No.9938211

>>9938206
That's really not that long to show up beforehand then

>> No.9938239

>>9935173
I might be going there, too :)

>> No.9940289

Is LA the only one anyone cares about. Or maybe Miku just isn't so big anymore. I can hardly find discussion or maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places

>> No.9940436

>>9940289
The Vocaloid subreddit and discord are pretty active. Miku is still popular but I have also noticed a little bit of a drop off. It's probably a mix of people growing out of things/not as excited anymore, keeping their likes to themselves/more casual about it, or are interested in something new. Also, there hasn't been anything significantly big regarding Miku (and possibly Vocaloid) in quite some time.

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9940841

To DC attendees
Miku Expo twitter just posted that merch lines open at 3:00. Also got notified that they don't take cash in an Anthem email.

>> No.9941049

>>9940841
Cool, thanks. Good thing I didn't take out cash today

>> No.9941239

Just climbed on the plane for Miku NYC!!

>> No.9941284

Had a great time at DC Expo!
I say to everyone else, get to your venue 4 or more hours before doors open. I didn't think DC Expo would be that big but the line was so huge they had to keep looping it. NYC will be bigger.

>> No.9941302

>>9941284
I must've accidently got in the VIP line or something because I got in in no time around 705. Unless you mean the merch lines which were insane.

>> No.9941414

>>9941284
Oof. I was planning to show up to NYC Expo two hours early. Not enough?

>> No.9941667

>>9941302
They closed the merch shop at 4 or 5 due to the number of people who lined up early, and reopened merch when doors opened at 6:30. I was in the front of the merch line right before they closed it and was put into the regular line. Some people I stood next to got shifted to the back of the line which sucked.
>>9941414
If you want merch, yes. If you don't care, then no. Once doors open it's pretty easy to get in. Tbh the only essentials are light sticks, everything else was either in stock or available to buy online

>> No.9941677

>>9941667
Definitely regret not getting a light stick, just didn't feel like I was as part of the show as I could've been.

>> No.9941682

>>9941677
Yeah, it made the experience much more fun when everyone was going crazy during the faster songs, and swaying during the slow ones. But today my arm hurts like a bitch!
Hopefully lines will be more organized next time they come. I'm definitely going to go early, get my merch, and sit in a restaurant out of the insane heat.

>> No.9941998

Went to the DC one. Felt the screen was too small. Maybe I was too close. Guess I'll try a different locale in 2 years maybe.

>> No.9942010

>>9941677
to be honest you don't need a penlight to enjoy the concert and if anything it can detract from your experience if you don't know what you're doing and are scrambling to keep up with the others

>> No.9942023

>>9941998
Why is this a shock to people? They use a custom screen and custom projectors. They can't put them on a huge American size screen the size of a football stadium scoreboard. It was like this for the 2016 tour.

Does no one watch the Japanese concerts? They're the same size. It'll be the same size on their next tour in the USA.

>> No.9942093

>>9942010
True. Definitely wouldn't be able to hold my beers if I were busy keeping rhythm with a light.

>> No.9942191

>>9942023
Aren't the Japanese ones much larger?

>> No.9942294

Anyone get the confetti that showered during encore. Apparently it had a message. If I had known I wouldn't grabbed one

>> No.9942297

>>9942294
Had all the tour dates, a Miku silhouette logo, and a message saying "thank you for supporting Miku for a decade" or something like that. I grabbed 3 but lost one on the metro.

>> No.9942302

>>9942297
Fuck. Guess there's next time maybe.

>> No.9942320

I went to the evening Hammerstein concert in 2016 and sat a seat away from the CEO of Crypton for a decent amount of the show. The ballroom staff accidentally let me into one of the reserved seating areas and never questioned me about it.

>> No.9942769

NYC show was lit but my daughter shat herself.

>> No.9943070

>>9942769
lel

>> No.9944223

>>9942769
>daughter shat self
It was that good then

>> No.9944573

New York show was really cool, but I'm so freakin sad it's over. Kms ffs.

>> No.9944668

I'm guessing 2020 will be the next one, eh? Also, does anyone have any idea when some of the Miku merch will be restocked online?

>> No.9945448

>>9944668
Why no 2019 show?

>> No.9945503

>>9945448
The trend has been every 2 years. There was one in 14, 16, and now 18. We're assuming the next will be in 20.

>> No.9947237

someone in Mexico will go?

>> No.9947384

>>9945503
Ok ty. I will miss the Miku bad.