sprinkles in greyscale ([info]stolenrhymes) wrote in [info]jasonmraz,
2009-03-06 17:23:00
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  • Music: Jason Mraz - Beautiful Mess

Singapore, 5th March 2009

I want to share with you the best night of my life.
And, it AWESOMELY involved this AWESOME man.



My friends and I met Toca before the show and being the amazing man that he is, he stepped beyond the barrier to say hi and pose for a few pictures with us.



Okay, so. Before I tell you about the show, here's the setlist (got it signed by Bruce, is it? the bassist, and Mike/Leroy, the drummer!)



It was a sold out show and we were lucky enough to be front and centre. Well, actually the floor seats were numbered and many of us felt that it was stupid because NO ONE SITS during a Mraz concert. So why the hell put seats? So we obviously barely stayed in our seats...and annoyed the life out of the venue ushers by going against what they planned and choked up the centre isle. And we got to be right in front!

The crowd energy was INSANE. I'm pretty sure everyone in the room, no matter how much they paid, had the time of their lives. I'm not too sure whether he played them in the previous shows, but there was Unfold, Who Needs Shelter, No Stopping Us and MR CURIOSITY!!!! (Okay like you guys can't already read from the setlist picture. Hur hur.) His voice was AMAZING (of course) and I loved how he sang "take it fucking easy" during the opera bit. Haha. Not only did he play You and I Both (rare these days, I heard) but he played Sleeping to Dream in the middle! I nearly cried. Shit you not. I thought I died and went to heaven.

Fact: Heaven would be a BLAST with Mraz and his band in it.

A Beautiful Mess was, in my opinion, highlight of the night because they played it so beautifully (sorry for the lack of a better word, lol). I'm quite sure I got goosebumps, and the dude next to me cried. But of course he denied it later.

Butterfly, obviously, made everybody dance. It's definitely the best choice for a closing number.

During one of the songs (either Butterfly or No Stopping Us), he and the saxophone player (I'm sorry I don't know his name!) had a little exchange where he would mock playing the saxophone and expect the guy to do better. And then toca swings his towel. I'm not sure why. In support of...whoever. Haha.







After the show, we waited for them to come out and greet us (such high hopes). The band members came out first to say hi and make us shut up (too much screaming going on). Then, lo and behold, IT STARTED TO RAIN. But of course, being such dedicated fans, we stayed behind and hoped against hope that Jason would come out and greet us in the rain. We were prepared to love him a hundred times more, if that's even possible.

Then, the amazing Toca came out and started DANCING for us in the rain. Sigh, Toca.



So, despite our efforts in braving the cold, wet weather, we were told by the people at the venue..and I quote: "The artist has left the building. You can all go."

Disappointed, we all went home. But still, it did not change how we felt that night. I spent the whole of today smiling like an idiot to myself, deliberately playing Beautiful Mess on repeat.

Here are some videos and pictures that I took!




























OH JASON, THE THINGS WE DO FOR YOU.

[edit]

Hey, thanks so much for your love and comments about my t-shirt! I figured that I'll share the design with you, so if anyone cares/interested to print one yourself, you can download the PSD and jpeg file HERE. :)

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[info]onsafety

March 6 2009, 11:57:19 UTC 3 years ago

OMG AWESOME.: ) LOVE TOCA!
oh i must count down til he's in LONDON!! : ) CANNOT WAIT. He was SO AMAZING LAST TIME.

[info]stolenrhymes

March 6 2009, 12:31:20 UTC 3 years ago

I hope you have an awesome show!!! Actually, I have no doubts about that at all. You WILL have an way-beyond-awesome show.

[info]stellarromance

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[info]spacedudey

March 6 2009, 12:34:43 UTC 3 years ago

It seems like you had a great time. Jason with an electric guitar... omg. And that's one awesome shirt!

[info]stolenrhymes

March 6 2009, 12:55:47 UTC 3 years ago

Thanks!
And yes, the electric guitar.

[info]panthouse

March 6 2009, 12:39:33 UTC 3 years ago

I WANT THAT SHIRT. NOW.

[info]stolenrhymes

March 6 2009, 12:53:47 UTC 3 years ago

Haha..I printed it myself!
*beams*

[info]panthouse

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[info]y0rkfiles

March 6 2009, 13:05:23 UTC 3 years ago

awh you're so near!


and lucky you! i'd love to meet Toca sadly i couldn't be there bc of work, OH WELL. and wasn't it just fun when he was getting us to repeat whatever he says, haha.

[info]stolenrhymes

March 6 2009, 14:14:37 UTC 3 years ago

Ohh it's okay! They'll be back and let's hope they'll make themselves more easily available for fan interactionnn =)

The security was being really difficult so we had to deal with quite a bit before getting the best view.

And LOL I know right. It's like. Suddenly the whole stadium was at his feet.

[info]y0rkfiles

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[info]beleaf

March 6 2009, 13:06:57 UTC 3 years ago

umm, he looks amazing. glad you had such an awesome time, that setlist is SO much better than the one he did at the show i saw.

you could totally sell those tshirts, i know people say that all the time but yours is actually good haha. you could do a whole bunch of different lyrics/colours/custom lyrics.. i would buy one for sure! it looks fantastic :)

[info]stolenrhymes

March 6 2009, 14:58:27 UTC 3 years ago

Aww thanks, that's nice of you! It's not cheap to print a t-shirt that's custom-made, so I don't know if I'll make much money out of it :(

I intend to print a lot more shirts with lyrics on 'em! Everyone should do it! It feels like you really OWN it. Haha.

[info]beleaf

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[info]xhoney_bee

March 6 2009, 13:50:36 UTC 3 years ago

were you the girl that was like "THIS ISN'T FUNNY JASON!" when the crowd was waiting for him after the show? because maan, she was so awesome/hilarious.

[info]stolenrhymes

March 6 2009, 13:55:02 UTC 3 years ago

For the life of me I cannot remember. LOL.
I was standing right at the corner of the barrier...saying lots of things. It could've been me or my friend cos I remember she went "not funnneeeeeeeeeeee"

[info]xhoney_bee

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[info]falulatonks

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[info]picaillon

March 6 2009, 13:54:53 UTC 3 years ago

The last two pictures are so cute!

I wish I was there, but it's great that y'all had a great time :)

[info]rhardin

March 6 2009, 14:10:26 UTC 3 years ago

I got tickets to see him in KC. it's GA I thought that was kinda odd. Guess I'll have to get there early to get good seats.

[info]gigswigs

March 6 2009, 14:23:24 UTC 3 years ago

helloo!
thanks for sharing! i was there last night too but up in the stands so jasonmraz looked really small and my eyes were fixed on that one spot for 1.5 hours. :D
and i didn't know we could bring cameras! felt so cheated!!
haha so thanks for sharing! i'm saving some of your pics:)

[info]paperr_hearts

March 6 2009, 16:34:27 UTC 3 years ago

aw! it looks so funn, i seriously cannot wait for the april show.

your shirt is awesome!

[info]lomolilly

March 6 2009, 16:40:54 UTC 3 years ago

i should've ran right upfront! well i was close enough anyway so it still felt good. for me 'you and i both' is my all time favourite, acutally brought me to tears! lol. btw i love your tshirt :) ohhh jason....

[info]monchhichi_liz

March 6 2009, 17:07:03 UTC 3 years ago

AHHH I love the Dynamo shirt. Sounds like you had a great time! I've been lucky enough to see him twice (in 2004 and 2008) in Michigan. <3!

[info]sundaybest

March 6 2009, 17:09:44 UTC 3 years ago

Thank you so much for this post. You're so lucky to have been so close to the stage! I was there last night too, my third time seeing him live and I swear.. he just keeps getting better and better. How is it possible for someone to be so freaking awesome? :D Loooove him.

I spent the whole of today smiling like an idiot to myself, deliberately playing Beautiful Mess on repeat.
Hahahaha, me too! Plus "Dynamo of Volition." I crack up when I remember his dance moves.

Off to watch your videos! :)

[info]completelynicki

March 6 2009, 18:46:19 UTC 3 years ago

Thanks so much for posting this!! He is fantastic and I can't wait to see him in concert again!

And I love the shirt. =)

[info]jeff_unscripted

March 6 2009, 19:38:25 UTC 3 years ago

WHAT I WANT THAT SHIRT :( hahaha it looks sick

[info]clarinet4life

March 6 2009, 20:41:27 UTC 3 years ago

That's so cool! Hopefully you'll get to go to another concert and actually MEET JASON!

Great videos by the way. :)

[info]jollygreenpear

March 7 2009, 00:17:06 UTC 3 years ago

Sounds like you had a blast, thanks for sharing your experience :D

LOVE the shirt! You should definitely make more Mraz lyric ones.

[info]sobabyhellyeah

March 7 2009, 04:20:56 UTC 3 years ago

AWWW!! Glad you got to meet Toca! He is such a darling.
It was beyond amazing, when Jason started playing all the old school, and my friends and I recognized it, we effin' SHRIEKED, and the people around us were like EH? Seriously. Homies paid 150 bucks for 3 songs? lol.
Not gonna lie. I CRIED when he started You and I Both, because I know it's very rare for him to sing it these days, and it's my fav song ever so really, how could I not cry.
awesome post luv!

[info]bowie28

March 7 2009, 06:50:48 UTC 3 years ago

I was there, and "Who Needs Shelter" and "Mr Curiosity" killed me. I was jumping up and down when I heard the intro to "Shelter." I was praying he'd sing either that or "Plane" so that I could die happy. XD

I'd love to see him again. Thanks for the pics. Yours are so much better than mine. ^_^

&hearts &hearts &hearts

[info]_driven

March 7 2009, 06:56:50 UTC 3 years ago

amazing pictures and i love your shirt. You and I Both? sqeeeeee, maybe there is hope that he will play that when I see him in May, that is definitely one my favorite songs ever :)

[info]thecaitlinshow

March 7 2009, 07:07:01 UTC 3 years ago

i'm so jealous he played geek in the pink!!! i've only seen him play it once before live and GAH, so good.

he played "you and i both" into "sleeping to dream" when i saw him last fall and i seriously almost burst into tears too. SO beautiful.

it looks like you had an AMAZING time! thanks for sharing =]

(and i agree with everyone else here, that shirt is AMAZING. i may have to steal that design haha!)

[info]falulatonks

March 7 2009, 13:51:19 UTC 3 years ago

WOW YOU GUYS WERE SO CLOSE. I'm jealous, and I love your t-shirt, damn. I didn't stay and I was worried we were missing something, but it still sucks that he didn't come out in the end. :/ (You did get a Toca Rain Dance, though! :P) He needed to go to Jakarta, didn't he? Maybe that's why he didn't stay.

I'm so glad he played You and I Both - I didn't think he would, after hearing what others said about the tour, and it's the first song I heard by him and I NEEDED to hear it live. And A Beautiful Mess was gorgeous. Do not blame that dude for crying.

YOUR T-SHIRT IS LEGENDARY, though. Fantastic!

[info]imprinted_soul

March 11 2009, 14:48:56 UTC 3 years ago

friend! OMG THE CONCERT WAS AMAZING! (i went with falulatonks heh)

AWESOME SHIRT.

OMG SERIOUSLY EVERYTHING HAD ME SCREAMING AWAY.i never knew i had the potential to scream THAT loud(especially when he started singing you and i both)

[info]imprinted_soul

3 years ago

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[info]yourremedy

March 7 2009, 14:49:17 UTC 3 years ago

LOve the shirt! I thought it was new merch and I was like, "I want one!!!!" Anyone know how to do the printing like this where it looks, not homemade? I'll pay you! :)

But great pictures, looks like an awesome time!

[info]stolenrhymes

March 7 2009, 15:28:23 UTC 3 years ago

Lol, thanks! I printed it myself at one of those t-shirt printing shops. It's not very good quality though, because I think it was printed on some kind of special paper first and then transferred onto the t-shirt.

[info]awwsugar__

March 7 2009, 22:09:27 UTC 3 years ago

dancing toca = WIN<3

[info]awwsugar__

March 7 2009, 22:15:50 UTC 3 years ago

also i gotta add that your shirt is the coolest thing ive seen omgggg i want one! and i cant sing the first part of dynamo of volition to save my life. D:

[info]applesourz

March 8 2009, 13:28:25 UTC 3 years ago

The concert was awesome on so many levels! I was out back waiting in the rain too! Oh! And thanks for sharing the t-shirt design! It's kick ass!
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