Tokio Hotel @ Chicago- House of BluesBreakout act brings the 'Monsoon' to Windy City
If
you were walking around downtown Chicago on August 15, 2008 and you
walked past the House of Blues you would immediately notice all the
anxious Tokio Hotel fans waiting to enter the venue for the sold-out
concert. Once 7 o'clock hit, the fans started to quickly fill the venue
impatiently awaiting the four rockers.
The fans that were
standing in the pit were packed together, doing everything that they
were capable of to get closer to the stage. Whenever a new song would
start playing through the loud speakers they would grow silent to see
if it were the first few chords to a Tokio Hotel song. Every few
minutes a few random screams would burst out of the crowd, following a
few dozen more. A couple of fans would start chanting, "Tokio Hotel!",
and a few seconds later the whole venue would be chanting their names.
Once
the black curtain fell and you were able to see the band, ear piercing
screams escaped the mouths of all the fans. Each side of the stage
there was something to keep the fans attention, so no one felt as if
they had a bad spot in the audience. Bill took up the center of the
stage, but would walk to both sides to make sure everyone was able to
have their share of this attention. Tom would stay on the left side of
the stage, but would often move by Bill and Georg. Georg stayed on the
right side of the stage, rarely moving around. Gustav was in the back
of the stage rocking out on his drumset.
When Bill
announced in the microphone that they will be singing their hit song,
Monsoon, the crowd's excitement was overwhelming. All the cellphones
were put up in the air, simutaneously moving from side to side with the
song. Bill's voice filled up the venue and you heard various number of
people whisper, "He sounds amazing in person, almost better then the CD
recording itself". While singing, Bill didn't fail to connect with
every fan in the venue. He looked at everyone, showed his smile to
every face, and made sure that you knew he was singing to you at that
moment. Bill teased the crowd by screaming, "Are you ready?",
continuously until he started to sing their single, Ready, Set, Go!
Towards the end of the performance, Bill thanked all the fans of
Chicago and promised that they will be coming back, which caused
another continuous stream of screams.
The band exited from the
stage, but the fans wouldn't move. They started chanting for them to
come back and shortly, the band appeared back onto the stage. They
played another song and exited the stage once more. A few people left
after this, but 90% of the fans stayed there chanting for more. Their
desire for Tokio Hotel wasn't fullfilled yet. Tokio Hotel entered the
stage, for the final time of the night, to play one last song. They
played, Monsoon, yet again with the fans knowing every word to the song
and singing along. Once they finished the song, they threw everything
that they possibly were able to into the crowd, from towels to water
bottles to guitar picks. Bill, Tom, and Georg left the stage, but
Gustav stuck around a little longer throwing a few more things into the
crowd. He then thanked the crowd and also exited the stage.
If
you weren't a big Tokio Hotel fan coming into the concert, you
definitely left wanting more of their music. Overall, the concert is
full of energy and anyone would be able to enjoy themselves. The
audience at the concert was very diverse, from young teens to adults,
but everyone was enjoying themselves, no matter what age they were.
Alexandra Zawada is a staff writer for Musiqtone.com. You can reach her at alexandrazawada@musiqtone.com.
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