Tallinn Ollesummer opened the gates, we went in and saw that the area around the stage was still closed and suddenly realised Mika was on stage and rehearsing! The security said we can be there and watch (but no filming or taking photos of course) and we waited there listening and smiling and started to hear new songs. It felt unreal. I almost couldn’t understand that we were really listening to songs like Lola, Underwater, Make You Happy, Rain and another new slow song called Kids. 

I love watching these moments, Mika is always very different than during his usual shows. I could see his mother dancing and having fun in her colourful dress and couldn’t decide which one was better, listening to the new songs and watching the rehearsals or knowing we were going to see his full, proper show in a few hours. 

The gig was crazy and Mika and the whole band looked really stylish and I loved their outfits. The Estonian audience was as good as I expected. I was lucky to see Mika in Tallinn in 2010 so I knew the audience would be the best possible and I was really looking forward to the show also for that reason. Tallinn never seems to fail, the audience was epic and loud and Mika was on fire from the first moments. He told later how the audience made him almost fly backwards because the effect was so strong and I totally believed him because I could feel the power in the audience. What a day, I loved every moment.