Of all the countries Mika is doing the Baltic states are closest to my home so the gigs in Riga and Kaunas felt for personal reasons a little bit more special than the other gigs this summer. The concert in Riga went already well but in Kaunas the audience was incredibly enthusiastic and the atmosphere particularly warm and happy. Everyone we met in Liethuania was kind and friendly. Everyone in Liethuania seemed also to be extremely tall and the barrier we saw after getting inside of the venue was probably highest I’ve ever seen, I could hardly put my chin above it.

Mika started the show with Big Girl and continued with Talk About You and Good Wife which are the most positive songs from the new album. There was a new little dance in the end of the TAY with Max and Joy and it’s really joyful and one of my favorite details. During Elle Me Dit Mika asked a boy who had caught his attention with his energetic dancing and jumping on stage with him and he translated and danced more and was actually very natural on stage. In the end of Happy Ending I knew to expect a small a cappella moment but the most of the audience couldn’t know what was happening and kept making such noise Mika had to jokingly beg them to stop until the crowd was finally silent and he could sing the ending which made the venue practically explode. I can’t remember experiencing an audience like that for a long time.

Also, I can’t remember last time I danced as much as I did in Kaunas. It wasn’t even possible to stay still while everyone around me was dancing and jumping. I carefully focused on listening to my favourites and Stardust, Underwater, Last Party and unexpected Any Other World were all absolutely beautiful. I still think it was the relaxed atmosphere that made the evening so special (no one was pushy or tense, everyone was simply enjoying) and Mika seemed to feel the same and told how the gig didn’t feel like a concert but more like just having fun together.