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live pics&vids from Mao, Beijing, 2009.09.06

Post by Syren.S » Mon Sep 07, 2009 5:59 am

I'm trying to be the first one to post the pics. :lol:
it was GREAT. awsome. Nu B. :D

the venue is called Mao live house, not very big, but the equipments are the best among those live houses in Beijing.

I arrived early and heard them trying out the instruments inside, but we were not allowed to go in at that time. about half an hour later I saw Lauri went out, and said Hi. Timo and Matias also went out. the organizer said they went for shopping. 8)

gig started at 8:30 pm. warming up is done by a chinese melodic death metal band. strato guys hit the ground at around 9:30.

i'll post a few photos here. the rest i have uploaded to: http://syren.net76.net/blog/?page_id=304
to save bandwidth i've resized all of them. if anybody wants the original one, feel free to PM me.

now, let's start with the setlist:
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a little chinese course :lol: :
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next time Timo, don't point to my face directly, my hands will shake as hell... :oops:
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this is much better. 8)
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Jenssi!
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Jorggi!
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Lauri!
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solo!
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we rock the night!
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Post by thefreeone » Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:03 am

woAHHH 16 songs and they added forever is today and father time wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

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Post by Syren.S » Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:40 am

and, don't miss these moments...

"kongfu fighting, position one"
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"hello my friends!"
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Lauri the Buddhist
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the signing session after the gig.
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i will probably be known as "the girl with a full bag of CDs" from now on, as i brought their every single album and asked for autograph...
sorry guys, for taking so long time from you.:oops:

VIP gifts include Polaris CD, a poster and a photograph, all signed by them.
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I brought a little gift for each of them: small bag tag with pictures and band logo. probably not the best quality. i drew them in two hours and asked a souvenir shop to print them :luv4:
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I got videos too, but youtube is slower than ever at the moment, so i will edit my post later. :)
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Post by Syren.S » Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:44 am

thefreeone wrote:woAHHH 16 songs and they added forever is today and father time wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
why everybody is counting the list as 16? i heard the guy right behind me did the same thing last night and he was looking at that piece of paper directly. it's not 16! it's 17! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: live pics&vids from Mao, Beijing, 2009.09.06

Post by _Pepe_ » Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:55 am

amazing setlist!!!!!!
forever is today!!! wowwwww
please upload videos
thanks for those nice pics

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Post by shg » Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:46 am

Thank you Syren for sharing with us great moments in Beijing. :)

Nice bag tags!

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Post by Syren.S » Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:25 am

some more links:

by deepred, a photographer. she stood right in front of me, but she only got permission to shoot 3 songs. anyway, awsome pics.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deepredliu ... 49/detail/

some videos by various fans

forever. we almost made it like a karaoke song, Timo is only the background music :lol:
<object width="420" height="363"><param name="movie" value="http://www.tudou.com/v/9pS4iomdV9E"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque"></param><embed src="http://www.tudou.com/v/9pS4iomdV9E" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="opaque" width="420" height="363"></embed></object>
the version i recorded. sound quality is better, but we were making hand waves so the camera shakes in the middle part:oops:
<object width="480" height="409"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"><param name="movie" value="http://tv.mofile.com/cn/xplayer.swf"><param name="FlashVars" value="v=COEXDZB1&p=http://cache.mofile.com/tv/static/pics/ ... ed"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://tv.mofile.com/cn/xplayer.swf" FlashVars="v=COEXDZB1&p=http://cache.mofile.com/tv/static/pics/ ... =undefined" width="480" height="409" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></object>

black diamond. good job Jens! nice bottle catch Timo!
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i also recorded the bridge of Winter Skies. it's beautiful.
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Post by finnlandia » Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:41 am

Good pics and nice gifts !!Thank you Syren!

wow Forever is today!! I love it!!! :D

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Post by AAAAAAAAA » Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:48 am

:D One word! Fantastic!!!

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Post by UnaInZodiac » Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:56 am

Thanks Syren S
Looks like you are on fire and I am happy for you!

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Post by Stratowarius » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:06 am

:D Shie,shie. :D
Nii man han bang. :D

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Post by Ragehead91 » Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:48 pm

Syren.S wrote: Image
"Yeah! Fuck singing! I'll be the next Bruce Lee! Who needs Jackie Chan if you can have Timo Kotipelto?"
*tries to do some moves, stumbles and falls flat on this face*
"Okay, maybe the whole Kong-Fu think wasn't such a good idea after all.

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Post by nefertari » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:49 pm

Great pics and videos , thank you for sharing them @Syren.S :D
The gig seems to been awesome! :headbang:

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Post by Mormegil » Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:25 pm

Forever Is Today, Legions, Twilight Symphony? Nu pi! :D

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Post by Empathica1928 » Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:07 pm

Forever Is Today and Father Time?! HOLY SHIT. I really hope they play those in a few weeks when they come to Chicago!

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Post by ClauVille » Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:14 pm

Syren.S wrote:I'm trying to be the first one to post the pics. :lol:
it was GREAT. awsome. Nu B. :D

the venue is called Mao live house, not very big, but the equipments are the best among those live houses in Beijing.

I arrived early and heard them trying out the instruments inside, but we were not allowed to go in at that time. about half an hour later I saw Lauri went out, and said Hi. Timo and Matias also went out. the organizer said they went for shopping. 8)

gig started at 8:30 pm. warming up is done by a chinese melodic death metal band. strato guys hit the ground at around 9:30.

i'll post a few photos here. the rest i have uploaded to: http://syren.net76.net/blog/?page_id=304
to save bandwidth i've resized all of them. if anybody wants the original one, feel free to PM me.

now, let's start with the setlist:
http://syren.net76.net/blog/wp-content/ ... C01984.JPG

a little chinese course :lol: :
http://syren.net76.net/blog/wp-content/ ... C01986.JPG

next time Timo, don't point to my face directly, my hands will shake as hell... :oops:
http://syren.net76.net/blog/wp-content/ ... C01993.JPG

this is much better. 8)
http://syren.net76.net/blog/wp-content/ ... C01999.JPG

Jenssi!
http://syren.net76.net/blog/wp-content/ ... C02019.JPG

Jorggi!
http://syren.net76.net/blog/wp-content/ ... C02026.JPG

Lauri!
http://syren.net76.net/blog/wp-content/ ... C01994.JPG

solo!
http://syren.net76.net/blog/wp-content/ ... C02045.jpg

we rock the night!
http://syren.net76.net/blog/wp-content/ ... C02003.JPG

http://syren.net76.net/blog/wp-content/ ... C02021.JPG

http://syren.net76.net/blog/wp-content/ ... C02082.jpg

http://syren.net76.net/blog/wp-content/ ... C02088.jpg
Hey Syren!! you've taken great pics!!
I'm manage the Stratovarius Street Team in Argentina. Could you take some pics to post in the MySpace Blog? (http://myspace.com/stratovariusargentina) of course i'll give you the credit!!!
Thanks SyrenS.
Claudia :wink:

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Post by Burning Reflection » Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:27 pm

Awesome stuff! The set list looks amazing! I really admire your enthusiasm for the band and the live event! Thanks for posting!

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Post by thefreeone » Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:53 pm

Syren.S wrote:
thefreeone wrote:woAHHH 16 songs and they added forever is today and father time wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
why everybody is counting the list as 16? i heard the guy right behind me did the same thing last night and he was looking at that piece of paper directly. it's not 16! it's 17! :lol: :lol: :lol:
17 including the bass and guitar solo!

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Post by Intiaani » Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:08 pm

Well I really hope the songs like Destiny, Forever Is Today and Father Time stay in the set until their next, yet unannounced Finnish dates. :D I'd kill to see that gig!
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Post by Keyssion » Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:15 pm

Veeeery nice! I just simply hate that Bach thing that's almost at the beginning of the guitar solo :D

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Post by Gilles » Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:32 pm

OMFG!!!!!

Father time"!!!!

Legions!!!!! :O....
i hope they keep this setlist... i will see them in Quebec..

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Post by Fuuso » Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:15 pm

Nice pics and awesome setlist!

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Post by RazielSR » Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:28 am

I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E

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Post by rikkertje » Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:26 am

Didn't anyone film Forever is Today?

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Post by metalcon » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:18 am

hey guys I also put a german concert report about Stratovarius gig on my <a href="http://www.beijing-china-blog.com/heavy ... ng/">china blog</a>
thanks to Syren for all the great pics and videos and for your permission to use them!
great concert! Hope to see you guys soon again @ mao live house
if you speak german you can also check out <a href="http://www.metalcon.de/stratovarius">stratovarius</a> profil @ the largest german fan portal
<a href="http://www.metalcon.de/stratovarius">stratovarius</a> @ metalcon <br>
my private <a href="http://www.beijing-china-blog.com">china Blog</a>

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