20100724 DNA Taichung Finale: 變形DNA無限放大版演唱會 台中最終場

Taichung 7/24 變形DNA無限放大版演唱會. The 44th concert in the world tour. The final one. My 17th DNA concert :)

usher didnt tear off the perforated part of my ticket

It was a hot sunny afternoon when we arrived in Taichung late Saturday morning. As I stepped out from the HSR station, it felt like stepping into an oven. After dropping our luggage at the hotel, we first went to the stadium to grab the Stay Real coupons and thereafter the Stay Real store to redeem the SR fans. It was a little past 1pm when we got there and there was already a long Q outside. Redemption started at 1:30pm and after viewing the exhibition upstairs, we went back to the stadium.

Taichung stadium

stadium's main entrance

The Q for the merchandise/Stay Real/Drumming had swelled by the time we got back. And then heavy rain came...

Stay Real Yizhong in Taichung

queue for the merchandise/Stay Real/Drumming

Drumming vs Stay Real

At 5ish in the evening, it started to pour really heavy again. Fearing that it would rain again during the concert, we packed raincoats and a stash of plastic bags.

We got to the stadium past 7pm. Rain had stopped by then. The road leading to the stadium was closed for the concert. Jen texted me and told me to be careful as it was very muddy at my area and to roll up my jeans (should have gone with shorts and wellies)

The stadium entrance was crowded at 7:30pm when we went inside. Ushers struggled to keep up with the sea of fans, and I casually strolled in without having to show them my ticket. When we got to the entrance to our area, there were planks on the ground beneath. So I thought this can't be that bad. As I walked towards the front area of the stage, the planks were gone. We walked past the wet grass ground and by the time we got to the front area... it was all muddy!!!

The ground was so soft it feels like I was gonna sink into it o.O It turns out only the folks down in the front row had the muddy ground :( Just great. A couple of the fans were barefooted.. Ewww. The mud smelled so bad I almost thought we were in a pig farm XD. Because the ground was soft - we couldn't jump! >.<>

confetti on the muddy ground

The stage was SMALL!! Much smaller than I had expected. All around we could see the 3D cameras. There was a second black robot at the back of the stadium - specially for the grand finale.

Taichung stage

bada$$ transformer

Concert didn't start till 8:30pm, which was pretty late and ended at 12:30am. They must be pretty tired cos they barely went on the runway - only towards the end of the concert. As time goes by, we see less of them on the runway.

Apart from the usual DNA setlist, the band sang a new song OA OA, which is the theme for 3DNA. It sounded like a footie anthem to me XD Wonder if it was written during the World Cup fever. They also sang DNA and Jump + Get Out (with Magic Power) twice as Ashin wanted to reshoot that scene for 3DNA - with the band having to do a quick 20 second costume change haha

Setlist:
opening 軋車
春天的吶喊
軋車
愛情萬歲
HOSEE
你不是真正的快樂
生存以上生活以下
瘋狂世界+候鳥
時光機
我們(時時刻刻)
我心中尚未崩壞的地方
人生海海
DNA
雌雄同體
離開地球表面+GET OUT (特別來賓:Magic Power)
笑忘歌
如煙
孫悟空
約翰藍儂+我
最重要的小事
天使
生命有一種絕對
倔強
OAOA
OK啦
闖+放肆
妳是唯一
突然好想你
知足
溫柔(還你自由版)
憨人 五人分唱版
Encore
戀愛ing (R&B版)
心中無別人
透露
DNA
離開地球表面+GET OUT
志明與春嬌
我們這一家

Over 40,000 fans attended the concert and among them were Ashin's mom, his 87 year old grandpa, 82 year old granny and two aunts

love peace music xoxoxo

See you in the next world tour year 2012

p.s thank you yiwen for letting me use some of her photos here