![]() With the running time still playing catch-up with itself, it wasn’t until around 8:45pm that Yuffie (aka Garuda) finally took to the stage. Almost immediately, everyone jumped on the merchandise stall to stock up on CDs, T-shirts, stickers and other goodies. Delays with the running time added to the slightly chaotic scrum, although everyone at the venue were in good spirits and seemed to embrace that idol quality of being positive and supportive.įollowing a zippy VIP session, the standard ticket holders were finally granted access to the venue. But whereas the Black Winds Over Albion tour had been staged in the slightly more spacious Camden Underworld, The Water Rats presented a few issues due to the sheer size of the audience. The Water Rats is a relatively intimate venue, which also served as the location utilised by Necronomidol for their UK debut back in 2017. Hanako-san spent this early period pranking attendees by putting pepper in their drinks and generally being unpredictable, resulting in the crowd being intrigued, if wary. Her image is derived from a particularly spooky Japanese urban legend and there was certainly something striking about her blood-spattered school uniform which, apparently, she had been wearing all day (and which had raised a few eyebrows on a shopping trip to Tesco.). Even several hours before the performance, Hanako-san was already wandering among the attendees gathered in the pub section of the venue. But if people were unfamiliar with the artists on the bill beforehand, the addition of 14th Generation Hanako-san Of The Toilet was a sure pointer to how infamous an idol performance could be.Ĭonsidering it was still April, the weather was very kind on the Easter weekend with an unseasonal warm, sunny day. UK audiences were already familiar with many idol acts taking to the stage in the UK (particularly through events such as Hyper Japan), which served the “Indie Idol” title quite well, although where the “Infamous” tag came in was a little more puzzling. One of those artists, 2& (Double And), was making a return appearance for this special 2019 showcase which was dubbed the Indie, Idol & Infamous tour. Their Black Wings Over Albion tour in 2018 had seen the return of Necronomidol to these shores, but also served as an introduction to new performers into the bargain. The news that the good people at Orion Live were assembling a special multi-idol line-up for a UK tour had caused a buzz of interest from day one.
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