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WOOT WOOT!!! I had SO SO much fun 
I'll be borrowing the layout from my AESPA thread for this thread as well
The Venue
Awful - staff accepted bribes to let people cut the line and make them 1st in line. The venue itself was very dirty, very small, very cramped, and completely hostile for people with physical disabilities. The line for merch wrapped up a very steep and cramped flight of stairs (with no lights on btw!!) and then looped all the way down the other side of the stairs. The woman's bathroom was down two flights of stairs and only had six stalls despite a venue capacity of 1500. I almost fell up these stairs because they really weren't wide enough to accommodate for a line waiting to enter the bathroom and they were very dark. If you don't want to worry about having to go to the bathroom, rest assured because the staff will not let you exit to use it between when the concert ends and VIP activities begin.
If I thought the situation in the venue was bad, the parking situation was worse. I have parking anxiety and this time being my very first time at this venue I was very nervous. First, there was no parking lot unlike any other venue I've been to - this time it was street parking only. I parked about three blocks away from the venue and prayed the entire duration of the concert that my car would be there when I left. The type of vehicle I own is a frequent flyer in the stolen car department and I was very very worried about this happening to me. Luckily, when I left the venue, my car was still in it's spot (I literally sprinted at it when I saw it was still there) and it was worth the 3 block walk in the darkness to get there.
I got to this venue at 3:30PM, VIP line got wristbands at 4PM, doors opened at 6PM. It sucked a lot having to wait outside for a whole 2.5 hours and the entire VIP line was very very frustrated with the experience. First, after us VIP got the wristbands, we were told they would let in groups of 10 people to get merch early. They decided to not do this and instead left everyone outside the venue until 6PM when we were supposed to have early access, which I think is what played a big factor into the absolutely awful merch line situation when they let everyone in the door all at once. I got my wristband at around 4:40PM, got merch around 6:35PM, and the concert started promptly at 7PM.
There was absolute chaos inside the venue when it came to seating. The seating for this venue was awful, we did not pay for specific seats but rather specific rows and it was first-come-first-serve. A lot of people sat in seats they weren't supposed to and, as a result, staff gave up and set up folding chairs on the empty sides of the venue and told them to sit there. There were also people blocking the aisle and standing way too close to the stage. They were never told by staff to return to their seats.
The Groupchat
When I bought my tickets, I immediately joined the Twitter groupchat for the concert. There were a total of 45 of us in it and I'm very thankful to have met all those wonderful Roady. Whenever we would see one another inside, in line, or in passing we would say hi to one another. As someone who has trouble communicating with others and creating relationships, I felt very safe with these individuals. They also provided me comfort because some of them were at the venue at noon the concert day and giving us updates on the line and giving one another advice. A lot of freebies were handed out at the venue - I got a roady bracelet, multiple stickers, a pin of Tricky, tote bag, and a meme PC.
The Concert
Here's the setlist for the concert
Tricky House was such a great intro song and it definitely set the mood for the rest of the concert. I really enjoyed all the songs and the boys put in 1000% effort to performing, making it an amazing show. I think the boys would benefit from more VCR's and solo/unit stages just because the intense choreographies have to tire them and I was very worried about them as the concert continued.
The ments in between each song were really fun, as were the VCR's. I liked the Run VCR a lot more than I thought and it made me think "I'd love to hear this live" and I think I'd rank that song a lot higher now for how much I enjoyed it. The very last VCR they played was really funny and, instead of lowering the mood because it was right before the final sets, it was so good it just made me happy. They reminded the audience to drink a lot of water after the concert and did stretches which the attendees followed. 10/10 VCR
My favorite medley was NCT127's Cherry Bomb - I know, big shocker. I didn't expect to hear this song, so when it came on I was screaming immediately. Here's a clip of that:
But the funny part is that Seeun really wanted to do Cherry Bomb too, but he wasn't in the unit that was covering Cherry Bomb unit so he got a solo encore
I also LOVE LOVE LOVED the Kill This Love cover. It's my favorite BLACKPINK song and the entire group did the cover!
My Bias List Got Wrecked
First, let's establish the 3 members who have not moved from their positions on my bias list
(=) 1. Minjae
(=) 2. Seeun
(=) 3. Jinsik
AND NOW I HAVE SOME NEW ADDITIONS
(+2) 4. Junmin
(+1) 5. Hunter
THEY ATTACKED ME TOO MUCH.
VIP
I got VIP for this event which included a magnet set, a set of 9 PCS with one randomly signed (I got Junmin!!!), hi-touch, group photo, and a bit more that were not as amazing as what I've already mentioned. Unfortunately, my mind went blank as soon as I had to do hi-touch and I forgot to size up the members to see whether they were tall/small compared to myself one thing I will say is that Sumin was giving some great hi-fives and Yechan's smile nearly blinded me. As for the group photo, I have no clue who was doing a heart with me because I wasn't paying attention and was focusing too much on trying not to fall down I won't get this photo back for another 50+ days but when I find out I surely will LET YOU GUYS KNOW. I want to say it was Hyunwoo but I CAN'T REMEMBER
Overall
Parking -1/5 all I could think about was my damn car
Bathroom Situation 0/5 I only got to pee once and the doors to the stalls wouldn't lock. NONE OF THEM
My Seat 4/5 could've been better but my view was awesome
Performance Satisfaction 6/5
Roady Interaction 4/5 some of them kept screaming when members would try to talk and we don't stan that
Where does XIKERS rank compared to my other concerts?
XIKERS marks my 10th concert of all time - also the 10th KPOP concert
In terms of overall enjoyment and contentment, XIKERS has easily shot to the top of the list
Roady come here @Wingfrost @hanniecomb and bonus @Selfmate
I'll be borrowing the layout from my AESPA thread for this thread as well
The Venue
Awful - staff accepted bribes to let people cut the line and make them 1st in line. The venue itself was very dirty, very small, very cramped, and completely hostile for people with physical disabilities. The line for merch wrapped up a very steep and cramped flight of stairs (with no lights on btw!!) and then looped all the way down the other side of the stairs. The woman's bathroom was down two flights of stairs and only had six stalls despite a venue capacity of 1500. I almost fell up these stairs because they really weren't wide enough to accommodate for a line waiting to enter the bathroom and they were very dark. If you don't want to worry about having to go to the bathroom, rest assured because the staff will not let you exit to use it between when the concert ends and VIP activities begin.
If I thought the situation in the venue was bad, the parking situation was worse. I have parking anxiety and this time being my very first time at this venue I was very nervous. First, there was no parking lot unlike any other venue I've been to - this time it was street parking only. I parked about three blocks away from the venue and prayed the entire duration of the concert that my car would be there when I left. The type of vehicle I own is a frequent flyer in the stolen car department and I was very very worried about this happening to me. Luckily, when I left the venue, my car was still in it's spot (I literally sprinted at it when I saw it was still there) and it was worth the 3 block walk in the darkness to get there.
I got to this venue at 3:30PM, VIP line got wristbands at 4PM, doors opened at 6PM. It sucked a lot having to wait outside for a whole 2.5 hours and the entire VIP line was very very frustrated with the experience. First, after us VIP got the wristbands, we were told they would let in groups of 10 people to get merch early. They decided to not do this and instead left everyone outside the venue until 6PM when we were supposed to have early access, which I think is what played a big factor into the absolutely awful merch line situation when they let everyone in the door all at once. I got my wristband at around 4:40PM, got merch around 6:35PM, and the concert started promptly at 7PM.
There was absolute chaos inside the venue when it came to seating. The seating for this venue was awful, we did not pay for specific seats but rather specific rows and it was first-come-first-serve. A lot of people sat in seats they weren't supposed to and, as a result, staff gave up and set up folding chairs on the empty sides of the venue and told them to sit there. There were also people blocking the aisle and standing way too close to the stage. They were never told by staff to return to their seats.
The Groupchat
When I bought my tickets, I immediately joined the Twitter groupchat for the concert. There were a total of 45 of us in it and I'm very thankful to have met all those wonderful Roady. Whenever we would see one another inside, in line, or in passing we would say hi to one another. As someone who has trouble communicating with others and creating relationships, I felt very safe with these individuals. They also provided me comfort because some of them were at the venue at noon the concert day and giving us updates on the line and giving one another advice. A lot of freebies were handed out at the venue - I got a roady bracelet, multiple stickers, a pin of Tricky, tote bag, and a meme PC.
The Concert
Here's the setlist for the concert
Tricky House was such a great intro song and it definitely set the mood for the rest of the concert. I really enjoyed all the songs and the boys put in 1000% effort to performing, making it an amazing show. I think the boys would benefit from more VCR's and solo/unit stages just because the intense choreographies have to tire them and I was very worried about them as the concert continued.
The ments in between each song were really fun, as were the VCR's. I liked the Run VCR a lot more than I thought and it made me think "I'd love to hear this live" and I think I'd rank that song a lot higher now for how much I enjoyed it. The very last VCR they played was really funny and, instead of lowering the mood because it was right before the final sets, it was so good it just made me happy. They reminded the audience to drink a lot of water after the concert and did stretches which the attendees followed. 10/10 VCR
My favorite medley was NCT127's Cherry Bomb - I know, big shocker. I didn't expect to hear this song, so when it came on I was screaming immediately. Here's a clip of that:
But the funny part is that Seeun really wanted to do Cherry Bomb too, but he wasn't in the unit that was covering Cherry Bomb unit
so he got a solo encoreI also LOVE LOVE LOVED the Kill This Love cover. It's my favorite BLACKPINK song and the entire group did the cover!
My Bias List Got Wrecked
First, let's establish the 3 members who have not moved from their positions on my bias list
(=) 1. Minjae
(=) 2. Seeun
(=) 3. Jinsik
AND NOW I HAVE SOME NEW ADDITIONS
(+2) 4. Junmin
(+1) 5. Hunter
THEY ATTACKED ME TOO MUCH.
VIP
I got VIP for this event which included a magnet set, a set of 9 PCS with one randomly signed (I got Junmin!!!), hi-touch, group photo, and a bit more that were not as amazing as what I've already mentioned. Unfortunately, my mind went blank as soon as I had to do hi-touch and I forgot to size up the members to see whether they were tall/small compared to myself
one thing I will say is that Sumin was giving some great hi-fives and Yechan's smile nearly blinded me. As for the group photo, I have no clue who was doing a heart with me because I wasn't paying attention and was focusing too much on trying not to fall down I won't get this photo back for another 50+ days but when I find out I surely will LET YOU GUYS KNOW. I want to say it was Hyunwoo but I CAN'T REMEMBEROverall
Parking -1/5 all I could think about was my damn car
Bathroom Situation 0/5 I only got to pee once and the doors to the stalls wouldn't lock. NONE OF THEM
My Seat 4/5 could've been better but my view was awesome
Performance Satisfaction 6/5
Roady Interaction 4/5 some of them kept screaming when members would try to talk and we don't stan that
Where does XIKERS rank compared to my other concerts?
XIKERS marks my 10th concert of all time - also the 10th KPOP concert
In terms of overall enjoyment and contentment, XIKERS has easily shot to the top of the list
Roady come here @Wingfrost @hanniecomb
and bonus @Selfmate
