Bill goes up to the superior stage. The public has recognized Schrei. Everywhere, people are singing and raising their arms to the sky. There are flames on each side. Bill seems to command the troupes, throwing with all his force "Schrei!" When the song comes to the part where it says "shut up!", everything stops. The public is quite for an instant and then it's followed by "Nein" with a terrible rumbling of the drums which becomes louder and the stage goes up in flames. Bill disappears.
Meanwhile the pause, the screens show a compilation of images from their 3 DVDs. Tokio Hotel, all young, in a supermarket, in luxurious hotels, and backstage...
And then Georg's bass becomes the hero of the giant screens during "Schwarz." The fans appreciate it, because it's transparent and fluorescent. Tonight the clear dark makes the light reflect and it becomes blue on the edges.
The riffs are heavy and Bill, who has changed clothes again, is seated on a suspended spherical plateau. His voice is soft and we can feel the emotion invade him, his makeup starts to run close to his right eye. He straightens up. Behind him, the screen is blood red. He descends to the mains stage and moves one arm from left to right. The public follows in suit. Bill finishes on his knees at the foot of the mic, a black stream flowing from his eyes.
Bill throws his jacket to the ground and starts Stich ins Gluck with "Eins, zwei, drei, vier..." he goes back up on the higher stage, and finds himself in the wind from
fans. His hair is moving and Bill points his finger to the spectators to tell them about this song which talks of drugs. On the Tom's riffs, the public sings the refrain by moving their arms and pointing to the band.
Meanwhile, it's the combat of the guitars. When one of the fans' favorite songs starts, Ubers Ende der Welt, everyone is still. For a year and a half, this song opened the Zimmer Tour. Then everyone is moving. Normal, since this song reminds us that we can't let ourselves be walked on by others.
On Reden, Bill faces Georg, and then Tom, who goes up on the left staircase. He is soon joined by Bill, and together they tell us this story. Tom's story, about just
wanting to talk to a girl. A conversation which ended with more...
Bill's face appears on the screens. The sound seems to have gone, but something's happening. After his intro, the sound hasn't started yet. Bill makes a sign with his hand: he's sorry for the technical incident. Heilig then starts, Bill's face reappears and in the public you can hear: "He is so gorgeous!" Bill comes to the front of the stage and stars start falling from everywhere, and flashes crackle.
On the screens, arrows announce "Geh." This song makes a lot of fans cry: one of them confides to us that for someone who is depressed, it really boosts their moral.
Bill goes back up the stage and rests his hand on Tom's shoulder. His voice is soft. This song is played electrically and with drums, but on the CD it is only
acoustic, on the single "An deiner Seite."
The red of the curtain and of the light and the background screen creates a bloody and dark atmosphere.
Bill starts Spring Nicht. At every refrain, the public
manifests itself. The song's theme, suicide, touches many of the fans. That's why Bill is ignited and his eyes, not leaving the audience, are full of emotion and they sing along with him. Even our editor in chief, Francois, joined in.
Bill says that the next song, they wrote for you, the fans: Wo sind eure Hande. Then he asks us, in German: "Where are you hands?" Fire starts on the stairs.
Everywhere flames are rising in this universe where the Tokio Hotel boys are the princes. Bill marks the rhythm in balancing himself on his legs, which he does so well.
And then the curtain of lights is covered with silvery lights. Bill continues to sing the piece, with flames behind him. When Tom catches the mic, the fans can't hold themselves back anymore, especially those who had reserved front places in order to be close to him.
Contrary to other dates, the band hasn't yet played "An deiner Seite." This is perhaps because of the fireworks which are supposed to take place at 22:30. Also, the show had started 6 minutes late.
After all this emotional fire, Bill catches his breath and announces that the next song, always interpreted with lots of intensity, is the one which made them become known: Monsoon. The stage is covered by an intense blue light. And then the sky appears on the screens. At the first few notes, a happiness mixed with tension rises. At my side, girls who have cellphones in their hands and cameras don't know anymore what to do: listen to the song, or make a friend hear it on the phone, take a picture, or sing...
Indeed, everyone knows the lyrics. Bill who is now on the superior stage, comes back down to hear them sing. And quietly, the song stops. There's a doubt...is it really the end? But then Bill suddenly turns around and starts running down the long extended stage and lets the rest of the song explode in his mic, meanwhile behind him, and in all the Parc, the sound is more violent and alive.
Tom joins him. This action is followed by an explosion of screams and arms waving in the air.
There is a pause, long enough to install a little scene in the middle for the acoustic instruments. The public who has understood that everything was going to take place there, precipitates to that corner of the Parc.
Bill is back. He has changed again and now wears black jogging pants with a black and white vest, which he himself had created, which carries the TH logo. Tom accompanies him for the song "In die Nacht." The twins give each other little smiles, this song evokes their future: they will never separate. The image is beautiful: the sky is still a little clear, and Bill's voice rises, calm. At the end, the public is soothed.
Everything on stage is soft. Rette mich stars, the blue light and the first few words create a fragile atmosphere around the four boys. The song, which means "rescue me," arouses a wave of tears from those on the lawn. They are numerous, those wanting to be saved by the boys. So they throw stuffed animals with the hopes to capture the boys' attention. Bill addresses a smiling "Danke schön" to them. This intimate session ends.
After a little pause in order to rearrange the instruments, the band reappears with a curtain full of lights which is raised again. The screens seem to be magma now, and Vergessene Kinder is dedicated to those forgotten children from the third-world. Bill suddenly appears on the top stage, bathed in an orange-red light, his presentation is moving.
The public shakes their yellow balloons and hangs on to those last notes which could perhaps announce the end of the show.
Their foreboding proves to be true. Bill announces the end of their show. He thanks Paris, the Parc, and the fans who have come from far. Effectively, while exiting you can see many license plates from all over France, Portugal, Germany, Spain, England, Holland, and Switzerland.
Ich bin da will be the last song. Bill is followed by Tom and Georg on the ramp. Meanwhile everything behind them is exploding, they rise up above the public. The
explosions continue and suddenly a rain of silver confetti falls. The public was supposed to waive the balloons only on this song. Even though it had been announced for several months, this project wasn't a total success: some had started to raise them during Vergessene Kinder, and the effect which many had hopped for, didn't
take place. You couldn't see the black balloons very well, they were high up, and the red balloons weren't very visible among the red seats. The operation was only really visible on the lawn/ditch where the yellow balloons had been well distributed ever since the eve of the concert and in the waiting lines.
Meanwhile, when the confetti was barely done falling to the floor, fireworks start. Red, white which in a last explosion provokes a second rain of confetti, Bill throws a last "thank you so much" and is the first to leave the stage to the dismay of many fans. The three others play a bit with the public. Tom leaves to thank those next to the stairs, meanwhile Georg goes on the ramp. They have fun emptying bottles of water on the first few rows, refreshing all the burning hearts. And they finish by throwing their towels in the arms of the lucky ones. The ultimate image, is that of a generous Gustav who asks them to execute a last "ola." When the lights are light all over the stadium, the message is clear, this time, it's really finished.
(Don't miss the next little bit about after the concert.)<3
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