Tokio Hotel on Stage! Parc des Princes reportage

20:20
Outside, horns are blown followed by long screams.
The group is predicted to be on stage at 20:30 or 20:25, but still no sign of them. Meanwhile, their 3 bodyguards pace in front of the lodge, a light stress arises. 20:30. The German chef of the guard from VSD Hamburg is there and you can also read the stress written on his face. The door opens...then closes. The minutes pass and the public screams the band's name. In this situation of waiting, all the eyes of the staff of the Parc are riveted on the door, which opens at 20:36.

First the bodyguard and then there they are. First Bill. Transformed. The boy is ready for this magical moment, that of the show. He had prepared himself at the hotel. He's wearing black pants slightly flared at the bottom, and a vinyl band on the side. Underneath his jacket, he's wearing a red shirt. His gaze is drawn into the long hall which leads to the stage. He's concentrating. Tom follows. His long baggy jeans amplifies his "cool" swaggers. His cap of the day is a "Hater." His long T-shirt leaves you to guess and over looked message of his inflamed heart. Gustav is stupefying. He is simply dressed in a white shirt and a beige bermuda. He's usually the first to enter on stage. Georg follows closely, in a white T-shirt with a dark illustration imprinted on, dressed in simple grey-beige pants. The guard behind ends the procession.

The Parc des Princes is in a fever. Cheeks are pink, and hearts are ready to explode. Paramedics are there, ready for those who won't be able to resist the pressure that was inflicted on them for several days. This Music Festival with Tokio Hotel is our reward. It's 25° and everywhere there's messages of support: "Tokio Hotel Das Ist Mein Leben," "Vergesst Uns Nicht." We are far from the hot messages from certain concerts (the famous Fick mich...). We have come from far, among the posters and banners, we recognize those from the Italian fan club, or the official Swiss forum fans, or from England, with their flag of the UK Street Team.

Under an azure sky, the Parc has adopted the colors of Germany: the higher tribune is black, underneath is red, and the ditch/lawn is full of yellow balloons. A present from France to the band, so they can see the colors of their country being waved underneath their eyes.

Then the tribune at the right gives the alert. They are here! From high up, the public can see the passage which leads to the stage. soon,t hey will appear on the big plateau, constituted of a central stage and a higher stage, which is smaller and you can access by two staircases on each extremity. 2 giant screens are installed on each side of the stage, underneath there are two other staircases.

20:43, a sound of thunder is released, as well as screams. The curtain full of lights is raised, accompanied by a roaring voice "Wilkommen in Tokio Hotel 1000 European Tour." An alarm is heard. Gustav is once again the first on stage. Tom and Georg follow him right after and take their usual places. Facing the public, Tom on the left and Georg to the right. The curtain lets Georg appear. Once the curtain is done it's ascension, multiple explosions take place on the front of the stage, meanwhile, behind, on the superior stage, a shadow emerges from the ground. There's Bill who starts Ich brech aus. His way of moving and uprooting himself up from the floor will soon become legendary. Some people judge it badly, but the fact is that it gives the songs an incisive side, as early as the first few notes. Would we prefer to see him taped to his mic and immobile? Tom and Gustav (they must mean Georg) are calmly positioned in front. Tom turns around from time to time, smiling at each explosion which comes from the superior stage. And here's Bill who starts his descent on the stairs at the left, meanwhile the drum's rhythm accelerates. A first song marked by the emotion and the scream, but also by the series of explosions of fireworks which Tokio Hotel had promised their fans a few months earlier. It's their first concert in a stadium, and to celebrate this event, they decided to be accompanied by a true pyrotechnical show.
And then, blue invades the scene. The curtain of lights is full of colors when the band starts Der letzte Tag. A wave shakes the public, and then all at once all arms are in the air, clapping hangs meanwhile Bill goes through the stage. Some can't see anything anymore, and are perched on the backs of friends or parents who sometimes display the band's T-shirt. Everywhere, messages appear in the form of posters, banners, or drawings. Mainly with "Danke schön" or "ich liebe dich" addressed mainly to Bill and Tom.
In the Parc, it's still as hot as before, and Bill finally takes of his jacket. He gives us several words: "Bonjour tout le monde, ca va?" which are then followed by 1000 Meere, and the clip is projected on the screens. And now you can see his T-shirt for the concert! That of the dead head which Bill wears regularly. It's a T-shirt anti-perspiration, equipped with a zipper, to facilitate the changing of clothes.

During the concert Bill will say several words before each song. Now, he tells us that it's one of the first songs which they composed and that they still have so much pleasure in playing.
When the first few notes of Leb' die Sekunde are heard, Tom who has been very good up till now, ignites. But today, he will not have sex with his Flying V guitar. He puts it up in the air and continues playing. The band has decided to give the concert a party atmosphere and continues to launch pyrotechnic effects. On stage, a mini-fire work of red and white is followed by bright sparks. Georg and Tom declare war and face each other. Meanwhile the drums continue, Bill advances to the front of the stage, which stretches out into the lawn, cutting it in two. It smiles while advancing to the middle. He has fun with the crown in the refrain, letting the crown sing lines.

Back on stage, Bill starts the presentation with the next song, telling us that we all need someone who loves us by our sides.
Then Totgeliebt starts, and in the ditch, the tribunes, everywhere, arms are raised from left to right. On the background screen, a burning cross is glowing. His necklace illuminates his face. Bill crosses the stage to salute the left tribune. Tom and Gustav are carried on by Bill's movement and exchange places. Bill always finishes with a smile on his lips.

The first few notes of Wir sterben niemals aus are heard. At the same instant the stadium is covered in white. The image focuses and it's a sea of black hearts on a white background which has invaded the concert. Bill starts the ascension of the left staircase. Maybe to see this sea of hearts beating for him. It is true that the band didn't appear very surprised by this, but Tom will wait for Heilig to thank the fans. You must remind yourself that this kind of operation is usually brought forth by the fans' initiative. Our band is hard to surprise. Tom thanks the public by joining his fingers to form a heart which he offers to the public with a smile...