Tokio Hotel International Blog

 I can’t believe that yesterday at this hour the concert I had been waiting for months began, and now it’s over.

As I live 10 minutes away from the venue, we decided that we would use my house as headquarters. So we had lunch there but as you can imagine the nerves got hold of us and that’s how we ended at the Palau Sant Jordi at 17.00.

It was when I saw the two big queues and the German security guys when I began to believe it and be nervous. I must say that I was a bit scared for all the fans standing there as the sun and temperature was barely bearable. As soon as I saluted a couple of people we dropped our derrieres onto the first shadow we found, avoiding the sun like vampires.

While we drank some water and ate a sandwich we heard the soundcheck go inside the venue. At that moment we looked at each other and we could see the excitement and emotion in each other’s faces. We were listening the music and the voice that we had gotten to know so well through CDs and videos!

Finally we entered and waited for the show to begin. The fans were really really excited. To my amusement, they wanted so bad the boys to come on stage that they confused the guy with beard responsible of Tom’s guitars with Tom while he was checking something behind the curtain. But the hour came and the show began, rocking since the beginning to the end. Launching it with Break away and concluding it with all the fans singing along By your side.

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A very talented pair of dancers (Andreas and Ania) performed to ‘Don’t Jump’ On the Greek TV version of ‘So you think you can dance’.

Thanks to Ocean from our forum for posting about it

This is quite possibly the only shop in the UK which sells Tokio Hotel merchandise . Our wonderful Tasha chanced upon it by a happy accident while out shopping in Canterbury. I know of no other shop that sells anything remotely TH related except a couple of Zavvi’s in London which sell the international version of ‘Scream’ (I would LOVE to know/hear of more). When asked by Tasha, apparently the people buy it in for the European tourist kids who frequent Canterbury and it sells well.

So, making my way over to Tasha’s anyway (to do our Zusammen - Durch den Monsun photo) we went there, myself armed with £20 and my camera. I left with a couple of pictures, some TH stuff and about 2p.

They sell a few bits and bobs, little badges, wristbands, necklaces, t-shirts, bags, calendar and were sold out of keyrings when we went there.

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Recently the TH forums have seen quite a few posts about internet sites featuring Tokio Hotel and asking us, the fans, to help other fans and leave a nice comment about the band in them, to show our support and help spreading the word.

I have loved some of those comments, for example the ones left on the Vanity Fair article, where others have left me thinking of the impact of fans in the band’s career, like some of the ones found on the latest Rolling Stone’s article.

Then, why did I feel like doing a blog post about this? Because more and more I notice the impact of first impressions have on people’s choices. Let me explain it.

Do you look for reviews and opinions on a book or a film before buying it or going to the cinema? Do you try new hobbies, food, tv series, … if a friend recommends them? If your answer is yes, then why wouldn’t people take comments left by the fans of a music group as a reponse to an article about them in consideration?

This is why I am writing this, because I believe that we can always show our support of the band, our excitement or our worry about them without falling in the temptation of wording these feelings in a way that might discourage other potential fans or other media from taking them more seriously. It’s not about the content of the message, but the way it is presented to the reader.

We all love to read or watch interviews of the band where interesting questions are asked, but sadly I’ve seen in my own country how the focus can go from the band to the fans after some shamefull behaviour of the past. How can this be positive for the career of the band?

However, we have witnessed quite a different scenario too, we’ve seen the guys give some interesting interviews in some prominent media while they visited the US. Could this be because there is no preformed opinion of them there? That they are yet to be tagged as boyband or teenie band as they have widely been in Europe and thus not yet relegated to teen magazines where they will be asked why they are called Tokio Hotel once again?

So maybe, when the occasion arises once again in the near future and you think about posting a comment about how much you love their music and how great it would be if they came to your country, you’ll take two minutes to think how you want it to sound, and what your reaction would be to the comment if you were the reader. Just because there is no such a thing as too many fans… bring one more person to the dark side!

My grandmother is 83 years old.My grandmother gave my mother one hell of a time for liking Mick Jagger (”looks like a girl”), considered Robbie Williams as “too wild and instable” when she saw him on a German TV show and is the typical, normal granny. Several weeks ago, I found myself sitting at her kitchentable when she looked at me. “That poor boy is having his operation soon, isn’t he?”Finding myself quite confused - who? Operation? Someone I know? A cousin? - I looked at her totally puzzled.”Who is?” “That lovely boy you like so much.” When I still didn’t quite understand, she added, “You know, Bill.”She likes him, you know. I don’t know why. She was truly worried when he had his operation, she told me when she had seen his first interview (”He’s talking again, his voice is fine - I’m so glad it turned out well.”) and she kept asking me if I had heard anything. Why, you may ask? Why does my granny look beyond the looks and the hair and the make-up? Well, she saw them at Kerner. And ever since then, it’s a big thing for her to mention how intelligent, how well behaved and how nice they are. I know she would never ever listen to their music or anything like that, but I feel quite proud that she does get the point

I’m sure most of you have seen the vids of our boys on MTV’s TRL yesterday. I’ll admit, I actually bounced like a little girl when I saw them. It was wonderful to see that they got such a fantastic reception from the fans, both in the studio and down on Times Square. Way to go fans!

The boys looked a little nervous, but they handled themselves really well. I was so impressed with how fantastic their English is now. I swear, I don’t think Gustav has an accent at all (which is sort of a shame, because I think the accents are really cute), and Georg barely has one. I’ve been saying all along that I thought the G’s were hiding some mad English skillz behind all that manly silence.

Bill and Tom, while still having heavier accents, were easily understandable. They sounded fantastic, and I was really proud of them. And Tom’s joke was really funny! I couldn’t believe the host didn’t get it. I GOT YOUR JOKE, TOM! I GOT IT! ^__^ I did have to giggle a bit at Bill, though, when he told the fan down in Times Square that part of her prize was “You have to come upstairs and watch us perform.” Not you get to, you have to. Aww, Billi-bear. You’re so cute.  

All in all, I think it was a fantastic start for their invasion of the U.S. I’m delighted with the way things are going, and I hope they just continue to get better. And boys, as soon as you’ve taken over America, don’t forget the British fans are still waiting for you, and missing you terribly.

Yes, yes they do. In the form of this girl Krisztina. Her guitar skillz are gonna be surpassing Tom’s soon I feel.

Check her out, she has many more vids

Here in the UK it is approximately 1.30am on the 2nd of April, which just happens to be my birthday too (for anyone who asks I am calling myself OG…. older than Georg). So far I have spent my birthday just editing photos for Silent Solidarity and I cannot tell you how shocked and amazed we all are at the responce we’ve gotten.

At the moment I am editing photos, getting them ready for the video. The lovely Laura and Tiffany are uploading them and the equally lovely Melanie is getting ready to take over and edit the photos when I eventually collapse and catch some shut eye. Everyone on the THI team is working really hard so I thought I’d give you all an update,

So far there have been 4 guys, 4 dolls, 1 unaccounted for hand and the rest of the participants are all girls

A quick glance at where the photos are currently gathered gives me an approx count of about 180 photos.

Countries I’ve seen while editing include (I must appologise in advance in case I miss anyone out): Germany, Spain, France, Poland, USA, Canada, Romania, Netherlands, Norway, Chile, Vietnam, Israel, Austria, Russia… and probably a few more o.o

The UK has only two, one is me the other is Annie (who I must add is translating everything from English into German <3) *sigh* UK fans where are you?!

Anyway a HUGE thank you to everyone participating, we are just completely blown away here and hope that Bill will be too ;).

Someone celebrated it in style

Photoshop or real? o.O

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Today is exactly a week until my birthday and it would seem I have an early present.

I was reading my new magazine happily during my morning break when I came to page 7…

My Reactions:

1. Omg Tokio Hotel in my UK magazine, awesome!
2. oooh me and the letter writer share the same name!
3. *reads the letter* wait… I wrote this, like two months back or something

So… I got Tokio Hotel mentioned and pictured in my fave music magazine and won £40 worth of stuff, not bad for a ranty email I totally forgotten I’d sent XD

Ps. Have you sent in your Silent Solidarity picture yet?