London (O2 Academy Brixton, Nov. 22, 2022)

[mellow root]

thought the o2 priority was with the 02 priority app and not with the ticket itself? and yeah as someone mentioned, sometimes they just want to see your phone with 02, because you would get priority free with it

my app shows offers like cloakroom, queuing and rooms and drinks discounts

[prisma arch]

Hopefully it's not going to be near freezing like last time I travelled there and lined at O2 academy

[half swift]

They ask people to not queue until 8am, people do anyway and it’s so annoying for the staff

[left vault]

o2 priority queue is separate to an o2 priority ticket

for the queue you need a code from the app on the day

[mellow lily]

i'm going with my partner and we got o2 so we can probably get two more people with us in the priority queue

haven't made any plans yet but i'll update if there are people interested

[prisma arch]

Watch the craziness when they try to make 3 separate lines, then fold the lines in half when they move the people from the back all the way to the front

[prisma arch]

how does the code work? As long as you are a registered member on the O2 venue app there's a code everyday?

[left vault]

yeah as long as you have the o2 priority app access, you can get a code

[prisma arch]

lots of hoops but I should be good once my sim arrives, vpn ftw? 😂

[shy vigil]

https://tenor.com/view/inception-city-fold-collapsing-gif-3309863

[soft violet]

If you do let me know 🙏 I’m from Spain so I don’t have the option to get o2 🥲

[mellow lily]

will do!

[wheat shoal]

Tips for the people who got seats

[gentle oar]

omg yes

[fresh kelp]

lmao it’s not that far away

[gentle oar]

nah im gonna bring a periscope if the people in front of me stand up the entire con

me irl /j

[fresh kelp]

https://tenor.com/view/jack-scope-gif-19049816

[fresh kelp]

Do I get black/red camo cargos

[left vault]

https://tenor.com/view/nasa-nasa-gifs-telescope-hubble-hubble-telescope-gif-10093419

you need this

[mellow lily]

lmaoooo

[valid nebula]

dewit

[prisma arch]

Tips for the people who don't got seats

[mellow lily]

i'm unironically looking for boots now

[shy vigil]

https://tenor.com/view/stilts-tall-ethan-gif-13157880

[cold forge]

Anyone know the best way to go about reselling a ticket. Seems there's a process through ticketmaster that's reasonable enough but says it adds a fee on top but can't find how much that is anywhere. idk if anyone else has done it?

Rear is still selling so needs to come out cheaper than that ideally

[left vault]

I'll be about 7ft with those

[unique vine]

i'd be average height 😭

[prisma arch]

if you stand in front of me, we're gonna have issues!
<- 5'7

[cold forge]

Had to repost it to work it out but yeah £75 comes out as £89 apparently so a few quid below general I believe. Put the link to it in the resale thread if anyone ends up interested

[prisma arch]

Resale tickets is dropp in price

[mellow root]

whooo can bring an empty bottle for water

[shy vigil]

I know I'm a day late, but we see Dreamcatcher this month

[valid nebula]

ayo pog thats nice

imma bring an empty bottle then

plastic

I get it from a safety standpoint but still
plastic

[mellow root]

well its either that or the plastic cups inside, and multiple plastic cups, no thank youuu

[valid nebula]

yea better if its just 1 bottle

[mellow root]

crazy in less than 3 weeks we see them

[valid nebula]

ikr

actually gonna see DC not just on a screen
wild

[left vault]

We're in for a treat

[pliant light]

that we are

[wheat shoal]

I will manage without water during the concert...

[mellow root]

https://tenor.com/view/summer-water-spongebob-heatwave-hot-gif-12150719

this might happen to you then

[wheat shoal]

Lol

Is it hot in there?

the venue...

[mellow lily]

with so many people it might be

i've gone concerts without drinking water but def make sure you'e hydrated before

[prisma arch]

No, it's the thirst, I recently went to band-maid, bought a water after securing a spot and made friends with ppl around me

I would be dead without that water bottle

[prisma arch]

Is anyone going to be bringing a flag? I plan on bringing a UK one for everyone to sign on the linecon

[mellow lily]

ah def not planning on bringing a flag haha

would be cool to give them a singed one tho, good idea

[mellow root]

yeah more about staying hydrated than drinking water because of it being hot, ill likely be wanting to drink some beers there too during so combine that with jumping/crowd around, having water for me will be great

[prisma arch]

unfortunately they very strict with the no alcohol rule, cant even drink much before going too D:

[mellow root]

oh no i dont plan on drinking a lot but definitely some, what do you mean by no alcohol rule? like no hard drinks at bar or such?

and yeah imagine turning up drunk, thats not good for anyone, no will only be having 1-2 drinks at the meal before, ill be perfectly fine in queue not worried about that haha

[prisma arch]

yea so not sure how strict they are gonna be at the checks when they let you in but it says if you have been found drinking, you'll be asked to leave

[left vault]

make sure you are hydrated before the concert please

[prisma arch]

kpop amirite?

[left vault]

I don't want a repeat of Loona

[prisma arch]

conserve your voice before the concert starts

[mellow root]

im meeting up with him before anyways for food/drinks, ill make sure he gets some water in him before haha

[shy vigil]

That's a cute idea!

[left vault]

it was very warm in the venue at loona

[shy vigil]

Yeah venues can heat up pretty quickly

Especially once people get a bit dancey

[left vault]

lights all produce heat too

so please just look after yourselves

[mellow root]

there might also be spontaneous combustion from some people once we see DC live, be careful of them too

[left vault]

I've survived it once, I'm sure I'll be fine this time

[shy vigil]

I only witnessed a fraction of their power in Frankfurt

Though there was Suitcatcher 👀

[eager verge]

The suitcatcher moment in frankfurt was iconic ngl, insane surprise stage

[prisma arch]

they only showed up for like 40min at Houston, but they walked past me when I was on line all the way in the back! Apparently I was standing next to the backstage door

[wheat shoal]

Thank you for taking care of me ❤️

[worldly plinth]

Just gonna say that driving in London is an absolute nightmare (bordering on self torture), getting to Brixton is really easy with the tube

It’s served by the Victoria line which happens to be the most frequent (every 100 seconds during the peak) so getting there should be fine

[prisma arch]

Who willingly drives in London or Paris? Lol

[shy vigil]

Maniacs

[rapid raft]

but yeah if you're not used to driving in the city it can be terrifying. They've also changed so many 30mph roads down to 20mph in the last few years. So that, traffic cameras on every corner ready to charge you a PCN for any small issue they find and the nightmare-ish parking situation it definitely is better taking the tube

[mellow root]

ive never taken the tube before so will try it since im going from victoria to brixton, i really hope I dont miss the stops haha

[rapid raft]

you should be good as Brixton is at the end of the Victoria line. Just make sure you're going in the right direction

[mellow root]

im more nervous about taking the tube then seeing dc at this point lol, im going to research it and find out more info

imagine if i go the opposite direction

[gentle oar]

yeah my mom recently went on the tube to come back southbound, ended up going on northbound twice and it took an extra 1hr20 for her to get home

[mellow root]

there will probs be other dc fans on it, ill follow them

[gentle oar]

its pretty easy to spot the kpop stans ngl

[gentle oar]

whats that one app thats good

its like trainline or smthn

brits help me out here 💀

[rapid raft]

if lost, follow the lightsticks is a good policy to take

[gentle oar]

LMAO

[rapid raft]

most londoners use citymapper

[gentle oar]

thats it

[mellow root]

when you say end of victoria line, like if it was a bus, the bus wouldnt move at the end and everyone get off, that type of end? because if its that then SURELY i wont miss getting off

[gentle oar]

id use citymapper to just plan out the trip ngl

i dont take the tube often so i dont really know how to use citymapper but it seems pretty simple

[rapid raft]

yeah there'll be an announcement with "The train terminates here"

[gentle oar]

yeah

[rapid raft]

but brixton is pretty popular and busy so it'll be obvious when everyone gets off

[mellow root]

okay will try it out thank you

[gentle oar]

but plan your trip before you get to the tube station, theres 0 signal in the underground and you need wifi for cityplanner im pretty sure

[rapid raft]

you can connect to wifi on the platform, but not within the train

the tube's improved on that front at least, but not fully up to speed to use wifi while travelling yet lol

[mellow root]

yeah will not miss that then and if everyone gets off, now i just need to make sure im going the right way lol

[gentle oar]

help?? how did i not know this 😭

[gentle oar]

press 'get me somewhere' and search brixton
scroll till you find a route that includes tube logos and boom it lists all the tubes you need to get on, what order to get on each and a timetable for the tubes

[rapid raft]

tends to be more accurate than google maps

[gentle oar]

seems like it

the app design is really nice too

the national rail app still looks like it was made in 2013 💀

[rapid raft]

just irritating that a lot of the tools that used to be free is now behind their premium paywall but those are only really useful if you travel around the city often so i wouldn't bother with them otherwise

[gentle oar]

[mellow root]

how much does it cost on the tube?

[gentle oar]

2.50 i think? i might b wrong tho

[gentle oar]

if you use a contactless

[rapid raft]

it depends on the time of day, the distance you travel and how many journeys you make in a day.
Single between victoria and brixton at peak times is £3.20, offpeak is £2.60 if you use contactless or oyster

[gentle oar]

theres also the zones

but its max like

5 quid?

[mellow root]

ah perfect, yh was planning on having some change with me so would be useful for this if i then asked someone working there to help (if i do get lost and confused)

just downloaded citymapper, will check it now

[gentle oar]

i dont think you can pay with cash

unless you buy a ticket?

[mellow root]

oh thats fine then either way, will have my card

[gentle oar]

coolio

[rapid raft]

if you don't have a contactless bank card or oystercard you can go to the ticket machines and get a travelcard there

[gentle oar]

yeah

[mellow root]

worst comes to worst, will ask randoms if they are dc people

idk what kpop stans would look like, this is my first kpop concert and kpop people related interaction

[gentle oar]

just start dancing to scream and if they reply then youre good to go

[rapid raft]

if you're travelling from victoria there's bound to be TFL staff members around to ask too

[gentle oar]

not sure about dc stans but they usually dress really colourful

but seeing as its dc

that may not be the vase

case*

lmaoo

[mellow root]

lol ill stand out then dressed in all black

[rapid raft]

follow the cloaks lol

[gentle oar]

😭😭

[gentle oar]

when i went to mik, me and my friends played a game of 'guess the kpop stan' on the tube

it was so funny when we saw the people we thought were kpop stans on the tube were standing near us in the queue for mik

[rapid raft]

there's the price of the journey on citymapper too which helps

[gentle oar]

oh yeah

[eager verge]

thats actually pretty cool ngl

[mellow root]

lol it wont let me put london in atm, keeps saying areas outside of manchester (where im from)

[gentle oar]

for the people who havent used citymapper this is what it looks like

[rapid raft]

If you click the cog wheel in the top left, there's the option to switch cities

[gentle oar]

routes to brixton*

[mellow root]

perfect, got that sorted and showing the little steps and routes thank you

[rapid raft]

much like taking the train, just make sure you tap in at the station when coming back. Sometimes they keep gates open when there's a lot of people, like at the end of concerts. Easy to forget if you're not used to it

[mellow root]

tap in?

[rapid raft]

oh as in tap your oystercard/contactless card against the barrier

[mellow root]

so like i get to tube, tap in, charges me then i get on the train, then tap at the next station?

if i was contactless card

or the charge happens after the 2nd tap at the next station?

[rapid raft]

get to the tube station, tap your card against the barrier to go through to the train. Once you get to your destination and get off, you'll have to tap your card again to get out of the barrier. That's when they charge you, as they need to know how far you travelled

[mellow root]

ah gotchu, makes sense

[rapid raft]

Normally you can't get through the barrier unless you tap/insert your ticket. but when there's big crowds of people to make things faster they just leave the barriers open. just remember to still tap then so that the system knows you got on at that station

[prisma arch]

its called Google Maps xD

[prisma arch]

also just buy an Oyster card and recharge it for transportations

both have not steered me wrong when I last visited. Just remember there's no wifi in the tubes

[gentle oar]

i was thinking of citymapper

[valid nebula]

I'm gonna just use my contactless for the tube seems like the easiest option

[mellow root]

same, had a look earlier on oyster card and costs 7 pounds to get one? then you still need to top up, would be useless if the only time ill ever be in london is for dc

[shy vigil]

Oyster only exists because it was needed before contactless

afaik there's zero reason to get one if you have contactless

You can also use your phone if you have Google/Apple pay setup

[pliant light]

you could even use a smart watch

[half swift]

btw if u have a rail card u can use that to get cheaper fares !

[rapid raft]

They are the most practical option for travelcards which quite a lot of londoners use

[left vault]

You can also buy a day travel card from any station

[prisma arch]

Iirc there's a discount if you recharge a certain amount, you get free trips

[worldly plinth]

Also if you do have an Oyster card, you can attach a railcard to it for 34% of single fares

Although if you don’t travel a lot it won’t really matter because an Oyster card costs £5 £7 now apparently so getting one isn’t worth it

[shy vigil]

Ah fair, the more you know haha

[worldly plinth]

Getting a travel card is also more expensive than using a contactless/oyster card.
Contactless/oyster cards have caps on them (for example, you won’t be charged more than £7.20 a day if you stay within zones 1 and 2, and a travel card for those zones costs £13.50). Once you’ve reached the cap you won’t be charged more for journeys within those zones

[prisma arch]

tldr; needlessly complicated. I can't believe I prefer NYC metro

[mellow lily]

just use a contactless card/phone, it's really easy

[fresh kelp]

me hi-waving the metro machine

[stoic geode]

I hurt my foot and doctor said it’ll hurt for about 8 weeks

I’m gutted

What’s funny is my sister broke her toe in Halloween and she’s also out of commission for a few weeks

So we’re both missing the concert

https://tenor.com/view/งอน-gif-25027914

[valid nebula]

Oh noo :(

[stoic geode]

We were so pumped for it

Playing Dreamcatcher in the house and car

Enjoy the concert for us, UK somnies

🥲 💜

[valid nebula]

We shall

[mellow root]

well doesn't the doctor know the best medicine is dreamcatcher? still go and get healed

[gentle oar]

:( hope you get better soon!!!

[mellow lily]

get well soon, both of you!

[prisma arch]

disability gets lets in first to the concert! Though probably should get a seated one if you do end up changing your mind and coming

[gentle oar]

did they just announce that?

hope everyones feeling okay after the tragedy though

[mellow root]

for a second, thought it was dreamcatcher cancelled and almost had a heart attack. really sad and unfortunate for anyone who was wanting to go to kflex, understandable though as the tragedy was horrible

[gentle oar]

i was the same

but yeah, it really is understandable

[mellow root]

twitter is brutal to that post though, lot of people saying that they are using that as the excuse because not enough tickets sold so easier to cancel then go through with it

[gentle oar]

jesus christ

[pliant light]

its the same on Instagram as well

[pliant light]

just found out i have an mock exam at 8:45 the Wednesday after the concert

[valid nebula]

Oof

[mellow root]

least its a mock, good luck

[prisma arch]

It's Twitter, it's always toxic there lol. You'll have to pay 8$ to be toxic there in future so that might get rid of the bots

[sick plover]

I'm reading there's no alcohol for the gig? Anyone has any proof of that? That's sounds highly unlikely, been to the O2 Brixton plenty of times and was always able to buy booze insise

[wheat shoal]

I dont know, but lets find out XD

Anyone attending M&G?

[mellow root]

where did you read theres no alcohol for the gig? I am sure they will since they will have the bars open, if they didn't serve then would be losing quite a bit of money since a lot of people are there

[onyx badge]

Are fan chants a thing during tour concerts? If so, I gotta start practicing

[mellow root]

same here, hard to learn for a newcomer so might just stick singing along to the words I do know 😂

[wheat shoal]

or just chant: Saranghae Dreamcather! over and over?

[onyx badge]

Thats no fun, I want to ham on those fan chants

willing to lose my voice over it

[wheat shoal]

I just hope i dont get a lightstick in the eye.

[onyx badge]

If you do get a lightstick in the eye, consider its me

I mean consider its "not" me

[half swift]

the maison fanchant is super easy !!

[left vault]

I think I'll probably have lightstick in short mode tbh

[eager verge]

Got scared for a second seeing that email pop in the notifications after the kflex update this morning

[onyx badge]

I will be holding mine like a boom mic

[left vault]

there's rumours circulating that this is about poor ticket sales, and they are using the stampede as a scapegoat

[mellow root]

i saw a tweet on the replies like 10 mins after seeing it here about some girl who spent £600 because of flight and hotel too, I felt very bad for her

[left vault]

jesus, that sucks

hopefully they can get their money back

[eager verge]

Damn, that sucks, i mean i was going aswell, and after that id attend DC on 22nd, but i guess im visiting london in the free time i now have, so im not really losing much

[mellow root]

that still sucks even if you didn't spend that much, ive only ever experienced one event cancellation which was Keshi last year at Glasglow on the day of it, wouldn't wish it on anyone else

was so looking forward to it and was super sad for weeks (but now I got tickets in my hometown for him in Jan hehe, super hyped)

[prisma arch]

my bad, got confused with the fansign

[wheat shoal]

...yo wth is a Hi-wave?

[half swift]

u pay 100 pounds to walk past them and wave behind a plastic barrier 🤡

[wheat shoal]

Yeah, I just youtubed it. Weird...

I was like, well I was going to London anyway so I payed for the M&G.

[onyx badge]

I wanted to get it but yes, I watch the vid as well

[wheat shoal]

Do it for the merch!

[onyx badge]

those are expensive merch

for £99

[wheat shoal]

So thats it?

[onyx badge]

guess there's always next time

[half swift]

for loona, vip got to have a photo with them and a signed lanyard

[wheat shoal]

The whole M&G is walking past them waving and then collect your payed stuff?

[onyx badge]

otherwise, I will just fly to SK for next time

[onyx badge]

yes

[wheat shoal]

ohhh wow.

[onyx badge]

Its "Hi-wave"

[wheat shoal]

my bad.

Then its totally OK. If it was a normal wave then it would have been waste.

[onyx badge]

wait what

[half swift]

u dont touch their hands if thats what u mean, thats a hi touch

[wheat shoal]

No one would pay £99 for a normal wave, but a Hi-wave then its Ok.

[half swift]

ohh hahha

[prisma arch]

Hi.... Wave lol with masks and gloves on through a glass wall.

Why did I pay for this again?

I just went to a Pixy fansign and dance class and that was all hands on lol

[onyx badge]

I don't want to be another forgettable mob

[wheat shoal]

well It pays the bills I guess.

[fresh kelp]

idc if I’m a forgettable mob, I care about me enjoying myself instead

[eager verge]

Feel like DDC has done mostly everything to squeeze money out of the fandom this comeback, so them holding hi-waves is not even surprising

[prisma arch]

There is a fansign, but Berlin only

[onyx badge]

why not london q.q

[fathom jay]

If you do something to stand out it might make it more worth, I printed a shirt with cherry and got a bow from JiU during the hi-wave

[onyx badge]

MMT keeps trying to make me spend my money by sending me emails to buy hi-wave ticket

[prisma arch]

Ah well, I'll enjoy DC as much as I can until they go completely mainstream and lose their sound

[fathom jay]

Otherwise selling the pcs from the merch can get you most of the 99€ back lol

[wheat shoal]

You can borrow this shirt from me, no one is going to forget you if you wear this to the concert

[onyx badge]

Once I get those pcs I don't think I can part with them though

[prisma arch]

I'm going to try to pass them a gift from front row during concert if I can. Otherwise it's just the signed flag

[onyx badge]

Yes pls, thats a nice one

[wheat shoal]

Hahaha

[prisma arch]

Get kpop out of my system this year

[onyx badge]

there's no getting out

You didn't read the full terms and conditions when you got in

[prisma arch]

That's what I thought about Miku and vocaloid lol

[mellow root]

im guilty of this

[wheat shoal]

Nah, kpop is popp'n

[prisma arch]

Admittedly I managed to be in that fandom for many years before I took a break due to covid

[onyx badge]

well tbh, vocaloids are good but I am not big fan of the synth voice

[prisma arch]

It's cheaper, more music genre, no drama. Just there for the music

[onyx badge]

what does covid have to do with not listening to a music 😮

[prisma arch]

Concerts

[onyx badge]

ahhh

[wheat shoal]

Lol

[prisma arch]

Used to go to Tokyo for the concerts

[onyx badge]

flex

[wheat shoal]

Hows covid in UK?

[onyx badge]

Increasing

[mellow root]

lol

[onyx badge]

but people don't give a fk

[wheat shoal]

Like people walk around i public with mask?

[mellow root]

not anymore

[wheat shoal]

So like norway then

[onyx badge]

THey didn't before and they don't do it now either

[mellow root]

its a joke how it was handled here

[wheat shoal]

The war took all the focus from c-19

[prisma arch]

People don't really wear them outside public transportation, and even there it's 50/50

[onyx badge]

tell me about it. People used to give me the looks for wearing a mask

[prisma arch]

You should see how it was in America lol

[mellow root]

i was fine wearing a mask, hid my ugliness too so was an extra benefit

[wheat shoal]

I almost did not leave home during c-19

And I almost never leave home now...

[prisma arch]

I actually started liking wearing masks tbh.

Incorporate it in fashion

[wheat shoal]

I havent stepped outside today...

[onyx badge]

this

[onyx badge]

go get your daily dose of Vitamin D

[prisma arch]

Plus on days I don't feel like doing my face it's nice to have mask on

[wheat shoal]

Its 6:25PM and dark...

[prisma arch]

Have your cooking skills improved?

[onyx badge]

Pull up a picture of JiU and busk in that sunshine

close enough

[prisma arch]

I feel like that's the one plus, people were forced to learn to cook better and have higher standards

[wheat shoal]

I Guess

[prisma arch]

I'm hungry now

[onyx badge]

Looks nice

do you do deliveroo?

I'll buy

[wheat shoal]

Hahaha lol, I hate cooking. But fairly good at it

[mellow root]

soooooo you know how im getting you through doors with priority queue..the only repayment i do like is food so wouldnt mind this rn if you can air mail it?

[prisma arch]

Lazy cooking

[wheat shoal]

Hahaha

But my fam is alot better then me at making food.

[onyx badge]

nice

[prisma arch]

Mainly cuz I hate paying delivery fee for overpriced shitty lukewarm takeout

When you can cook better tasting stuff

I'll blow money on kpop but not food. I got bad priorities

[onyx badge]

I spend most my money on food :\

I should spend more on Dreamcatcher instead

[mellow root]

mine is on food, literally that and nothing else. i need clothes and merch

speaking of food, wonder what places would be open for food for after dreamcatcher?

[prisma arch]

Pubs mostly

[wheat shoal]

Just a collection of stuff I've eaten this year...

[onyx badge]

Go chinatown

[mellow root]

this man eating better than me in my dreams

[onyx badge]

some resturants should still be open

[wheat shoal]

I'll join you

I WANT KBBQ

[mellow root]

YES COULD WE IN CHINATOWN?

[wheat shoal]

Or something

Ramen would be good

[wheat shoal]

Where is Chinatown?

[onyx badge]

there's a place in chinatown

[prisma arch]

Speaking of chinese

[mellow root]

think its not too far from the venue when i saw it last week, think like 20 mins on tube?

[onyx badge]

Yeah, shouldn't take too long

[wheat shoal]

Yeeh, I'm 2.gen vietnamese immigrant in Norway

I googlemapped a KBBQ place near my hotel XD (Kensington)

[mellow root]

so we are doing satay bar for early meal and drinks then chinatown after? the day is getting even better

[prisma arch]

Unfortunately I'll be on linecon

[wheat shoal]

And after that if there is still time, a bar/pub

Please no clubs....

[mellow root]

yeah sounds great, oh definitely not any clubs

[prisma arch]

I literally only go to Europe for the pubs lol

[mellow root]

im not a fan of clubs, pref concerts and gigs 1000%

[onyx badge]

I am half chinese

[prisma arch]

We just don't have places like that in the US

[wheat shoal]

Im getting to old for clubs. Used to work as a Barback, then bartender, then DJ...

[wheat shoal]

You and my father has something in common then

[prisma arch]

Anyone from UK? Where can I go for some effing Mead?

[onyx badge]

me neither, went to enough clubs during my unis

[prisma arch]

Can never find any

[mellow root]

hogwarts

[onyx badge]

DO we even do meads?

I've never seen a mead in a pub

[prisma arch]

Shame, always wanted to try

[mellow root]

yeah in pubs

[wheat shoal]

I drink Bulmers. Has to be the red ones though.

[prisma arch]

I want some old school honey mead

[mellow root]

you would have to research it for some of the older pubs to see, its not common but i do think it exists

[wheat shoal]

Do the tube go 24/7? Or when does it close?

[onyx badge]

some closes at 1am

[wheat shoal]

Just thinking how would I get back to the hotel.

[prisma arch]

I'm not a fan of beer or wine tbh, prefer rice wine. Also cider tastes like piss lol

[wheat shoal]

Uber pbly

[prisma arch]

24/7

It's way cheaper too

[wheat shoal]

Not the red Bulmers

[half swift]

this is only true at the weekend

[prisma arch]

I swear, my uber bills cost more than my hotel and plane ticket when I went to Atlanta

[mellow root]

im sure you would be fine because you are still within main london if that makes sense, but yeah other alt could be uber

uber isnt too expensive here, depends how far you need to go

[half swift]

the tube is 5am-midnight in the week

[wheat shoal]

Here is the plan, Jem is going to watch over me like a 30 year old man child that I am. And if the tube is closed, then Jem gonna find me

1. An Uber
2. Or a Cab.

[mellow root]

lmao its my first time taking the tube, was hoping you watch me in case i get lost

[prisma arch]

Legitimately news to me, guess I never had to go past midnight on a weekday there

[mellow root]

k we are both getting lost, confirmed

[wheat shoal]

@mellow root Your list of responsebilities just gets longer and longer XD

[mellow root]

follow the cloaks?

[prisma arch]

London cabs are seriously classy

[onyx badge]

I know tube closes

because I got stranded once...

[wheat shoal]

Agreed

[half swift]

same... working late and finding canary wharf tube barred up was... an experience lol

[wheat shoal]

I will put some cash aside for emergencies.

[mellow root]

plus we might more people joining to meet us so higher chance we will be fine, quietman did mention he will be joining a bit later so either at food or venue. but im not sure if any other people are joining us

will create a discord group with us soon enough so we can actually plan fully

[onyx badge]

for me I was in a club, drunk as fk. Went to chinatown at 3am in the morning to eat, only to find tube were closed

[half swift]

omg!!! did u manage to get back??

[prisma arch]

I'm totally up for a meetup, after the high wave for me tho

[half swift]

or did u wait till 5 for the tube lolol

[mellow root]

what time is that?

[onyx badge]

so had to wait till it opened and go back to my uni accomodation and had to go straight to lecture

[wheat shoal]

Think the Hi-Wave gonna be fast

[mellow root]

i would have just missed it and slept lol

[onyx badge]

Should have done that instead but friends were like "lets go, we can do this"

[half swift]

omg hahaaa thats my worst nightmare!! im at uni in london rnt oo!!

[eager verge]

it said its going to be exactly after the concert, and the hi-wave shouldnt take long

[onyx badge]

result, we couldn't do it

We were still drunk as fk

[mellow root]

lmao reminds me when sometimes me and my uni friends would go out then decide to pull an all nighter and go into uni in the morning

[prisma arch]

It just says after concert in the same venue

[onyx badge]

fun times xD

[mellow root]

we were still coming off the alcohol during a classroom session

[wheat shoal]

Ahhhhhh drunk in class ❤️ those where the days.

[onyx badge]

That day was so weird. It would take 5 mins to get to lecture from where we were living but that morning it took us 30 mins....

[mellow root]

ah okay, so its after, well we can chill in the o2 blue or waiting room whatever it is if you wanted to join us for food at chinatown

[wheat shoal]

😄

[onyx badge]

so we were late to lecture and the only seats that were available was the front seats...

[prisma arch]

Drunk lol

[onyx badge]

safe to say our lecturer wasn't very impressed

[wheat shoal]

Lol

[mellow root]

i should probs email academy about that room, o2 priority says there is a room for us before and after show so need to confirm we can hang around venue after if we are to reassemble for kbbq

[wheat shoal]

❤️

[onyx badge]

or just get a lot of extensions for light stick for easy regroup

[wheat shoal]

⬆ That sounds about right

"Just look for the tallest Lightstick"

[mellow root]

i won't have a lightstick 😦

[wheat shoal]

Me 2

Not sure if I should buy one either. Got to much stuff I dont use...

[onyx badge]

Its a light stick though!

I am stuck between which version to bring

round one or pointy one

[mellow root]

theres....versions? this is all new to me still as this is my first kpop event

thought it was the round one only

[wheat shoal]

Yeeh they got a new pointy one

[onyx badge]

you can change the round bit with the pointy bit

[wheat shoal]

Last halloween or something

[mellow root]

oh ive seen them in some of the clips of dreamcatcher online on social media and stuff

thought you couldnt buy them

[wheat shoal]

XD

[onyx badge]

its the mood light

but you can take off the top bit

[mellow root]

thats still cool, if its not a bad price to get one then might get the handheld round one just for nostalgia in a few years

[onyx badge]

shipping though 💀

[wheat shoal]

and taxes

[mellow root]

would they not sell there at the venue?

sorry did mean I would get one there if possible, not online ordering before

[wheat shoal]

Hmm 832NOK is not to bad

But then again for 832NOK I could get something else...

[onyx badge]

I don't think so. Well at least, not to my knowledge so far

[prisma arch]

Box is too cool not to buy

[wheat shoal]

...do it @mellow root

[mellow root]

that is £70+, bit too much haha

[prisma arch]

They might sell at venue, might not

[mellow root]

was expecting it for like 30-40

[prisma arch]

That's how much it is... Without shipping

Lol

[mellow root]

ahh i see, okay hopefully then its at venue, i might consider it seeing in person

[prisma arch]

If you lucky, they sell robes too

You can really join the cult

[mellow root]

i cant get a robe, then people who are lost would follow me and im supposed to follow them

kidding, will see too, definitely will check out the merch

[prisma arch]

Imagine they selling reprints of first album.... So I don't gotta chip in $200 for one

[wheat shoal]

I just checked. Spendt around £900 for my whole trip so far. (hotel, tickets, etc, etc)... This vaycay/concert better be good!

[mellow root]

how many days are you staying again?

[wheat shoal]

5 days, 4 nights

[prisma arch]

Same amount, but only 2 nights 😭

[wheat shoal]

Wut?

[prisma arch]

I'm flying in from US

[wheat shoal]

Ahh

Makes sense now

Im flying from Norway

[mellow root]

thats not bad tbh, ive spent 200 and all i did was get coach to london, 6 hours each trip, one night hotel WHICH I GOT CRAZY LOW AT VICTORIA, £50 for a double bed room with bathroom, 5 MINS AWAY FROM VICTORIA STATION, then ofc dc ticket at like 120ish

[wheat shoal]

I hate you now...

[prisma arch]

I want to take a longer trip in Europe, and go on one of those sleeper trains

[mellow root]

its a really terrible place from pictures, like imagine budget hotel thats run down

[wheat shoal]

Oh then

[mellow root]

but its a bed, and ill be full from bbq and drinks

so im happy

hopefully.. might eat those words when i see rats everywhere

[wheat shoal]

Im kind of picky tbh.

[mellow root]

(think it was a non refundable last room cancellation price type)

[wheat shoal]

Like where I sleep and stuff

[mellow root]

so thats why it was half the price of other normal rooms usually, but i had only bought the ticket recently so i had no other option unless i was willing to spend more on a room than the event itself

yeah im hoping ill be too tired to care at that point

[prisma arch]

I just use Expedia for hotel bookings. They knock the price down by more than 50% when you book with flight

Or other transportation

[wheat shoal]

I booked mine through Hotels.com

[half swift]

im so lucky i live in wimbledon so abt 20 min from the venue

literally just moved here so perfect timing ❤️

[wheat shoal]

So afterparty at your place then?

[half swift]

lol youre welcome but its tiny!! lol

we do have lots of korean restaurants tho

[wheat shoal]

XD

[prisma arch]

I got a place in soho, honestly looks like one of those capsule rooms

[mellow root]

so chinatown, then afterparty at fluffle's then another korean restaurant?

[prisma arch]

We gonna be eating till dawn?

Lol

[wheat shoal]

I want:
Dim sum
KBBQ
Sushi
Ramen
Steak
I hope I get to eat all of this on my trip

[prisma arch]

I know a good ramen place right next to that statue in Piccadilly last time I visited

[onyx badge]

I recommend Olle for KBBQ

[mellow root]

tbh im still in london the day after until after noon so could get lunch ramen if theres anything near me

actually realised my coach back is 1pm so might be too early for ramen unless we started like 11am

ill just sightsee and get breakfast somewhere, not trusting breakfast from my hotel

[onyx badge]

I got work the next day so I have to go back right after the concert :\

actually fk it, might call it sick

[onyx badge]

can't miss the party

[prisma arch]

https://www.yelp.com/biz/shoryu-ramen-london?osq=ramen @mellow root

[wheat shoal]

Do it

[onyx badge]

who's spot we going for party?

[mellow root]

i booked the days off yesterday and told my manager about it, he said he might listen to see what they are like since i mentioned rock vibes. but i doubt he would have, 50 year Scottish guy liking dc would surprise me if he did

[prisma arch]

Tell him about Band Maid instead

[onyx badge]

You never know 🙂

[mellow root]

oh i know shoryu, went to one recently a few weeks ago here in manchester, its not bad but i know a friend from london who went to that one in london (he came up and took me to the one here), said london was the best hes ever had

[prisma arch]

https://youtu.be/0-AhzKJOGfk

[wheat shoal]

I told my team, Im gonna take 3 days off:
They told me there's gonna be a big change in one of our customers organizational structure. And also that One of the project is starting that week.
XD

[prisma arch]

[mellow root]

ive not heard much about band maid, need to give them a listen soon. i know they are also rock/metal vibes

[prisma arch]

Went to one recently

[onyx badge]

There's also bone daddies if you want fusion ramen

[prisma arch]

Absolutely amazing

I posted recordings from the one I went to

[wheat shoal]

Raawwwrrrrr 😉

[onyx badge]

whatever you're thinking, stop!

its a ramen spot!

[mellow root]

lol that name is sus

[onyx badge]

https://bonedaddies.com/

[wheat shoal]

Its like a vietnamese noodle place named Pho King XD

[mellow root]

lmao

[prisma arch]

Honestly still remains in my memory as the best ramen I've had outside japan

[mellow root]

oh that bone daddies is in victoria and opens from 11:30am, might be my thing before leaving

[prisma arch]

Pro tip, don't overeat when there's a gay pride parade going on outside

[mellow root]

think im checking out 11 anyways

[prisma arch]

It's funny both times I went to London just so happens to fall on parade day, no bathrooms

[onyx badge]

yeah, you'll have to find cafes, MCD or KFC to go to bathroom

[prisma arch]

Trying to move through the crowds more like

[wheat shoal]

I had this bowl in California, dont remember the place though...

Pretty good

[prisma arch]

There's only one good place in the states, Tatsu Ramen

Ichiran is overhyped

[wheat shoal]

Will check out next time I go to the us

[prisma arch]

I've been to too many lol

If only the broth not being such a pain to make, I'd cook it myself

[onyx badge]

Bone daddies

Katsu chicken ramen

[wheat shoal]

Uuuhh raaarrrww

[onyx badge]

stop it, I feel like I am saying something I shouldn't

[wheat shoal]

I was talking about the food yoo

[onyx badge]

Ok, my bad

[wheat shoal]

Is there something I HAVE to check out in Kensington?

I know about the Museums and stuff

[onyx badge]

all I know is Natural history museum

There's hyde park nearby as well

[prisma arch]

Ah yes, the random ass parakeets all over

[mellow lily]

ahh bone daddies is nice

[mellow root]

definitely going there the next morning and getting a bowl before I leave an hour later! any specific ramen thats the best from there or are they all good and just get whatever I fancy?

[shy vigil]

They're all good in my experience

[left vault]

walk/get tube along to Harrods

[gentle oar]

for anybody whos travelling to the uk and interested in korean culture/food, theres a small town in london called 'new malden' which has a bunch of korean restaurants, and korean supermarkets

the last time i went there it was relatively quiet, but if you want to get some korean food you can check it out :)

[half swift]

omg i was there a few days ago! the cake&bingsu cafe has a really cute photo booth now!!

[gentle oar]

theres a bingsu cafe?!?

last time i went i was with my godfather and he lived near so he asked if he could show me around; we didnt really buy anything he was more-so showing me the layout (and also because i was too chicken to practise my korean )

all i said in kr that day was '감사합니다' (thank you)
actually 'said' is an overstatement
i whispered bro..

but yeah on a day that its more alive id defo go visit it w some friends

[mellow lily]

you're a mood lmaooo

[gentle oar]

i visited before lunchtime i think, so none of the restaurants were really open yet

[gentle oar]

nah like over text ill be having like full convos in the #한국어 chat but irl.. my irl ability is nonexistant..

[mellow lily]

i mean honestly when i first came to the uk, it took me 3 months to get used to speaking english

while my written english was pretty good

it's haaard

[mellow root]

im still laughing from the moment when you said you were speaking korean in a queue to flex it but no one acknowledged it

[gentle oar]

english isnt your first language??? what 😭

your written english is insane

[gentle oar]

NO STOP

I SHOULDVE NEVER TOLD YOU GUYS THAT

ITS SO EMBARRASSING

me:

hear me out okay im self taught so i will grab any opportunity if i have the confidence 💀

YET THEY DONT ACKNOWLEDGE IT

😭

[mellow root]

lool sorry, was the only thing I remembered from you, like I felt bad you experienced that, impressed you tried it and jokes that it happened

[gentle oar]

at one point i accidentally talked really loudly into my phone and the kr speaking people jumped..

help 😭😭

[mellow root]

i thought ill try learning korean, few days into it and i could slowly read hangul and know the sound with it, but after that i got lost and gave up

[gentle oar]

thats the same w me and japanese lol

[mellow root]

definitely need a friend to learn from or some classes/courses

[gentle oar]

ill prolly pick it up alongside thai in uni

for now, learning mandarin at school and kr at home is enough 😭

[valid nebula]

I'm the same I'd need that too
but I don't have a big desire to learn it

[gentle oar]

theres always #한국어 👀

if you guys ever wanna start learning i have resources

so you can just pop into #한국어 and ask

[mellow root]

ooh send me them if you dont mind, like i said I only know the basic hangul and association with, my brain converts it to whatever the hangul looks like, i have no idea put together what they mean, granted it was only a week of trying lol

[gentle oar]

alr! ill send them in dm's :)

[gentle oar]

would you like me to send you the resources too?

[valid nebula]

No but thanks for offering

[gentle oar]

alr! you can ping me if you change your mind :)

[hearty hornet]

Yes please ^^

[gentle oar]

👍👍

[modern cedar]

new malden is greaaaaaaaaaaat

k town, bingsu, also small walk to hmart

han is great for kbbq and karaoke

[eager verge]

could i get that aswell please

[gentle oar]

yup!

[mellow root]

someone mentioned kbbq in chinatown, what was that place called? or was it just Uyiu wanting kbbq after haha

need to see what places are open for after concert, we would probably get into chinatown like half 11?

[gentle oar]

yeah ive heard of a good kbbq place in chinatown- never been though so sadly i dont know the name :(

[shy vigil]

Might be "Olle"?

It's on the corner of Chinatown

[shy vigil]

I tried this in Korea and they still just used English to reply 😂

[gentle oar]

lmaooo

they can practise their english, whilst i practise my korean! all good ^^

[mellow root]

just googled it to see, they close 10/10.30pm everyday so its definitely not going to be an option for us

[gentle oar]

imo id prefer that; less of an opportunity for me to misunderstand what theyre saying lol

[shy vigil]

Haha yeah. It's just whenever they would ask something in English when I was mentally prepared for Korean its like I'd forgotten all my English

[gentle oar]

lmaoooo

[mellow root]

might be one of those things where we just go and hope to see a place haha

[gentle oar]

you can speak korean?

[shy vigil]

London closes weirdly early for a big city on a weekday

[gentle oar]

yup

londons more of a party on friday afternoon + the weekend, go to the pub on monday, work the rest of the week

[mellow root]

cant remember but were you joining us after the gig too for food/drinks?

[shy vigil]

조금만

[mellow root]

i know you were arriving either on time pre meal or at doors but not sure about your afterplans

[gentle oar]

와 안녕하세용~

[shy vigil]

I'm probably going to shoot off and get the train home but thank you for asking!

[gentle oar]

nah but its like
ive just managed to work through my social anxiety in english (my native language), but i didnt realise that id also have to do the same for every other language 💀

so when it comes to speaking kr i just

[shy vigil]

Big mood

[gentle oar]

forget the past 1.5yrs ive been studying it

and speak in english

nah but this family on my street own a kr restaurant so i went to visit it with my family, prepping myself to order in korean for my family to save me from their pronunciation of the dishes

the waiter was british.

bro..

[shy vigil]

Ahaha, yeah I never risk it in the uk

[gentle oar]

like do the language gods have smthn against me

every opportunity ive had..

has gone south

💀

[shy vigil]

Well we can try some broken sentences at the gig and then you'll say something I don't understand 😂

[gentle oar]

at least the family next to us (assuming theyre korean) were looking over impressed at me when i was correcting my parents pronunciation.. 💀

[gentle oar]

lmaoo

[gentle oar]

help why was this my highlight

ill let you guys know when ive finally had a verbal convo w someone irl

lmao

[rapid raft]

@mellow root there's one place in chinatown called Bab N Suul that's open until 1am on a Tuesday. Otherwise there's Hongdae and Kangnam Pocha, but they are more bars that serve snacks, and open until 00:30

[mellow root]

ooh nice thank you, sounds like that place might be the plan for tuesday night, bab n suul sounds like like korean rice dishes which i would love

[modern cedar]

TL;DR -
Bibimbap is aight, standard
We don't talk about assa after they got found with rats
Olle is aight, quite pricey tho
Yori is GOAT'd
Arang is good
Little Korea never been, seems aight
Gaza is a great dessert place that do very good bingsoo varients
Superstar KBBQ is aight, a bit pricey for standard food but theres karaoke rooms downstairs

new malden is goat'd

[rapid raft]

Gaza's closed

[modern cedar]

sadge

goat'd cafe but alas, closed til further notice

[rapid raft]

Little Korea is good. or at least it's never disappointed and we've always been seated pretty quickly when we see the queue for yori and go elsewhere
Though Jumak39 which is across the road from Yori Piccadilly is pretty good too

[modern cedar]

thats good as well

jumak39 been there once or twice, positive from what i've experienced

[rapid raft]

Didn't know about the problem with Assa though so thanks for the info. Never been, and probably wont now too

went to Kimchee for my birthday last year. Pretty good, but pricy too

[modern cedar]

been there like a couple years ago, was decent but alas....i think ti was this year, it got flagged by the health and safety comittee for rats

[mellow root]

ive only went to bibimbap in Glasgow last year when i wanted to see keshi, i thought the food was sooo good, the seafood bap was so great

[rapid raft]

BiWon is great. I think the ppl who owned Gaza also run BiWon

[modern cedar]

Biwon are partnered with Gaza

[left vault]

Gogi is a really nice kbbq restaurant

[hearty hornet]

I went there about a month ago, it was pretty good

[mellow lily]

gogi is great, i was so full after lmao

[rapid raft]

oh wow after you mentioned Assa I went to look at the food ratings of other places

[modern cedar]

not surprised

[valid nebula]

😬

yikes

[hearty hornet]

Ok so Olle only after the show, never before

[shy vigil]

Huh, weird

[mellow root]

Lool well it closes half 10 anyways so wasn't possible

[wheat shoal]

Maybe just check after the concert.

We will at least be 3 people = 3 phones = 3 times as many google searches.

We can check then

If not Kbbq then something else.

[mellow root]

There was Bab n Suul which looks promising since its open till 1am, so will look into that

https://chinatown.co.uk/en/blog/category/restaurant/

[rapid raft]

I looked it up, it's new enough they are awaiting inspection

so no red flags hygiene-ratings wise. All the other places mentioned were mostly all 4/5s. Only ones under 3 were olle and assa

Hope you guys enjoy

[mellow root]

ah okay thanks, yeah just tried googling it but couldnt find out. will definitely avoid olle lol

im trying to eat bone daddies the next day, do not want to wake up dying from food poisoning

[mellow root]

btw would they all perform their own solos or is it just a few of them? was looking online for setlists and noticed their recent halloween tour, half did one day and the other half the other, wondering if thats how it is

[wheat shoal]

I'll think we gonna get an updated US tour (with songs from the new album)

[prisma arch]

I'm traveling to UK and want to experience British food... Sorry that was a joke

[prisma arch]

I wish

[prisma arch]

They did do solo, but only like a single verse and chorus

[mellow root]

ah okay, just hoping to experience yoohyeon's for and sua's no dot, those two are my favourites and according to their last gig in seoul, it only happened day 1 and not 2

[mellow lily]

oh these two are my faves as well

[wheat shoal]

But Entrancing shakes your soul though...

[mellow lily]

it's beautiful tbh, ballads just aren't my go to for some reason

same with Handong's solo, it's such a gorgeous song and the MV was fantastic

[wheat shoal]

😄

[unique vine]

on the US tour they all did a portion of their solos

literally like 20 - 30 seconds max

[candid moon]

At europe concerts theyre generally not Too loud but i wanna see if we can get a solid Vision fanchant going hehe

[candid moon]

Same for u!!! Focus mostly on the vision fanchant

[mellow root]

vision is my favourite song so its the only one I'm learning the whole of it to sing along haha

or more so the only one i will remember all, im terrible usually with memorizing so will learn the fanchants only for others

[wheat shoal]

Yeah, mine is [And there was no one left]. Dont think they gonna sing that one in the concert.

[shy vigil]

Well not with that attitude

[wheat shoal]

hahaha

[mellow lily]

the song title would fit an encore perfectly tbh

[prisma arch]

Honestly I just want Whistle live band ver like the Halloween concert

[valid nebula]

yes would be awesome to get that

[mellow lily]

i am doing a ritual for red sun personally, love that song so much

[left vault]

Unfortunately won’t be a band 😦

[mellow lily]

expected but still sad

[prisma arch]

Got the o2 priority app, how do you get code for the priority lines at venue on day of concert? Do you need to purchase a ticket and associate it with the priority app?

I registered with my o2 sim

nvm I figured out how to get code, its a once a week code, no idea how to use but at least I see it

[mellow root]

yeah think on the day just sign into the app and claim whatever code is happening then show to the o2 queue

cloakroom code too, forgot to ask about the o2 waiting/blue room

[fresh kelp]

I’m not expecting any specific songs, they all slap and I’ll be over the moon happy anyway 🙂

[shy vigil]

Yeah same, whatever they do will be amazing

[wheat shoal]

imagine Cider - Norazo cover ❤️

[mellow root]

2 weeks!!

[shy vigil]

The panic when you get an email from ticketmaster about the gig and its just to say "if you can't go you can sell your ticket"

[wheat shoal]

Ohhh hell no, I'M GOING!!!

OK... know this is a stupid question. Do I need to bring sunglasses to the UK...
What does this icon even mean... Sunny cloud with rain?!?!...

Gonna bring an umbrella thats for sure...

[valid nebula]

mostly cloudy but sometimes sun I guess

[wheat shoal]

hmmm gonna bring sunglasses then.

[mellow root]

sunglasses in the uk bring an umbrella since you are here for a few days so touring around, might rain from time to time

well actually london tends to be a dry place i think, my city rains a lot

[wheat shoal]

I wear sunglasses even if it is cloudy. Cuz Im that dutchbag that wears sunglasses inside.

[fresh kelp]

sunglasses inside the venue is a chad move

[shy vigil]

Its currently very sunny

But 30 seconds ago it was the heaviest rain of my life

So sunglasses and waterproof jacket

[shy vigil]

It is grey again

[prisma arch]

Dreamcatcher is mostly a no miss discography for me, so I'm happy with w.e, obv something I can sing along would be nice

[prisma arch]

doesn't rain doesn't make it dry, its humid af there whenever I go 😭

[left vault]

welcome to england, that's what it means

[gentle oar]

bro where are you living??? sunny??? i dont even know what that is anymore

i mean imo just bringing a cap would be better than sunglasses; blocks out any sun, protects from rain and gives a bit more warmth to your head

[shy vigil]

South East innit

[clever fog]

So i just seen that in the Berlin rules/regulations, they say you arent allowed to take photo/video any of the concert, is that gonna be the same for UK? Id really like that not to be the case

[unique vine]

they always say that

they don't police it

[clever fog]

Ah ok i suppose that would be near impossible for them

[unique vine]

it's weird htat they say you can record hiwave but not take photos imo

[clever fog]

Surely they also couldnt enforce that, considering its like a 10-20s walk by, no?

[mellow root]

Probably more meant asking for photos or selfies with dc is not allowed

[clever fog]

Yea thats absolutely understandable

Ah ok i just seen a video of Loona at the academy, theres like 50 phones recording lol

[rapid raft]

yeah it's always marked up with concerts, and the only one i've been to that really enforced it was GOT7 on the floor. They only allowed us to get our phones out for the encore songs and ments, but that was fully seated in the OVO arena. can't see how they'd be able to enforce it in Brixton

[mellow root]

I've heard of it sometimes in kpop concerts but why is it that you cannot record? I imagine its the company not wanting bad live vocals or performances online if it happens?

Doubt they can enforce brixton, being uk and all, security likely won't do it since its not usually the norm for concerts here. Or they won't care enough lol, especially since standing crowd is hopefully big

[rapid raft]

Theory amongst my group was that they were recording the concert for possible rebroadcast/dvd options and didn't want things to crazily leak out/phones everywhere in the recording. But then GOT7 left JYP so that came to nothing

[runic dew]

I saw people looking at Korean style places to eat in London a little further up.

So I thought I'd throw HanKang out there; it's pretty cozy, also has karaoke and not great but not awful 3 for food hygene. I've eaten their a couple times and still remember how soul warming it was sitting down with a bowl of kimchi stew, a couple sides and some makgeolli. Front of house staff are also v nice.

Daebak is also a solid choice, a little smaller and has a very close-knit/family kinda vibe to it. Also has a 3. I went there for Korean chicken and it didn't disappoint, it was suitably sweet and sticky and I was a mess after.

[mellow root]

had a look at them, HanKang is in chinatown but unfortunately will close by the time we get there after the gig, and we can't get there before the gig either due to timings, but that Daebak is in vauxhall, which is also on the way for us to get to brixton and happens to open from 5pm so might be an option for the group if we want that, thank you! (does close early unfortunately so cannot be an after thing, looks like our best bet is still bab n suul or the bars in chinatown for after)

[candid moon]

(Reminder to learn vision fanchant :D)

[wheat shoal]

I wonder which camera I should bring on my trip... Think I gonna bring one digital and maybe 2 analog, and a pocket gimbal cam.

[runic dew]

Where can I learn this and what it is

[mellow root]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YYfouNoRCo

[candid moon]

Basically a way we can sing along with dreamcatcher and show that we know our part

Lets you be excited while still hear all the parts

If you struggle with the korean let me know, i am planning to write out the fanchant in romanization too

[mellow root]

please if you have an english easy lyric pronunciation or something, would appreciate it. some of the korean in the fanchant is a bit too quick for me to get right, my audio memorisation sucks

it literally took me multiple watches to realise the start they say their names lol

[candid moon]

First part is just Jiu Sua Siyeon Handong Yoohyeon Dami Gahyeon V i s i o n deu rim ca tcher

And then uh im not home rn bht can try

After suas line we shout joltaero

And then siyeons part galjeung

Then for handong we shout ssawo

Forward march is known

For chorus its Reload, wiro, salute ill give you a vision

And then gyeondyeo beonjeo, reason

Damis part only has english

For suas last line we shout geuroke geuroke

Then yoohyeon thunder

SSawo again

Chorus again

Deurimkaetcheo deurimkaetchyeo neo-teme michigesso deu rim kae tchyeo for the marching

More english

Chorus again

This time bcs we cheer for siyeons part, we dont say reload

Then at the end daebak daebak michon daebak deu rim kae tchyeo

Off of the top of my head

[mellow root]

honestly was going through the video with that, perfect!! literally what I need was the visual words for the sounds, especially the marching part and end

[candid moon]

Nice!

Yeah those two require the most effort for sure

[mellow root]

thank you for that, i knew half of it from sound alone but definitely will know the rest with that!

[candid moon]

Neoteme michigesseo means like "going crazy because of you"

Daebak means like cool or awesome

Im not sure abt micheon

[half swift]

it was so surreal hearing yoo say brixton in their london message

[runic dew]

Romanisation ah it burns

[runic dew]

Oh btw how early are people getting there for? I’m used to £20 concerts to see bands and there’s often not too much of a queue. I’m gonna be standing and wanna get close to the front

[mellow root]

think earliest is from 8am? and there will be people from since then I bet haha, your best to be at the front is to join from late noon? i have no idea because im like you, used to small venues and queues. but if you have 02 priority, you can join the priority queue and get in quicker or skip queue if you are late

[runic dew]

I’m on O2 but got a general sale ticket~ rip :x I have the whole day off so we’ll see how I feel on the day x)

[mellow lily]

you can use the app for priority queue anyway, it's not attached to your ticket

[mellow root]

yeah if you are on O2, you would just need to download the priority app and on the day, redeem any offers available for brixton

[left vault]

o2 priority ticket and o2 priority queue are separate entities

[runic dew]

:0

Did not know that

Thanks guys

[mellow lily]

you're welcome haha

just get the app

and look through the perks, you should see the queue one

can only use it once a week and you need to "activate" it, and then it's active for a few hours, so don't do it too early

[runic dew]

Gotcha, thanks!

This the my o2 app or priority app?

Looked it up and most links take me to the priority app and it just says ‘priority not available’

Maybe it’ll be an offer shown on the date of the gig idk

[mellow lily]

ah hmm

but yeah, it's the priority app

could try contacting o2 and seeing why it's not working?

[runic dew]

Oki found it

Need to go to ‘offers’ in the app, then search o2 academy venues, click that then scroll a bit to find the priority queue and you can save it or use now

[mellow lily]

sounds about right!

[valid nebula]

I see it but it says ends sunday at 11:59pm

[runic dew]

Mhm you can use it once a week

[valid nebula]

ahh ok

[runic dew]

So midnight Sunday it’s refreshed

[modern cedar]

Shit boi, I'm still too early aren't i

[valid nebula]

Just a little bit yea

[left vault]

nah, I was here yesterday

[rapid raft]

oh my god i just panicked that i messed up accidentally using it now. but it's over a week until the gig so all good

[runic dew]

I got dream catcher then blackpink, luckily it’s just over a week so I can use it for both

[rapid raft]

I have DPR on sunday so i think that's where the panic kicked in. Luckily it's not an O2 venue for that and i'm seated so no need for any queue

[runic dew]

I was in Brixton for Halloween, queuing for dreamcatcher before it was cool

[mellow lily]

save your spot early

[worldly plinth]

So wait the O2 priority app allows you to skip the whole queue??

[gentle oar]

if its anything like the loona concert; no
you are all in one massive queue, which only gets divided into two really close to the venue
the o2 priority just gets in a lot quicker w like scanning tickets and stuff, theres also less people in o2 priority which makes it quicker

[modern cedar]

pog i'm at DPR as well

standing tho

[rapid raft]

oo awesome! I had a standing ticket with friends originally but signed-up to the waitlist for seated and one came up so i grabbed it, want that good view

Managed to give my other ticket to a friend who was unlucky ticketing

[modern cedar]

poggu

i got lucky

i didn't get a ticket on drop day

was too busy lining up for some streetwear but like 2 weeks ago, got a notification on dice that they reserved a ticket for me

[mellow root]

yh there will be like few people from o2 prior queue, then normal, then prior, normal etc but since priority is smaller and closer to the front, its much quicker but wont be like instant skip, definitely some queue at least

and you can bring up to 3 people with you on o2 priority queue, they dont need O2

[prisma arch]

I'm more concerned of the ban on power banks tbh, saw that for Berlin, wonder if it's the same for UK

[prisma arch]

Also will depend on the staff to organize the O2 line, I'm going to go ask when I arrive but I highly doubt they will even consider it until like 1hr before doors open

[mellow root]

not sure, maybe its fine? I saw this earlier on O2 priority online, they have rentable chargers in venue? https://priority.o2.co.uk/offers/622a2188ed5fa7654111f33f

might be worth emailing brixton and finding out if you can bring a power bank charger

non o2 people can rent for a fiver, https://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/Operators/article/02-portable-charging-points-02-academy-venues might not be able to bring your own then if they have that option

[half swift]

Lol worst comes to worst you can leave it with my bf who is coming to pick up the stuff I don’t wanna take inside 😹

[runic dew]

Pretty sure they have a cloakroom tho, so unless you’re taking a military rucksack full of kit you should be good, no?

[mellow root]

cloakroom for O2 people only, and only coats so yeah whatever you can fit into a coat

might cost money for non-O2 users but worth emailing them to find out if thats an option

[runic dew]

I read it was £2 per item

Didn’t mention anything about only coats tho, just small items no large bags over A4 size

[mellow root]

where did you see that for £2 per item?

this was the only thing i saw,

[mellow root]

and thats definitely for brixton or is it general across all venues?

[runic dew]

For Brixton it looks like

Idk about people mentioning a ban on phone chargers n stuff tho and what’s gonna happen with that

[pliant light]

easy get around is to bring two phones

[runic dew]

Also

[runic dew]

https://tenor.com/view/cute-kpop-ayo-gg-ayo-gg-gif-18535936

[gentle oar]

i brought a portable phone charger to the loona con and there were no problems

it was a chunky solar powered one too

[left vault]

I had 2 power banks at loona

who is saying no phone chargers?

the venue even has the returnable power banks

[valid nebula]

it said no power banks for the berlin concert they were a prohibited item so we thought it may be the same for London aswell

[gentle oar]

id say a ban on items is for the venue to decide, not really the group

[left vault]

ahh I see, didn't look at the berlin posts

[gentle oar]

but i may be wrong ig

[left vault]

this was the list for loona

probably a venue specific thing for Berlin

[valid nebula]

ye probably

people with O2 are allowed to bring an empty plastic bottle though I heard

[mellow root]

think it was general, I was the one that emailed the venue about empty plastic bottle, they replied back simply "You can bring an empty plastic bottle with you to refill inside in the bars area."

they probably mean bottles with liquid in that picture or in general, bottles with something in it. but yeah if its empty think it should be fine, just hopefully security knows that too

[gentle oar]

my waterbottle was full and they didnt get me to empty it; may have been that im not an adult so they trusted it was water

[mellow root]

lmao you could sneak in someones vodka then

[gentle oar]

i could /j

[left vault]

[mellow root]

but yeah just to be on the safe side for everyone, empty bottles

[valid nebula]

I ordered a see through reusable bottle just so its not single use

Gotta protect the maison yknow

[gentle oar]

save my home in the brixton

[valid nebula]

[gentle oar]

save my home in the london

[mellow root]

might do the same, was planning a normal water bottle, chug it before queue then use it within (but also keep it after) but a better reusable water bottle might be better for the trip overall

did you get one with a strap or something? to make it easier to hold during the gig?

[valid nebula]

Nope doesn't have a strap

[left vault]

I will be well hydrated with multiple cans of monster

assuming I haven't frozen to death

[gentle oar]

just pop it in a totebag or something is what id do

[mellow root]

i dont have a totebag 😦 and rather not carry a bag, was hoping to just fit the bottle in my pocket lol

[gentle oar]

they cost like 2 quid on amazon and are a pretty good investment for long term bags

[left vault]

I had a small backpack for Loona

[gentle oar]

you could put your phone chargers in there and stuff too

[left vault]

https://www.blacks.co.uk/15988042/eurohike-active-20-daypack-15988042

one of these

[mellow root]

going to have my coat for such things to carry but i will be getting that temp phone charger within venue, just will have my wallet and phone in my pocket so could easily have them in one, water bottle in another

honestly need to invest in cargo pants

but joggers are too comfy

[gentle oar]

i only own 3 pairs of trousers, 1 pair of jeans, and 2 cargo's

cargo's are great

comfy and the pockets acc exist

[left vault]

thermal walking trousers ftw

[valid nebula]

I'll probably wear cargos just in case I need the pockets

[mellow root]

imagine

[valid nebula]

[left vault]

that's a fucken weapon

[mellow root]

would be amazing to have and if you were at the front you could just set it down, never need to leave your spot

[runic dew]

Reminds me of this:

https://tenor.com/view/critical-role-crit-role-cr-dnd-arsequeef-gif-13913206

[valid nebula]

this the one I got

[runic dew]

Pretty~

[left vault]

Looks simple yet effective

[gentle oar]

hey guys i think i should get it /hj

[prisma arch]

just finish your bottle before heading in lol

anyone here got barcode/qr code for their ticket yet? I was dumb and ordered from ticketweb for the presale on a guest account so I can't access lol

depending entirely on them to email me it a couple days before

[gentle oar]

i have mine

i went into the confirmation email, clicked 'view tickets', signed in and boom

[prisma arch]

well, guess I'll wait until the 15th. If I haven't gotten by then, guess I'm buying another

[valid nebula]

do they send a ticket barcode/qr code to your email or do you have to log in for it?

[mellow root]

did you not get an order number or something to confirm your tickets? should contact them, think even if you give the card details that you paid with for the tickets, they can track it for you

they send the tickets to your email, ive used ticketweb before

[valid nebula]

I used ticketmaster

just wondering if I have to log in on the day or not

[mellow root]

yeah bought dc on ticketmaster so its on the app for me, a qr code to show at entry

but ticketweb, think when I needed a refund on something that I had bought as guest, the order number and card detail was enough for them to track it to refund, should be the same concept to finding your ticket, contact support because tickets should be in your email by now

[valid nebula]

do you have to show your ticket and the o2 priority thing? might be a dumb question

[mellow root]

show o2 priority to get into queue, show ticket on app at door where security scans to let you in

think theres o2 people that will check priority queue and scan your code at a certain point in priority q, then its as normal with then security and checks

[valid nebula]

ah ok

thx

[mellow root]

its only 12 days away and im already getting the nervous excitement jitters from watching recent fancams and thinking thats going to be my experience in person

[gentle oar]

ive just downloaded the o2 priority app (my friend has offered to let me log into her account on my phone), yet its frozen on this screen? does it not let you open the app unless you have o2 as your network provider?

[rapid raft]

i think it's just a problem with the app atm. i'm on o2, and the app normally works for me but it's stuck there too

[gentle oar]

ohh, okay! thank you!

[mellow root]

oh yeah its stuck for me too

[rapid raft]

apparently Peter Kay tickets crashed it lol

[mellow root]

what a friend, now you dont need those stilts or high boots

[rapid raft]

https://twitter.com/O2/status/1590646036111818753?t=8x-RDkHty0Ulp1P3LLnsXA&s=19

O2 (@O2)

We’re seeing unprecedented demand for Peter Kay tickets & we know a lot of you can’t access Priority. Sorry, we’re working on it. Please be patient; this is by far the highest demand we’ve ever seen for Priority Tickets in 15 years. The presale lasts for 48h so keep checking.

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[gentle oar]

yup i actually invited her to come along with me because i had a spare ticket
she couldnt make it so offered for me to log into her account to say sorry 😭

[mellow root]

actually crazy that hes the one for highest demand in 15 years to crash it

[gentle oar]

yeah

[rapid raft]

Right? I'm shocked

[gentle oar]

i dont think ive ever heard any of his sets

is he really famous?

[rapid raft]

Top reply to that tweet I see says "Absolute joke how can you not have expected this" and bruh how could ANYONE have expected this

I mean he's a well known comedian

[gentle oar]

yeah

[rapid raft]

But I'd never have thought that there'd be more of a demand for him than some acts who've had priority before

[gentle oar]

it is pretty unexpected

[mellow root]

yeah thats what I was thinking, I know hes very famous but still, surely can't have beat past acts that are more known around the world that had priority? thats surprised me

googled him a bit and apparently he was going to tour but covid cancelled it, so think that built up the demand

[gentle oar]

offtopic but im watching im a celebrity get me out of here, and watching matt hancock get a bunch kf cockroaches and spiders dumped on his head has made my day

[mellow lily]

oh my god ahaha

but ye, the app is uh..not the best in general so indeed it crashes sometimes

[valid nebula]

hopefully there isn't a big demand on concert day

[mellow lily]

god let's hope so

sometimes showing you're on the o2 is good enough apparently so hopefully they'd be nice in that case

[onyx badge]

Does it work with VM customers as well? Since O2 and VM collabo

[mellow root]

There is mention of virgin media customers online about getting benefits but you'll have to look into that sorry, i don't know much about it other than i saw it in passing

[onyx badge]

I may just pass since it sounds like a hassle. What are the benefits other than priority queue?

[mellow root]

Free cloakroom and free rentable portable charger, but both can be for non O2 people too, just costs money

Think there is an O2 blue room/waiting room too to chill around pre and post gig, but not confirmed it or heard more about it

[gentle oar]

could anybody let me know when the app is up and running again? :)

[pliant light]

The issue with with this idea is that they want to see that you use O2 as a carrier

[gentle oar]

ngl i dont actually know how to show them that even if they were my carrier

its not listed at the top of my screen for me

[pliant light]

This but here

[gentle oar]

i have a samsung flip3

i mean i can go all the way into my settings and find it but i think if they want everything to go smoothly and quickly, me just showing them the code should be enough, no?