BEST CONCERT THAT I'VE EVER ATTENDED
by ninomihime on 6/10/15Center Stage Theater - AtlantaRating: 5 out of 5The concert started right on time and the place went crazy the second that EPIK HIGH walked out. I was a bit surprised that there was no opening act; however, I was extremely pleased that we got to see them immediately.
Unlike other concerts that I've been to, EPIK HIGH really takes theirs to another level. They are EXTREMELY personable. I absolutely fell in love with their live performance. Tablo was constantly talking to us in English and would joke around and such. DJ Tukutz spoke some English, which was the freaking cutest thing ever I SWEAR. Mithra Jin refused to learn English, which was both adorable and amusing. Everyone in the audience loved every bit of it.
Every performance was just plain fun and you couldn't help but want to participate in all of the songs, which they heavily encouraged.
One of my favorite moments was actually when they were off stage. They still had the mikes on and they were talking about what all they love about America. Of course answers like "hot dogs, hamburgers" came up, but they also said tv shows, names of celebrities, random landmarks, and Starbucks must had come up at least 4 times lol. What made me laugh the hardest was when they said "geocities". That was such a laugh to me; however, it made me feel so much older than some of the people in the room... since.... a lot of them obviously had no clue what geocities is. Yet, I thought that it was hilarious. They even began to list off a bunch of non-American things that they love about America, which sent everyone into more fits of laughter.
It was during that talk that I really felt connected with the group. It's strange how EPIK HIGH comes across. Most concerts that I've been to give you a feeling of accomplishment seeing the person/group; however, you don't really get a sense of feeling connected. EPIK HIGH felt like watching close friends on stage. They have this way of connecting with the crowd. Instead of a concert to show off, it was a concert that they did for the fans. It was awesome.
All of them paid attention to the full crowd; however, I felt that DJ Tukutz had a way of really reaching out towards the fans in the higher seats (non-VIP fans). I really appreciated that of him. Whenever he wanted the crowd to do something, he tended to look in our higher direction, so of course, my friend and I did everything that he wanted the crowd to do.
The venue itself was small and I found out that night that this venue is the smallest one in their American Tour. I was kind of happy to be able to be a part of that. It really made them happy too. They really appreciated the change of pace with a small venue. They also announced that it would get them ready for their Korean Tour coming up soon. Apparently, they're going to be performing intimately in Korea when they get back, so they felt like they were warming up for Korea in the small venue. They also mentioned that they originally weren't going to show up to Atlanta, but decided last minute to add it. Everyone was so grateful they added Atlanta and not only that, they were pretty surprised with the turn-out. They seemed to have a genuinely great time interacting with our crowd.
They had a segment in the concert where they answered a few questions. Someone asked how DJ Tukutz got his name and Tablo claimed that it was too boring of a question and asked if we all would like to see DJ Tukutz dance instead. Of course, that was AWESOME! See, I suck at dancing and seeing dance moves like that really made my day. Seriously, it's an easy way to put a smile on your face.
The rest of the concert was fantastic. After the questions, everyone seemed to be even more pumped up than before. When the concert ended, the entire crowd started shouting for an encore and about 10 minutes later, they came back out to perform an encore with two songs. I was thrilled that my favorite song Don't Hate Me was one of the ones chosen. I was so ecstatic. They ended taking a huge selca with the whole venue.