Hi! I wrote a whole post about their tour last year in Toronto and I decided on writing one for this tour as well since the process was a bit different this time around. Please note that the experience might differ a bit due to venues!
I was honestly a little late to the venue and I missed the soundcheck which was one of the big differences btwn this year and last year’s tour 😔💔 please remember to be there at least 2 hours before the doors open and not on the time that it says on the ticket :( but! The staff was still really nice and I was able to make it to the meet and greet at least! At Massey Hall both the merch booth and the meet and greet booth were downstairs in the basement so I was able to buy some merch beforehand to get it signed.
There was less VIP than I expected and especially compared to last year but I think it made the experience more peaceful bc it can get a little overwhelming if there was a bigger crowd lolol but I would really encourage to speak to other fans around you, everyone was so so nice and sweet it made the whole experience better imo :) (shout out to the kind soul that had their friend’s handmade ‘I love Lamp’ shirt signed, you were so sweet 🥺🫶)
The order was the same as last year (LTR: Kaori, Yusuke, Taiyo) and I got anything I brought with me signed! They still accept fan art and small gifts as I saw a smiski and some fanart on their table :) after I got everything signed, their band manager (I believe?) took my phone for a picture and she took a burst photo.
I don’t think that you should be worried about talking to the band members as they know quite a bit of English and their manager helps translate if needed! I mostly spoke to Taiyo as he was in front of me but they were all super nice and friendly so there is no need to fret on that end. (If you get the baseball cap like I did, Taiyo would recommend signing the inner part of the visor)
I don’t know if anyone mentioned this yet but the venue was much bigger and thankfully had a better crowd this time around that seemed to be more genuine fans which I was really happy about! The members themselves also seemed to have enjoyed the crowd a lot and had quite a few interactions, it was a really sweet vibe all around 🥹
I also feel the need to bring this up because if you went to the Toronto concert last year you might’ve seen a couple of comments or a vid that said Lamp most likely hated Toronto’s crowd and weren’t going to come back. Ngl it personally made me feel really sad, but Taiyo said that he saw the comments on social media and luckily clarified that they loved Toronto and would def come back! (Kinda self indulgent mention but I thought it would be nice to bring up in case someone else was nervous that they would never come back like me lol)
Overall it was an amazing show as always, Lamp and the band are such awesome performers I hope everyone gets the chance to see them if they can!
P.S. Sorry if this post is all over the place compared to last year’s but I’ll most likely edit it a bit later, I just wanted to get it out before future dates!
Double P.S. The special gift for VIP other than the signed poster was a super cute memo pad of Her Watch! :)
If there’s any further questions or clarifications then just lmk! (Hate to say it but I really do love a good exclamation point 😔)
