That sounds like quite an odyssey to get there! That's too bad that there was a confluence of problems/challenges. I hope the people who fainted are OK now. That does sound kind of expensive, though I suppose some concerts go for a lot more than that.

That's cool that you got to see them live. I can't remember, did you go to one of these last year, too? Or did you just watch the pre-parties online?

Wiwibloggs posted the videos, so I've started taking a look at some of the ones you mentioned. "Doomsday Blue" isn't really my cup of tea, but she is an energetic performer.
"We Will Rave" kind of sounds to me like something from Dance Dance Revolution. Not really my favourite style. 
I think I will look up another version of "Ulveham" because I'm not sure the audio quality of this performance is the best, but the song went in a direction I wasn't expecting.
Not sure about "The Tower" as a song yet but I think her voice is not bad, but it does sound off at times in this performance, as you mentioned.
I listened to "Mon Amour" and I noticed it was partly in French, then he seemed to switch to English near the end (I had trouble making out the lyrics, though). I like it when he sings in the higher notes. I think I will look up another version of this one, too.
"Rim Tim Tagi Dim" is kind of fun. I can see how this could get an audience excited and having fun.

Yeah, I agree with you. I know a lot of people are already fans of a given act before the actual live performance, but there are always surprises that can affect who you think should win. I'd be curious to see if there's data available later about the proportion of votes that were early vs after all the performances are over. Because I'm sure there are others who would still vote after all the performances anyway.

That's weird. They're opening the voting for the rest of the world before the show even starts? Or do they mean you can vote before everyone has finished performing? If it's the latter, that could potentially privilege who ever performs in the first half.

I know from my grandparents how difficult witnessing that decline is, especiallly knowing there isn't anything you can do about it or make it better, except to try to help the person through difficult moments and not to aggravate them or remind them that they have difficulty remembering things or doing tasks they once could do more easily.

Thank you, both of you.
I don't know if I ever mentioned here that she had cancer, and unfortunately a form of cancer that keeps coming back and doesn't go into remission. She had been living with it for about 7 years, and her condition deteriorated very quickly in the last couple of months. I was glad to be there and be able to take care of her at the end, but it was also very difficult.
Best wishes to you, besley, when you are taking care of your parents.

That's too bad. I hope he's hanging in there.
I didn't share this on the forum before because I wasn't ready, but I went through that a few months ago. It was one of the most terrible things I have ever experienced.

I had a feeling that might have been the case. Sorry if I sounded accusatory before, it was not my intention. I was just momentarily confused.

You've been keeping up with a lot!
There's even more returning acts that I realized. I'd be curious to see what Konstrakta's performance is like for her new song once that selection competition happens.

That would be fun to recognize so many things from your youth in the movie! I know I've seen in a few movies over the years different objects that we have owned ourselves, but never that much in one movie.

I can imagine hearing the music from another movie changing how you felt about that scene in Lady Chatterly's Lover, even if it was unintentional. Haha. I must admit I've heard rumbling from other movies once or twice in the multiplex as well, but never anything that distinctive.