[excel excel]

Well its been confirmed that there will be a Final Fantasy Distant World concert in Chicago. It will be at a new location, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra! Its starts on Sunday, June 26, 2011. There will be two shows! One starts at 2:30 pm and the second one starts at 7:30. TICKETS GO ON SALE TOMORROW! We can have two meetups for this! One for those attending the 2:30 show and one for the 7:30. This is really nice. It will be downtown in the summer Ill post a poll up tomorrow. Im torn as to which one to attend. But it is happening. I may go to the 7:30 one just for the evening, then hang out and have dinner and rest at a hotel. So what say you guys?

[Dave_the_Vagrant]

Yes yes! excited about this! and its funny you posted this cause I was going to at work earlier, but the computers suck there.
I plan on going to both! because each performance will be different~!! I CAN NOT MISS EITHER!!

[Femme Fatale]

I'll def go!!! but there's 2 concerts, 2 decisions to make. I'll decide on whichever to go depending on everyone's responses and when a final decision is made.

[animedorkguy]

excel excel, on 14 October 2010 - 07:29 PM, said:

Well its been confirmed that there will be a Final Fantasy Distant World concert in Chicago. It will be at a new location, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra!

Looking into it, the performance is still the Chicagoland Pops, they are just renting the CSO space for this event.

I loved attending this the first time it came to chicag (well technically Rosemont)

[HaruHE]

Well, I went to this last time, midaswell go again.

[Edgar Roni Figaro]

Depending on the price, I'll go to both, Distant Worlds is totally worth hearing twice.

[Femme Fatale]

Rave, on 14 October 2010 - 08:55 PM, said:

Depending on the price, I'll go to both, Distant Worlds is totally worth hearing twice.

Its $45 bucks.

[Teebs]

I've missed this and Dear Friends regrettably, so I should probably come.

[Oreo_Otaku]

Hmmmm 2 different shows! Which one to go to?!?!?!?!?!?

[Dave_the_Vagrant]

Oreo_Otaku, on 15 October 2010 - 07:40 AM, said:

Hmmmm 2 different shows! Which one to go to?!?!?!?!?!?

um, well, its an easy answer...

BOTH!!!

i wont miss either one. my question/dilema is whether i want to buy one $150 ticket to meet nobuo and arnie....
hmmm

[Teebs]

uhh... I'd definitely pay $150 to meet both of them XD

[shinigamiJACULA]

ugh, i can't believe i blew my chance to meet nobuo during the december concert! i had connections with people in the orchestra and i could've met him during intermission but me and my friends stood in line to buy shirts instead >_________________< gaaaaaaaah why did i skip out on that once-in-a-lifetime chance?!?!?! *sulks in a corner* TT__________TT

[Oreo_Otaku]

I remember meeting both of them for free along with Angela Aki

[shinigamiJACULA]

Oreo_Otaku, on 21 October 2010 - 08:58 PM, said:

I remember meeting both of them for free along with Angela Aki

lucky!!! =O i'm going to the 2:30pm concert in june but unfortunately i won't have any connections in the orchestra this time around...=\

[Paladin356]

I'm looking forward to this...im just hoping I have someone to go with this year. As much as I loved the concert, i would love to have someone to go with.

[shinigamiJACULA]

mwahahaha me and my friends have the whole box seat section m to ourselves for the 2:30 concert ^^

[Sandstorm]

My tickets (Please do not read if your name is John Wilkes Booth):

2:30 show - Main Floor Center Aisle 3 Row: J Seat: 115 (my friend has one right next to me).

7:30 show - Main Floor Center Aisle 2 Row: K Seat: 101 (I attend alone).

[Naruto Kun]

I'm planning on going to the 7 oclock showing after work since sundays are my work days and it gives me enough time to get ready and stuff and I might cosplay for this as well.

[Teebs]

i'm debating now to go to both since I just looked through the song list that they will be playing...

[Kev]

I went last December, and it was absolutely spellbinding. Gotta admit, I got a little misty eyed when they played Memoro de la Stono (g/f actually cried xD ) I hadn't been in a concert with orchestral elements since high school (and I was the one leading the Viola section at the time), and it inspired me to pick up a Viola again ...

Probably the best night I've ever had in recent memory. A nice evening, nice dinner, and a concert with the g/f. Even if it was during finals period during my first semester of law school, it was a welcome respite.

[Jguy]

Anyone going to this and want to get tickets close or next to each other? I doubt any of my friends are going to it...so just wondered if anyone wants to go with me/next to me/close to me. I haven't purchased my ticket yet....but I'm getting around to it.

[Moogle_21]

If you guys are at the convention, we're giving a pair of tickets away to this show. Details are at the following thread.

http://www.acen.org/...-final-fantasy/

[Gabichox]

I'm so excited for this. It's so closeeee!! I'm going to both shows :DD

Does anyone know if there's any place close to eat around the Symphony Center? I'd rather not travel too far considering situations in Chicago currently.

[linlindesu]

2:30 show was so awesome <3 They played all of my favorites . Though CSO seating is crazy ( everything slants @_@) To anyone that attended , How was the 7:30 ?

[Mr.Shishio]

7:30 had One-Winged Angel karaoke for a final. All the words. The opera was really good too. I always enjoy Distant Worlds.

[Animexcel]

Yeah, I was at both concerts. It was a blast! There were some repeats and they played music from FFX which none were played in the 2:30 show. It was funny when playing Vamo alla Flamenco, the guitarist started playing too late, and Arnie stopped the orchestra and started over. But yeah, OWA karaoke was fun; didn't think the audience was loud enough. Nobuo tried to get the crowd going lol

This post has been edited by Animexcel: 29 June 2011 - 06:57 PM

[Mr.Shishio]

How many people knew the words anyway at the start? It did get louder as OWA went on though. Next time they come through it should be better. Also at the 2:20 show dancing mad was sooo worth it. Now if we could just get the chocobo race song from ff7.