“This is Chicago’s dance party!”
MIKA brought his Spinning Out Tour to a packed house at Chicago’s Riviera Theatre on Thursday, May 7th. This tour sees MIKA performing in some cities he hasn’t been to in years, with Chicago getting their first show in over 13 years, and it was well worth the wait!
The energy in the room was infectious. MIKA was quite literally “spinning out” on stage; his feet were seemingly always lifted high off the ground as he jumped and commanded the stage, influencing the crowd to jump as high as they could, too.
MIKA even jumped off the stage, ran straight through the middle of the crowd all the way to the back of the room, then up the stairs to the balcony, and back down through the crowd back to the stage, not missing a single note as he sang along with the crowd. Seeing the fans’ excitement as they bumped shoulders with him was incredibly heartwarming. “I feel completely and utterly at home, and that is a privilege, thank you.”
You could feel the love and excitement MIKA exuded throughout the entire show. He dazzled the crowd through three fabulous outfit changes, several gigantic blow-up stage props, and a setlist chock full of hits spanning nearly two decades.
Highlights included the titular track “Spinning Out,” as well as “Lollipop,” “Popular Song,” in which he donned a Mario hat he was gifted by a fan during his crowd run, “Science Fiction Lover,” and a huge singalong to “We Are Golden.”
If you get a chance to see MIKA, it is a treat and a show you won’t want to miss.
