It's been nearly a month since I saw One Ok Rock and just now got all the videos and photos rendered. My apologies...
One Ok Rock performed at 6:50PM and had signings and photos at their merchandise booth at 4:30PM.
Tomoya entered the stage first with a killer drum solo that built up to Ryota and Toru joining in. This introduction was unlike the other 2 performances I had seen them at (the headliner show in NYC back in February and Rock On The Range back in May). Instead of using "Where Idiot Should Go" as their introduction, the guys ad-libbed an instrumental that kept building and building until suddenly- the backtrack to "Deeper Deeper" started to play. Taka came out, full of energy, and the crowd started clapping along.
An amazing start to the show. The energy kept flowing into "Nothing Helps"- one of my personal favourites.
After that, the band followed up with "Clock Strikes"- where Taka came down off the stage during the bridge and went to stand on the hands of the crowd in the first few rows. I was smack in the middle of helping support his daring crowd stand and also capturing it on video for it was a "couldn't miss" opportunity, all the while the crowd was singing along at the top of their lungs.
And sadly the show came to an end too quickly... but it went on a great note. They played "The Beginning"- another personal favourite- to end their set.
The show kept up the energy till the end- which is no surprise. One Ok Rock is known for their energetic shows and just as energetic fans. They are definitely worth going to see... at least all three times I went.
Here is the highlight video I recorded with segments of almost each song:
