Tour Diary - Purrth (Part 5 / 5)

 The last stop and I had no idea whether to be excited or dreading this show.  Personal problems had started creeping into my life so this tour was starting to become a huge drain on myself.  This job is stressful but combined with problems, socially, relationship, financially, mentally and health wise, I just struggled to get this show on the road.

Although of all the shows, Perth was one I was happy to finish off with, it's my birthplace, my original hometown, it was the original hometown of Neko Nation before the move to Adelaide in the middle of last year.  Perth is a mindblowing achievement to see where we've come from, we used to put Neko Nation in one of the tiniest bars in the Perth CBD to probably the biggest venue in the Perth CBD (yes, there's bigger venues in Northbridge, but we'd rather not).

Production wise, Perth has got the biggest venue, we've got the biggest dancefloor, the biggest stage, the best DJ equipment, the best lighting and DMX (lighting controllers), we've got an amazingly stocked bar (Rekorderlig anyone?), we've got the Byte Nyte gaming crew with multiple video games for play and the best sushi in Australia by far.

I think Perth managed to get a bit up there with the craziness, we've seen some epic dancing on stage, lightsaber battles, poi twirling and even well rehearsed K-Pop routines, Perth from a professional event promoter's point of view is by far our more well run and polished show.  The crowd can be a bit on the tamer side but once they got a bit of alcohol into them and we played music from Perth's favourite fetish, My Little Pony, they went absolutely bonkers.

Perth was a bit of a tricky show since we had a few staff members pull out but it actually worked out to be quite amusing for me in the end as it turns out that I talked to the catgirl who didn't have a partner and we ended up having the same maid dress, so myself and Tara decided to maid it up and serve sushi together, it was the first time I served sushi all year so it was lots of fun.  I also got to replace a DJ and play my new school Neko Nation set which is seeming to prove quite popular, so I had fun up there, although with Perth, Gigavolt and F-it had some pretty awesome sets that we only see in Perth which went down well.

So with a successful show, how do you celebrate the end of the tour, well I will admit I did party hard at various points of the night but the next day, after some hangover food, there was a lot of sleeping and watching of Eurovision, for once I wasn't craving Iku Sushi the next day because I ate so much of it.  For those outside of Perth, Iku Sushi is the most godlike sushi place in all of Australia.  It's got amazing decor, the hugest variety of non-alcoholic drinks, interesting meals and cheeseburger sushi, the most delicious delicacy I've ever had in Australia.

Back in Adelaide, returning home triumph having had the most amazing time on this tour.  Meeting some many wonderful new people, exploring lots of new places and working hard but the shows in the end have all been worth it.  I can not wait to put on more shows later in the year, Perth and also all the rest of Australia, you all rock, keep supporting our shows and we will make them bigger and better for you.  We're glad that people enjoy our show that we are able to do this for you all because it's truly special to see everyone having lots of fun no matter what they've had during the week, it's those moments where you truly forget about the mundane-ness of your life and just go out and forget it all and truly live.  <3