So today, there was some taiko.
We got to the festival stage to watch a few groups play in a grassy area (stage #1), before heading down to a shopping district (stage #2). We performed two 15-minute sets starting at noon and had a blast doing so. On the way back up to stage #1, we stopped at a pasty (pah-stee) shop to try a pasty. They're like a Hot Pocket, but actually quite good. ;)
On a side note, we played Commotion during the 2nd set and I'm quite happy to have Commotion played in the UK. Yay!
We played again at 2:00 for 20 minutes on stage #1. Afterwards, few of us went down the street to grab gifts for people back home, before returning to see the last two groups perform.
After that, back home to change into nicer duds and attend the 6th Annual Youth Taiko Concert; 9 groups over a 90-minute span. The kids were really incredible, from new groups that were already strong to established groups that could easily stand out among professional ones. Quite an impressive display!
Tomorrow, Yu and I are trying to get down to have coffee with two of her friends down from Glasgow, then watch a group from London play before we scoot off to the theater and begin tech-ing in for our concert @ 7:30. I'm really excited to play a full 70-minute show - I want to leave people with nothing short of inspiration!
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