zberry wrote:Can anyone provide any background on the Wonderland Shows? Are they only once every four years? This time, there seem to be several Wonderland shows scheduled. In '99, where there just two?
They are once every four years: 91, 95, 99, 03
* Wonderland 91 was a six concert tour between their tours to promote 'Wonder 3' and 'Million Kisses'
* Wonderland 95 was a 10 concert tour on a MASSIVE scale...and set the 'Wonderland' standard..but more on that below
* Wonderland 99 was a three part concert tour:
- Spring (4 concerts - warm-upish small venues)
- Summer (31 concerts - larger venues - Just the 3 members)
- Winter (10 concerts - the largest venues - Full cast - massive stages - Wonderland 95ish)
Wonderland 95 was during the height of their popularity. They actually found pieces of land and built massive stage/audience set ups the likes of which I've never seen. (Picture the Winter 99 set...and multiply it by 5 @_@) It was a majestic event in every sense of the word. The entire cast showed up in special DCT royal garb and rode in stage on top of special giant make-shift platforms. (The DCT 3 rode in on the royal steeds ^^) They even had special 18 wheeler DCT Wonderland trucks drive into the concert. (Yes, there was a 'circular' track large enough inside of the concert area in order for them to make a circuit). And with the way the stage was designed, with arms brancing out towards all parts of the audience, everyone had a good seat.
I have to post some screen caps of it sometime....
To put it in perspective...the distance shots in '95 (the ones showing all/most of the concert area) had to be taken by helicopter. @_@.
I *highly* recommend you get the Wonderland 95 DVD so you can see what I mean...I still to this day haven't see anything like it. I can hear their majestic opening theme music now....
Oh wait...that's coming from the DVD
-Jei