For the 2nd stop of their World Tour [Save Me, Kill Me] the five boys of CIX performed a great show in the 013 in Tilburg, the southern region of the Netherlands!
Photo source CIX Official Twitter
The boygroup CIX debuted in July 2019 and consists of the members BX, Seunghun, Yonghee, Bae Jinyoung & Hyunsuk. The concert in the Netherlands was the 2nd stop in Europe after Warsaw; and afterwards they are performing in London, Paris, Cologne & Berlin! More info about the tour can be found here.
The Venue: 013 Poppodium, Tilburg
The 013 Poppodium has been around for years, holding approximately 300 concerts every year from various artists. 013 wants to expand further into the Kpop genre and wants to invite more artists to Tilburg, which we love! The venue is easy to get to: 10 min walk from the train station, and a minute from the parking garage.
Queuing was okay - it was freezing outside, but the fans (fandom name FIX) dressed warmly and really wanted to be as close to CIX as they could be.
Tickets were not sold out, unfortunately. To make sure the venue is still looking full, they put screens at the back of the standing area to make it smaller. We are guessing that about 1000 tickets were sold, the venue having a capacity of 3000. There was a barricade between Tier 1 and Tier 2.
Photo source CIX Official Twitter
The Concert
After buying the merchandise they want, the fans gather in the venue, the lights are dimmed and various MV's are being played, as well as an intro VCR. The cheers sound loudly and the people owning a lightstick raise them in anticipation.
CIX enter the stage with their powerful presence, starting the first song of the evening "Numb"! The choreo is so in sync and without a break they move into the second song, "What you wanted". They gave so much energy already, saying hi to the fans and thanking them for coming. It is their first time in Tilburg. There are some issues with translating what the members are saying. Many parts were not translated, which made it hard for the fans to comprehend what the members were saying. But they know enough Korean to make sense of some words like "재미있나요 (Is it fun?)" and start cheering.
During the ment Seunghun walked to the front for a drink and interacted with the fans in front, which would happen more often tonight with all the members. It showed that they were very happy to see and interact with their fans!
Then "Jungle" starts playing, one of their most famous songs and the song we have been playing on repeat! The group choreography itself is great, and the execution too. "Imagine" is next, a happy and lighthearted song, which gives the member the opportunity to say hi to the fans from all sides and wave.
"We can feel the vibes and energy! This song (Jungle) is always loved. How was Imagine?~ We get to enjoy it more and more since FIX love it so much! It's time for the next show let's go!"
After this ment, something happens with the sound quality. We are not sure what happened, but the quality decreases and sounds a little off for the rest of the concert.
FIX are given the chance to take in the gorgeous visuals of the CIX members with the song "Off My Mind", pretty upbeat but with no choreo. They balance that out with "468" next, which is full of energy again and tight choreography. Then it's time for each member to get the spotlight to themselves, singng different song covers!
-VCR-
7 BX - Sriracha by Marteen
-short VCR-
8 Yonghee - I'm So Tired by Troye Sivan
-short VCR-
9 Jinyoung - Nothing Like Us by Justin Bieber
- short VCR -
10 Hyunsuk - Let It Go by James Bay
- short VCR -
11 Seunghun with Teeth by 5SOS
- long VCR -
12 Without You
After Without You is a short ment, where they ask the fans to their favorite songs. Many different titles get shouted, so it's clear FIX know their whole discography. Seunghun learns "Ja ja ja ja", Dutch for "Yes yes yes yes", so hopefully he will remember that bit of Dutch. The members worked hard on the member VCRs shown before the solos, and they recreate the VCR poses at the same time on stage.
Then it's time for "Bend The Rules" and "Change Me", without a choreo, but giving the members so much time to interact with the audience!
At the next ment there's an exchange of many I Love You's - in Korean, English and Dutch! It's almost time to say goodbye, but they ask FIX to please enjoy the last songs, and that they want to visit the Netherlands and Tilburg again. After the ment they put all their energy into "Rewind", with "Movie Star" following suit, their debut song.
They leave and the crowd yells for them to come back. Instead they show a VCR highlighting the chemistry and bond between the members. They show aegyo, get asked questions like what the climax of their lives would be in a movie, who they are closest with nowawadays and what they want to say to FIX.
"Here for you" is their 17th song, so sweet! They really can do all genres. Finally there's the song so many have been waiting for, "Cinema", one of our faves as well. Way too soon it's time to say goodbye, CIX members saying today was so precious and they will sleep well tonight because of FIX.
They perform one last song, "The One", and with that it's really over. They all say their goodbyes to all sides of the stage and we all hope to see them soon again!
Photo source CIX Official Twitter
Tracklist
Numb
What You Wanted
Jungle
Imagine
Off My Mind
468
(Solo's)
Without You
Bend The Rules
Change Me
Rewind
Movie Star
Here For You
Cinema
The One
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