Thank to Nico for bringing this and to Merle from the UK for the amazing translation. A secret trip to London by Tokio Hotel, all those years ago. So amazing what this band has been able to do, and what a fun life they have had! SO many countries they have seen!
NOW THEY’RE GETTING THEIR INTERNATIONAL CAREER STARTED
Nobody knew about it – except for BRAVO: Tokio Hotel secretly travelled to London! That’s where they’re getting their international career started. All the pictures and facts from the metropolis of pop [music]…
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It was a very well-kept secret: only BRAVO exclusively accompanied Tokio Hotel on their trip to London. Bill (16), Tom (16), Gustav (17) and Georg (19) are recording their singles “Durch den Monsun”, “Schrei” and “Rette mich” which were released in Germany so far in English in the British metropolis of pop [music]. Bill: “Singing in German is easier for me but I’ll get it done somehow!” Together with BRAVO the four guys from Magdeburg go on a sightseeing tour through this global city before heading to the studio: Big Ben! Buckingham Palace! Tower Bridge! And the Tokio boys in the middle of it! First is Piccadilly Circus. The guys are totally overwhelmed by all the commotion there. “There’s always action!” a delighted Tom says. The journey to London made a dream come true for him. “The city never sleeps. I think that’s great!” The Tokios immediately get their cameras out and take pictures of each other in front of the huge, brightly coloured neon signs. “I’m just capturing everything!”, Tom explains. “After all one doesn’t experience something like this every day!” They’re just standing in the world-famous square for several minutes and enjoy the lively atmosphere. They’re also dying to see the “London Underground” once – the tube of Britain’s capital.
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Band with Union Flag top picture: The four guys totally dig London and have a blast on their sightseeing tour through the British capital
Bill in phone box picture: “They just look super!” Bill thinks and gets inside one of the typical English phone boxes for a picture
Background band/Piccadilly Circus picture: The band is impressed with the colourful neon signs in Piccadilly Circus
Left bottom, Bill/Tom picture: With his camera Tom takes a picture of his twin brother for the family album
Bill/Tom shop picture: The guys buy chocolate bars and delicious muffins in a shop on Parliament Street
However, when they get their cameras out, a tube worker rigorously advises them “No pictures, please!” The guys don’t let that damp their spirits though! They find the red phone boxes particularly funny – everybody is dying to get their picture taken inside of them. When it’s Bill’s turn, it suddenly rings! “What’s going on here?”, he calls out. The security guy immediately susses out the situation: wrong number! The guys burst out laughing! Next stop on the tour is Buckingham Palace. Will they maybe meet the Queen? “I don’t think our music would mean anything to her. She only listens to classical music anyway.” Bill reckons. Instead there are quite a number of tourists bustling about outside the gates. And they rather marvel at Bill’s extraordinary outfit than the palace! Some girls even get themselves autographs! Tom: “The girls really doll themselves up here. That’s really cool!” [the] Only downside [being]: “There’s a problem with the language if you want to come on to one [girl]!” Everybody laughs! Don’t the four of them have a dictionary with them? “We’ve always got an interpreter”, Gustav reveals. They won’t need one for their next stop: Switzerland. Tokio Hotel tell us a secret before they say good-bye: “We’re considering to release another new single or a new song…”
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Tom and postcards top picture: Even though Tom doesn’t buy any souvenirs “But I’m still writing cards for my family!”
Band eating picture: Sightseeing gives an appetite! The guys recharge their batteries in between. However, they’re not crazy about British food: they rather eat croissants instead of bacon and sausages.
Right top, bigger band picture: Gustav and Georg have already been to London before. Tom and Bill marvel at the sights for the first time.
Band/Big Ben picture: The guys pose in front of Big Ben for a picture to remember – it’s only a shame that the clock doesn’t chime
Tom and fans picture: Even in London the guys get asked for autographs. However, Tom and the others don’t have time to flirt
Band with map/guide book picture: Georg wants to know “Where are we now?” Bill shows the others on the map what they should definitely go to see
Right, band picture: For Tokio Hotel even the sun makes an appearance in the grey sky that’s characteristic for London. The guys enjoy it!
Round band picture: “We’re really looking forward to the [BRAVO] Super Show because we can perform for the BRAVO readers then.”
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Yeah, they loved it so much they decided to avoid the entire country at all costs in the future -_-
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aww this made me smile, they were so cute <333 love how bill loved the phone boothes haha!!! love you bill <333
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I definitely stood very very very close to where the guys were in that pic in front of the Tower Bridge, and I didn’t even know! I was in the UK in March 2008, but I don’t think I was a fan yet, so it probably wouldn’t have meant much to me even if I had known lol.
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did they FINALLY go to England ?…
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THEY CAME HERE?! FML
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ii Can’t BEWLiiEVE U DiiDN’T Noe Dat Lool
Dey Cam 2 Play At Islington, But Dey Performed At 2007
Dey Were Awesome Lool
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I love, love, love, love, love these pictures!!!! I was there in 2006 also, would have been cool to see them…I know I didn’t – once you see Bill you never forget that face!
I gotta say the jacket cracks me up!
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ahahha bill’s face in the 2nd picture <3
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lol @ the infamous tacky blue fringe on bill’s jacket–I’m sorry, had to say it!
the most adorable thing in this has to be the boys getting all excited about phone booths and whipping out their personal cameras to take pictures of each other, so cute!
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sorry but the whole jacket is pretty bad
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I read this and a smile emerges. They are still on the trajectory to superstardom. Loving it.
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awww wat do they have against bacon
i can’t believe how much they have matured
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Tokio Hotel have not only changed their style of music for the better, but also changed their style of fashion for the better too. Right On, Guys !
You totally RULE !
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owwww they’re old hahaha! no they’re so amazing Im so proud of them!
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There’s nothing like the old style! Don’t get me wrong I still love their style!!
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awww i miss the TH that freaked out over little everyday things like telephone booths and self-paying registers in grocery shops. lol they acted like it was the coolest thing ever!! i want to see them act like that again. Not so serious. but its amazing how much they’ve grown.:)
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I stood right there in 2008 in the same place at Big Ben and Picadilly Circus and didn’t even know! If I would’ve known I would have probably kissed the ground. Not kidding. =] It’s sad they can’t go out and do that anymore. They were so young! Oh my gosh.
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I kind feel bad for them, they can’t just go out and sight see like that anymore. Now they get mobbed everywhere they go, it’s kind of sad.
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Looks like they were really enjoying themselves in London. They have grown so much (physically, mentally and professionally) since then. They probably had no idea how big Tokio Hotel would become…World domination!!!
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I wish they would come to london again! :’(
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My, oh my, how these boys have grown!!!