Sea & sky at sunset

NOni (emphasis on the first syllable): “well now you’ve done it, good job” meaning you’ve majorly fucked up

noNI (emphasis on the last syllable): “I TOLD YOU DIDN’T I” meaning I totally was right and this argument is over

noni (literally no emphasis): “Anyway” or “I need to rearrange my thoughts, give me a sec”

NOniin (emphasis on the first syllable): “i admit my defeat you were right” meaning it definitely answers the noni above

noNIIN (emphasis on the last syllable): “let’s get started” or “okay anyway let’s continue”

NONni (emphasis on the first syllable): “aw, that sucks”

nonNI (emphasis on the last syllable): “without further ado, let’s get started”, usually after a long wait before a lengthy speech/presentation

nonni (again no emphasis): “you’re such a disappointment”

nonnnnnni (the length of the -nn- defines the meaning): “that’s too bad” or “i told you so” or “why would you drop the family heirloom vase it was literally worth 500k euros”

No. Nii. (the pause between no and nii defines the meaning): “yea, just like I was saying” or “and that’s about all I know about this issue” or “okay you’re right” or “hold on i need a moment to figure what to say next”

noniii (the length of the -ii defines the meaning): “ah, it’s finally working” or “I’m not so sure about that one”, or “well I guess you’re right but consider the following:” or “ah, buckle your seat belts, the ride’s about to begin”

no NIIN (sometimes no is almost swallowed and it sounds like “nNNII”): “finally finished”, usually after a lengthy speech/presentation

no nii-IH (if you forget the singsong tone this won’t work): “that’s what i’ve literally been trying to say for the past three hours” or “i know right ugh”

no niiii-i (the last -i is really short and sort of fades into the void of eternity, probably the most passive-aggressive word in the entire Finnish language): “i fucking agree” or “yeah tell me about it” after a very negative discussion, in which you usually complain about someone or something

NONIH (only mothers know how to say this one): “do this or so god help me” or “it’s six am on a Saturday morning and you’re about to clean up the entire house and the neighbour’s house too”

You get the whole walk cycle and the little sprint at the end.

Sometimes her sprints last for like 4 or 5 seconds and she can shoot herself off the couch or into a wall if she gets a grip with her back claws. If she does it next to a wall, her head smacking into it sounds like someone is trying to break into the house. She doesn't wake up.

Whether it was because he was well rested from a fairly long gig break (besides a few delightful exceptions), or turning the rizz up to 11 due to performing for an audience of ~9500 people where a large majority of folks there hadn’t heard of him before, or maybe just me being biased because it was so wonderful to see him at such an incredible venue in my own dumb fuckass country.

It was really good.

The audience was super into it, like way more than I expected tbh partially because ‘murrika and partially because opening act. I was pleasantly surprised by how awesome and enthusiastic the crowd was given that a large portion of that audience had never heard of him before.

The way he worked the stage seemed different too. More confident? Energetic? He def used more of the whole stage than I had previously seen him (tbh previously he sometimes was a bit like a Sim trapped in a 4x4 swimming pool- stuck at center stage) and was running, jumping, strutting around while being 1.6km above sea level.

And one thing with Käärijä… to me, he always played being sexy for laughs. It almost always came off as a joke. With the exception of his heaux dancing during SFB, the self-deprecating humor was definitely decreased. And when he was being, to quote the philosopher Austin Powers, a “saucy little minx”, it really came off more as though he meant it. That he was actually feeling himself, y’know? It was less like a joke and more like “yep, I’m hot. I know it. You know it.”

Because yes. Correct. Glad you finally agree. 🤭

It was refreshing.

And that was so veddy, veddy hnnnnnnnnnnnggggg 🫠🥵🫠. Especially since I finally got to see him in the slut jacket. 🫠🫠🫠

The playlist was fun. I felt #blessed that we got the Daun Lou “Rock Rock” remix- the song that brainrotted @turbo-peruna. 🙂‍↕️ ofc, this was balanced out by the 1:30 of #eurodab and SFB but c’est la vie. I guess the upshot to his in-ears [repeatedly] shitting the bed was the li’l dance routine he treated us to for SFB… finally making me at least… tolerate that song lol. “Disko Balls” had no right being that fucking fun live. BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS. 😂😂😂

But “Sex=Money” into “Ruoska” into “Rock Rock”??? Holy golden trifecta, Batman! “Viulunkieli” was also a nice li’l callback and lol that he expected folks to know to yell “KIREE!” 🥹

He did manage to get the audience chanting “Kot Kot Kot Kot Kot” while pötsi drumming- which was honestly really funny (I maintain it’s because it reminded all of the sad millennials and sad older gen zers of the “quack” chant from The Mighty Ducks movies lol). 🥁

And ending with “Cha Cha Cha” while wearing the bolero… 😭😭😭. In-ear issues aside (💀), he did get the whole audience to jump at the correct time and also to sing along with the “CHA CHA CHA CHA CHA CHA” part. He did push his luck a smidge by pointing his mic at the audience for the

“Cha, cha, cha, toinen silmä jo karsastaa

Ja puhe sammaltaa ku tää toinen puoli must vallan saa

Cha, cha, cha, en oo arkena tää mies laisinkaan

En oo mut tänään oon se mies, tänään oon se mies”

part of a song most of the audience probably hadn’t heard before lol. Peruna and I did our best to scream those lines. 🙂‍↕️🫡

Maaaaaaaaaaaan. He’s just so so so so so good. And he absolutely slayed later when he came back on stage for “Eat, Slay, Love” with bbno€. The leedle on stage neck kiss was Delightful. 🫠

Just… really grateful that bbno¥ gave Jere the opportunity to perform in the US- especially at such an iconic venue in front of a huge crowd. And really really grateful the visa came through (maaaaan I had Concerns lol). And hella grateful and happy that I was able to share this terminal brainrot with Peruna. 🙂‍↕️

Setlist:

1) HC Intro

2) Sex = Money

3) Ruoska

4) Rock Rock (Daun Lou Remix)

5) #eurodab

6) Disko Balls

7) Viulunkieli

8) TRAFIK!

9) San Francisco Boy

10) Ja Eller Nej

11) Kot Kot

12) It’s Crazy It’s Party

Eat Slay Love, bbno$ feat. Käärijä

Red Rocks Amphitheater (Colorado, USA)

April 16, 2026

🎥: turbo-peruna

His set was SO GOOD! I am definitely don't remember the order of songs but he played a couple new ones (including the one that drops next week), Sex = Money, ROCK ROCK, Viulunkieli, #eurodab, trafik, Ruoska, Disko Balls, San Francisco Boy (this where his in-ears stopped working, but he gave us a lil show anyways), Kot Kot, It's Crazy It's Party, and Cha Cha Cha (in-ears were again not working)

His between songs banter was delightful, as expected. He told us he was nervous, it's his first show in the US, he's just some guy from Vantaa, he's the first Finnish artist to perform in Finnish in this venue. He told the story of bbno$ calling him up and inviting him to Red Rocks ('watafuk is Red Rocks?') He did some of the classic bits I've seen in videos before now, like belly drumming. He asked if we had heard of Joost Klein before he started trafik.

The audience was clearly really charmed by him, not just the Kä superfans (of whom there were a SOLID contingent). Whole audience was super willing to play along when he had us chanting KOT KOT KOT KOT, when he had us crouch then jump up for Cha Cha Cha. A handful of guys seated to my right pulled off their shirts, seemingly inspired by his bare belly.

During Oliver Tree's set, I happened to go to the bathroom and noticed a bunch of Kääryleet lingering nearby - his previously cancelled meet and greet got secretly (?) rescheduled to RIGHT THEN! He waded out into the group of us and hugged people before he and his manager (?) decided it made sense to just make a line for pics and autographs. They had to cut this short/speed it up so that he could get backstage before bbno$ started his set. I overheard a fan talking to manager(?) who was saying 'we will be back soon.' So! maybe he will return to the US :)