Youmacon
Youmacon is an anime convention held annually in Metro Detroit area during November. A rapidly growing convention compared to others in the Midwestern United States, who after their second year ranked 3rd largest in the Mid-West. Youmacon’s inaugural year brought a variety of guests together from various facets of anime and Japanese culture inspired fandom. These guests included well known American voice actors in Japanese animation, American television and film actors (Power Rangers), professional and fan-based music performers, and comic artists and creators. The 2007 iteration of the show had Lemon Demon performing their furthest from home so far, and their first show out of the North-East. It marked the first performance of the song The Machine, and is also notable for being the first meeting of Neil with Aaron Ackerson outside of the internet. In 2008, Neil was asked by Youmacon to record a cover of “This is Halloween” from “Nightmare Before Christmas” with new lyrics written by Tom Palazzolo, a staff member of the convention, called This is Youmacon.
Details & Setlists
Youmacon 2007
2007 Friday Show Setlist
(On the Youmacon stage)
- Bill Nye the Science Guy
- Fine
- Gonna Dig Up Alec Guinness
- Subtle Oddities
- Lawnmower
- Action Movie Hero Boy
- Marketland
- White Bread Boyfriend
- The Machine
- Elvis Porn
- Your Imaginary Friend
- Indie Cindy & the Lo-Fi Lullabies
- Stick Stickly
- I’ve Got Some Falling to Do
- The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
2007 Saturday Show Setlist
(Collaborations with Aaron Ackerson and The Spoony Bards in the lobby)
- Impromptu Do The Mario
- Hyakugojyuuichi 2007 (slight edits from album version of 2003)
- The Artichoke Song
- This Hyper World
- The Ninja Song
- Pokémon Theme
- Impromptu Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon theme
- The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
- Impromptu Geeks in Love with Veronica Henry of the Spoony Bards
- Impromptu Ultimate Showdown of Johnny Yong Boschity
- Impromptu Ebaum’s World Dot Com
- Impromptu Birdhouse In Your Soul with Dave Kitsberg of the Spoony Bards
Youmacon 2008
2008 Friday Night Concert Setlist
- 123456 Pokemon
- I’ve Got Some Falling To Do
- Amnesia Was Her Name
- Being a Rock Star
- Pumpkin Pie
- Action Movie Hero Boy
- The Ocean
- Subtle Oddities
- The Only House That’s Not On Fire (Yet)
- Ode to Crayola
- The Machine
- Marketland
- Fine
- Bill Watterson
- The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
Youmacon 2009
Details
Almanac 2009 was released at this festival. The song This is Youmacon was made in honor of the festival and first performed here.
2009 Concert Setlist
- Teardrop
- This is Youmacon
- Toy Food
- Geeks In Love
- Action Movie Hero Boy
- Fine
- White Bread Boyfriend
- Eighth Wonder
- Knife Fight
- Pumpkin Pie
- The Machine
- The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
- Haircut
Youmacon 2010
2010 Concert Setlist
- BRODYQUEST
- Teardrop
- This is Youmacon
- Toy Food
- I Know Your Name
- Fine
- Goosebumps
- Ode to Crayola
- Bill Watterson
- Eighth Wonder
- Bill Nye the Science Guy
- Redesign Your Logo
- Geeks in Love
- Pumpkin Pie
- Knife Fight
- White Bread Boyfriend
- The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
Youmacon 2011
2011 Concert Setlist
- ???
Youmacon 2012
Lemon Demon's concert at this Youmacon is the only one that has a high-definition pro-shot available on Youtube.[1] The concert featured multiple songs from the upcoming album Spirit Phone, which would not release for more than three years after.