Finally Belle & Sebastian have come to Singapore. I can die contented now. They took me through the almost fun uni days and months of hopping around the various cities after graduation. Their songs accompanied me through the good times and the bad.
40 minutes before the gig, I abandoned the friends, food and drinks at Barossa and ran to the merchandise booth to queue up just so that I would be in time to buy the tees and totes. Yah, I know, just call me groupie. They had pretty things! I bought LOTS to share with the friends!
I bobbed and danced as the familiar tunes washed over the concert hall. I was a very happy imp during 'Funny Little Frog', 'If You Are Feeling Sinister' and 'The Fox In The Snow'. The man was disappointed that they didn't play 'Like Dylan In The Movies' (which they played in Jakarta!) and 'Me and The Major'. They covered the easy crowd interactive new track 'I'm Not Living In The Real World'.
Stuart Murdoch and Stevie Jackson are still as hilarious as ever, maybe better now. The band had an easy, casual vibe and totally connected with the audience. It was a sold-out gig where everyone danced. Awesome. I frowned a little at the display of the Singapore flag towards the end. It was a good PR move, but thank goodness they didn't linger too long over it or play an extended version of the birthday song.
So many friends went to the gig! Such fun catching up. Well, almost the entire world was there anyway! I mean, this IS Belle & Sebastian. How could you NOT be there?! It was a huge party. Everyone stood up throughout! Yay! Such a delightful evening. A wonderful 100 minutes. I skipped out of the hall with a silly grin plastered on my face.
2 comments:
Yup. Great gig and rapport with the crowd! Also, Jenny was really lucky and she really owned the stage!
Good show all in all!
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