art of simplicity: June 2013

after waiting for more than a year, mayday would be back in singapore on 15 june 2013 for their now here (诺亚方舟明日重生版) world tour at the indoor stadium!!! they were in town last year but i was not in the right mood to enjoy the concert then, despite getting the most expensive ticket and standing at the second row from the stage. this year, i wanted to go and enjoy myself thoroughly. i told coly and she was interested (she went with her friend to last year’s concert as well)! the last time we went to mayday concert together was in july 2009 at shanghai (entry dated 21 july 2011). a good 4 years had passed and we were just as excited to see mayday concert together again!

the concert tickets were on sale through sistic as early as february 2013. on the first day of sale, i went to office early, getting ready to purchase the tickets online. their tickets were known to snap up within minutes in other countries. true enough, the sistic website was loading very slowly when i was choosing the seats and making payment. there must be an influx of mayday fans trying to buy the tickets at the same time, jamming up the sistic system. after a few attempts, the payment went through and i got the tickets! what a relief! i survived another nerve breaking experience of buying the tickets. >_<

four months passed and the concert day finally came! coly and i met up early at the indoor stadium to get the concert stamp and redeem the light sticks. this was the first time they were giving out light sticks for the concert. after which, we went off to catch up with each other over dinner.

when we were back at the indoor stadium, the crowd was gathering outside. pk came along with her friends and the 3 of us were busy taking photos together! when the concert time was nearing, we queued to go into the indoor stadium. coly and i were seated at the balcony, getting a bird’s eye view of the stage and seats below. the audience were gradually walking in, filling up the seats. around 8.10pm, the lights went dimmed. the audience began screaming and waving their light sticks. the concert was starting! a female artiste, 家家, from the same record company came on stage to perform. when the lights went dimmed again, mayday finally took the stage! the audience went high with their continuous screaming and waving their blue light sticks (blue was the band’s colour). they never failed to arouse the emotions of the audience instantly!

they sang songs from their past 8 albums, a mix of classic and recent songs, fast and slow songs, as well as taiwanese songs. their classic songs such as 温柔, 拥抱 and 爱情万岁 were just as nice even after so many years. their taiwanese songs like 轧车, 叫我第一名 and ok 啦 were authentic and great for hyping up the audience. i was glad that they sang one of my favourite taiwanese songs, 憨人 towards the end. i read somewhere in the facebook that they did not sing any taiwanese songs at the previous day concert. their fast songs like 离开地球表面 and 第一天 got us standing on our feet and jumping to the rhythm. coly and i were singing out loud and waving our light sticks. their slow ballads like 知足, 突然好想你 and 你不是真正的快乐 transformed the indoor stadium into a huge ktv room, with everyone singing along with 阿信. he was in his top form, being able to sing the high pitches of some difficult songs perfectly! powerful! he really knew how to sing! the interesting part of the concert was the light sticks which could be centrally controlled to change colours according to the mood of the songs. we could see uniformed colours of red, blue, green and yellow as well as in various colours, engaging the audience at every minute.

in the middle of the concert, each member greeted the audience, like catching up with old friends. 冠佑 was cajoled to tell a not so funny joke with his straight face, which nevertheless got the audience laughing away. with no exceptions, he was teased by other members this time too. hahaha!

they ended the concert with their new fast beat song, 伤心的人别听慢歌 at 11.30pm. for the past 3 ½ hours, we let go of ourselves and immersed in a night full of fun, excitement and laughter. their songs reminded us to keep pursuing our dreams and be true to ourselves, just like them. everyone was constantly energetic and uplifting throughout the concert. although the concert ended earlier than last year, i truly enjoyed myself. great company, great band, great performance, great visual effects, great audience and great mood! thank you, mayday!

i am already looking forward to their next concert! by that time, they might be holding the concert in the new outdoor stadium! till then, mayday continues to rock! 摇滚万岁! = )