Wednesday, January 27, 2016
《张惠妹乌托邦世界巡城演唱会》
9 January 2016
National Stadium
The first concert of 2016 was 张惠妹/阿密特, and the concert group booked ourselves into the National Stadium. But because it was at the National Stadium, we knew that we cannot expect much from the lousy acoustics from the white elephant venue.
It wasn't only about the acoustics. The stage design wasn't ideal too - apart from the most-expensive-paying audience sitting at the ground level, all the other people were at quite a far distance from the stage, making it seem like we're all watching the action from afar. This decreased the level of the singer-audience-interaction, which is quite an important aspect of a pop concert.
But to be honest, A*Mei didn't disappoint. Her powerful vocals overcame part of the lousy acoustics of the venue, and she did make the audience quite high. The first hour was when she assumed the 阿密特 persona, and performed the darker songs of the alter ego, leading the crowds through lyrics like 犯贱、笨蛋、混帐、Bullshit etc. Most of the audience, however, were not too familiar with the songs from the 阿密特 albums, because these are not too radio-friendly nor K-friendly, I could easily tell that quite some people were getting a little bored.
The 2nd hour onwards was when the 张惠妹 persona was assumed, and she finally belted out songs that the general audience would be more familiar with. Almost all her songs in this segment became massive sing-alongs, but one gripe was how the lyrics were too small on the gigantic LED screens. (Perhaps only the ground-level audience could see).
I shan't touch more on the details of the concert, as you would know that A*Mei is a flawless performer - she can bring the entire National Stadium crowd on their feet with her high songs like 三天三夜, and can also have them sit down and be engrossed with the slower numbers. The concert went on for more than 3 hours and she hardly had any rest time in between. I am too impressed by her stamina and her love for singing. In fact, I cannot think of a second person in the Mandopop industry that is more deserving of a diva title than her.
It was a great concert, no less. But please, National Stadium, continue to be a White Elephant and not hold any more concerts.
人生是黑白的.
4:52 PM <3
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