A friend passed me a pair of tickets to the Cirque Mother Africa show on Sunday night. I knew it was supposed to be a circus/acrobatics act but that’s pretty much about it. I honestly didn’t really know what to expect since Africa is not exactly famous for such stuff. I was actually quite pleasantly surprised by the production. While there wasn’t anything earth-shattering or new … Continue reading Cirque Mother Africa
Mark your calendars! The Mosaic Music Festival is back and it’s going to happen from 9 – 18 March 2012 at various venues at the Esplanade. For now, names like Elbow, Architecture in Helsinki, Toe, Yuna and Los Campesinos have been named to play at the Mosaic Music Festival 2012 with many more still to be announced! Watch this space! [Update | 30 November 2011] … Continue reading Mosaic Music Festival 2012
Suzanne Vega is coming to town for a one night only concert on 18 January 2012. I do not recall seeing where the venue of the concert will be though. I’ll update this post again when I see it. Tickets are priced at $128 and $148 (excluding the SISTIC fee) and will go on sale from 18 November 2011 onwards. [Update | 1 December 2011] … Continue reading Suzanne Vega live in Singapore 2012
So I was told that Dashboard Confessional is due to come back to Singapore for a gig in March 2012! Watch this space. [Update | 8 November 2011] The official word is out! Dashboard Confessional is going to play a one night only gig at the Esplanade Concert Hall on 21 February 2012! [Update | 10 November 2011] Apologies! It’s only the front man of … Continue reading Dashboard Confessional to come back to Singapore in 2012
Chris Botti is coming for a concert in Singapore again! The grammy nominated trumpeter will be playing for one night only on 8 December 2011 at the Esplanade (they didn’t mention if it was the concert hall or the theatre though). Tickets are priced at $40, $60, $90, $120 (excluding the $3 SISTIC fee). Continue reading Chris Botti concert in Singapore 2011
The National will be playing on 6 November 2011 at the Esplanade Theatre to make up for their cancelled gig earlier this year as a result of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami disaster. This is also part of the Esplanade Mosaic Music series. At least they kept their word on rescheduling. 🙂 Tickets are on sale at SISTIC and are priced at $120, $100, $80, … Continue reading The National concert in Singapore 2011
Sweddish Indie darling Lykke Li will be playing in Singapore on 21 September 2011 for the first time at the Esplanade Concert Hall for one night only! Tickets are now on sale at SISTIC and are priced at $68, $88, $108 & $128 (excluding the $3 SISTIC fee). Who’s going? Continue reading Lykke Li concert in Singapore 2011
Kevin Spacey will return to Singapore as the title role Richard III as part of the Singapore Repertory Theatre’s Bridge Project. Not sure at this moment if there will be other actors or actresses who are involved this project. The play will run from 17 – 26 November 2011 at the Esplanade Theatre. Priority booking for friends of the SRT is now open. You can … Continue reading Kevin Spacey on stage as Richard III in Singapore
British Electro-pop duo Hurts arrived in town today for a one-night only gig at the Esplanade Theatre tomorrow, 10 May 2011. It was really a stroke of luck to meet them. When we arrived, they were already chomping away on a sandwich they bought from the deli in the terminal. We were really close to missing them. It was a timely turn of my head … Continue reading Hurts arrival in Singapore
Sara Bareilles arrived into Singapore today, well ahead of her sold-out show at the Esplanade Concert Hall on 11 May 2011. 🙂 She is super sweet!! And it was cute really, she was totally surprised that we ambushed her at the airport. When she came out of the transit area, she actually didn’t realise that we were fans and was quite surprised that we approached … Continue reading Sara Bareilles arrival in Singapore
