Hi Huneybees,
The Singapore Airlines Formula One Singapore Grand Prix 2015 may have already ended more than week ago but that does not stop me from sharing with you the two after-race performances that some of my Huneybees might have missed out -
Maroon 5 (Saturday) &
Bon Jovi (Sunday).
Unfortunately there will not be any review on
Pharrell Williams performance as my flight returning to Singapore arrived late that same evening he was scheduled to perform and hence have to forgo the ticket that I already paid for that day.
Maroon 5 performance was a total sell out based on to the size of the crowd that stayed behind after the Formula one qualifying race to watch the American pop band, in particularly
Adam Levine, rock the Padang.
The crowd was granted a good live performance from Maroon 5 with mix of both new and old hits such as Payphone, Moves like Jagger, Daylight, etc. plus Adam Levine went topless to show off his well toned but heavily tattooed upper body, towards the end of the show, received screams louder than the race itself!
Unfortunately the 1 hour performance was too short in view of the high price people paid for the Day 2 ticket, many specially to catch the band perform here. Also, the security decision to close all but 1 entrance to the concert ground - in the name of crowd control - forced many late comers to fight their way into the concert ground from the rear end of Padang, which in my opinion was an invitation for stampede.
After 20 years,
Bon Jovi returned to entertain Singapore on the actual race day, but this time the New Jersey rock band performance was a pale shadow of its former self in terms of both energy and appeal.
With the departure of
Richie Sambora so was half the charisma of the band live on stage, where his solo guitar play of the band's famous hits such as Wanted dead or alive and It's my life was sorely missed.
Credit to the lead singer,
Jon Bon Jovi, who worked tirelessly throughout the concert to fill that void by constantly interacting with the crowd, but unfortunately due to the humid yet hazy weather coupled with his less than ideal physics didn't worked very well for him as he was caught stealing quick breaks between songs.
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| Jon Bon Jovi was caught wiping his sweat during his band live performance in the humid and hazy evening of Singapore |
The lukewarm reception from the crowd during the introduction of several unfamiliar songs from the band's thirteenth studio album -
Burning Bridges - summed up the band's performance for that evening.
In summary, while drama has been unfolding on the Formula One Marina Circuit race year on year, that could not be said the same on the choice of the performers for the post-race concerts.
Let's hope the race and event promoter Singapore GP Pte Ltd will do a better job next year!
Miley Cyrus! Fall Out Boys! Eminem! Usher! Kanye West!
