Golly, nobody even bother to attend this free concert organised by SYOGOC. 
Wonder how much they pay Click Five to play here.
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20100817-232471.html
Small turnout for big party at Marina Bay
Tue, Aug 17, 2010
my paper
AMERICAN pop rockers The Click Five must have been taken aback.
On Sunday, they played a free concert meant for over 3,000 people. But only around 300 people showed up.
The Boston-based band performed as part of Celebration@ Marina Bay. The event, held at the Promontory@Marina Bay, began last Friday and ends next Thursday.
Organised by the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee and presented by Samsung, the event is coordinated by Momentum Events and held in conjunction with the Youth Olympic Games.
The Click Five, who played to a crowd of 4,000 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in 2008, also played a show at *Scape last Saturday.
On Sunday, home-grown band The UnXpected opened the evening at 5.15pm to a small crowd of around 50.
Music producer Leonard Soosay, 44, said that a number of the attendees were volunteers manning booths in the area.
Soosay, who was doing a sound check for home-grown singer Inch Chua, who played at 6.15pm on Sunday, said: "It was very disheartening. Imagine having to play your heart and soul out for such a tiny turnout."
Still, bands and concertgoers remained positive.
Shirlyn Tan, lead singer of The UnXpected, said: "It was a good crowd to play to. They were really responsive and we got them on their feet."
By 8.15pm, roughly 300 fans had turned up for The Click Five, according to some concertgoers.
Those who were there did not mind the small crowd, as some of the audience had a chance to "upgrade" their seats.
Concertgoer Ivan Tan, 25, said: "Because there weren't many people, I was moved from the VIP area to the VVIP area, where I was closer to the stage."
Despite the size of the crowd, he said that there was a party atmosphere, especially when The Click Five urged everyone to throng the front of the stage and dance.
"Everyone still got very high towards the end. Nobody was really affected by the numbers," said Mr Tan.
Celebration@Marina Bay will continue with home-grown act The Great Spy Experiment tomorrow and Taiwanese singer Nicholas Zhang Dong Liang on Friday. Concerts are free.
Wonder how much they pay Click Five to play here. http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20100817-232471.html
Small turnout for big party at Marina Bay
Tue, Aug 17, 2010
my paper
AMERICAN pop rockers The Click Five must have been taken aback.
On Sunday, they played a free concert meant for over 3,000 people. But only around 300 people showed up.
The Boston-based band performed as part of Celebration@ Marina Bay. The event, held at the Promontory@Marina Bay, began last Friday and ends next Thursday.
Organised by the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee and presented by Samsung, the event is coordinated by Momentum Events and held in conjunction with the Youth Olympic Games.
The Click Five, who played to a crowd of 4,000 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in 2008, also played a show at *Scape last Saturday.
On Sunday, home-grown band The UnXpected opened the evening at 5.15pm to a small crowd of around 50.
Music producer Leonard Soosay, 44, said that a number of the attendees were volunteers manning booths in the area.
Soosay, who was doing a sound check for home-grown singer Inch Chua, who played at 6.15pm on Sunday, said: "It was very disheartening. Imagine having to play your heart and soul out for such a tiny turnout."
Still, bands and concertgoers remained positive.
Shirlyn Tan, lead singer of The UnXpected, said: "It was a good crowd to play to. They were really responsive and we got them on their feet."
By 8.15pm, roughly 300 fans had turned up for The Click Five, according to some concertgoers.
Those who were there did not mind the small crowd, as some of the audience had a chance to "upgrade" their seats.
Concertgoer Ivan Tan, 25, said: "Because there weren't many people, I was moved from the VIP area to the VVIP area, where I was closer to the stage."
Despite the size of the crowd, he said that there was a party atmosphere, especially when The Click Five urged everyone to throng the front of the stage and dance.
"Everyone still got very high towards the end. Nobody was really affected by the numbers," said Mr Tan.
Celebration@Marina Bay will continue with home-grown act The Great Spy Experiment tomorrow and Taiwanese singer Nicholas Zhang Dong Liang on Friday. Concerts are free.
