Saturday, January 20, 2007

As promised, concert update!

IL DIVO LIVE @ the Singapore Indoor Stadium

I was definitely excited. Who wouldnt be when you are going to see one of your favourite groups perform LIVE in Singapore?
Even tho i had bought a single ticket and was going on my own, knowing that most of the concert goers would either be in pairs or group, didnt deter me one bit. Awkwardness when people look at you standing alone, sure, but to regret later for not going just because of feeling awkward going to the concert alone, i'll take my chances thank you very much.
Sometimes you just got to do something for yourself once in awhile =)

Was the concert worth the ticket price i had burnt a hole in my pocket for?
I would say it was worth every single penny.
No regrets. Just pure pleasure and amazement.
It was like falling in love with their songs and voices all over again.

I was seated two stalls away from where i had been during the BSB concert last year. Yes it might be a bit further away but it was still a pretty good view i suppose.
Oh and did i mention that there were two seats on my left that were empty, and the couple who were seated to my right moved sometime during the concert to join their friends at the other aisle, so basically it was preety obvious i was on my own with 5 seats to myself. lolx.

The concert started off with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the band playing an instrumental medley of IL Divo's songs. After the medley ended the guys came out and proceeded to sing their first single 'Regresa A Mi' followed by one of my favourites, 'Isabel'.

The guys mostly sang songs from their new album Siempre.
Their voices were in top form and there were funny moments when Sebastien forgot the first few lines for 'Musica' and tried to get Urs to help him out with his lines and then asked the band to restart the song and apologizing to the supporting audience who cheered him on and even more so when he got his lines right on the second try. The next song "Nights in White Satin", Seb again forgot his lines and repeated the first line twice when Carlos came to his rescue. They didnt restart the song again but Seb jokingly said that Carlos made him nervous which had the audience laughing.

A few songs later, before you know it the lads were saying their goodbyes.
After they left the stage the crowd continued to clap even louder hoping to get an encore performance, and the audience were not dissapointed.
The lads sang two songs for their encore. First was "Without You" and the second song was "Someday". As they were singing their last song, the lads decided to sit on the edge of the stage, spread out and the front audience decided that was the opportunity to take even more close up shots of them and get their autographs as well, which the lads willingly obliged.
Which in my opinion was totally awesome, cause which performers would actually obliged to signing autographs while sitting on stage singing?

After the concert ended, i took my time leaving as i knew from past experiences how jam-packed the bus stop and roads was going to be. Called up my sis to update her on the concert and saw that there was a massive traffic jam. So i decided to sit for awhile and wait for the crowd to disperse, which was when i noticed a small group of people standing near the loading bay waiting. Waiting for what i was not exactly sure but intuition and common sense told me that they were waiting for the lads to come out.

Well since i was in no hurry to get home and my gut instinct told me to wait and find out, so i did. True enough the lads did come out (by this time the venue was already quite empty).
What luck! I'm going to meet the lads face to face!
The ones that came out first was Carlos, David and Urs. I took quick snap shots and tried to maneuver my way around the bodyguards who were trying to 'protect' the lads. The lads however did oblige the small group of fans with their autographs and some pics. I was fortunate enough when David agreed to take a photo with me! Which totally made my day! =)

Before you know it the guys had to leave.
So where was Sebastian?
Seconds after the first van left, Sebastian came out. Signed a few autographs here and there and was whisked away to a second minivan that was waiting for him.

Photos to share, some taken by me and some courtesy from the divas on the IL DIVO official message board. Enjoy!

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