In an interview featured in today';s Star with the Manics' frontman, James Dean Bradfield, he revealed that the band will be playing mostly their old songs at the upcoming Singapore and HK shows. Reason being it's their first time playing there.. so it's gonna be a sort of greatest hits set. I hope they play the same set in Bangkok! =] I wonder if there's any chance of them playing "Yes" live?
Hmm.. I wonder if Ash'll also play a greatest hits set at the Bangkok Rock festival?
It was also interesting to note James' view on playing first time shows in Singapore and HK:
“I got to tell you, our apprehension is doubled when it comes
to playing shows in places like Singapore and Hong Kong not just because we
haven’t played there before but also because there is an ... otherness about
playing a gig in places such as these where the culture gap is wider than
perhaps doing a gig in Europe. So the apprehension is doubled because you just
don’t know what to expect. But it’s a motivating fear because it keeps us on our
toes"
The band are concerned about culture gap? We're okay with Nicky wearing his mini skirt.. really!
When the Manics get to Singapore, they'll see that there is a fairly sizeable Britpop fanbase there.. so nothing to worry about guys. I'm sure it'll be a fullhouse show.
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