Retrolicious!

It was a long tiring night cos i was nursing a stomach flu from yesterday. We went to Fort Canning Park promptly at 6pm as the ticket advised. Alas, the gates were not open yet. Had to wait about half an hour before we were finally admitted! But lucky to have found a sufficiently big space near the stage for me and my 2 friends to squeeze in. :) And so we waited.

It was nearly 8pm when the countdown from 1980 finally began. There was a very long but interesting recap of every 80s year from 1980 to 1989. Well, it's quite interesting at first. But when you get to 1985 and the show's still not starting, that's when it's testing your patience.

The whole park is PACKED! And i only found out after the concert how packed it was! No wonder it was so hot! We early birds started off with sitting on the ground aka picnic in the park. It was only after the Class95 presenters commented that it's not picnic in the park, it's concert in the park that we all started standing and rushing even more to the front! hehe. :)

i think the crowd was quite responsive tonight. First act, Johnny Hates Jazz. Sorry guys, but this is the first time i've heard of you. So i couldn't get down to singing along with the rest of the people around me.

Second stop: Debbie Gibson! She's the main reason i bought my tickets to the concert. And she's a real sexy lady at 40! i wish i could be like that when i'm 40! She sang all the crowd favourites. Notably, Lost in Your Eyes was a huge karaoke in the park. But i thought her voice sounded different now.

Well, they saved the best for last! Rick Astley!!! From the moment he stepped on stage to sing Forever Together, all the cameras and iPhone in front of me were wipped out, it's just amazing. And Rick's just so charming even at 44. And we thought even more so at 44! He's so funny and charismatic, he practically had everyone lapping up his charms. And best of all, he still sound the same as the 80s! And isn't that British accent just so sexy? Don't you just love that English accent! :) Even though he sang quite a number of newer and unknown songs, when he got to his Never Ganna Give You Up, it was major karaoke town again! YAY!! :)

i'm so glad i rallied my friends to watch this with me. Even if i had to endure gastric and backaches after the concert. i didn't had much food or water from 6pm to 12mn! i just wasn't ganna give it up! :p