It’s been a challenge securing tickets after the pandemic.
When it comes to Jacky Cheung, you know this is going to be a Herculean task
requiring enormous luck although there are 6 shows in total.
Lady luck was smiling upon me as I managed to purchased 2
tickets after queueing for about ½ hour.
The icing on the cake is snapping tickets on the much sought after Saturday
night slot ! Since Jacky had a grand total of 11 shows in Singapore, many
Malaysians harbored the hope that Jacky
would add another 3 shows (to make it 9) but their dreams were dashed. Malaysia is his third world tour stop, after
Macau and Singapore.
Jacky was apologetic about kicking off the concert at 8.08
pm instead of 8 pm. Apparently, this
perfectionist starts his concerts on the dot at 8 pm! Jacky divulged that he suffered from Vertigo
since he was a toddler but never had any attacks during his past 10 concert
tours. This time was an exception as ½ hour prior to the show, he started
having dizzy spells. He contemplated calling off the shows but by then, most
spectators are already at the venue. So,
Jacky soldiered on despite his condition since he felt that it wouldn’t impact
his performance much (only a little less steady when dancing) but vocal wise,
he still sang in perfect rich baritone. Afterall, he was still able to carry
out the signature full split pose on stage. No mean feat for a 62 year old
dude. However, the following night (Sunday’s
performance), it was clear that he had not recovered when he lost his balance
and slipped while performing. This
incident quickly went viral in Asia social media.
The concert was backed by 74 orchestra ensemble and 20
ballerinas. Jacky painstakingly introduced
each musician by their full name (in both Mandarin and Cantonese). Jacky said
in jest that if he could recall all their names in his spinning and swaying
state, he is bound to remember their names for life! Although it wasn’t a four sided
stage set-up like his previous concert, the layout and visual are still pretty
stimulating. Having the musicians on the
four-storey structure was brilliant and innovative, especially with the rain backdrop when
Jacky is crooning “分手总要在雨天”. Jacky also proudly revealed that the lead guitarist is
from Malaysia !
The concert props consists of a blue mini vintage car (where
Jacky strutted around with the dancers in a hip black jacket) and he also burst
onto stage in broad way style performance of “Double Trouble”. Fans were also treated to massive LED screens
with video montage of him and Taiwanese actress, Shu Qi, plus image morphing of
kiddo Jacky to old geezer Jacky. Jacky reminded
fans not to be fixated about age and turning 60 is no big deal as he is a shining
example of breaking the barriers even after breaching the big 60. Jacky was visibly moved by the extra warm
reception and thunderous applause of fans who kept cheering him on whenever he expressed
regrets for not being in his top form that night. He disclosed whenever he performs in Malaysia,
he always feel like he is having a fans gathering due to the exceptional response. He hopes everyone continues to stay healthy
and look forward to see everybody again during his next concert. Jacky ended
his concert with a rock version of “吻别”. The only grouse I have about this concert is
he dropped most of his greatest hits from his repertoire and opted for less
familiar songs.
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