The full coverage is here! What dya think could be the cause of the massive gridlock at almost all the highways heading towards Bandar Sunway? Apart from it being the Monash Ball at MOS Euphoria, there was an even greater celebration not too far away.
Yup, ma party people. Put your hands right up where I can see ‘em & give a loud toast to Arthur Guinness.
For those who ain’t stout drinkers or have completely no idea what Arthur’s Day is about, it is a series of music events which have been organised to celebrate the 250 remarkable years of the Guiness Brewing Company. It will be held in Dublin, New York and yes.. us right here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!
Honoured yet?
When I arrived, lotsa people were already crowding both the main and the VIP entrance. Let’s prove to Arthur that we know how to party as well. Hmmm.. as Malaysians would say,semangat lah!
The mo I got inside, I was in awe. Like, whoaaaaaa man. How long did the crew take to set this up! Amayzeeeeeng or whaddd?
Brilliant stage work
I walked around all over around the Arthur’s Lounge as well as the main zones of the Sunway Surf Beach area to shoot some piccies of the venue & merchandise on sale. But omfgwtfbbq the merchandise were friggin’ pricy!
Pretty though!
On stage at that mo was Reshmonu, our local singer-songwriter who did his R&B thang. Sorry to say though, I found that performance kinda boring. Next up was Joe Flizzow, Malaysia’s International Hip Hop Ambassador, otherwise known as ‘The President’. (LOL a lil narcissictic right)
Oops sorry one photo of their performance only cos I was too busy camwhoring with tha party peeps wtf
Right after Flizzow’s show came the Taiwanese rap artist MC Hotdog (LOL glamour-names nowadays) along with his sidekick. They were rapping in chinese and I saw his fans rapping along really loudly with him.
Eh no joke. This fella has been on tour in USA! Quite internationally acclaimed too
I didn’t caption the photo as such because I wanted him out of KL One of his famous hits was ‘Korean Invasion’
Finally, it was the showdown that all of us were waiting for – The Black Eyed Peas! A lil introduction here for those of you who doesn’t know them (OMG who doesn’t know those peas should be sent to remedial school)
Will.I.Am | Fergie | Taboo | Apl de Ep
They are that awesome hiphop/dance pop music act from L.A and is one of the few artistes to have ever held the number 1 and 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously. Their chart toppers pwned the US charts for 25 consecutive weeks, creating history!
WICKEDDD RIGHT?
But waiting for the them to come on stage was forever, I tell ya. Nevermind, we took our own sweet time at the Silver Zone (freeflow of Guiness woots!) to camwhore all we wanted before the show anyways.
Looking very sober aren’t we? Hehs.
Once the peas get their asses on stage, the party of the year will finally begin! Aight begin… BEGIN ALREADY!
Aptly, they kickstarted their show with ‘Let’s Get It Started’ and I won’t tell you what song they’re gonna end this good good night with because but I’ve got a feeling you already know! Pun intended.
They went back in time too and belted out some of their older hits which never failed to remind us of how awesome they’ve been year after year, album after album!
Off the top of my head, I remember them singing these older records :
Let’s Get It Started
Shut Up
Where Is The Love?
Don’t Phunk With My Heart
Pump It!
And their newer singles from their latest album The E.N.D (Energy Never Dies)
Boom Boom Pow
Meet Me Halfway
Imma Be
I Gotta Feeling
Their 90 minute performance took everyone by storm but the part which I despised the most was sloshing around in muddy ankle-deep puddles just to take photos of the Peas & their stellar performance.
Funnily enough, I was distracted from the ickiness of having my toes soaked in murky water when Will.I.Am seemed to be giving us a vocabulary lesson on the name of their single ‘Imma Be’. He went something like this -
“Imma Be, guys, doesn’t make no sense. The correct way is actually ‘I am going to be’. It’s said in short form as imma be, but the meaning is still the same, yeah?“
Uh, okayyy.
We heard ya loud & clear, sir!
Will.I.Am then proceeded to spin his magic and remixed a few other record breaking hits. Popular club songs such as the ones from Flo-Rida, MJ and Rihanna had everyone at the mosh pit go crayzeee.
I was surprised when he played & remixed some old skool rock and acoustic songs too. Whoa! That really got me there. Oh, and… he also played the same set the night before at Blanc Le Club.
Okay ’nuff about Will.I.Am already. I was already tweeting so much about him last night during their performance itself wtf. Make way for everyone’s fave of the night!
Stacy Ferguson aka Fergie
Her voice was insanely powerful omg. The way she sang her vocals on ‘Shut Up’ and ‘Boom Boom Pow’. I literally raised my eyebrows when she held her chords for so bloody long and at such high pitched notes. She’s that good.
I’ve got not much to say about APL though, but I found his little mini-paces and odd dances kinda amusing. It fascinated me for a mo when I spotted him.
Oh and we’ve got Taboo here in the house too!
I can’t exactly put my finger on it, but I found him to be very womanly yet masculine at the same time. SoonSeng, who was standing with me was also of the opinion that he was very feminine in certain gestures (or perhaps his long hair? IDK)
But check out his tattoos & muscular body. Faaar from girlish.Yup. He reminds me of some martial arts cartoon character from somewhere though.
BREAK TIME!
Impressive futuristic dance routine transformer interlude dancers who eventually transformed into stereo speakers
PROBABLY FOR THEM TO CHANGE OR DRINK GUINNESS and
FOR US TO CAMWHORE & DRINK MORE GUINNESS WHAT ELSE
Ohya. You should see KY’s photos towards the end when he got hyper from one too many Guinness & jumping around LOLOLOL
Ohyay they’re back!
Singing their last few songs
There’ll be an annoying male voice singin atrociously throughout the video but it’s worth a watch! See how B.E.P adapted ‘Malaysia’ & ‘Kuala Lumpur’ into their song lyrics
And as you’ve already watched from the video above, they ended the good good night with that song! I had an awesome time partying away to the Peas – bet everyone in the house felt the same way! Randomly, I reckon this party was definitely on an immense budget though, check out those confetti!
This marks the end of 25th September’s Arthur’s Day at Sunway Lagoon Surf Beach
Oh pardon me, I just remembered something interesting. Will.I.Am kept saying Malaysia is a “beauuutifull country with beauuttifull culture and the foooood” and he pronounced Genting as ‘Gyen-Chee’.
Shot from the Silver Zone
Anyway, as I was saying, this event was certainly one to remember. After all, it lived up to its name of being the party of the year! Check out how it ended – with a big bang! Literally!
Asia’s Best Attraction wor.
Fireworks display was kinda long yay! Think it lasted for more than 5 minutes
And my favorite was the heart-shaped fireworks display
Looks like Arthur sends his love from up above!
Phooohh finally. End of full coverage post, from the beginning till the very end of Arthur’s Day (except Danny One lol). Been sleeping at 5am since last night to quickly publish this post. Okay, it’s 4.43am now, eyes want to close edi. Good night
Have a good good night folks! Were you there too?
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42 Responses to Arthur’s Day @ Sunway | Black Eyed Peas
i read this post twice jess! huh they didnt play pump it? =_= nice whad that song. heart shaped fireworks chun. the taboo guy not girlish la, he's kinda cute also lol
Michie heh. thanks babe. guess i stayed up those nites was worth it! wheee. yea i guess Will ain't used to the foreign pronounciation lol
MKL thankewww so much! well, the peas did say that this wont be their last time in msia. so yeah, better luck nx time! n yeah, we're friends. that's gareth. shaolin tiger la u. hahaaha lion. LOLOL
mynjayz heeeeee thanks yea! standing in the stupid mud was worth it after all. butthen, not all pix were nice, some were a lil motion blurrish but wot to do
Janice lol when he sed that i tot it was a place in japan. gyen-chee. hahaa! yea it was krayzee fun babe
zhenghong wah read twice summore tenkiu tenkiu. yeah 'pump it' the one which pepsi endorsed.. love that song alot but didnt think i heard it that nite. heartshaped fireworks ftw!
queenie lol firework dress! nice description lololol. and pea party! lololol. funny la u thanks alot yeaa, the end part was rlly breathtaking if i do say so myself
i may miss d show but i felt i was rite in the groove by yr description.u know de feelin of being virtually 'transported' on stage. cant wait for da beyonce coverage
Josh becos u action choose dubai over guinness' grand celebration w the black eyed peas! HAHA kidding huns. yep i luv d heart shaped one too! so adorable hmm?
Hitomi whoa. exam fever? take a deep breath & do ur best gurl! hehe thanks, and yep, brought it in with the media pass
Spinzer awwww u can't be any sweeter can u talltower? heee. and yeahhlor! everyone went all over d place cos the exits were jam packed wtf. didnt get to yumcha w u too!
YingZi as i've told u dearie, NEVER miss a night out partying! woots! thanx so much fo d compliment <3
soonseng aww thankies much! had fun partyin w u. yeah, shud've just stayed where the sand was dry. T__T gah. had had had 2soak my toes in that muddy goo. wtf
huaibin 'tonite' was DEFINITELY a good good night. could see u enjoyed urself as much as i did too! thanks fo everyth buddy. and GUINESS DRAUGHT FTW woots
love this post gurl! Sadly I can't get to go. Yeah watched the video already. Man that annoying guy oni knows how to sing 'wohooo..that tonight's gonna be a good nite'.
soon seng whoa u went to broga hills for fish head? koooooool
Jang Heng heh never ever miss a party! yeah semi-telephoto.
Cindy awwww thanks babe. yeahh omg the part where the annoying guy kept repeating himself n then got pop bursting sounds on the audio wtf damn! to arthur!
Taufulou yup. memang guinness draught FTW!
Adele of cos it was babe great chilling witcha near the rocks fo a while. after taking pictures of BEP i came back then u dunno go where edi hahah
Julian it was a good good night! heee. thanks alot yea and next time come la! dont misss h
yeah i totally agree. abit mangkuk style abit but super kewt right. hehe much more innocent. and sure no probs! glad to hv brought the event to ur computer screen. cheers!
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omg. @_@ damn long detail post & great picturds as usual. and hehe will i am pronounce so wierd wan
Awwwsummmm Jess!
Wow! I so wish I was there! How many degrees were there on Genting? Been there in February and it was 15 degrees. Freezing!
Really a great review and as always you looked hot and your friend in the white shirt looks cute.
And the white dude, isn't that the Shaolin Lion blogger?? Are you friends with him? O_o
OMG jesss u got nice photos wei seriously. Enjoyed viewing it. thanks for posting.
ok,lets go gyen-chee jess!!!!
woohoo!!!!
fun party huh!
i read this post twice jess! huh they didnt play pump it? =_= nice whad that song. heart shaped fireworks chun. the taboo guy not girlish la, he's kinda cute also lol
i love yr firework dress .. goes so well with the pea party and the real fireworks performance
Michie
heh. thanks babe. guess i stayed up those nites was worth it! wheee. yea i guess Will ain't used to the foreign pronounciation lol
MKL
n yeah, we're friends. that's gareth. shaolin tiger la u. hahaaha lion. LOLOL
thankewww so much! well, the peas did say that this wont be their last time in msia. so yeah, better luck nx time!
mynjayz
standing in the stupid mud was worth it after all. butthen, not all pix were nice, some were a lil motion blurrish but wot to do
heeeeee thanks yea!
Janice
lol when he sed that i tot it was a place in japan. gyen-chee. hahaa! yea it was krayzee fun babe
zhenghong
wah read twice summore tenkiu tenkiu. yeah 'pump it' the one which pepsi endorsed.. love that song alot but didnt think i heard it that nite. heartshaped fireworks ftw!
queenie
thanks alot yeaa, the end part was rlly breathtaking if i do say so myself
lol firework dress! nice description lololol. and pea party! lololol. funny la u
just awesome!! the stage, the fireworks, the dress . . . wow wow!!
i may miss d show but i felt i was rite in the groove by yr description.u know de feelin of being virtually 'transported' on stage. cant wait for da beyonce coverage
elo , ol timers like us very impressd wif yr work, keep it up n like wat pple say…you go girl
Wow, that's awesome! You all look great and it was certainly the party of the year! Love your fireworks photos!
malarynx
fireworks too. bet they spent alot!
ya mannn i know d stage was damn impressive!
penny
and yeahh cant wait fo beyonce too!
whoaaa thanks babe. it's an honour to hv made u feel transported to d stage lol!
marmike
*bow* thanks alot! tho i didnt feel i did a good job this time round. some pix turned out motion blurrish
irenelim
yeahhh wheee! it was d party of d year hell yeahh. 250 years of awesome guinness! thanks gurl
I gotta feeling, that tonight's gonna be a good good night~~~
OMFG!!! Can't believe I am not there jumping around with you. >_<
BEP IS DA BOMB! I love the heart shape firework piccie. For obvious reason. ^_^
wasn't there. was busy preparing for exam the night itself *awhhhh*
Btw, nice coverage!! always the Jess way haha…
you have your dslr in yea??
great to know you've got everything sorted out in the end! that's the Grand Canyon i know
too bad everyone all scattered up then no yam cha hor haha!
Waaaaaahh! So nice so nice!!! Heh,and you look great! And the fireworks,the partying over there looks fantastic!
Brilliant photos! and a very in-depth post..haha…
should have come over to the sandy part earlier! would have been incredibly fun! =)definitely got more feel.. but quite packed though…
hi Josh!
I gotta feeling…that tonight's gonna be a good night! =D
Haha! Gotta love the free flow Guinness.
Josh
choose dubai over guinness' grand celebration w the black eyed peas! HAHA kidding huns. yep i luv d heart shaped one too! so adorable hmm?
becos u action
Hitomi
whoa. exam fever? take a deep breath & do ur best gurl! hehe thanks, and yep, brought it in with the media pass
Spinzer
awwww u can't be any sweeter can u talltower? heee. and yeahhlor! everyone went all over d place cos the exits were jam packed wtf. didnt get to yumcha w u too!
YingZi
woots! thanx so much fo d compliment <3
as i've told u dearie, NEVER miss a night out partying!
soonseng
aww thankies much! had fun partyin w u. yeah, shud've just stayed where the sand was dry. T__T gah. had had had 2soak my toes in that muddy goo. wtf
huaibin
thanks fo everyth buddy. and GUINESS DRAUGHT FTW woots
'tonite' was DEFINITELY a good good night. could see u enjoyed urself as much as i did too!
Ello Isaac Cheah Soon Seng!
Of all the places, we say hi here. XP
LOLOLOL get another dating service please
bluek!
Josh: We do the best we can ler… and here quite conducive..
Jess: Sorry ya, its been a while since I saw your bf.. haha.. i still remember fish head @ Broga.
hey, nice pictures zoom lens? omg i am like so jealous-ed rite now.. =[ i missed it..
love this post gurl!
Sadly I can't get to go.
Yeah watched the video already.
Man that annoying guy oni knows how to sing 'wohooo..that tonight's gonna be a good nite'.
lol!
To Arthur!
wahy!~ syok nyer~
what a great party, a party to be remembered~
it was definately one night to remember! hhahaa, hope to seee you again sooon yah (:
Wow that looked like a good night! Pity I was not there…
Good photos and review too
soon seng
whoa u went to broga hills for fish head? koooooool
Jang Heng
never ever miss a party! yeah semi-telephoto.
heh
Cindy
awwww thanks babe. yeahh omg the part where the annoying guy kept repeating himself n then got pop bursting sounds on the audio wtf damn! to arthur!
Taufulou
guinness draught FTW!
yup. memang
Adele
great chilling witcha near the rocks fo a while. after taking pictures of BEP i came back then u dunno go where edi hahah
of cos it was babe
Julian
heee. thanks alot yea and next time come la! dont misss
h
it was a good good night!
TO ARTHURRRRR!
I was there! Well I was really CLOSE to there! At sunway pyramid! LOL and I saw the fireworks at night, all the way from my apartment. Cool!
KY
cheeers! to ARTHURRRRRRRR
iamthewitch
ohh yeahh i was tellin my friends that whoaa the ppl living in that apartment damn lucky, can see everyth. ahah!
Huai Bin looks like back to seventeen with his current hairstyles =)
Thanks a lot for the coverage Jess =)
Enjoyed!
yeah i totally agree. abit mangkuk style abit
but super kewt right. hehe much more innocent. and sure no probs! glad to hv brought the event to ur computer screen. cheers!
i missed it. argh!!! !@#!$@%#$^%#$
it was surely a blast.
awesome night! awesome post!
Oh Fuck. How can I miss that party. WTF
Lyng
nvm.. always a next time!
it was!
Kim
and thanks fo the group piccie. just added it in!
woots! gracias!
Tony
hohoho :O why dija miss it? slipped ur mind?
it was done finally *phew* cool!! it is so lame for forbidding dslrs!! eww…
[...] Day! The party of the year is back again yo Enjoyed myself loads at last year’s where the Black Eyed Peas rocked Malaysia! Bet this year’s gonna be a blast again [...]
[...] Usher, Tokio Hotel, Katy Perry, Jason Derulo, Pitbull & Benny Benassi, Ne-Yo, Akon, Black Eyed Peas, All American Rejects, Boys Like Girls, Kelly Clarkson, Fat Man Scoop, Orianthi,and the list goes [...]
I do agree with all the ideas you have presented in your post. They are very convincing and will definitely work. Thanks for the post.
[...] Last year's Arthur's Day party featured Flo-Rida, Sean Kingston and Colby O'Donis while the Arthur's Day held the year before last featured Black Eyed Peas! I blogged about it – here [...]