This Saturday will be the day that I’ve been waiting for!
What else do you think it will be?
Let’s get wicked this weekend!
Hahaha. The organizers sure got themselves some humour there. LOL!
It came with a very sweet letter too. Thanks, Wicked Entertainment!
There had been rumors in the wind and shadows shifting in the dark. Tales of all things wicked, creatures of the night and music coming alive.
Two legendary EDM superheroes from a land faraway will lead hordes of insane electronic music lovers come this Saturday night.
Heed the words of caution as this is not for the faint-hearted. Rumors, they are certainly not.
One more sleep till Axwell and Zedd blow our minds to bits as our very own Malaysian EDM music fest has descended upon us – Wicked Festival 2013 is finally happening! Deets as follows:
WHAT? WICKED FESTIVAL 2013
WHERE? SEPANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, MALAYSIA
WHEN? 23RD NOVEMBER 2013 6PM TILL LATE
Saving the world and bringing us back to life is Axwell, of (now defunct) Swedish House Mafia fame.
In my mind, in my head, this is what we’re waiting for!
Watch Axwell’s full set at this year’s Tomorrowland 2013 in Belgium, Germany!
Can you believe he’s coming to play for us? Well.. BELIEVE IT.
Showing us some clarity for the night will be young EDM prodigy, Zedd!
It will be a spectrum of havoc, for sure!
Zedd’s amazing set at this year’s Ultra Music Festival 2013 in Miami, USA!
So there you have it.
Leave the world behind and stay the night, for they will be headlining the party, full speed ahead.
The magnitude of talents will melt your brains as No_ID from Amsterdam takes the stage along with local heroes – DJ Nikki, BATE, Hightech, Ramsey Westwood and Captain Ed.
The punches will come, blow after blow, one after another, all in a single night.
Ready to get wicked?
Full artiste line-up!
Tickets can be purchased RM129 (Presale), RM169 (At the Door) and RM259 (VIP).
Get yours at ticketpro.com.my, Rock Corner & Victoria Music Centre at all major shopping malls and Muscle Mania outlets.
A final word of caution to the faint-hearted: hide your children, lock your doors.
As for the rest of you… Wanna get wicked?
See you on the other side. *evil laughter*
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For days and weeks leading up to this year’s Carlsberg ‘Where’s the Party?’, I must say I was pretty excited.
They did a terrific job in hyping the party up! I too, shared the buzz and my excitement with everyone.
Goodies at my doorstep as early as a month before the party! A Nixon LED-silicone watch, a Carlsberg flashdrive
and six bottles of Carlsberg in a bag full of glowsticks, streamers and shiny tinsels!
The very week before the party, I received my invitation.
The bag contained earplugs, a neck travel-cushion, an eye-mask and a couple of Carlsberg bottles.
Granted, my enthusiasm grew as the days passed, but I was half wondering how exactly they were going to throw a “bigger and bolder” one this year, as last year’s epic tri-nation beach party certainly raised the bar to an apex!
Remember the teaser post I wrote for Carlsberg – Where’s the Party?
That being said, Carlsberg and team would most definitely have big plans to up their ante this year, in line with their claims of “Malaysia’s most epic party”, right?
Wrong.
Unfortunately, ‘Where’s the Party?’ 2013 was, to many, nothing compared to last year’s mind-blowing instalment.
Don’t get me wrong.
This year’s ”Where’s the Party?’ 2013 certainly had its strengths, but not nearly enough to outweigh what it lacked.
Being an avid partygoer with a strong thirst for good celebrations, allow me to share my experience and elaborate my observations with an objective point of view.
Adhering to the time stated in the invitation, my partycrew and I adjourned to Serdang in the mid-afternoon.
Oh the suspense! I couldn’t wait to see what was in store for us at ‘Where’s the Party?’ 2013.
Where will we be taken to this year? Where will the location be this time round?
Arriving at Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) where we are to be transited to the party showgrounds.
Our transit bus.
So excited! Where will they be taking us?
The transit bus dropped us off at the registration area which was a mere 5 minute drive.
Arriving the grounds with my partycrew.
Up to this point, I predicted that this year’s Carlsberg ‘Where’s the Party? 2013 might most probably boast an aviation theme or incorporate in-flight characteristics to the party. Its tell-tale signs led me up to this assumption.
Goodie bags with neck travel-pillows, earplugs and eye-masks.
Chartering a transit bus bearing an airplane icon.
Hearing the familiar airport jingle
A welcome announcement by a female disembodied voice.
What else could it be?
Upon seeing the cabin crew/air stewardess uniform on the usherettes,
I knew for certain that I had predicted this year’s theme correctly.
Then again, why wasn’t it held close to the airport if we were to be travelling somewhere (like we did last year)?
Hmmm.. maybe we aren’t going to be travelling anywhere this year then.
Konzy and I after receiving our “flight tickets”.
BestiePam and I about to enter the party showgrounds.
And we were off!
Soon, it was confirmed that Carlsberg ‘Where’s the Party? 2013’ was all happening at Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS). No, MAEPS wasn’t only the first location to assemble.
It was THE LOCATION – the very answer to Where’s the Party?
Though the location was no where as impressive as its predecessors, Golden Palm Tree Resort in Gold Coast Sepang (2011) and Hard Rock Hotel in Penang (2012), I was certain (and hopeful!) that this year’s party would be just as fun as the one held in Carlsberg Brewery in Shah Alam (2011).
After all, it doesn’t necessarily need to be in a resort hotel to ensure a good party in motion.
Good job in keeping the suspense on the high this entire time!
I was amazed when I saw the the giant signboard and entrance; very akin to the typical ones you see at airports!
WELL DONE
What’s even cooler, they had makeshift metal detector booths set up with “airport officials”
stationed to “scan” our bodies for any metal or weaponry before “boarding” our ‘flight”.
It’s the little things and effort paid attention to in enhancing a theme of a party, that makes me happy.
I loved how they utilized every opportunity to heighten our party experience from the beginning – a sign of a great night ahead I hope?
Cabin crew offering us cans of Carlsberg
The elevated DJ booth, resembling an airplane
Yup, the entire party was full-on, every bit of an aviation theme.
My partycrew and I walked to the first thing we saw – the games station.
Shot before playing.
This game was fairly interesting!
It was an action-memory game and we were supposed to imitate the airport runway security too.
Evidently I was having fun jumping LOL.
Final showdown between me and bestiePam as everyone else got kicked out LOL
Us players on the “airport runway”!
Unfortunately, I didn’t get the chance to play all the other games such as Loud Ludo, No-Sigh Flight, Turbalance and Safety Slide as I was asked to leave the game zone and head to the press conference which was to begin soon.
Ushered into the “departure hall” for the Press Conference.
Inside, I figured another reason why Carlsberg adopted the aviation theme.
It’s probably because winners will stand a chance to win themselves an opportunity to fly to Europe for the global ‘Where’s the Party?’ 2013 where Axwell will be performing. Hence the whole emphasis on a flight experience.
Isn’t that cool?
There was an enormous Antonov airplane inside the vicinity of the rave zone
I heard you could actually climb up and sit inside the cockpit to check it out! Dang, wish I’d known earlier!
But at the very least, I managed to get a picture with the propellers!
That still counts as something, doesn’t it?
The Managing Directors of Carlsberg Malaysia & Carlsberg Singapore making their grand entrance!
They kicked off the press conference in full swing
Mr. Henrik Anderson giving us, the media a warm welcome
Up till this point, I was still in high spirits. How can I not? I’m sure you can tell from the video above.
The amazing set-up, the whole ‘jet-set’ theme, the games – it was basically the entire initial excitement of the party that got me hungry for more of this year’s instalment!
….. until the line-up was announced.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not putting these fellas down; all I’m saying is that most media around me, including myself, was a little puzzled as to why this year’s line up was a far cry from last year’s eclectic entertainment.
During the interview session, a few from the media had also asked what was the reason behind the choice of this year’s line-up, being very different from last year’s.
However Carlsberg did an excellent job in presenting the line-up to us in airport shuttles!
First of the lot, popular local stand-up comedian, Douglas Lim
I was thrilled to have him as part of the line-up!
Local DJ Eva T
Eva T giving a short speech
Local DJ Funkzu
Offbeat rappers and singers, Nine Lives
3AM in the Valley, Big Skrptz from Australia and Joel Turner
MC Derrick and DJ Inquisitive
DJs Class and Ming Ming
German DJ Miss Nine
These girls got all the men wolf-whistling!
Korean ‘K-Pop’ girl band, Sweety.
And finally… headliners Swedish Dub House duo Cazzette
Tonight’s entertainment.
The view of the stage from afar
Funnyman Douglas Lim took the stage and cracked his usual arsenal of rib-tickling jokes up his sleeve!
Best part was when he sang his own rendition expressing his hatred for K-Pop
of popular Cantopop song, Beyond’s Hoi Fut Tin Hung.
It was my second time listening to that song now. I freakin’ love it!
Being Cantonese myself, and also despising the K-Pop craze, I could totally relate to his song!
For K-Poppers, don’t take offence, it’s just satire.
Nine Lives on stage
They performed a good deal of classic rock and pop
My partycrew and I only stayed ’til mid of Nine Lives’ performance, before we headed out for a breath of fresh air, games and for a much anticipated massage.
To our disappointment, by the time we got out at 9PM, all the games’ booths and also the massage booth was already shut.
What on earth? We were barely in there for an hour and once we came out, it was a shame that all the fun, games and massages were over. I remembered back in 2011, the games and massages went on all night!
The iDarts booth was the only games booth that was open.
We had fun playing this, at least!
The view of the stage from the crowd
It was well designed, it boasted a strong audio system, stage lighting, with both laser and pyro effects but ummm… the LED balloon container could do with a little more creativity as it looked like a giant corncob defying gravity, dangling in the middle of nowhere.
Rather out of place, no?
For their fourth time hosting Carlsberg ‘Where’s the Party?’ series of parties, MCs of the night
Patricia Knudsen and Joey G were looking very fine in their pilot uniforms.
The ‘jet-set’ theme was kept alive throughout the party. After seeing the ushers dressed as air stewards
and air stewardesses, it was only natural to expect the hosts to be donning aviation uniforms as well!
DJ Eva T on the decks
She was good, as usual, but most of us were wondering why the DJ booth was
errected in a way that her back was facing the majority of the crowd
When we adjourned from the Press Conference, we were told that there was a free flow of food served.
But as we made our way to the food section, we could hear varying complaints of “OMG the food sucks” rather audibly from the crowd. We ignored the tell-tale signs, and instead, decided to try it out and judge it for ourselves – to our utter dismay.
This year’s meal : pre-packeted food.
As glad as we were to chomp down something (gotten really hungry after a long day!), we were appalled when we saw and tasted this year’s preparation of the food.
In the past three instalments of ‘Where’s the Party?’, a sumptous buffet spread of delectable local and international cuisines, various courses, comprising the sweet and savoury, appetizers, mains, soups, desserts and what’s more, with chefs present to cook our meals right before our eyes. I’m not even joking; it was that elaborate!
In comparison to those dinners which were marvellously catered, this year’s dinner was a huge letdown.
In plastic pre-packed packets of tasteless and very bland Nasi Lemak, Bee Hoon, Nuggets, Burger and Satays.
We deliberately tried out ALL the food on the table but none even came close. Who are the caterers???
The only thing decently edible were the satays – the only ones which vanished each time the refills came.
At least we had lots and lots of Carlsberg to go around to make up for it.
One of the main redemptions of this party was that the number of guests doubled from last years ‘Where’s the Party?’.
I bumped into heaps and heaps of my buddies! T’was great to see them and catch up. Cue the pictures!
Unfortunately, like many others who left, we did not stay for the hoardes of free lok-lok steamboat trucks when the party was officially over.
But that was a fantastic surprise for those who stayed till the very end, no doubt!
My biggest regret is that my partycrew and I probably did not stay long enough to feel the heat of the party which seemed to pick up quickly after 11pm (I was there since 5pm!). Neither did I manage to catch Cazette, which I was so keen on raving to!
I might not be feeling as live wired nor into the night as I was very, very much hoping to be.
I wouldn’t say it was a horrendous nor bad party, it just didn’t live up to the high expectations we had for this year (especially after setting such high standards in the previous years) and underdelivered its claims.
Leaving as early as 10pm with mixed feelings about this years party
We had to queue up, as many others were also waiting for the shuttle bus to leave the premises
I’ve looked forward to Carlsberg Where’s the Party? 2013 for months on end and was pretty geared up for an epic night. Thus, It was no surprise when I was pretty disappointed as to why I didn’t quite enjoy myself as much as I thought I would.
I guess I really wasn’t feeling it tonight.
But we all made sure we adhered to Carlsberg’s responsible drinking and safe driving advocacy.
So to answer the question posed – YES, we did have a designated driver He is right in front of me!
In a nutshell, I must say that in comparison to the previous three Carlsberg Where’s the Party?’ versions that I have attended, this year’s party is by far the worse of the lot. From track record, I jolly well know that Carlsberg and its crew do posess monstrous capabilities to throw us kick-ass parties!
Better up your game!
Despite this year’s disapointment, I do look forward to next year’s Carlsberg ‘Where’s the Party?’ and what it has in store for us!
Check out the previous ‘Where’s the Party?’ event i’ve been to last year.
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Last Friday was a night of mayhem! Actually, my whole weekend was pretty much a radical one.
But wait, let's talk about Friday first, hey?
Just one look and it's no guessing who they are!
As we all know and having also said in this post, our favourite EDM juggernaut trio Swedish House Mafia have decided to go their separate ways to concentrate on their solo careers.
Embarking on a farewell around the world to personally bid their fans a heart-warming goodbye, they have, among a few other countries, chosen Malaysia to perform for one last time at their aptly named, One Last Tour.
Thanks for the ticket, XPAX! I was all geared up and excited to go already!
I'm sure you can tell. I was impatiently bounding up and down while waiting for some friends!
We got there pretty early, just before 9PM.
It was a long walk towards the Surf Beach, as though hyping us up all month isn't enough already!
En route to the Surf Beach!
We were getting closer and closer to the party zone
Took some photos with the mascots of Greyhound!
Some photos with the fellow partymates.
I figured we ought to grab a few shots first before we all disappeared into the crowd so here they some of them!
Remember this post I wrote which included something about the death of my friend, Elizabeth?
She clearly didn't make it for this Swedish House Mafia's gig that she wanted to attend so badly. So, her friends and family alike gathered in her name tonight and had it all planned to make this her little tribute.
Some of the heart-shaped helium balloons they had brought along to release into the night sky
the moment her favourite song 'Don't You Worry Child' came up.
Are we ready to see Swedish House Mafia LIVE before us for the first and last time?
And so, after all the opening acts, DJ Nikki, Mr. Fluff and DJ Eclipse (Singapore), had finished their set, Swedish House Mafia made their grand appearance half an hour before their scheduled time at 9.30PM sharp.
Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso and Axwell opened their two-hour set with 'We Came, We Raved, We Loved'
Their opening drove us on high suspense with drumming bass and lightplay on the white veil, before finally dropping those curtains to unveil our favorite Swedish progressive house trio.
The laser show was nothing short of amazing!
Laser beams comprising a psychedelic fusion of colours shone haphazardly into the sky and back throughout their set.
Here are the blue and green ones
Some of the skinnier laser streaks
They had lots of LED animation in the background too. I liked the skull best!
The boys playing one of my favourite songs, 'Antidote' for us!
Anyone knows what those Japanese words say?
They performed a powerful two-hour set for us.
A perfect blend of remixes and various original tracks as individuals and from their two albums (as Swedish House Mafia), Until One and Until Now.
They climbed onto the DJ console to rave with us!
In the first half of their set, they performed 'Nothing But Love' by Axwell, 'KNAS', 'Lights' and 'Show Me Love' by Steve Angello, a remix of 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger' by Kanye West, 'The Island' by Pendulum, and their original singles 'Leave the World Behind', 'Calling (Lose My Mind), 'Greyhound' and 'The Island'.
Sebastian Ingrosso playing LIVE drums while 'Resurrection' played
Can you spot me in this rowdy crowd?
"It's good to be here together for the first time with you in Malaysia.
What a beautiful place! Are you having a good time?"
As if things couldn't turn up any higher, Swedish House Mafia began playing a remix of Coldplay's 'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall' and surprised us with a massive thank you to our country, Malaysia, for hosting them and their One Last Tour here.
What's behind the blast of sparks?
Ta-daa! It's our very own Malaysian flag, the Jalur Gemilang!
The boys began waving it in the air throughout that track
That moment itself was truly a wondrous sight.
Needless to say, patriotism ignited within me and I felt a certain sense of pride for my country all over again.
Thousands and thousands of Malaysians screamed in unison
Another touching, poignant moment for some of us was when the progressive powerhouses began playing the beautiful track, 'Don't You Worry Child', the forth single off their latest album, Until Now.
Yes, Elizabeth…it's time.
This is for you, Eli.
Letting go a pink heart-shaped helium balloon with the words
'RIP Elizabeth with ♥, you're heaven sent'
What really made me burst into tears while singing along to 'Don't You Worry Child' was when that ONE pink balloon didn't make its way up into the sky like the rest of the balloons, but floated directly to Swedish House Mafia during this song.
It was almost as if Eli wanted to be closer to her idols and get the best view of all of her friends gathering there on her behalf.
Steve Angello releasing her into the sky
Even after Steve Angello caught that pink balloon, held it and let it go into the sky again, that pink balloon wasn't ready to leave us all just yet. Guess she still wanted to enjoy herself partying with us all and Swedish House Mafia.
The pink balloon refused to go anywhere and stayed on top of the DJ console.
I recall crying like an emotional wreck. Dang! During a rave? That's a first!
Look at my mascara all smeared. Argh!
Anyway, I soon cheered up again when Swedish House Mafia continued taking the party to the next level with harder, progressive tracks in the second half of their set.
Here's a video I made encapsulating my night.
httpv://youtu.be/rcOC5JGu9eM
Enjoy! I took a while to make this
Make sure you watch till the end to catch them performing all their best songs, fireworks blasting, amazing pyrotechnics (fire), crazy laser shows, helium balloons floating in the air and ONE very special pink heart-shaped helium balloon that floated its way directly to Swedish House Mafia when they were performing.
More laser lights shot through the party, fireworks burst out at the stage and into the sky!
The show came complete with pyrotechnics, descending sparks of fire and combustions of flame shots in perfect sync with the heavy beats and bass drops too.
The blue and yellow flames literally turned up the heat where I was standing!
The second half of their set saw them dropping tracks like 'Sweet Disposition' by The Temper Trap, 'Sunrise' by The Aston Shuffle, 'Resurrection' by Michael Calfan, Axwell's remix of 'In My Mind' by Ivan Goughas well as their originals, 'Miami 2Ibiza', 'One (Your Name)', 'Save the World' and yes, again..'Don't You Worry Child'.
An estimated number of more than 22,000 fans were given a spectacular one last show tonight.
We sang along, jumped, danced and partied long and hard despite the sporadic downpour.
Yup, no amount of rain can dampen our spirits.
Certainly not in the name of Swedish House Mafia.
Dear Angello, Ingrosso and Axwell, are you proud of us?
And thanks for the confetti burst.
I had to spend a while getting all the coloured paper off me as I was soaked to the core.
The paper somehow was a chore to peel out LOL
Thank you for choosing Malaysia as one of the few countries to perform your One Last Tour.
If there ever was another chance to party and rave with you boys – even in the rain – I would do it all over again. The show was marvellous, you guys did not disappoint, not even one bit!
Ending the night with a blast!
I wish you well in your solo careers!
A possible collaboration or reunion in the future would be nice. Just saying. Heh. Heh. Heh.
Goodbye Swedish House Mafia, I love you!
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There had been rumors in the wind and shadows shifting in the dark. Tales of all things wicked, creatures of the night and music coming alive.
The magnitude of talents will melt your brains as No_ID from Amsterdam takes the stage along with local heroes – DJ Nikki, BATE, Hightech, Ramsey Westwood and Captain Ed. 
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