She's Avril Lavigne – a name behind the songs almost every 90s kid grew up with in high school.

And Avril performed right in front of my very eyes! 

I wouldn't know about you, but I certainly spent my angsty teenage years rocking to her songs.

I used to be that 14 year old punk-rock girl clad in a neck-tie & fooling around with my guitar.

Almost a decade later, if you dig hard enough, I still have that streak within me, albeit suppressed.

At 9pm sharp, our fave Canadian punk-rocker Avril Lavigne turned up the heat when she ran up on stage and kick-started her 'Black Star Tour' concert with a very apt song – 'Black Star' 

Roars, cheers and whistles arose from the crowd – mostly comprising teenagers (and some parents!) as well as young adults.

She's sucha darling!

Do not be fooled by this petite lass'. 

She threw the crowd into a frenzy with her energetic and rockin' demeanor!

Avril performing 'What the Hell?'

As Avril's Black Star Tour was initially scheduled to be held on Valentines Day, the entire VIP section was decorated in lovey-dovey heart-shaped stuff all in red! 

Comfy couches, yummy food – I enjoyed the bruschetta! – and free flow of drinks 🙂

Happy Valentine's Day! 

The next song was something each and every Avril Lavigne fan will headbang to –

Avril rocking out with 'Sk8er Boi' 😀

Whilst singing the song midway, she surprised the crowd by breaking into cartwheels!

Squeee! Now that was cute 🙂

Avril singing 'He Wasn't' from her 2nd album, 'Under My Skin'

The next thing we knew, she disappeared from stage and brandished a bright red electric guitar when she re-appeared.

And voila! She burst into the rockin' guitar-driven 'I Get What I Want'.

It was wonderful watching her deftly strumming and plucking on her guitar! T'was so flawless 

When the scene faded to darkness, a huge piano was placed on stage 

Avril belting out 'Alice' with the melodious piano accompaniment

Trivia time!

If you didn't know, 'Alice' from the 4th studio album – Goodbye Lullaby – was written for Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland'.

She proceeded with the popular 'When You're Gone' and the crowd sang-along with her with full gusto.

Yours truly included! 

'When You're Gone'

'Wish You Were Here'

Like an energizer bunny, Avril jumped onstage and threw the crowd into a frenzy with her upbeat and quirky song, 'Girlfriend'

Everyone took her lead and jumped along while screaming the lyrics 

'Girlfriend' topped the Billboard Top 100 hits the moment it was released

off her 3rd album 'The Best Damn Thing' in 2007!

Hey hey, you you!

I don't like your girlfriend!

No way, no way!

I think you need a new one

Hey hey, you you!

I want to be your girlfriend!

Here's a video encapsulating a few of the songs she performed that night. Enjoy!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctg5MnXcr2A&feature=youtu.be

A montage of Avril's Black Star Tour in Malaysia

Everyone waved their official green starlight in sync with her song!

I've always found the lyrics really brash and something that depicts a girl knowing just exactly what she wants

Well, that girl is Avril and I love her gutsy personality.

She then sang a beautiful cover of 'Airplanes' by B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams before fusing it with her popular number 'Happy Ending'.

It was lovely! 🙂 Both songs seemed perfect when sang together.

She then strapped on her kick-ass guitar again

And taught the crowd how to rock real hard!

Did you think that I was gonna give it up to you, this time?
Did you think that it was somethin' I was gonna do,and cry?
Don't try to tell me what to do
Don't try to tell me what to say
You're better off that way

 

A line from 'Don't Tell Me'. One of my favorite songs of Avril's! 

She then introduced her bandmates to the rest of us

Jim McGorman on rhythm guitar, Steve Fekete on lead guitar, Al Berry on bass,

Rodnew Howard on percussions and Steve Ferlazzo on keyboards

She also announced to all of us that today was her last day of the Black Star Tour and that Avril, alongside with her band are gonna gonna give it their all! 🙂 🙂 Can you take us any higher Avril?

She then dedicated a song "to all the crazy bitches out there".

Any guesses on which song it is?

"You know that I'm a crazy bitch!

I do what I want when I feel like it.."

Ring any bells yet?

It's her 2nd single from her 4th studio album 'Goodbye Lullaby' – 'Smile'! 🙂

Even her tank top bears the word SMILE!

Her next song was lovely, no doubt. Avril tweaked her song 'I'm With You' into a more personal version dedicated to the people she was performing for today! 🙂

I'm with you, Kuala Lumpur!

The crowd went into a nostalgic mood and held hands while waving left to right.

Avril's with us, alright. Right here at Stadium Merdeka in our city, Kuala Lumpur! 

The bestie Joyce and I had an amazing time yelling, screaming and jumping along to her songs!

Oh and guess what happened next?

Something that caught us by surprise!

Jim and Avril swapped places and he entertained us with a rendition of 'Pumped up Kicks' 

while Avril did the back-up vocals and guitars!

Now, that was refreshing 

He did a pretty good job as well 😀

She sang 'I Love You' next

It was the end of her concert…but the crowd was pushing for more!

After a thunderous encore and a roaring chant of a popular favorite 'Complicated', Avril ran back up onstage and made our wish come true.

She sang 'Complicated'. Her first ever single released from her debut album 'Let Go' from 2002!

Now that really brought us back down memory lane 

Someone gave her a bouquet of flowers onstage! 

Happy Valentines Day, Avril!

It was no wonder throngs of crowd started as early as 3 hours before the event!

I had a lovely time that evening

Thank you Tune Talk for bringing yet another amazing act! 🙂

Stay tuned for more international favorites throughout the year – think Jessie J and Avenged Sevenfold!

Better grab your tickets fast before it sells out like hotcakes! 

Avril Lavigne was simply brilliant.

A true talent with powerful vocals and fabulous showmanship!

Cheers to Tune Talk once again! Keep 'em coming 

Last night was fabulous! I zoomed off early to catch Laidback Luke's gig in my 2nd home, Zouk KL.

Although this isn't the first time I'm watching this kick-ass House/Electro-House DJ spin – my 1st time raving to him was in Zouk Out 2010 in Singapore – I couldn't contain my excitement all week to catch him live in my very own city!

Off to partayy, babeh! 😀

So we got there pretty early, the crowd was beginning to build up.

Our homeboys DJ Blink &Goldfish as well as Holland's DJ Sandro Silva were the opening acts for Dutch DJ Laidback Luke. No pictures because I wasn't exactly inside the Zouk mainroom yet.

Was outside chilling but I could hear their beats!

When Laidback Luke finally appeared to begin playing his set, the crowd went insane. 

It was announced that it was his birthday!

Tequila shots were served by Luke, courtesy of Luke himself!

He personally prepared them too!!! 

(I could see him doing it at the back while Sandro Silva was spinning)

Thanks for the picture Edwin!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUKE, YOU HOTTIE!

Another year, another mad-awesome series of rave parties hey?

He kickstarted his party with pretty freakin' awesome tracks and remixes.

Everyone had their hands in the air!

Atta boy!

His deft skills on the turntables were impressive! 

Yo DJ spin that shit! 😀 😀

It's a turbulence in the house!

I totally fell in love with his set last night! I had expected it to be some one-long set, but no…

Laidback Luke spun for 2 hours! Wooohoooo!!!! 

What song next Luke? 😀

Confession : I couldn't keep my eyes off him during his entire set! *shy*

During one of his tracks, I made eye contact with him OMG! I stretched my hand towards him spontaneously

And and and and!! 

HE REACHED OUT TOO, TOUCHED MY HAND, SHOOK IT AND SMILED AT ME!!!

I swear I died for 5 seconds and resurrected.     

He's amazing!

It was truly poppin'! 

The energy reverberating within the walls of Zouk Mainroom was like no other!

The crowd was raving hard, long, and wild… both upstairs and downstairs to Laidback Luke's wicked beats

Don't stop! Let the party rock!

Horrid photo of me because I was sweating buckets after all that jumping, raving and headbanging!!

But I didn't have the heart to delete it cos it's my only photo with Laidback Luke  Teeehee.

A very disheveled me with Laidback Luke spinning in the background 😀

Champagne, anyone? 😀

Keep it rockin, DJ!

He played all my fave songs of his – Heartbreaker, Natural Disaster, Timebomb and Turbulence. Luke also remixed a few other artists' songs such as ones by Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Daft Punk, Benny Benassi and more. 

But what really got me thrilled was when he played heavy dubstep beats!

Plus, he's ssssssssoooooo cuuute! 😀

*swoons*

With pals Pamela and Edwin 😀

During the set there were some idiotic baboons who waved 1 buck and 2 bucks cash towards Luke and tried shoving it to him. Like WTF?

Excuse me you moron, do you think Laidback Luke is playing for charity? Or busking to put food on his table?

He was gracious enough to politely decline the money. I felt so insulted for him it's ridiculous!

Luke's an internationally recognized DJ. Your "donation" is prolly worth 2 cents to him -__-"

We gonna partay all night!

Oh and I video-ed some footages to show you how it was LIVE. 

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idh8Os-JsGg

 Here's a short montage of him spinning last night!

Sorry I couldn't video more, was too busy partying with Laidback Luke!! 😀

Oh and to save the best for last…

Remember when he served his party people tequila shots in conjunction with his birthday?

I kept his shotglass 

*euphoric skips*

So most of you would know that I attended Mariah Carey's concert when I was down in Singapore for the F1 Grand Prix a month ago. Haven't really found the time to do up this blogpost. But I figured that I should finally get round to it 🙂

Seeing diva Mariah Carey perform live in the flesh and belting her lungs out before me was indeed a great honour.

An outfit change of 3-4 times during the performance!

Many thanks to Maxis and Nuffnang for the opportunity. She was exactly what I had envisioned her to be – except probably a tad bigger. Heh.

Though logically, she is bound to look tiny standing on this gigantic stage.

little Mariah amidst thousands of people

When her concert began, there was a sudden burst of digital butterflies all around the backdrop screen. They were fluttering around for quite some time before she finally came onstage to sing the 1st song of tonight.

'Obsessed' was the first song of the hour

As expected, thousands and thousands of fans were screaming ecstatically upon seeing her

After her song, Mariah complimented the weather in Singapore. LOL very common topic to begin a conversation I must say 😛

She mentioned that it was really "so nice and hot here".

Then she went on dancing and singing the rest of her popular songs from various albums. Even from the really old ones from Glitter of 2001 and Charmbracelet of 2002 to the more current ones like E=MC² of 2008

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le_jSMX62GY

Shot a video of her performing 'It's Like That'

I wasn't really familiar with all her songs as I ain't a huge fan, but after looking through the net, I spotted some familiar songs from those albums.

I sing you listen, class! Ya hear me? 😛 😛

She sang with gusto and her powerful voice reverberated throughout Zone IV

So much so that some friends even texted me asking "is that Mariah's voice I hear?"

When they were snug in the hotel room away from the concert arena!

The ones I loved were 'Through the Rain' and 'Touch My Body'

She was fabulous, singing it live! 

Mariah Carey was every bit of a diva the media portrayed her to be.

She had diva moments aplenty and requested publicly for water onstage as well as a stand fan to be blown towards her direction. She also complained of tiredness and thirst!

Ermm.. I thought you said it was "nice and hot" a moment ago, Mariah? 😛 😛

Not too nice anymore huh? 😀 Asian weather. Too humid, no?

After complaining about her fatigue and how her feet hurt due to her new pair of heels,

the crew brought in a sofa for her.

How much more diva-ish can any diva possibly get on stage? O__o

While resting on the sofa, she chit-chatted with the crowd a little about how she was inspired by her godmother (whom I found out was Patti LaBelle!!!) who was comfy with her fans as well.

She then mentioned a bit about how she wanted to take an example to be just as comfy as she can, with us.

After apologizing to the crowd about her 'diva'ness, She continued performing even more songs as we sang along with her.

Shortly after, Mariah called for the crew to adjust and change her high heels.

So someone came onstage upon her call…

… and started fiddling with her footwear WHILE she was performing & dancing.

However, Mariah still didn't seem to have proper balance even after her shoes were fixed. Seriously, it makes me wonder how many inches of platforms she was prancing around in.

Constantly needed a helping hand with every few movements

Her movements were slightly deterred and she was tripping – needing literally more back support of the back-up dancers

HENCE THE TERM "BACK-UP" DANCERS HAHAHAH GEDDIT GEDDIT? ok lame. kthxbai.

I had the feeling she was going to fall off the stage or onstage.

Either way, it's gonna be nasty

After a few seconds, her facial expression changed.

Her knees seemed wobblier than usual and her hands were outstretched more often

And that's when I knew……….

SHE WAS INDEED GOING TO FALL!!!!

I WAS RIGHT!!

After a few struggles and clutching onto her dancers, Mariah began tumbling down….

DOWN DOWN

DOWWWNNNNN

At least she didn't topple over exposing anything nor fell flat on her face.

But she fell down flat on her buttocks crossed legged ala sitting position followed by a "thud" sound

What a graceful way to fall

Many people came to her aid, especially the back-up dancers and crew members.

But she brushed them aside and said "I'm okay! I'll be fine"

The best part was that she knew how to laugh at herself, instead of being emotional or creating drama of any sort.

"OH MY! YOUTUBE WILL BE ON FIRE AFTER THIS!

ALL OF YOU DESERVE A REFUND WATCHING ME FALL"

and she giggled.

But she got back up with the speed of light!! O__o

Thankfully without ripping her stockings or anything. Bravo!

This gutsy woman then continued braving whatever pain she *might* have felt during the fall and carried on her performance anyway.

Little did we all know that she was actually already pregnant!

It's really deleterious for a preggers lady to fall down.

Much less strutting all over stage with her killer high heels!

Later that night, she shared the stage with her good friend.

I'm sorry I didn't catch his name!

Another outfit change. So typical of Mariah Carey 😀

Ya know those kinds of diva/big shots who will always have outfit changes during performances?!

Yep, she's one of 'em! 😀

But what can I say?

Although I'm no hardcore fan of hers, she was fantastic on stage – albeit cracking a few lame bimbo jokes or two of course.

But it was all gooooooood.

Her signature squeals can really hit all the drastically sky-high notes beyond words!

I bet that would be an understatement already but how many people have actually saw her live in action doing it?? That's why I just HAVE to say it. She was really that good, heard with my very own ears (without autotune, nothing!) directly within my line of vision. *bows*

Props go to her back up dancers as well.

They fired up the energy and the mood pretty damn good!

Just before it was about to end, there was a poignant moment.

She got down on her knees and had a "personal" moment with her fans in front.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkvnfNGXXlw

Just call my name…. and I'll be there~

Couldn't really hear what she was saying though but through video close ups of the fans faces, I could see some of them had tears in their eyes.

Thank you Mariah for touching the hearts of your fans

At least the ones in front LOL

YOU ARE A STAR AND WILL ALWAYS BE THE #1 DIVA OF ALL TIME!!!!

Congratulations on your pregnancy and towards motherhood!

I wish you well.

Just got back from the concert!!
 

 I brought a good friend Andrea there to the gig with me and goodness gracious, we felt so muted after it all – screaming and jumping along with Hayley & her rocksome band! 😀
 

After local punk-rock band Y2K opened for them, Paramore ripped the stage to shreds and shot us all sky high!

Now this concert, is what I'd call a riot!

We were also practically drenched in our own sweat, with so much headbanging, yelling our lungs out. dancing & everything else!

Lots of people fell down from all the insane pushing and shoving. In the Rock Zone ,there was a mini riot between the partygoers as well! Yup, it's one rough and tough night alright 😀

My lips were bleeding as someone knocked my teeth and somehow cut it.

BUT IT'S OKAY! I'm still alive LOL

All in the name of a rock concert. You want a rock concert? You GET a rock concert!

The rowdier, the better.. YEAHH??
HELL YEAH.

Also, I had real good fun screaming along to some of my fave songs like 'Brick by Boring Brick', 'Crush Crush Crush', 'Decode', 'Misery Business' and most definitely, 'Only Exception'.
 

Those were only SOME of the many songs they rocked the stage with tonight! Many more & acoustics too 🙂

yay picture of the lovely & adorable punk rocker Hayley Williams! 🙂

High5* to a fellow red-head yo

So glad to have seen her live with my very own eyes. I've been a diehard fan of Paramore for years and years now as previously mentioned [here]. Also felt so comfy in my element tonight! Met so many other fellow red-heads amongst the 8000 revellers at the gig too.

 Many thanks, Tune Talk, for bringing them down to Malaysia!

Oh and, the rain of sparks throughout the concert were simply impressive, likewise the burst of golden yellow leaves & bright red hearts at the very end!

So many more things happened! 😀  If you've been following my tweets on #ParamoreKL you would've known hehe 

I've got lots more to share with you, but let's leave it for the full blogpost alright? 😀 Gotta hit the sack now!

Nightey nights my rocksome people! 😀 😀
 

So Adam Lambert arrived in Malaysia yesterday and the organizers held a press conference for him this afternoon.

How was the night concert just now? 🙂

I hope you enjoyed his show! I gave up my passes as I had some other commitments to be somewhere else at the same time 🙁
 

Doesn't really matter though, as I've already watched him live in concert a few weeks ago in his Glamnation tour at Marina Bay, Singapore during the F1 Grand Prix courtesy of Maxis & Lotus Racing

The stage all done up for a night of the Glamberts!

I also heard that there was much protest against his concert because of his so-called "promotion of gay culture", including gay acts of kissing male back-up dancers on stage and other suggestive gestures.

PAS Protest outside Adam Lambert's concert gates

(courtesy of my good friend Joe who twitpic-ed it)

You *obviously* know who's behind this objection – the Malaysia Islamists opposition party, also known as PAS.

 

Come on guys, you even campaigned against Avril Lavigne and Pitbull previously -___-
 

 (No offense to Islamic religion. I know your religion is just as pure and beautiful as ours, advocating good teachings and so on.

But unfortunately, it is these extremists that causes others to think negatively of Islams)

Gotta be kidding us, ey! You see, Adam Lambert ain't afraid to come out of the closet and admit his sexuality. In fact, he celebrates it with the rest of the world. We love his music, enthuse over his flamboyance and admire his success.

I'd like to see you staunchly religious folks getting any close to those magnificent talents and international success –  loved, praised and adored by many. And… what promotion of gay culture?

 

Oh, you mean like this?

He had excellent chemistry with his guitarist! That's good for the success of ANY concert

I shot this picture during his concert in Singapore when he sang 'Whataya Want From Me'
 

OR

Like these?
 

Pffft. So what? You'd see this on the streets ANYWAY

 

Really, now. It's the 21st Century! Opposing and demonstrating against concerts or superstars will only reflect on yourself and the views you have.

Do you really think it will stop our "young minds from being corroded" and "diminish our moral values"?

Everyone witnesses homosexual behaviour – be it mild or extreme – in the malls, dinner eateries, clubs and practically anywhere in Malaysia anyway. I view it just the same way I see heterosexual behaviour. And your problem is?

For goodness sake, RESPECT THEIR SEXUAL PREFERENCE and take it like a pinch of salt! For all you know, your younger brother, bachelor uncle or eldest son may be gay as well… I'm just saying!

It's sad that they can't be their true, real selves to even their own family members because you're too prudish to accept their apparently different placement of biological chromosomes
 

(courtesy of Jules' twitpic)

EARN YOUR RESPECT, YOU RESPECT THE HOMOSEXUALS FIRST!

They're minding their own business and I personally think you should too

 You accept (and love) "abnormal" people with brain defects or autism.  So why can't you accept a different sexual orientation which are deemed "abnormal" by your standards?

The gay community is very, very big. And with all due respect, there is nothing you can do to stop it.

 

Channel your focus and energy on crimes like robberies, corruption, reckless driving, marital rape, drug dealing, animal abuse, deforestation and illegal immigration rampant in Malaysia instead. That needs more attention for the betterment of the country AND THE YOUTHS.

Those are the real things that you should frown upon!

Those crimes! Being gay however, is not..

In fact, being gay does not make you any less of a person

OMG can't believe I finally purged my views on that. Why so serious hehe
And for the record, I'm straight. So whatever I've articulated above is an unbiased, honest opinion.
 

Anyway… on a lighter note, lotsa photos & a video of Adam Lambert LIVE in Singapore! 😀 Woo hoo!
 

He got the ball rolling with a bonus track, 'Voodoo', on his debut album
 

It was as very fast-paced song and even more energetic performance, An excellent way to kick-start the evening!
 

When he made his grand entrance upstage, he was fully decked in a vivacious purple gear. Complete with the purple, feather mad hatter hat and furry, fringed overcoat. Whoa, it really made me go – what the? 😀 LOL!
 

I wonder if he dressed in the same outfit at Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil just now? 😀
 

He stole the show with pumping tracks such as Down the Rabbit Hole and Ring of Fire.
 

We were already perspiring from top to toe in our relatively little clothing, let alone Adam Lambert himself?

His heavily made up and guy-linered eyes seemed to be waterproof or something LOL

as he pranced away upstage, like feeding off the undying energy of his hardcore fanbase!

I personally found a particular guitarist of his very cute!
 

(and I reckon Adam did as well :P)
 

Because throughout the 1 hour concert, their onstage rapport seemed pretty apparent to be more than just a forefront chemistry. Hmm.. you might never know! 😀 They could be datiing or something, that's something for them to know and us to find out hehe 
 

but one thing's for sure, they all complemented each other very well
 

For the synchronization of music, instrumentals, vocals to the sound system was impeccable!

Rip that electric guitar you!
 

But if I had you, that would be the only thing I'd ever need
Yeah if I had you, then money fame and fortune never could compete
If I had you, life would be a party it'd be ecstasy
Yeah, if I had you
You-y-y-y-y-you
You-y-y-y-y-you
You-y-y-y-y-you
If I had you

Little by little, he got rid of the fancy-schmancy outfit.

Singing 'Fever'! Lovin' those disco beats! 😀
 

Amplifiy it boys! 😀
 

As expected, the gambit of the night was when he danced into a fast and furious routine along with his back up dancers while singing 'For Your Entertainment'. That number is one of my personal faves!
 

Do you know what you got into~
 

Can you handle what I'm about to you~
 

Cos it's gonna get rough for you~
 

I'm here for your entertainment!

Gotta give it up to his amazing team of dancers too, they were simply top-notch 😀

Both female…
 

and male!!
 

His costume change was pretty quick and I didn't even notice!
 

Here Adam is, looking all glam-ed up with more glitter in his hair and signature long-tailed coat

I prefer this than the faux fur purple one anytime 😀
 

They slowed down the pace a little with a slower jam 'Sleepwalker' (with a backdrop of an unknown Victorian-looking man!) but continued shooting the party to the skies after that – belting out  'Strut' and 'Whataya Want From Me'
 

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkNilFomSlA

Watch it! 😀
 

I loved the acoustics behind this version of 'Whataya Want from Me'. Lovely. His vocals are reaaaalllyyyy good! Looks like certain American Idol finalists do actually carve a name for themselves in their shot at international stardom.
 

But his falsettos really shown when he sang 'Soaked' and 'Aftermath'. Three thumbs up!
 

It was fast and furious on certain moments of his 1 hour concert and he very cleverly brought it down to a slow melody at certain parts too. Hey, a superstar needs to catch a breath too, ya know! 😀
 

You ain't the one clad in thick clothing and make up, singing your lungs out before thousands and thousands of people.
 

It was rather meaningful when he emphasized a lot on love during his concert. Here are some of his words I quoted from the concert!
 

"Tonight's show is about love – both the food and bad side of love" before he sang 'Whataya Want From Me'
 

"It doesn't matter how much money you make or how many cars you own or how much sex you have.

It is all meaningless unless it's connected to love"

"This song is about finding the love for yourself" prior to his rendition of Aftermath

Now we all know that beneath his rocker image, Adam Lambert has a big heart! Awww..

He left the stage, leaving us all on a high note.
 

Simply an enjoyable concert, showcasing everything from his tremendous vocal abilities, his flexible and well-coordinated dance moves, his humorous interaction skills with his die-hard fans and most of all, celebrating a knock-out show with the Glamberts  – the star of the show himself surpassed everyone;s expectations

Oh, and what did they say about this concert promoting gay culture, again?

 I fail to see the connection after tonight 🙂
 

Close up of the protest flyers the PAS members were distributing.

(to all my non-Malaysian readers ask me to translate if you want to know k!)

(courtesy of Joe's twitpic  :))

I hope the concert in Malaysia was just as good! I'm sure it was.