Singapore – you are a very lucky bunch

Written by Eric Poh of Street Noise Productions
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Singapore…you are a very lucky bunch just in case you didn’t know it. Laments about the lack of shows, poor scene, complains about ticket prices, sound system, waiting time, lousy venue, location too far from town, too busy etc …. worse of all when the shows happen, people don’t turn up. Which is worse? This or the shows not happening at all.

In case you guys didn’t know a huge show was cancelled in Bangladesh last night. The promoters tried very hard but red tapes aplenty. Despite all the effort, the show had to be cancelled. Many of our Asian neighbours are great promoters (legit ones not those scams!) and very professional at what they do. But the huge mountains of crappy laws, red tapes, social disapprovals, impossible visa approval processes, religious tensions, govt agencies interference, corruption, fake agents etc etc …. you get the point …. you have absolutely no idea how hard these promoters work just to get a show up. We know them, we speak to them, we feel them. Over there, when there is a show …. people turn up. Because it is precious. Because it is done BY passionate people FOR passionate people. They simply cherish what they have, and not lament about what they do not.