Here's a better name: Wing and Paul Mini Solo Concert Live 2008

Apart from the die hards, who in the right mind would spend $46 (Sing Dollars mind you) on a Beyond Next Stage T- shirt made from cotton? ( heard mayday sold theirs for $18)

Well, I would. Nah, I'm not that crazy. Money can be better spent elsewhere. like .....herm thats for another day.

Anyway, lesson learnt. Never go for a concert with a bagload of expectations. It would turn out disappointing any. I am giving my rating from the start this time round. Beyond Next Stage Live 2008 (starring Paul and Wing) scored a..................................... heartwrenching and frustrating 5 out of a possible 10.

Why it went well (5):

1. Performing classic songs like Wo Shi Fen Nu, Bu Zai You Yu, Hai Kuo Tian Kong and Hui Se Gui Ji ( and especially Jin Shu Kuang Ren and Zhen De Ai Ni);

2. Great performance from Wing's drummer from Japan (Frankie) who looked like he was on marijuana everytime he went solo with the drum set;

3. Fans singing along with the classics and shouting together at the right moments. (FAN ORK KEI FAN GAO LA!) [translated as 'eh go home and sleep la, u suck'];

4. Hearing a man old enough to be my dad shout 'KWONG FAI SOI YUET!' about 7 times whenever Wing and Paul ask for dedication and requests from the audience;

5. Seeing Paul in action live for the first time (roughly about the size of an adult lizard from where we were seated).

Why it was terok (5):

1. Singing in mandarin - I cringed in disgust everytime they did (overheard in audience: WHY SING DAI DEI IN MANDARIN!);

2. Bulk of the concert was made up of solo performances rather than the two performing together (bluff people money leh);

3. Performing songs from their solo albums rather than the familiar ones by Beyond that we have grown so attached to;

4. Getting cut out of pictures unintentionally (or intentionally ) and being branded as 'Passerby A';

5. Not allowed to bring in lens, and being taken as a fool by security personnel.

Maybe Leong Boon Hock (Liang Wen Fu ) could engage the audience better. Looking forward to the next concert on 29 Nov. Till then.

PS: My fellow editor will be flying in straight from Taiwan within the next two days. Special bulletin and exclusive interview from the horse's mouth to follow.