Six percussion students from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire will appear in front of a stadium crowd as they perform at the 2018 Gymnastics World Cup in the UK. The ensemble includes Taiwanese students Yu-Tzu Kung from Keelung City and Tzu-Jo Huang from Toufen City. Held in Arena Birmingham and part of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) […]
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五月天登传奇殿堂The O2 为欧洲巡演画下完美句点
五月天《人生无限公司》登传奇殿堂The O2 为欧洲巡演画下完美句点 「音乐教父」李宗盛《山丘》万名歌迷齐合唱 五月天自嘲变暖场嘉宾 五月天经典金曲串成地铁公告霸占网络头条 相约伦敦下次见 生命中最好的一天,一生活一场五月天。「华人第一天团」五月天「第10代大型巡迴演唱会」全新世界巡迴LIFE《人生无限公司》演唱会从去年3月开业以来,在全球社员的助威下,《人生无限公司》演唱会唱响35座城市,前天结束巴黎演唱会后,3月4日于英国伦敦O2体育馆(The O2 Arena)开唱。 三度来到英国,五月天继续再发挥巨大影响力,唱进包括保罗麦卡尼(Paul McCartney)、席琳狄翁(Celine Dion)、红发艾德(Ed Sheeran)、火星人布鲁诺(Bruno Mars)、玛丹娜(Madonna)、酷玩乐团(Coldplay)以及女神卡卡(Lady Gaga)等留下足迹的传奇性场馆,在全场一万五千名粉丝见证下,在音乐里程缔造新纪录,也为欧洲巡演画下完美句点。 2012年3月,五月天带着《Just Rock It》唱进英国伦敦温布利体育馆(London Wembley Arena),首度进军英国,票房爆满吸引上万名歌迷到场力挺,创下令人惊叹的「五月天传奇」,转眼六年间,五月天三度来到英国开唱,场馆越唱越大,社员越来越多,贝斯手玛莎说:「从小到大就听过英国伦敦这地方,没想到有天自己组了乐团,可来到这裡演出,来演出就算了,没想到不是在路边,而是这么厉害的场馆,很漂亮很传奇性的地方。」吉他手怪兽更兴奋的表示,昨天经过会场时,对O2体育馆的外观为之震撼,他说:「昨天看到场馆外观太扯了,以为在场馆的旁边开唱,但今天看到大家,我觉得不是开玩笑,是你们让一切变真实。」 感动造就经典!五月天成军21年写出一首首人生岁月的体悟,唱出一夜夜经典夜晚,主唱阿信提及:「无论如何,不管你是定居在这城市,或是辛苦求学工作,需要一片自己的天空,或好不容易存了一点点的热情,五月天都想把所有热情献给你们、带给你们,分享给你们。」就是凭着这股热情,五月天狂奔万里,只为与各地社员「相遇」。现场一万五千名热情的社员也给五月天最好的回馈,无论是《好好》、《后来的我们》等歌都跟着大合唱,合唱声音之大,连常为世界级演唱会服务的工作人员都为之惊豔,让阿信直说:「唱到这裡场馆的工作人员,觉得五月天不是五个人,怎么声音听起来有一万五千人。」 已晋升世界级乐团的五月天,演唱会所到之处都是当地民众的焦点,非常重视五月天演唱会的伦敦地铁站,在开唱当天,于场馆所在的North Greenwich tube station地铁讯息公布栏上,以五月天月脍炙人口的经典金曲,用英文串写「超人」与「黑暗骑士」的对话,为五月天演唱会加持,伦敦地铁的独特英式幽默宣导演唱会讯息,让所有来看演唱会的歌迷们会心一笑,成了网路热门的讨论话题,也让五月天感受到伦敦民众热情的待客之道。 《人生无限公司》英国场,再度邀请「音乐教父」李宗盛助阵,穿越任意门后,五月天和他合唱《凡人歌》,李宗盛说:「很开心跟年轻朋友们一起开party,我再来一首好吗,不确定这个歌大家会不会唱!」全唱歌歌迷喊:「会!」果然当《山丘》音乐一下,全场大合唱,一起翻越山丘,唱响整个O2,阿信说:「有些人很霸道,霸占整个青春期,五月天至今还是离不开他的音乐,刚合唱的声音大到好像是李宗盛演唱会,五月天是暖场。」 由于近日英国大雪,交通运输大受影响,由于班机和火车被迫取消和延迟,来自英国各地的歌迷为了看演唱会,纷纷改搭汽车,长途跋涉就为了与五月天一期一会,五月天也以实际行动三度「加班」回馈歌迷,让大家带着动人回忆满载而归。阿信感动地说:「如果不是你们,我永远不会想到在地球的背面和这样的城市,你们会唱着一样的语言,唱着熟悉的旋律,如果不是你们,我永远不会想到,在伦敦有一万个五月天,代替我们追着梦想,代替我们念书,代替我们工作,请等着我们下次回来,带着你不一样的梦想,带着你不一样的人生再回来吧!」与现场万名歌迷,相约下次再见! 结束英国O2 Arena演唱会后,五月天将马不停蹄一站一站开创华人演唱会的世界版图,继续重返亚洲,3/24 泉州 > 4/6 苏州> 4/14 长沙 > 4/29 天津 > 5/19-20 东京 > 5/26 渖阳 > 6/2 新加坡… 场次陆续增加中。更多五月天全新世界巡迴演唱会《人生无限公司》相关讯息,请密切关注五月天及相信音乐官网、官方脸书粉丝团及官方微博。
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