Results tagged “airsupply”

Now that all the fuss and excitement surrounding Robin Gibb and Air Supply has died down, what do we have to live for during the coming cold and brutal winter months in Shanghai? In addition to our beloved electric blankets and space heaters, there's going to be a little something for everyone to look forward to as we plunge into the cold.

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think. It just made us wonder: if it were up to the -ist-a-verse, what would we be voting for?

We wonder if anyone in Shanghai will have a similar, albeit much less visceral, reaction when they learn that Robin Gibb is playing a show in Shanghai ... again. Gibb played Shanghai in May as part of his Magnetic Tour. Now he's playing November 18 at Shanghai Grand Stage ... as part of his Magnetic Tour. Tickets will range from RMB 280 to 2,280. We're sure this will appease all those jilted Robbie Williams and Jay-Z fans out there. We wonder if the Robin Gibb party bus will cruise the streets of Shanghai like it did in May -- anyone else see that?

It's good to see that Shanghai isn't the only major Chinese city with major problems getting foreign music stars to take the stage these days (no offense, Air Supply). Down in Hong Kong, Mariah Carey's concert scheduled for this weekend was canceled. Why? Depends on who you ask. The promoter says the show got canned because Carey made "specific last-minute demands which we find wholly unreasonable and not with the best interests of Hong Kong, us and also the fans." They also said only 4,000 tickets for the show had been sold. Carey's manager, of course, disputes these claims. He said 8,000 tickets were sold and the reason the show won't go on is because the promoter failed to pay Carey money that was owed to her. "If there were only 10 people in this venue, and this particular promoter ... had fulfilled his contractual obligations, we would be there," he said. "Mariah Carey loves her fans in Southeast Asia." Hmmmm. But what about China?

On the heels of yet another show brought down by the man (add Jet Echo’s Saturday show at Live Bar to that list), a night of power ballads was just what we needed. While our friends might be few, they did have an eighth row seat to the Sydney duo’s Halloween show at the Shanghai Grand Stage.

“Great day, great bands, great venue…but we wished more people would have turned out”. -- Unnamed Fuxing Park Jazz Fest promoter

UPDATE: Show canceled?

Although the heat and humidity are seemingly unrelenting, it's safe to say that summer is half over. This means that there are only a precious couple months for the city's beloved Mandopop stars to make pit stops at the local outdoor stadiums. JJ Lin and S.H.E. have already come and gone, but fear not, you one or two other Mandopop fans reading this, more superstars are on the way.