Singapore GP: F1 Rocks Day 3

When I got sent to cover the F1 concert, I was really stoked for it. Firstly, it was the first event that the new management team was going to cover. Second, I get to see musicians playing music in the flesh and not behind a laptop screen. Lastly, it was my first concert and for it to be a major event such as F1, I felt pretty privileged. You could see that I was filled with high expectations for the concert. Of course, these expectations were fulfilled, coupled with a few interesting surprises.

When we arrived at Zone 4 of the concert, we immediately formed a beeline towards the stage where pop band, The Sam Willows was performing. Within minutes into their performance, the cluster of fans that had taken over the front of the floor became a mob that filled the entire field. Starting off with Rest of Your Life, a sea of phones and cameras laid in ambush, ready to capture memories of Benjamin Kheng, Narelle Kheng, Sandra Riley Tang and Jonathan Chua.

Remember when I said there were a few suprises, this was one of them. It was revealed by Benjamin that Jonathan was an avid fan of Bon Jovi, who would be performing later on. The band teased throughout that they might cover a Bon Jovi song. They did end up paying tribute to the rock band of thirty years by singing the chorus of Living on a Prayer during the Prelude of one of their songs, satisfying many fans who came to see the rock legend.

Of course no write up would be complete if the highlight of the day wasn’t mentioned, and in this case, it's the legendary Bon Jovi. Almost as if to celebrate the end of the race, my next surprise was the fact that thousands of people were all squeezed together at the area where Bon Jovi would be playing, and most of them were probably about my parents' age! It was the first time in twenty years that Bon Jovi was playing in Singapore and the excitement from these forty to fifty year olds showed. It was really unexpected to see people old enough to be our uncles and aunties twisting to the beat of the drum.

With songs such as Its My Life and You Give Love A Bad Name, everyone came together, with synchronised fist pumps and chants, definitely an amazing sight to see from the final day of the F1 concert.