Guinness Arthur's Day Concert in Singapore‏

What day is today?

It's Guinness Arthur's Day!

I will like to thank Guinness for hosting its first Arthur’s Day celebrations in Singapore with the inaugural Guinness Arthur’s Day™ Concert held at The MAX Pavilion, Singapore EXPO.

the music event was organised to celebrate the legacy of GUINNESS founder Arthur Guinness and the much loved GUINNESS brand.

It's an awesome five-hour long action-packed concert, bringing together 7,000 fans for a celebration along with Paul Wong (黄贯中) from Hong Kong’s legendary rock band Beyond, Taiwanese vocal powerhouse Shin (信) and award-winning balladeers Gary Chaw (曹格) from Malaysia and China’s Della Ding Dang (丁当) who thrilled the crowds throughout.

It's been a few months since my last concert. Totally missed listening to live music.

Continued reading to find out more on the happenings at Guinness Arthur’s Day Concert:

Let's welcome our first Superstar, Taiwanese vocal powerhouse Shin (信).

Credits to Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore (APBS).

Rocker Shin has a powerful vocal. 

Don't believe?

Catch him in action:

One Night In Beijing - 北京一夜

Shin, the former lead vocalist of 信乐团. I had listened quite a couple of times the song - One Night in Beijing during Guinness Live. Finally I get the chance to listen to live version by Shin.

Shin had brought his secret weapon - 小宇 Xiao Yu.

The minute he walked out, I immediately whispered to Joey: "Your idol, Jay Chou is out!"

He really looked like Jay Chou.

Shin's second secret weapon: A-Lin

The pair then took the stage and sang: 狂風裡擁抱

A nice song by Shin and A-Lin.

Credits to Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore (APBS).

Intensive and impressive lighting.

During their performances, Shin also led fans into signature toasts “To Arthur”.

Salute to him. Shin finished the glass of Guinness with one gulp.

Credits to Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore (APBS).

We hope to see you again in Singapore.

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Second pop star coming up:

It's Della Ding Dang (丁当) from China.

Credits to Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore (APBS).

Her singing was truly awesome, she kicked start her performance with the song: 我是一只小小鸟

She too, had a powerful vocal. I'm amazed by how high her pitch can go.

Della's secret weapon: Cheerleader group.

I loved her performance the best because I know most of her songs and she was really good at bringing the crowds high.

Catch one of the videos that I took - 说爱我

I was blown away by her last song 我愛他

OST of Taiwan idol drama - Xia Yi Zhan, Xing Fu (Autumn's Concerto)

I nearly teared when listening to this song. 

The song is really nice and the lyric is so touching. Everyone knew that song and was singing along with Della. The touching moment for Della was when she stopped singing and the audience continued the song for her.

A really nice song that was repeating in my head over and over again.

I ♥ Della!

Encore! Encore!

Gary Chaw (曹格) was next.

Gary had brought his new band “Sensation” with musicians from Argentina and Brazil along to the concert.

So that night, he sang lots of latest English pop songs.

Credits to Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore (APBS).

Credits to Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore (APBS).

The one and only artist who get down the stage to shake hand with the audience. Hate that I was not in the standing pen.

Of course not forgetting some of the popular mandarin pop song.

Singing along with Gary too. Scream!!!!

Gary ended his part with 背叛

緊緊相依的心如何Say goodbye 

你比我清楚還要我說明白 

愛太深會讓人瘋狂的勇敢 

我用背叛自己 完成你的期盼

I don't wanna say goodbye, can?

because I haven listen to your Superman.

Last but not least, it's Paul Wong (黄贯中) from Hong Kong’s legendary rock band Beyond.

Credits to Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore (APBS).

Credits to Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore (APBS).

My friend loved his performance a lot. She has came down just for his performances.

Paul did the signature toasts “To Arthur” too.

I wanna shout out too:

"To Arthur. Thanks for bring us together."

Headed over to the VIP lounge and met up with one of my buddy, TZ.

Thanks Ruiting for the photo.

I had a great time at the concert with my lovely girls. A rocking good time with the rocks people.

To Arthur.

Join a celebration.

Made of more.

Guinness Arthur's Day 2012 Press Conference

Hello everyone, do you still remember my previous post on Join GUINNESS® Singapore to celebrate this year's Arthur's Day?

Are you guys excited for it?

Well, I do. And today I have just attended Guinness Arthur's Day 2012 Press Conference which was held at Hood Bar and Cafe at Bugis+. Let me share with you some of the happenings at the press conference:

While waiting for the Mando-pop rock stars, we were indulged in the live performance by the Guinness Live members. So good to see them again after so long. Not sure if you guys still remember, I headed down regularly to Guinness Live concert to support them.

Cheers to Guinness and thanks for the invitation (:

Mr Rene de Monchy, Head of Marketing, Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore), gave his opening speech at the press conference. 

Celebrated globally for the fourth year, Arthur’s Day is an annual music event which celebrates those who, like GUINNESS founder Arthur Guinness, are distinctive, bold and epitomise the concept “Made of More”. It is also a celebration of Arthur Guinness’ legacy and the much loved GUINNESS brand.

GUINNESS fans in Singapore will be treated to an evening of live music spanning over five hours from some of the region’s renowned Mando-pop rock stars and, of course, a pint of the black stuff during the event, together with Shin (信) from Taiwan, Malaysia’s Gary Chaw (曹格), Paul Wong (黄贯中) from Hong Kong and China’s Della Ding Dang (丁当).

Without any further ado, let's bring out the regional music stars:

*credits photos to Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore).

From left to right: Gary Chaw, Paul Wong and Della Ding Dang.

See a video clip of them at the press conference.

The stars were sharing with us on what to expect for their Friday performance. 

Let me share one with you: 

They will all be bringing their live band over. Woo, you can for sure expect a night of rock music (:

Arghhh, Paul was looking at my direction.

Were you guys a fan of the popular rock band “Beyond”, remember to catch him in action this Friday at Guinness first Arthur’s Day Concert in Singapore.

Host of the day: Peifen from Y.E.S. 93.3.

*credits photos to Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore).

Gotcha! Catch all the photographers, reporters and bloggers in action.

*credits photos to Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore).

The regional stars joined Mr Rene de Monchy for a toast to Arthur Guinness.

*credits photos to Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore).

Thanks to Guinness for bringing us all together in this special day.

"To Arthur!"

After which, the reporters had another upclose interview with Paul, Della and Gary.

The guests were being treated to refreshments.

Wow, and they served my favourite onion ring!!!

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Have you gotten your tickets?

Not to worry if you have not. Because you can still purchase the tickets from now till 28 September through SISTIC (http://www.sistic.com.sg). In addition, every purchase of an eight-can pack of GUINNESS Foreign Extra Stout will allow consumers to enjoy a S$60 discount on tickets bought as a pair to the event.

See you there (:

Join GUINNESS® Singapore to celebrate this year's Arthur's Day

Set to be the biggest Arthur’s Day yet, this year’s edition will take place in over 55 countries.

GUINNESS® is eagerly awaiting its first Arthur’s Day™ celebration in Singapore, with a Guinness Arthur’s Day Concert to be held as the highlight event on 28th September 2012 at The MAX Pavilion, Singapore EXPO.

Are you waiting early too?

Well, I am. Because...... the region’s renowned Mando-pop rock stars will be here in Singapore for the largest music event and it will serve as a new platform for us to engage with our consumers over a night of quality live performances.

The artistes that will headline the Guinness Arthur’s Day Concert include Shin (信) from Taiwan, Malaysia’s Gary Chaw (曹格), Paul Wong (黄贯中) from Hong Kong and China’s Della Ding Dang (丁当).

Della Ding Dang (丁当) is an award-winning singer who has established her music presence in the Chinese, Taiwanese and Southeast-Asian markets. She began pursuing a career in music when she was 18 years old, signing on to Rock Records in 2003. Following the release of her debut album titled “Run Away From Home” in 2007, she joined B’in Music, a renowned record company, and subsequently released six albums.

Known for her unique vocal style, she rose to prominence in 2009 with her hit track “I Love Him”, which was the theme song for the hugely popular Chinese drama series “Autumn’s Concerto”. This earned her the “Top KTV Song of the Year” award in Taiwan in the same year.

Her other popular tunes include “Unable to Guess”, “I’m a Little Bird” and “Fireworks”. In 2011, she started a world tour titled “The Diva is Della” and performed her first large-scale concert in the Taipei Arena to a sold-out crowd of 10,000 people. Other stops on her tour included Shanghai, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Gary Chaw (曹格) is a Taiwanese-based singer-songwriter and one of Malaysia’s brightest home grown music talents.

The winner of the “Best Male Mandarin Singer” award at the 2008 edition of the renowned Golden Melody Awards, Chaw is famous for his wide vocal range, rich voice and stage presence. After signing on with Rock Records, Chaw built his career in 2006 with his first album “Blue” (格格) and won Hong Kong TVB8’s “Best New Artiste” award that year.

He has since toured the world, holding concerts in USA, Macau, Canada, Hong Kong and Taipei. Chaw has also written chart-topping songs in Taiwan for high-profile music acts such as S.H.E, Cyndi Wang, and Aaron Kwok.

Paul Wong (黄贯中) is a singer, songwriter, composer, guitarist, music producer and actor. Hailing from Hong Kong, Wong rose to stardom as a member of the popular rock band “Beyond”. Together with his band, he released hits such as “Big Land” (大地) and "Glorious Years" (光輝歲月).

Building on that success, Wong kick-started his solo career in 2001 with the support of a new band, “Hann”, and released the album Yellow Paul Wong. The multi-talented Wong is also regarded as one of the finest guitar players in the region, with fans enjoying his playing technique and style, especially during live performances. Beyond performing, he plays mentor to budding musicians, running a centre that provides guitar and drum workshop sessions to people from all walks of life.

Shin (信) is a highly-regarded musician, singer-songwriter and former lead singer of the band “Shin”.

Famous for his powerful vocal range, his versatile musical style encompasses genres such as heavy metal, hard rock, Mando-pop, progressive rock and Britpop. An electrifying entertainer, Shin has continuously held high-profile concerts over recent years, collaborating with big-name artistes such as A-Lin, Wilber Pan, JJ Lin and Karen Mok. In addition to his singing career, he also acted in the popular Taiwanese Idol Drama “Honey and Clover” (蜂蜜幸運草).

His recent achievements include winning the “Best Male Singer-Songwriter” award at the 2012 Music Radio China Top Chart Awards (Hong Kong & Taiwan Category). In addition, he picked up the Gold Award for best composition at the 2011 TVB 8 Golden Chart Awards.

With a professional career spanning more than 10 years, Shin has five solo albums to his name on top of the five he released with his former band. Shin released his debut solo album, titled "I Am Me” (我就是我) in 2007 and went on to find success with tracks such as “The Lonely Fire” (火燒的寂寞), “While I” (趁我) and “Before the Dawn” (黎明之前) in the following years.

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Want to score your invite to Guinness Arthur’s Day Concert?

From 6th August to 28th September, consumers will get the chance to get their hands on a specially-packaged Arthur's Day eight-can pack of GUINNESS Foreign Extra Stout at a retail price of S$28.80 at leading supermarkets and convenience stores. In addition, every purchase of an eight-can pack will allow consumers to enjoy a S$60 discount on tickets bought as a pair to the Guinness Arthur's Day Concert.

For more information on the Arthur’s Day celebrations in Singapore, please visit https://www.facebook.com/Guinness.SG