Yeah,Tibet here i come !!

tee ass toe - smelly, sweaty, hot

Despite being a world-class DJ who has been voted number 1 (in 2002,03,04), Tiësto's performance in MOS was rather mediocre, and well, a huge disappointment to his faithful supporters (like me).

The queue (those without priority tickets) at MOS started forming up distinctively at around 7pm; with like minded 'fans' queuing up as early as 6.30pm, in anticipation that MOS would be crowded way before the stipulated timing and entry made impossible. Nobody wants to miss this rare chance of catching Tiësto live in Singapore and high hopes have been imbued into him for crafting out a high energy night. 9+pm, the doors opened and yea, one step closer to seeing Tiësto live!

Ironically at around 11+pm, the crowds were already hailing the DJ as god and chanting "Tiësto!" in unison. However, they failed to identify that it was the resident DJ (Damien Saint or whoever) and not Tiësto who was behind the decks. They paid $38-$42 (way above the normal cover charge) to catch Tiësto without even knowing who he is. How absurd.

By the time Tiësto took over the decks, the dancefloor was already packed like sardines. Everyone warm, sweaty and there were barely enough space for us to stand and let alone, dance. The dance platforms were unstrategically positioned and obstructed our view. The lightings for the DJ platform were way too dim and we couldn't really see what Tiësto was doing up there. Despite having played in most (if not all) of the prestigious clubs and big-scale dance events in the world, Tiësto's technical abilities on the turntable that night was atrocious. He can't even beatmatch precisely! His selection of tracks (boring tunes which i couldn't ID) were also unlike his livesets that i've heard before. What's more ? He wasn't even enjoying himself (saw from the projection screen) - a signature style of him in all his live events.

Being squeezed in a supposedly big and spacious, but apparently small dancefloor was bad enough. Having paid $42 to catch an underperforming DJ made it worse. And i've yet to mention the visual effects - banal and repetitive. Overrated DJ in an overrated club ? Just my 2cents worth. arghz.

posted by Weizhen @ 10:05 PM