Wednesday, February 24, 2021

πŸ”ΈπŸ”Έ⭐ππ‹π€π‚π„ππŽ 𝐒𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐀𝐨𝐀 (𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐈𝐈)⭐πŸ”ΈπŸ”Έ

Last week, we looked at how 𝑫𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝑴𝒄𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒏, the manager of Placebo, decided to organize the first rock festival in Bangkok, the place where he lives and which he loves.
In 2006, he succeeded and of course, planned this amazing event on the next years.
But for some reasons the festival had no sequel.
Already in 2006, the festival was organized in a very difficult political situation, which continued to deteriorate over the next two years. Due to the military coup, Dave McLean had to cancel the festival planned in 2007.
In 2008, the political situation was still very unstable and a state of emergency was established in Thailand due to ongoing anti-government demonstrations.
It was clear that Dave had to give up the festival again, and this time it was a decision foreverπŸ˜”.
πŸ”ΈπŸŒŸπŸŒŸπŸŒŸπŸ”Έ

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But fortunately, there was another opportunity for the fans in Bangkok to attend Placebo concert in 2010, during their Asian tour, which began immediately after the end of the Australian tour on March 5, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan.
Brian was extremely tired and exhausted, so two days later he collapsed on stage during his performance in OsakaπŸ’”.
However, he managed to miraculously recover - he deserves a huge admiration for this (I won't mention how much I want to cry every time I see a video from Osaka) - and the band were able to continue touring in Taipei, Taiwan. Through Malaysia and Singapore, we get to the performance that today's post will be about.

πŸ”Έππ‹π€π‚π„ππŽ 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐑𝐞 π“πˆπ†π„π‘ 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐒𝐯𝐚π₯ 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐀𝐨𝐀 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐑 𝟐𝟎, πŸπŸŽπŸπŸŽπŸ”Έ

πŸ’’π…πžπ¬π­π’π―πšπ₯ 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨:πŸ’’

In 2005, π‘»π’Šπ’ˆπ’†π’“ 𝑩𝒆𝒆𝒓 (a brand of beer from Singapore and is produced by Heineken Asia Pacific, part of Heineken) decided to organize the first year of a cultural event called π“πˆπ†π„π‘ 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄. It was a traveling festival that took place in one of the Asian cities every year.
The aim of this and the following years was to invite young beginning artists from the given place, who would not otherwise have much chance to assert themselves, to enroll in the given year and present their works throughout the year until the event itself. Not only musicians but also artists, photographers and filmmakers could present themselves. The goal for these young Asian artists was to reach the finals, which then took place in one of the world's most famous cities, such as London.

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πŸ”·π»π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘Ž π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘˜ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Žπ‘› π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘π‘™π‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘Žπ‘™ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š 2012.πŸ”·
https://bit.ly/3pKTv3Z

The recordings from Placebo show are not of a very good quality, but I still think that these videos are worth watching. Enjoy the great mood of Brian and the whole band, as well as the audience, which responded perfectly to the Placebo energy⚡⚡⚡.
πŸ’—You can also notice the perfect black and white dress-code of all members of the band😊πŸ₯°πŸ‘:

🎢 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉
https://bit.ly/37DW2a8
🎢 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒃𝒐 𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑬 π‘»π’Šπ’ˆπ’†π’“ 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔, π‘©π’‚π’π’ˆπ’Œπ’π’Œ 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 1
https://bit.ly/2ZLXWAQ
🎢 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒃𝒐 𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑬 π‘»π’Šπ’ˆπ’†π’“ 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔, π‘©π’‚π’π’ˆπ’Œπ’π’Œ 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 2
https://bit.ly/2Nq9980
🎢 𝑨 π’‡π’†π’˜ 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒔 π’‡π’“π’π’Ž 𝑴𝑬𝑫𝑺
https://bit.ly/3dFPb3F
🎢 π‘·π’Šπ’„π’•π’–π’“π’†π’” π’‡π’“π’π’Ž 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ˆπ’Šπ’ˆ
https://bit.ly/3seOZwe
🎢 𝑻𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 π’Šπ’ 𝑴𝒆𝒏 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ 𝒂 π’‡π’Šπ’π’‚π’ π’‡π’‚π’“π’†π’˜π’†π’π’
https://bit.ly/2NAsdAn

πŸ’₯✨✨✨πŸ’₯

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And it wouldn't be perfect without these two interviews Brian gave during this Asian tour:

πŸ“Œ Britain's Placebo returns to Bangkok for the Tiger Translate music and art festival on Saturday
Indie spirits will get their kicks on Saturday at the third Tiger Translate, the outdoor festival where innovative arts and sovereign music clash.
The vast parking space behind the Esplanade mall will be a massive venue for artists and musicians.
Apart from graphic installations, displays and street art by local independent groups, the festival will be booming with eclectic music all night starting at 6pm.

π‘Šβ„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘'𝑠 π‘ƒπ‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘π‘œ 𝑒𝑝 π‘‘π‘œ?
Brian: "We're about to get on a plane from Sydney to Hong Kong, then it's over to Tokyo, and we're to play four shows in Japan.
We've just finished the Soundwave Festival in Australia, where we played to 50,000 people per show.
After the Japan shows we play in Taiwan, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur then we have a short break before flying to Latin America to play in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela, then back to Europe to play in a few places we've never played before, like Morocco and Kosovo!"

𝐴𝑛𝑦 π‘ π‘œπ‘™π‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘—π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘  π‘˜π‘–π‘π‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘?
Brian: "We all have projects that we work on, but they're put to the side anytime Placebo is recording and touring. When you have something as successful and fulfilling as Placebo, it's difficult to say, "Let's have a three-year break." Although we have a busy schedule and it is pretty tiring at times, it is very exciting and enjoyable visiting all these countries and experiencing different cultures."

π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘šπ‘’π‘ π‘–π‘ 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘›?
Brian: "I guess my main dislike is that people can get our music for free! I can never quite understand this. If I have to fly to New York, I can't just walk on the plane without buying a ticket. If I want to buy a car, I just can't walk in the show room and drive off - I have to pay for it. So how come anyone can download our music for free?
Luckily Placebo makes the bulk of the money from touring, and so far nobody has worked out a way of duplicating the ultimate live experience, and they never will!"

π‘Šβ„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘'𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘› π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π΅π‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘˜π‘œπ‘˜?
Brian: "The festival has lots of Thai acts on the bill whom I have heard of before, due to my numerous visits to Thailand. The gig will be fantastic and it will be the last show of our Australia-Southeast Asia tour. We're very much looking forward to coming to Bangkok because we loved our last trip so much!"
(π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› "π‘Šβ„Žπ‘¦ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‡π‘–π‘”π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘ ", π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿ'10)

πŸ“Œ Student Weekly recently had an exclusive chat with Brian just as the guys were gearing up to rock Bangkok at this year's Tiger Translate festival.

𝑆𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘Šπ‘’π‘’π‘˜π‘™π‘¦: 𝐼𝑠 𝑖𝑑 π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ 𝑔𝑒𝑦𝑠 π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‡β„Žπ‘Žπ‘–π‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘?
Brian: "Yes, we spent five days at Karma Studio in Chon Buri. The studio was amazing and we recorded three tracks before leaving to play at the Soundwave Festival in Australia. The combination of a top quality studio and great environment made for a very productive five days. We'd love to record there again."

𝑆𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘Šπ‘’π‘’π‘˜π‘™π‘¦: 𝐼𝑠 𝑖𝑑 π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘“π‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘”π‘’ π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘’π‘šπ‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘†π‘œπ‘›π‘–π‘ π‘“π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘Žπ‘™ 𝑖𝑛 π½π‘Žπ‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘™π‘¦?
Brian: "Yes, I was exhausted. We'd just flown from the UK to Japan, then to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and back to Japan again! I also had to do a lot of interviews during that time. Everybody in the group was tired, and in Osaka I just ran out of energy."

𝑆𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘Šπ‘’π‘’π‘˜π‘™π‘¦: π»π‘œπ‘€ π‘‘π‘œ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘Žπ‘”π‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘˜π‘’π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑀𝑒𝑙𝑙 π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘ π‘œ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘¦ π‘π‘’π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘‘π‘œπ‘€π‘›π‘™π‘œπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘šπ‘’π‘ π‘–π‘ π‘–π‘™π‘™π‘’π‘”π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘ π‘’ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦π‘ ?
Brian: "The bulk of our earnings come from our live performances. I can't really get my head around the fact that people get music for nothing. If you stay in a hotel or eat at a restaurant, you have to pay for it. But people think that they should get albums for free."

𝑆𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘Šπ‘’π‘’π‘˜π‘™π‘¦: π»π‘œπ‘€ π‘‘π‘œ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘› π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘™π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘Žπ‘“π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘ π‘’ π‘¦π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘ ?
Brian: "We just do our own thing and try not to follow trends. We don't listen to advice about what we should or shouldn't do, and stick to our principles.
We put a lot of effort in to our live shows, and that has earned us a loyal fan base, which we're very thankful for. And we also manage to write good songs!"
(𝑆𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘Šπ‘’π‘’π‘˜π‘™π‘¦ "π‘…π‘œπ‘π‘˜ π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘–π‘£π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘  β„Žπ‘–π‘‘ π΅π‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘˜π‘œπ‘˜", π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿ'10)
πŸ’₯✨✨✨πŸ’₯

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For today, I say goodbye to you and look forward to next Wednesday, which will end the Bangkok adventure with the band Placebo.
Personally, I hope in my heart that one day this whole tragic situation with the Pandemic will end and I will be able to write about new Placebo adventures - and not just those in Bangkok.

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