Do you guys remember this post last year wherein the hubby surprised me the most awesome anniversary gift that I needed to top — https://startupbabies.com/2015/09/20/happy-7th-anniversary-with-maroonvtour-hong-kong/ Well, this is it! I got him tickets to The Rebel Heart Tour in Bangkok, Thailand! Another one-off the concert bucket list! =) This is one of those to-die-for concerts and one that we really needed to watch now especially since Madonna is already 57 years old! But man, she has got the moves and she has such a young-looking, active body — I hope to have her energy when I reach that age.
To be frank, I didn’t know much of her new songs as I am an oldie by heart. I tune in to Friday Magic Madness and I don’t know if it’s just me, being older and “set on my ways”, but I now have the tendency of tuning out new music and hearing them as “noise”. Despite not knowing her Rebel Heart album songs, I was still blown away. This is really pure performance and the production is second-to-none. I have had my production stints during my corporate brand marketing days… but the concert produced was simply one for the books.
I have held out about writing about the concert even though I’ve seen the concert 2 weeks ago. I didn’t want my post to be a spoiler for anyone watching here in Manila. I had such a great time and didn’t want to leak that much and I had to resist the urge to post on my Instagram. I just had 2 teaser posts and that was it.
The most unexpected part for me was the acrobatic circus theatrics. My favorite parts were still the oldie songs “True blue, baby I love you…” and surprise, surprise, who knew “Take A Bow” would take me back to my high school days. She sang this song LIVE for the third time only ever — in Bangkok. The first was during the American Music Awards in 1995 and the second was during the The Rebel Heart Tour in Taipei this month.
It’s my second time to watch a concert abroad and might I say, it’s truly an experience. It’s an adventure in itself, an excuse to travel abroad and take a short “honeymoon” break and a nice way to bond with the hubby. As I mentioned in my earlier concert post – https://startupbabies.com/2015/09/20/happy-7th-anniversary-with-maroonvtour-hong-kong/, watching concerts abroad is worth it. First, the tickets are way cheaper! The prices here in Manila are overpriced. I paid a third for the seats that I got. Venue is clean, the acoustics were perfect, entrance and exit was orderly, people are behaved — no pushing, no shoving, no fear of stampedes!
We are already excited and planning our next concert. Maybe Coldplay or U2? Who or what band is on your concert bucket list? =) Anybody else has seen concerts abroad? Let’s compare notes! =)
