Satisfaction and Disappointment (HURTS live in Jakarta, May 7th)

Just gonna sum up what I felt in Hurts gig on Saturday night.

Satisfaction:

HURTS!

Well, I don’t have to explain it. Anything related to HURTS is satisfying!

Theo did all the ‘ritual’. Oh… those white roses! And the hand moves that Theo makes when he sings ‘We all get hurt by love, and we all have a cross to bear’ from Confide in Me.

While Adam keep throwing kisses to audiences. The cuteness of Adam is reaching its limit when he pinched Richard’s cheek as he walked away and left the stage.

Disappointment:

The promoter and venue security!

Some annoying things that are arranged by the promoter:

- The stage is too far from audiences. The gap between stage and audiences is about 4 metres. Crazy! I was at the front row, but the pics that I took look very far far away. Never been this far in any concert I have ever attended. Usually the stage is only 1 metre or max 2 metres away from audiences. Here’s the prove.
- It’s very common if the promoter allows photographers to take pictures at the beginning of the show. Based on my experiences in attending music concerts, the photographers usually stand between the stage and barrier, then take pictures when the band sings the first or second song (or maximum third song). What really annoys me last night is the promoter allowed photographers to take pictures from the first song until the sixth song! Here’s the prove. I took this pic when Hurts sang Evelyn, the sixth song (see the setlist I have uploaded). Oh, come on…. it’s the only song when Adam plays his guitar. But look at those heads. Isn’t that annoying? I do understand that medias need good pictures for their stories, but SERIOUSLY six songs are just too much. Photographers have SLR cameras with great quality. They don’t need that long to take good pictures.

Promoter should think about the audiences—the fans that paid to see the gig. They don’t want to see photographers’ heads for as long as 6 songs. As for myself, I didn’t use media pass. I always want to be a part of the crowd. (Sometimes media has a different spot with the audiences.) That’s why I bought the ticket.

I will tell the stories about the annoying security later. It happened when I met Adam after the show. Wait for it! :-)

Cheers,

Tessa F. Chen

—still a proud fangirl—