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U2 concert, Singapore


When a few friends post in FB that they have purchased tickets for U2 concert in Singapore, I was quite excited. Unfortunately, I was too late. Tickets were sold out for the performance on 30 Nov 2019. Fortunately, they added an extra show on the following day, 1 Dec. So with great anticipation, I waited for the ticket sale for 1 Dec performance. Managed to get 2 tickets with good seats, although the distance from the stage could be far (the venue is in a stadium).

We travelled to Singapore via long distance bus although flying in would be a better option. The traveling time was long, coupled with extremely long queueing time at the Tuas checkpoint. It took us almost 2 hours to complete the immigration process (Singaporean government needs to look into this and do some improvement. The queue was ok when leaving Singapore). Because of the long waiting time, the bus left us. We met some good Samaritans where they sponsored us the connecting bus from the checkpoint to Jurong East (that’s because I didn’t have small note of $10 to pay for the bus fare for four). After arrived at Jurong East MRT area, we immediately grabbed a car to head to our hotel in Geylang. Did the check in, prepared the kids, and off we went to the stadium, which was a 20-minute walking distance. And the rest was history - epic performance by U2.

The walkway surrounding of the National Stadium

The main stage

The show has started

Another song performed

Towards the end of the performance




Images captured with iPhone 6s

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