Show Picks: Concerts by Taeyeon, Pamungkas and Boys Like Girls
Taeyeon Concert – The Tense In Singapore
South Korean singer Taeyeon, best known as a member of K-pop girl group Girls' Generation, is making a return to the Singapore Indoor Stadium for solo shows.
Her two-night performances are part of The Tense – an Asian tour for her EPs To. X (2023) and Letter To Myself (2024) – that includes dates in Taipei, Manila and Bangkok.
She last took the stage here at the Singapore Indoor Stadium during a two-night engagement in 2023.
The singer is best known for solo tracks such as All About You (2019) – part of the soundtrack of fantasy K-drama Hotel Del Luna – Four Seasons (2019) and Invu (2022). In 2024, she collaborated with English singer Sam Smith on a new version of the latter's 2014 ballad I'm Not The Only One.
Taeyeon made her name as the leader and main vocalist of Girls' Generation, which scored hits such as Genie (2009) and Gee (2009).
She is also in the cast of South Korean variety series Amazing Saturday (2020 to present).
Where: Singapore Indoor Stadium, 2 Stadium Walk
MRT: Stadium
When: May 3 and 4, 5pm
Admission: $178 to $298 via Ticketmaster (go to ticketmaster.sg or call 6018-7645)
Esplanade Presents – Pesta Raya – Pamungkas
Indonesian singer Pamungkas' hit song To The Bone (2019) clocked a total of one billion streams on Spotify and YouTube.
PHOTO: ESPLANADE – THEATRES ON THE BAY
Indonesian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Pamungkas is best known for hits such as To The Bone (2019), an alt-pop tune that has clocked a total of one billion streams on Spotify and YouTube.
The self-taught musician and founder of music label Maspam Records is also a regular fixture at Indonesian music festivals such as We The Fest and Java Jazz.
He released his debut album Walk The Talk in 2018 and his fifth and most recent album, Hardcore Romance, in 2024.
His list of accolades includes winning Alternative Song of the Year for To The Bone at the Indonesian Music Awards and Best Alternative Performance for I Don't Wanna Be Alone (2020) at Indonesian awards show Anugerah Musik Indonesia, both in 2021.
His show is part of the 24th edition of Pesta Raya – Malay Festival of Arts organised by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay that takes place from May 1 to 4. It features other music, theatre and cultural performances and workshops.
Where: Esplanade Annexe Studio, 1 Esplanade Drive
MRT: Esplanade
When: May 3, 8pm
Admission: $40 from Sistic (go to sistic.com.sg or call 6348-5555)
Info: For details on Pesta Raya programmes, go to str.sg/d9wX
Boys Like Girls Live In Singapore 2025
American band Boys Like Girls are best known for pop-punk/emo songs like The Great Escape (2006).
PHOTO: BOYS LIKE GIRLS/FACEBOOK
In the last two decades, pop-punk American quartet Boys Like Girls have racked up a string of hits such as The Great Escape (2006) and Two Is Better Than One (2009), which features American superstar Taylor Swift.
The band have performed here five times, including two shows in 2024 at the Capitol Theatre and *Scape The Ground Theatre. They played their first show here at The Meadow, Gardens by the Bay, in 2012.
Their fourth and latest album, Sunday At Foxwoods, released in 2023, saw them return to their pop-punk roots after a detour into country music in their third album, Crazy World (2012).
The concert features two opening acts – Secondhand Serenade, the solo emo/acoustic project by American singer-songwriter rock musician John Vesely, and home-grown singer-songwriter Vel.
Where: The Star Theatre, 04-01 The Star Performing Arts Centre, 1 Vista Exchange Green
MRT: Buona Vista
When: May 7, 7.30pm
Admission: From $128 to $228 via Sistic
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