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Independent Singapore
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Independent Singapore
Grab your tickets before it's too late! — Air Supply is set to serenade Singapore for their 50th anniversary concert at Marina Bay Sands
SINGAPORE: The soft rock legends are making love out of nothing at all — again! Air Supply is set to serenade Singapore at Marina Bay Sands on January 4, 2026, marking five decades of heart-melting ballads and undying fan devotion. Singapore, get ready to dust off your cassette tapes and swoon once more. Air Supply — the dynamic duo behind some of the softest yet hardest-hitting love ballads of the '80s — is heading back to the Little Red Dot for a milestone celebration: their 50th anniversary concert. Yes, fifty! That's half a century of love songs, emotional karaoke sessions, and sweet, sweet falsettos. Ticket prices, presale, and where to grab them Good news! You won't need to sell your vinyl collection to attend. Tickets range from just S$108 to S$268, depending on how close you want to be when Graham Russell strums the chords that broke a million hearts. Photo: Biz Trends Media Here's the lowdown on ticketing: See also Fan names star after late Alien Huang So set your alarms, grab your partners (or your tissues), and prepare for a soft rock revival. 'Even the nights are better' with Air Supply Once again, mark your calendars for January 4, 2026. That's when Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell will grace the Sands Grand Ballroom at Marina Bay Sands, belting out timeless classics like All Out of Love, Lost in Love, and Making Love Out of Nothing At All. As CNA Lifestyle aptly teased in their report, 'Even the nights are better now that we're here together with Air Supply.' And truly, what better way to kick off the new year than with a concert that promises the kind of romantic nostalgia only these Aussie crooners can deliver? Their last visit to Singapore was in December 2024, but clearly, once a year just isn't enough when you're dealing with decades of diehard fans and eternal soft rock love. From 'Jesus Christ Superstar' to global stardom Russell and Hitchcock met for the first time in 1975 while staging a production of Jesus Christ Superstar . It was a strangely divine start for a band that would go on to sing like no other. See also Lee Junho commemorates his 11th anniversary in the K-drama scene Since then, they've built a legacy of sad lyrics, smooth harmonies, and devoted fans that live in six countries. Many sad teen love stories were set to their music, from breakups to make-ups and everything in between. Why we still love them 50 years on In a time of pop music made by computers and viral TikTok songs, Air Supply is like a handwritten love letter: A little dramatic but very much valued. Their lyrics are refreshingly real; they sometimes border on the over-the-top, but they're always presented with an honesty that still hits home. Besides, an Air Supply song is a must-have on any Spotify mix called 'Sad & Moody.' If you're still 'lost in love,' you're not alone Whether you're a long-time fan or a curious Gen Z-er who's wondering what your parents cried to in the '80s, this concert promises to be a masterclass in the art of the power ballad. So bring a date, bring your mum and dad, or just bring yourself. Because when it comes to an Air Supply concert, the only requirement is a heart that still remembers how to feel things deeply — even if it's just for two hours on a Sunday night. See also Desaru Coast unveils a bigger and bolder 2025 Ombak Festival In other news, BLACKPINK 's Jisoo is the latest superstar to turn Singapore into her personal film set — joining the likes of Coldplay and BTS ' Jin in what's quickly becoming a music video rite of passage. And guess who's behind the magic again? It was our very own Singapore Tourism Board , quietly flexing its influence by turning global celebs into walking postcards for the Lion City. You can watch our rainforest steal the world spotlight over here: Singapore's hidden rainforest shines on the global stage in BLACKPINK Jisoo's stunning new music video 'Your Love'
CNA
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNA
Air Supply to stage 50th anniversary concert in Singapore in 2026
Even the nights are better now that we're here together with Air Supply. The acclaimed soft rock duo will be back in Singapore on Jan 4, 2026 to stage its 50th anniversary concert at Marina Bay Sands' Sands Grand Ballroom. The return of Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell will be just over a year after their previous show here in December 2024. Air Supply was formed in 1975 after Hitchcock and Russell met during a production of Jesus Christ Superstar. The duo has released a trove of evergreen hits, including All Out of Love, Lost In Love and Making Love Out Of Nothing At All, in a career spanning half a century.
Vogue
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Yacht-Rock Style Isn't as Smooth as Its Sound—and Therein Lies Its Sex Appeal
Yacht Rock style as worn by George Benson, Pablo Cruise, Kenny Loggins, and Jim Messina The heart wants what it wants. Mine seems to be wholly immune to the indie-sleaze and Y2K revival—been there, done that—but strangely drawn to the tight jeans and hairy appeal of the yacht-rock set. Let's just say I watched last year's HBO's self-described 'dockumentary' on the subject and was hooked. Originating in California in the 1970s, yacht rock is a genre of soft, mellow music that was post-named in 2005 in conjunction with a video series. The moniker plays on the tranquil take-me-away mood of Christopher Cross's song 'Sailing.' It's a sound and mood that contrasts with the more energetic pop of the clean-cut Beach Boys, who emerged a decade earlier. Heading to Getty Images I expected to find a low-key, surfy, Cali style, but what I discovered was that while yacht rock is sonically associated with smoothness, yacht-rock fashion is, in contrast, choppy, a grab-and-go mix of jeans and tees. And it's really hirsute. What unites the look of bands like the Doobie Brothers or Steely Dan is hair: chest hair, long hair, exaggerated sideburns, and beards befitting storybook sea captains.
Times
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts review — celebrating soft rock legends
Were these legends of 1970s soft rock put together at a Hyde Park mega concert not for their shared advanced age, but for their lunar sympathies? Van Morrison has Moondance. Cat Stevens has Moonshadow. And Neil Young has Harvest Moon. All of this on a night with (almost) a full moon. Probably not, given that Morrison picked the short straw and went on at a moon-free 4.45pm. Perhaps in rebellion he did a set of super smooth jazz and blues; pleasant enough, but lacking the bite to pull the crowd out of its sun-drenched torpor. Still, Morrison was in fine voice, two female backing singers offered cheerful counterparts, and after a bit of tetchiness when the band missed their cue he went off on an extended bout of scat vocalising. Best was a bluesy rendition of Gloria, the garage rock standard he wrote while still in his teens for his Belfast band Them, brought to the heights of ecstasy by one of the backing singers going operatic. And no Moondance. • Van Morrison: 'I was at the bottom. Game over' Yusuf/Cat Stevens came on and played The Wind, that beautiful acoustic ballad from his 1971 album Teaser and the Firecat, and it sounded just as it did on the record. It has been over a decade since Stevens thawed from an approach to Islam that curtailed performing his old material, and now it was like nothing had changed since his spiritually searching 1970s heyday. No more so than with Miles From Nowhere, a rock epic on trying to find the meaning of life to match the Who's The Seeker. 'It's a full moon,' announced Stevens, which was almost correct, to introduce Moonshadow, his lullaby-like acceptance of the ascetic life. 'We've got to be careful because children may be losing their lives,' said Stevens before Where Do The Children Play, and the gentle ecological message stood up after all these years. 'You can't live on this planet and not have a conscience about what's going on in Palestine,' he announced before The Little Ones, a song he wrote during the Bosnian War. Finally came Peace Train, the perfect ending for a joyous set that overran due to Stevens' excitement. 'Neil Young can wait a little bit longer,' he said, asserting his own position like a grandfather with a touch of stardust. 'I like him, but you know.' If that bothered Young, he didn't show it as he wandered on stage to sing Ambulance Blues, an acoustic expression of disenchantment with the hippie era from his downbeat 1974 classic, On the Beach. From then on Young was on fire: a blistering Cowgirl in the Sand, an ultra-heavy Cinnamon Girl, a slow and tender Old Man. • Read more music reviews, interviews and guides on what to listen to next And full credit to Young for changing his set list since Glastonbury: this was raw and in the moment, with a kind of living purity that made it shine. Young certainly wasn't one for a big production: the stagecraft stretched to a toy octopus on a speaker and a wooden goddess who came down from the rafters. And yes, he did do Harvest Moon, that eternally romantic ode to lasting love. It meant the night belonged to Neil.★★★★☆ Follow @timesculture to read the latest reviews
Irish Times
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Haim: I Quit review – Ferociously catchy, satisfyingly grudge-bearing
I Quit Artist : Haim Label : Polydor Rock music arrives at the quarter mark of the 21st century in a strange place. To the extent that anything interesting is happening, it is largely in the margins. Out in the daylight this is the era of the big beasts of antiquity: Oasis on the comeback trail, the middle-aged happy chappies Coldplay making it their mission to sprinkle the world in figurative and literal confetti, U2 trying to work out what to do next. Significantly, the most streamed band on Spotify are Imagine Dragons, a pop act with a passing familiarity with guitars. Thank goodness, then, for Haim. There is something hugely cheering about the return of these three sisters from the San Fernando Valley, in southern California, whose bittersweet soft rock is proof that, between the indie underground and the stadium cash grab, there is still a third way. Since their debut, a decade ago, they have championed such delightfully old-fashioned values as sun-kissed guitar anthems fuelled by heartache, melancholy and zinging melodies that insist on being hummed aloud. READ MORE They've also had to overcome being dismissed as pop fodder early in their careers. Still, in their teens they resisted attempts to turn them into a chart group dancing to the tune of behind-the-scenes producers and composers. 'We were scouted as teenagers, and it was kind of a horror story,' Este , the eldest of the sisters, told Irish journalists in 2014. 'It was terrible; we were turned off the business for a while. The songs were already written – they only wanted us to play. That was an instructive experience. Immediately we were, like, 'From now on we will write all our own stuff.'' To paraphrase their musical heroes Fleetwood Mac, they were determined to go their own way. That journey moves up to the next level on their ferociously catchy and satisfyingly grudge-bearing fourth album, I Quit. Showcasing the wonderfully vituperative songwriting of Danielle Haim , the middle sister – she's had her heart broken, and you're going to hear all about it – it makes the bold statement that rock music can be catchy and cathartic without pandering to the lowest common denominator. With Danielle producing alongside the former Vampire Weekend member Rostam Batmanglij, I Quit exits the traps at speed. All Over Me is a steamy chunk of acoustic funk whose narrator dreams of healing their broken heart with a quick hook-up. Take Me Back, meanwhile, is chiming folk pop that bubbles with retro goodness, recalling at moments Joni Mitchell and REM. The album's title is a reference to the band's mission statement of not being caught in a rut. The goal is 'quitting something that isn't working for us any more', according to Alana Haim (who is best known outside the band for starring in Paul Thomas Anderson's Liquorice Pizza ). Nor is it entirely a Danielle show. Este takes lead vocals on Cry, the most country-oriented moment on the epic 15-track run time. ('Seven stages of grief and I don't know which I'm on,' she croons in a lyric that draws from the big book of country-rock cliches.) A youthful vivacity runs through the project – a consequence, they have revealed, of the three sisters all being single for the first time since high school. 'I think it really brought up this nostalgic [feeling] for the last time we were single, when I was, like, 14, 15, 16,' Alana told BBC Radio. 'It's just been amazing to kind of, like, go back and relive those times [and] get back into it.' There is little in the way of surprises – aside from one curveball at the end, when Now It's Time samples the U2 song Numb, a highlight from the days when Bono and friends were more interested in pushing themselves sonically than putting bums on seats. It is a haunting reminder of the more experimental band U2 might have been and a winning conclusion to a charming LP. Haim could never be accused of blazing originality: this is a great album forged from the DNA of other great albums. But it is catchy, brash and bittersweet – and refuses to take prisoners. With so much going on, I Quit is an urgent call to the world not to give up on rock quite yet.
