Benson Ang
Lifestyle Correspondent at The Straits Times
Lifestyle correspondent @STcom. ✈️ Work hard, play harder! ✉️: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
straitstimes.com | Benson Ang
SINGAPORE – On May 8, Singaporean Isaac Chin was among 1,500 attendees who had the time of their lives at Japanese rock band Flow’s concert at The Star Theatre, as part of their Anime Shibari 2024-2025 world tour.
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2 weeks ago |
straitstimes.com | Benson Ang
Jacob Collier Live In SingaporeIf you did not catch Jacob Collier’s 2022 gig at the Esplanade Theatre, here is your second chance. The English singer-songwriter is bringing the same tour to a larger venue, The Star Theatre. His Djesse World Tour, which has been ongoing since 2019, is based on his titular four-album project Djesse – Djesse Vol. 1 (2018), Djesse Vol. 2 (2019), Djesse Vol. 3 (2020) and Djesse Vol. 4 (2024).
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1 month ago |
straitstimes.com | Benson Ang
M2M The Better Endings Tour 2025 – SingaporeAlthough Norwegian pop duo M2M were formed in 1996, and had performed in Singapore in 1999, 2000 and 2002, they have never played a full concert here. That will change on May 12, Marit Larsen and Marion Raven take the stage at The Star Theatre. Although they spilt in 2002, they got back together in 2024 and are now on their first headlining world tour in Asia, which has stopped in cities such as Jakarta, Hong Kong and Manila.
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1 month ago |
straitstimes.com | Benson Ang
SINGAPORE – Two years after his last show here, Mandopop star Wakin Chau will return for a concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on July 19. Tickets are priced from $138 to $288 via Ticketmaster and will go on sale from May 14. The Taiwan-based singer last performed at the same venue in 2023, as part of his Shao Nian Xia Ke tour, which translates to “young knight” in English.
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1 month ago |
straitstimes.com | Benson Ang
SINGAPORE – While stage actress Grace Roberts is British, she considers herself an honorary Singaporean. So, returning to the Lion City feels like a homecoming for the London-based performer, who plays the female lead role of Christine in the upcoming Singapore run of the popular musical The Phantom Of The Opera. Her family migrated to Singapore from Britain when she was a six-week-old baby, and she lived here until she was 18, attending local schools and eating local food.
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