Retrolicious turns out to be Retroridiculous

We got some discounted tickets to watch the Retrolicious concert at Fort Canning Park. The missus was pretty excited as she had wanted to go watch it. They were bringing in 3 acts – Johnny Hate Jazz, Debbie Gidson and Rick Ashley.

We arrived around 7.30 as the concert was suppose to start at 8pm. Actually we were there around 7pm but there was a massive jam and parking around the area was all taken up. In the end we parked at the Concorde Hotel and walked over to Fort Canning. by the time it was already 7.30pm and there was this MASSIVE and I mean MASSIVE queue to get in. It snake for like forever, from the gates it went up the slope, round a carpark, up more slope, curve round a u-tun point, goes back down the slope, makes another turn round another carpark and down some more to where the main road was to be. Since it was a queue we joined in and actually there were like more and more people joining the queue. Had no idea what was holding this up seems they were tagging people as they entered and that caused this massive queue. As expected the missus got a little frustrated and started complaining. Well actually everyone in the queue was complaining. By 8pm we were still in the queue and heading up the slope (still have to loop the loop and head down) There was pratically no security people cut queue and they were still selling tickets to gain entry to the event. Finally I think someone decided enough was enough and started allowing people in with out restriction as long as you had a ticket. But by that time it was 8.45 before we got in. Queuing for over an hour !!

They also got the show going then so we did not miss much. Johnny Hate Jazz came on for an hour or so. They changed the instruments after their performance, which took another 20 minutes or so. Debbie Gibson came on and did her stuff for an hour before the really star of the show Rick Ashley came on. Overall I think the show was great, the queue was terrible but the show was good. When we entered we moved over to the other side where there was enough room to move around and all that and not too crampy. The show stretched over to way pass midnight. By the time we got back it was almost 2am before we hit the sack.

So how were these 80s singer’s now. Well Johnny Hate Jazz you can tell they have aged and the voice has changed somewhat. Debbie Gidson, just imagine a 40 year old Gidson with a 20 year old voice, that’s her high pitch voice never seems to change. As for Rick Ashley, don’t think he has changed a bit in all the 20 years since he appeared. The look and voice still the same, he can’t move on stage still :)