8 Days - November 02, 2017

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8 DAYS

NOV 2 – 9


band The Internet, rising
star Aldous Harding and
electrifying alt-rock outfit
Wolf Alice.
Jan 27. 10am. The Meadow,
Gardens by the Bay. Tix from
http://www.apactix.com. http://www.
lanewayfestival.com

ELLE Inspires with
Jessica Cox
ELLE Singapore launches
ELLE Inspires, a new
initiative to celebrate and
empower women. Catch
American motivational
speaker Jessica Cox as
she shares her message
of overcoming the odds
despite being born without
arms due to a genetic
birth defect. The 34-year-
old holds the Guinness
World Record for being the
first armless person to
own a pilot’s license. She
also has a black belt in
taekwondo, and can play
the piano and drive a car.
Jan 27. 7.30pm. The Star
Theatre, Star Performing Arts
Centre, 1 Vista Exchange
Green. Tix: $38–$148 from
Sistic*. http://www.facebook.com/
ELLEsingaporeofficial

FEB
Jacky Cheung “A
Classic Tour”
Deemed the “God of
Songs” in Hong Kong,
Cantopop legend Jacky
Cheung brings his previously
sold-out ‘Classic Tour’ to
Singapore. Fans can expect
a visual extravaganza as
well as Jacky’s greatest hits,
such as ‘Goodbye Kiss’ and
‘Just Want to Spend My Life
With You’.
Feb 9–11. 8pm. Singapore In-
door Stadium. Tix: $168–$368
from Sports Hub Tix*.

Evita
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd
Webber’s iconic musical
Evita remains one of the
world’s most beloved
musicals — it has won
more than 20 major awards.
Helmed by legendary

director Hal Prince, the
original Broadway and West
End production comes to
Singapore, featuring songs
like ‘Don’t Cry for Me
Argentia’ and ‘Oh What a
Circus’. Evita, which tells
the story of Eva Peron, wife
of former Argentine dictator
Juan Peron, promises to be
an unforgettable experience
for musical theatre fans.
Feb 23–Mar 4. Tue–Fri, 8pm;
Sat, 2pm. 8pm; Sun, 1pm,
6pm. Grand Theatre, Marina
Bay Sands. Tix: $55–$185
from Sistic*.

MAR
Duet with Power
Station ‘20’ World
Tour in Singapore
Taiwanese male rock duo
Power Station is marking
their 20th anniversary with
a performance celebrating
their greatest hits like
‘When’, ‘Impulse’ and the
award-winning Chinese
version of ‘Takie Tango’ by
Bufra Suflera. There will be
a special segment where
Power Station will banter
with the audience and take
song requests.
Mar 17. 8pm. The Star Thea-
tre, Star Performing Arts Cen-
tre, 1 Vista Exchange Green.
Tix: $88–$198 from Sistic*.
http://www.vizpro.sg

MAY
Bruno Mars 24K
Magic World Tour
Grammy Award-winning
singer and global sensation
Bruno Mars returns to
Singapore for the second
time as part of his massive
world tour, in support of
his latest chart-topping
album, 24K Magic. The
album spawned the singles
‘24K Magic’, ‘Versace on
the Floor’ as well as Mars’
seventh number one single,
‘That’s What I Like’.
May 6. 7pm. Singapore Indoor
Stadium. Tix sold out at press
time. http://www.sportshub.com.sg

Nov 3. 7.30pm. Esplanade
Concert Hall. Tix: $40–$250
from Sistic*. http://www.facebook.
com/TeamworkProductionsSG

Love Will Keep Us
Together
Local band Uberjam will
perform evergreen hits by
Captain & Tennille, Bee
Gees, Diana Ross, The
Beatles and many more at
this concert.
Nov 6. 10.30am, 3pm,
7.30pm. Esplanade Recital Stu-
dio. Tix: $15 (includes voucher
for coffee/tea) from Sistic*.
http://www.esplanade.com

Witness to War:
Remembering
1942
Seventy-five years after
the fall of Singapore to the
Japanese in World War Two,
rediscover the watershed
event through this special
international exhibition.
Experience the past
through first-hand accounts
from ordinary men and
women whose lives were
overturned by the outbreak
of hostilities in Singapore
in 1942, and artefacts from
10 overseas museums
such as the Australian War
Memorial and the Museum
of New Zealand Te Papa
Tongarewa.
Till Mar 25, 2018. 10am–
7pm (last admission 6.30pm).
National Museum of Singapore.
Tix: $18 adult, $14 student/
senior citizen. Free for Singapo-
reans & PRs. http://www.nationalmu-
seum.sg

Women in
Photography
Issues of domesticity,
familial ties, and feminine
identity will be explored
in the third edition of the
independent gallery’s
Women in Photography
group exhibition, which

his workin the God with
Us musical and performed
with artistes such as Chris
Tomlin and Sara Groves.
Sing along to songs such as
‘I Offer My Life’ and ‘Give
Thanks’ at this concert.
Nov 4. 8pm. The Star Theatre,
The Star Performing Arts Cen-
tre, 1 Vista Exchange Green.
Tix: $58–$128 from Sistic*.

Brahms, Bartók &
Beyond
Principal Conductor Jason
Lai returns to the podium
with the Conservatory
Orchestra to present an
evening of orchestral
masterpieces such as
Brahms’ ‘Symphony No.4’
and Bartok’s ‘Dance Suite’.
Lyric tenor Alan Bennett will
present a selection of arias
from The Abduction from the
Seraglio, which remains one
of Mozart’s most endearing
operas today.
Nov 4. 7.30pm. Yong Siew Toh
Conservatory Concert Hall, 3
Conservatory Drive. Tix: $20
from Sistic*. http://www.ystmusic.
nus.edu.sg

SSO Concerts for
Children: Nature
Tales
Join Leopold the Leopard and
his best friend, a talking tree,
as they tell a grand tale with
the natural settings depicted
in Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral
Symphony’. Created by Victor
Yerrid, a master puppeteer
from the Jim Henson
Company.
Nov 4–5. Sat, 2pm, 4pm; Sun,
2pm. Victoria Concert Hall. Tix:
$25, $32 from Sistic*. http://www.
sso.org.sg

MTV Unplugged
Sounds of Sufi
Rekha Bharadwaj,
Harshdeep Kaur and
Rasika Shekar, three of
India’s leading singers and
musicians, will perform for
the first time in Singapore.
Expect an evening of soulful
songs, including their
famous hits from Bollywood,
as well as some folk music.
Performed in Hindi.
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