Really Disconcerting

This gig geek has mixed feelings about Coldplay and Taylor Swift coming to Singapore and wonders what the point of it all is

-  SUFFIAN HAKIM

2018: The Killers were simply majestic on stage in The Padang, led by Brandon Flowers, who was sweating profusely in his red jacket but still crackling with charisma and energy. “If I go on with you, can it be the way it was?” Flowers sang, as the crowd – I was among them, beaming like a boy in a candy store – echoed beatifically after him. “Can it be the way it was, darling?” he sang, his voice growing steadily louder. There was a final cry of “Darling!” before Ronnie Vannucci’s drums pound in, and the lights came back on to full brightness, blazing in the cool September night.