I hope this isn't for real...
Possibly an even hotter talking point than The Police’s
performance on Monday night involved a fan, an overzealous security
guard and a drumstick.
Dave Tan (picture), lead singer of local rock band Electrico, was
one of the lucky audience members who caught one of Stewart
Copeland’s mallets when he flung them out to the sea of adoring
fans at the rear of the stage.
“I grabbed it and everyone was happy, cheering and jealous, I
guess,” said 31-year old Tan (picture). “Then a couple of minutes
later, this auxiliary police guy came up and asked me to return the
stick. I was in shock that he was even asking me.
“He just said: ‘Just give it to me, don’t make things difficult’.
But instead of giving it back to the band’s crew, he just chucked
it over the balcony like a piece of junk!
“If there was a clear directive, he should have stopped me the
moment I got it, and not waited so long before taking it
back.
“He destroyed the magic of rock concerts for me.”
According to Universal Music’s executive, Salina Abdullah, “it is
normally etiquette for musicians to throw things like drumsticks or
plectrums for the fans”.
“I don’t think that directive came from the band, it’s a bit
weird.” Alastair Hunt of Lushington Entertainments, who organised
the show, said that this sort of thing “normally doesn’t
happen”.
Singapore Indoor Stadium could not be contacted for comment at
press time.
Taken from TODAY, 6 Feb '08 edition
