It won't be soon before long.

After "She Will Be Loved" at approximately 9.40pm, just 70 minutes after the concert started, the five members of Maroon 5 walked to the front of the stage, bowed and waved goodbye to the screaming audience. They then went backstage, with the lights still dimmed....

"Oooh... time for encore now!", I thought to myself.

AND THEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON.

No, not the colourful concert-type lights, but the Singapore Indoor Stadium lights. Bright, white lights that are kept on BEFORE a concert starts and after it ends.

The three of us seated together only had one thought in our minds: What. The. Farrrrrk???? ONE hour??!?!?!!

Things about the concert I was most disturbed about

70 minutes (?!?!) - for the amount we paid, it was a complete rip-off

Adam Levine's I-also-can-wear-to-sleep, poor quality flimsy plain white T-shirt

Atrocious sound system and acoustics

A horrible lack of interaction with the audience, i.e. it failed to engage us

70 minutes. 70 minutes!!!!! -_-

So much for all the excitement and looking forward to, for the past couple of months. My first ever proper band concert with so many friends who also loved the band and their music, turned out to be a huge flop. It was pretty obvious that they didn't put much thought and effort into making it a good first gig in Singapore - I mean, lead singer Adam Levine whom we knew as being super hot and sexy appeared on stage in a plain white flimsy T-shirt as though he bought it the night before at some 3-for-$10 pasar malam (night market), which seriously disturbed the OCD person seated on my left... and of course, me. ;) Never mind that Adam would have looked just as good wearing a potato sack anyway, and also that the focus should be on their music and not what they wore on stage, but the white T-shirt was a NO NO NO.

Sorry Adam, but even I have nicer T-shirts than you... -_-

So the band did play good music, and Adam's voice was in top form (that I cannot complain), but their lack of engagement with the audience and 70-minute concert duration made me feel like they were in a mad rush to just 'end it and F**K off asap'.

I still love Maroon 5 (and Adam), but sorry, I don't think I'll watch any of their concerts again.

And we want our money back. BAH!!!!!

Happy faces BEFORE the concert (I)

Happy faces before the concert (II)

Happy faces before the concert (III)

Happy faces before the concert (IV)

WahLAUUU faces after the concert (I) - take note the thumbs down

WAHLAUUU faces after the concert (II)

WAHLAUUU faces after the concert (III)

Her hair was pressed against her face

Her eyes were red with anger
Enraged by things unsaid
And empty beds and bad behaviour.

Maroon 5 - Goodnight Goodnight.

They didn't even bother to end the concert with the above song, so the four of us totally blasted it in the car while leaving the concert venue, just to make a statement. Now THAT, did make us feel much better. ;)