Alaan
April 27th, 2007, 06:05
Just to advise any UK based forum members that are interested in Thai music, that Thai rock/folk band Carabao are playing a charity concert at Hammersmith Town Hall, London on Sunday May 27th. So for anyone currently in the UK with Thailand withdrawal symptoms, who enjoy music, this would be a very enjoyable night worth attending if it is anything like their last concert in Hammersmith.
I went to their last concert at Hammersmith Town Hall in 2005, and it was a great evening. The full Carabao band played a long set of their best known songs, and,as it was for charity 2 of the guitars they played during the concert were signed by the band and auctioned. There were stalls set up in the front foyer of the Town Hall selling Thai goods, many types of Thai food as well as band merchandise. There was also a full bar service including Thai branded beer(which eventually ran out before the end of the concert).
The hall was packed to capacity with the same amount of audience participation(singing/dancing) as there is at Carabao concerts in Thailand. The only main difference to concerts back in Thailand, as might be expected from a uk based Carabao concert, was a much larger percentage of Thai girls/lady's with western guys on tow, but many looking like groups of females with western boyfriends/husbands being dragged along. But there were still also groups of Thai guys of all ages, many groups of 5 or 6 young guys together having a fun time as well as a few very young children and much older family members.
Only one minus point was that the last tube from Hammersmith was just before 12 midnight, which is just before the concert finished, so to catch it you would have to leave the concert early as it takes a few minutes to get to the Tube station [this is based on the times in May 2005, not sure if the Tube from there runs later now].
I went to their last concert at Hammersmith Town Hall in 2005, and it was a great evening. The full Carabao band played a long set of their best known songs, and,as it was for charity 2 of the guitars they played during the concert were signed by the band and auctioned. There were stalls set up in the front foyer of the Town Hall selling Thai goods, many types of Thai food as well as band merchandise. There was also a full bar service including Thai branded beer(which eventually ran out before the end of the concert).
The hall was packed to capacity with the same amount of audience participation(singing/dancing) as there is at Carabao concerts in Thailand. The only main difference to concerts back in Thailand, as might be expected from a uk based Carabao concert, was a much larger percentage of Thai girls/lady's with western guys on tow, but many looking like groups of females with western boyfriends/husbands being dragged along. But there were still also groups of Thai guys of all ages, many groups of 5 or 6 young guys together having a fun time as well as a few very young children and much older family members.
Only one minus point was that the last tube from Hammersmith was just before 12 midnight, which is just before the concert finished, so to catch it you would have to leave the concert early as it takes a few minutes to get to the Tube station [this is based on the times in May 2005, not sure if the Tube from there runs later now].