Last night, Manny and I went to see Maroon 5 at the Nangang Exhibition Hall. It was their first show ever in Taiwan and I thought it was really good. I knew every single song they played and I loved how Adam spoke Chinese to the crowd. I think the Taiwanese really appreciated that.
Plus, I learned something about concert cultural differences during the show. When the band "pretended" they were done playing, and retreated backstage (which usually means they will come back for an encore), there was complete silence from the Taiwanese. Usually in the US, this means the crowd makes a lot of noise, claps, cheers, and begs for an encore. Nope, not the Taiwanese. They stood there silently as Manuel and I started screaming for an encore. Eventually, the band came back to play 2 more songs, but I wonder if they were backstage doubting their decision to return to the stage. All in all, it was a really great show and it was worth every penny of my $1500NTD ($50). Maroon 5...you rock!
HILARIOUS. <3 the Taiwanese.
Posted by: Lauren | May 20, 2011 at 10:03 PM