Hong Kong, Hitec Hall B
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Date: October 27, 2007 | |
October 27, 2007 | |
Shown pictures are by 'Johnny'. Please contact me if you are the photographer.
Setlist:
Wonderful World
It'll Never Happen Again
World Citizen/I Won't Be Disappointed/World Citizen
The Day The Earth Stole Heaven
Ride
Playground Martyrs/Transit
A Fire In The Forest/Ghosts
Snow Borne Sorrow
Mother And Child
Jean The Birdman
Sugar Fuel
Brilliant Trees/Before The Bullfight/Nostalgia/Before The Bullfight
The Librarian
[1st encore]
Every Colour You Are/Riverman/Every Colour You Are
[2nd encore]
Wanderlust
David Sylvian : guitars, vocals
Steve Jansen : drums & keyboards
Keith Lowe : basses
Takuma Watanabe : keyboards
Tour information of 2007 - The World Is Everything
On his reason for touring now, Sylvian writes:
"This tour is in part a means of putting earlier chapters of my working life behind me. Of embracing the work that was done and, with a sense of finality, cutting the ties that bind me to it as a body, an entity. In the future if I return to this material it will likely be in the context of a new body of work with which it shares a connection. In this sense there'll be a greater clarity regarding the content of future performances (should there be any). But we are by no means focusing exclusively on the past as we shall be exploring more recently recorded compositions, in particular those from the 'Nine Horses' releases. 'The World Is Everything' will be an intimate show, in some ways an echo of the 'Slow Fire' performances of a decade ago only on this occasion I shall be supported by a trio of musicians, a line up which will include Steve Jansen on drums and samplers, and bassist Keith Lowe."
David Sylvian, June 2007
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Review (original posted on news.sina.com.hk, translation by Derm's wife)
David Sylvian of Japan, the front man of a 80s super English band, performed in HK last night. It was like a pilgrimage for his dedicated fans who have followed him for years. Some crazy foreign fans attempted to crash into backstage. David probably felt intimidated by it and did not show up for the after-gig party.
Apart from fans who flew all the way from Europe to HK, a number of local celebrities and music people were at the gig. Anthony Wong, an acclaimed HK musician, who is widely known for his affection towards David Sylvian's music, was performing for the closing ceremony of a national film award in SuZhou, and therefore missed the gig. Another famous singer, Remus Choi (pictured), sighed and expressed that he had waited 25years for this gig. David Sylvian's last open performance in HK was in December 1982 with the group Japan.
David had to cancel his tour in Moscow and a couple of other cities due to his physical condition. He apparently was still unwell last night, whereas it did not affect his performance. Especially when he sang Ghost, a Japan era song, he drew all audiences emotionally indulged in his music immensely. Audiences did not want to leave even after the third encore.
David supposed to show up in the after show party. However due to the crazy fans threatening behaviours, it was only attended by his brother Steve Jansen. It seemed that David was very interested in the toys available in Hong Kong. Reportedly, he was shopping for some toys in Mongkok.
Related items and subjects
- The World Is Everything (book)
The tour book is hard-backed with full colour quality printing and contains photographs taken by David, song lyrics, c....