In a last minute effort to add some spice to our social lives Garrett and I decided to attend a concert here in Shanghai. One of my favorite artists, John Legend was playing at a small theatre and since the Oasis concert had been stopped by the Chinese Government (since one of the guys played at a free Tibet concert like 50 years ago); we figured we should use the opportunities we did have. So Garrett and I canceled our weekly cleaning lady appointment, put on cute outfits and headed to the Yunfeng Theatre.

I was thrilled to have the opportunity to see someone perform and flash us with bright lights and fancy footwork. The last true concert I went to was a Backstreet Boys show… a while ago. I was all set for the massive arena and screaming swarms of girls! But that didn’t happen! Instead we were placed into an arena about the size of my high school gym and the only screaming girls were the two drunk girls excited to find each other. Surprised, Garrett and I made our way to the hundred dollar seats (yes, DOLLAR… lots of things may be cheap here but John Legend concert tickets are not!) and appreciated the fact that we would probably be able to smell his BO from our seats!

We had contemplated buying some scalped tickets but considering the amount of fake goods one CAN buy in China, we didn’t want end up with tickets that lead us to nowhere.

Like most things in China, the arena had no order. People from the cheap seats could just walk up to the stage, people stood in front of us blocking our view with no repercussions, and the fire exits were NOT cleared! The sound system was awful; even though the place was the size of my apartment the speakers couldn’t seem to carry the sound. I am pretty sure if he had just put down the microphone everyone could have heard him and it would of sounded better.

But he was fantastic! His voice was heavenly and his songs were my favorites! He started the show by walking through the crowd and up onto the stage! His petite stature and charming good looks embraced the tacky arena and he put on a very good show. I was just thrilled that I was so close to him. If anyone wants to know how much facial hair he has, I think I have the answer!

At the end of the show he brought out a Chinese pop star named Karen Mok. Who apparently is HUGE here in China? It wasn’t hard to figure out, once she came on stage all the “workers” left their post to hurry to the stage and get a glimpse of her. All of a sudden the heard of screaming girls I expected earlier came out and smothered the stage! I had never heard of her in my life BUT since encountering her at this show I’ve seen her on one billboard and two magazine covers! Apparently she is famous!

John Legend Opening The Show!

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