Live Like We’re Dying….

LOL, if you have no idea why this post is titled as above, then you are obviously not a Kris Allen fan. I’ve been a fan of Kris Allen the moment I saw him performing ‘Man In The Mirror’ during the Top 24 round from last season’s American Idol. And from that day on, I kept watching AI every single week just to watch Kris’ performance until the day of the finale. I was so worried that he will lose out to Adam but imagine my sheer joy when it was announced he was the winner of AI Season 8! So naturally, I would definitely catch him live in concert if he were to tour Asia.

I remember being in the car one fine Saturday back in my hometown & I was listening to Hitz.FM. I heard something like ,”Kris Allen live in KL……” Bam! The moment I got home, I went to Google for more details and to see if he will stop by Singapore. Boy, was I thrilled when I found the news of his concert at Zirca & tickets would go on sale the following week. *Big Grin* Well, although the ticket wasn’t cheap, but I have to say it was worth every single cent! :)))

The day finally arrived - 10th February (just 2 days before I go off for my CNY break, phew!). I managed to grab myself a pretty good spot in Zirca that night & surprisingly, there were no barricades at all! It was definitely my first time to a concert without any barricades…so imagine how close those at the front were to Kris (I was one of them, of course!). Here is a picture of the setlist for that night.

The younger fans were just mad for him & I almost went deaf with the amount of shrieks & screams. And I was on the verge of losing my voice due to a very bad sore throat but I couldn’t help screaming either the moment Kris came on stage. What can I say, Kris was just awesome with his live performance!!!! And he’s so gorgeous - *swoons* No wonder the girls at the front are practically ‘molesting’ him, LOL. Here are some pictures to tell ya how close I was to Kris….

He performed most of the tracks from his debut album as well as some tracks from his AI days, notably ‘Once’ & ‘Man In The Mirror’. He’s just sooooo good with the guitar & his band was awesome too!

Alas, all good things have to come to an end & after the encore performance, Kris & his band exit the stage. We all rushed out of Zirca with the hopes of seeing him again. There was a limo waiting outside & we thought Kris would exit pretty soon but we got word from other fans that the band is coming out from another exit. We dashed there right away & waited for a while as we saw the crew bringing out the instruments to a parked van. True enough, Kris & his band emerged not long after & fans just scrambled to get his autograph, me included. I count myself really, really lucky as I managed to shove the album sleeve right infront of Kris & he signed it for me - wheeee!!!! :D