The event that Bien Hoa young music lovers were expecting, a Rock performance named Rockstorm sponsored by MobiFone took place on February and pleased the organizing board.
The performance attracted much more Bien Hoa youths than ever. Unlike a tedious atmosphere at other music performances, the Rockstorm entitled “the return” came as a commitment to Bien Hoa audiences with exciting performances by well-known bands such as Yellow Skin, Prophecy,
Microwave, and some singers like Minh Thu, Anh Khoa, Tran Lap, etc.
Right after opening statement by Nguyen Dac Dung, vice executive director of Dong Nai MobiFone, an impressive program of weather forecast about the storm came, making the audiences in the stadium cheer up. Singer Anh Khoa with “night dew” really blazed up the stage. Seen as a special factor in the performance, with his strong voice, he won over Dong Nai by the folksong rock. Loud yells for the audiences added an exciting atmosphere to the performance. Anh Khoa played the song of The Craw as successfully as the audiences expected.
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A rock impressive night
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Aspiring return of RockStorn to Bien Hoa and that for the first time Bien Hoa was chosen as the heart of the storm of such a professional program attracted a wide range of young rock lovers. The stage was full of singers and audiences; they freely danced and sang along their favorite exciting rock melodies
. The Yellow Skin played Bach Dang River, Breaking The Walls and Microwave with the hit Looking Back made rock fans so excited. Prophecy with Invisible Wings, Minh Thu with Empy Hand and Age 20 brought newly strange feeling to Bien Hoa fans. The performance got more and more exciting till its end due to the presence of favorite young bands and singers. Tran Lap gently occurred with rock ballad Yesterday and went stronger with Rock Soul while the fans shouted for encouragement.
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The audiences enthusiastically support the performance
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For the first time attending RockStom as “home team”, fans’ feeling varied. “It’s so wonderful. It is the first time such a large-scale and significant program has been held in Bien Hoa,” said Tien Dung. “Bien Hoa rock fans used to know rock band via Mass Media or join performances in HCMC. This time we are given chance to sing with our idols.”
Lyrics were fine and meaningful, pro performing style and fine guitar playing were what Vu Ngoc Yen commented on band Yellow Skin, her favorite band. In spite of different feelings from audiences, the love for rock and the
success of RockStorm in Bien Hoa was unquestionable.
For Tien Anh, a junior at Fiscal Faculty of Lac Hong University, the RockStorm brought her various impressions. She said: “
The program really gets me excited although I am not a rock fan. My friend and I have experienced such a heated rock night after a long time. We hope MobiFone will bring RockStorm to us again.”
Singer, the program director Tran Lap said: “Number of audiences and scale of success in Dong Nai is an unknown before the program kicks off. Both singers and organizing board are wondering if Bien Hoa fans love rock as crazily as we do. With total number of 10,000 participants, RockStorm in Bien Hoa is successful.”
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Taking pictures with the idols
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Young singer Minh Thu said: “I have joined lots of programs but this is completely a rock one. I am so surprised at the fans’ enthusiastic support so I played so enthusiastically. Bien Hoa audiences are very electrifying and crazily loved rock. I hope next time I will come again with RockStorm.”
Vo Dinh, “son-in-law” of Bien Hoa, member of band Yellow Skin cheerfully said: “With a stable number of audiences here, the band and Bien Hoa fan club will always keep in touch. They are so enthusiastic fans, which pleases our return to Bien Hoa this time.”
RockStorm brought an imposing music night and left Bien Hoa rock fans an unforgettable impression. The program lasted over 2 hours but could not fill out its fans’ love for rock and rockers. “It is a wonderful music performance I’ve seen”, said Truc Linh, showing her notebook. “I have got many singers’ signatures and took a lot of picture with them. It offers me a chance to enjoy a pro music performance and collect my favorite singers’ signatures.”
Mr. Nguyen Dac Dung, a representative of the sponsor said: “In circumstance of global and Vietnam’s economic recession, holding a big program like RockStorm is a great effort of MobiFone and it is like a sincere thank to company’s customers over the past 25 years. The “return” of pro RockStorm indicates that the company always keeps its promises and commitments on serving the customers.”
L.H. (Reported by Nguyen Thuong)
