MLTR Live in Kuala Lumpur 2011 (Part I)

1). Not so long ago, I was gifted a VIP ticket to a concert of my all-time favourite band, Michael Learns To Rock (MLTR), live in Kuala Lumpur on 24th April 2011. The event is organised by Star Planet and presented by MBI International. The venue for the concert is KLCC Plenary Hall. As my seat is numbered, therefore I can shop for while and entered last minute ^_^

2). I have never missed any of MLTR's concert in Malaysia, definitely not going to miss this one! The concert starts about 9.30pm. Warmed up by a local artist, in which he claimed MLTR is also his idol!

3). This is the moment I have been waiting for! It's been two years since I went to their last concert in Genting Highlands in September 2009 and the second last was in July 2007, again in Genting.

4). Mesmerized by the sexy voice of lead vocalist and keyboardist, Jascha Richter.

5). You rarely can find the drummer and percussionist, Kåre Wanscher out of the drum set and have a run at the front of the stage, performing "I'm Gonna Be Around" and "Complicated Heart".

6). Sitting in Plenary Hall is pretty comfortable, as you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the show in cooling air-conditioning and a comfortable adjustable sofa.

7). This is the closest shot I got for the three original MLTR members, using my trusty Sony TX-5, as professional cameras and camcorders are not allowed, gotta take this shoots secretly and in discrete.

8). Jascha has always been the center of attention, performing all the songs that wanted by the crowd, and also not forgetting his sense of humour!

9). Every time Jascha come down the stage would create chaos in the hall, including this time around, however only once he came down time, shake hands with the fans, and kiss a girl's hand on the way, apologizing to her partner afterwards, funny and naughty!

10). After performing every song, Jascha would shed a little light on the next song they would be playing by giving some introductions, for example "The Actor", where it was first aired in Jakarta and eventually propelled them to super stardom in Southeast Asia.

11). While performing "Someday It's Gonna Make Sense", Jascha giving us a hint of their next release by saying, "We never stop making music, although we have only released 7 of them. The next one is coming, but now it is still a big secret". Everyone laughed and cheered.

12). This time around they brought another bassist, which is young handsome dude, unlike last time when they bought a blonde babe!

13). Rarely you'll see Jascha in action with a guitar, singing "Sleeping Child".

14). Also not forget to mention the energetic guitarist Mikkel Lentz, changing guitars song after song, sent flying kisses to the crowd making the fans gone wild, and dancing Macarena too!

15). While performing "That's Why (You Go Away)", he passed the microphone towards the fans, taunted them to sing along, and he took out his handphone to record the spectacular view of every single of their fan singing out loud their all-time famous song and they retreated to the back stage.

16). After encoring twice, MLTR performed their last song, "Out of The Blue", which is also one of my favourite songs. MLTR bidding farewell to the fans and heads to their next destination in Kuantan, where they held their final stop in Malaysia on 30th April 2011. The concert ended on a high note at 11.30pm, leaving their fans shouting encore for more.

17). A whooping total of 23 songs are performed during the concert, I like every single one of them, the only one missing was "The Ghost of You", have been dying to hear it live for ages. I am surely gonna missed them, until the next time we meet again! Thumbs up for concert, you have my support always!

1. Salvation                                                          13. Angel Eyes
2. Sleeping Child                                                  14. How Many Hours
3. Love Will Never Lie                                          15. Take Me to Your Heart
4. It's Only Love                                                   16. Final Destination
5. Someday It's Gonna Make Sense                   17. Paint My Love
6. Something You Should Know                          18. Breaking My Heart
7. The Actor                                                         19. That's Why (You Go Away)
8. Naked Like The Moon                                       20. Encore I : Someday
9. I'm Gonna Be Around                                       21. Encore I : 25 Minutes
10. Complicated Heart                                           22. Encore II : Wild Women
11. Nothing To Lose                                               23. Encore II : Out of The Blue
12. Medley (Take Off Solo + Hot + Animal + Blue Nights)