Local guitar hero Wu Bai (伍佰)and the omnipresent China Blue (中國藍) -
bassist Zhu Jian-hui (朱劍輝), drummer Dino Zavolta and keyboard player Yu
Dai-ho (余大豪) - will be performing the third of what have become dubbed
their "Pub High" gigs tonight, when the combo hits the stage of Taipei's 2nd
Floor (formally @Live).
Partly to promote the release last December of the band's latest studio
album, Dream River (夢的河流), and partly to give both the band and its fans
the chance to enjoy a rock concert in less formal environments than those
offered by the nation's velvet-seated concert halls, the mini-tour has
already been lauded as a triumph by fans in Kaohsiung and Chiayi.
The venues for the recent bout of gigs might be small, but there's been
nothing wee about Wu Bai and China Blue's performances. At a recent "Pub
High" gig at Kaohsiung's Jurassic Disco Pub, the combo played a thumping
three-hour set packed with 27 of the band's numbers both old and new.
Tickets for Wu Bai's 2nd Floor gig are available in advance from Taipei
branches of Tower Records and Rose Records and cost NT$1,000. Tickets
purchased on the door cost NT$1,200. The 2nd Floor is located at 3F, 15
Hoping W. Rd., Sec. 1, Taipei City (臺北市和平西路二段15號3樓).
Although tickets for the final "Pub High" gig are limited, fans of Wu Bai
who miss out on catching an earful of their guitar hero tonight need only
wait until April when Wu Bai and China Blue embark on their 2002 nationwide
tour.
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