Vietnamese and foreigners, both on stage and in the audience, haverocked central Hue city during the live performance of RockStorm.
At about 6pm on December 7, thousands of fans packed the performanceplatform, set in the centre of the local Tu Do Stadium, while lines offans continued to pour into the stadium and fill seats.
The rock concert welcomed people of different ages, nationalities, andfrom all walks of life. Some tens of minutes after the show started,with a kick-off performance by Oringchains, organisers announced thattotal attendance was 10,000, a remarkable number at a show of noise in atranquil city.
Shouts from the audience, theburning performance by the bands, and sounds, music and light, vibratedthrough the city in an evening that many called a "night of fullpassion".
"It's so much fun and I feel a lot ofenergy. Bustling music and boisterous fans blow away the coldness of theHue winter, as well as my shyness," said local resident Quoc Anh.
Others said that the show offered them a great chance to join other fans who also love rock.
Young residents and students at many universities in Hue made up themajority of the audience, as well as hundreds of foreigners who areworking in or visiting the city.
"It is an awesomefestival with great musicians and we will keep this moment in our mindsfrom this journey," says Pether Gehrling, a German who is on holiday inHue. He attended the show with his friends.
Onstage, the bands performed in various styles of rock, from rock mixedelectro, thrash metal, modern rock, death metal to progressive or hardrock.
Performers also included foreigners, such asBlack Infinity, which has a foreign drummer, while Microwave employs aforeign bass guitarist.
The bands performed inorder, starting with Oringchains, and followed by Titanium, PAK Band,Black Infinity, Ngu Cung and Microwave. The audience gave the mostapplause to PAK Band, with songs that mix rock and Vietnamese folksongs, and Microwave, which displayed patriotic themes on the backdropduring their performance.
An animation ofVietnamese mandarins defeating northern invaders was shown, whilenational flags appeared on the backdrop when Microwave performed.
Also, a photo of General Vo Nguyen Giap was printed on a T-shirt worn by Titanium band's vocalist during his performance.
Mobile phone carrier Mobifone, organiser of the show that has beentouring the country from Hai Phong, Hue and coming to Da Nang, Dong Nai,Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho and Hanoi, announced part of ticket revenuesis to be donated to Operation Smile programme to pay for cleft palateoperations. The remaining money would be used to assist poor students inHue.-VNA
At about 6pm on December 7, thousands of fans packed the performanceplatform, set in the centre of the local Tu Do Stadium, while lines offans continued to pour into the stadium and fill seats.
The rock concert welcomed people of different ages, nationalities, andfrom all walks of life. Some tens of minutes after the show started,with a kick-off performance by Oringchains, organisers announced thattotal attendance was 10,000, a remarkable number at a show of noise in atranquil city.
Shouts from the audience, theburning performance by the bands, and sounds, music and light, vibratedthrough the city in an evening that many called a "night of fullpassion".
"It's so much fun and I feel a lot ofenergy. Bustling music and boisterous fans blow away the coldness of theHue winter, as well as my shyness," said local resident Quoc Anh.
Others said that the show offered them a great chance to join other fans who also love rock.
Young residents and students at many universities in Hue made up themajority of the audience, as well as hundreds of foreigners who areworking in or visiting the city.
"It is an awesomefestival with great musicians and we will keep this moment in our mindsfrom this journey," says Pether Gehrling, a German who is on holiday inHue. He attended the show with his friends.
Onstage, the bands performed in various styles of rock, from rock mixedelectro, thrash metal, modern rock, death metal to progressive or hardrock.
Performers also included foreigners, such asBlack Infinity, which has a foreign drummer, while Microwave employs aforeign bass guitarist.
The bands performed inorder, starting with Oringchains, and followed by Titanium, PAK Band,Black Infinity, Ngu Cung and Microwave. The audience gave the mostapplause to PAK Band, with songs that mix rock and Vietnamese folksongs, and Microwave, which displayed patriotic themes on the backdropduring their performance.
An animation ofVietnamese mandarins defeating northern invaders was shown, whilenational flags appeared on the backdrop when Microwave performed.
Also, a photo of General Vo Nguyen Giap was printed on a T-shirt worn by Titanium band's vocalist during his performance.
Mobile phone carrier Mobifone, organiser of the show that has beentouring the country from Hai Phong, Hue and coming to Da Nang, Dong Nai,Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho and Hanoi, announced part of ticket revenuesis to be donated to Operation Smile programme to pay for cleft palateoperations. The remaining money would be used to assist poor students inHue.-VNA
