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Girls Generation Set Off Chase at Taoyuan Airport

Girls Generation Set Off Chase at Taoyuan Airport

South Korean girl band Girls Generation nearly set off a high-speed chase with fans at Taoyuan International Airport earlier today. The 8-member group is on the island for concerts tomorrow and Sunday, in their first shows in Taiwan without former member Jessica, who left GG in 2014. The “Nation’s Girl Group” arrived at 11:40 this...Continue reading
South Korean Band CNBLUE Arrives in Taiwan

South Korean Band CNBLUE Arrives in Taiwan

South Korean boy band CNBLUE arrived in Taiwan earlier today, driving fans into a frenzy at the Taoyuan International Airport. The pop rock group landed at 12:40pm, and went through customs amidst flashing cameras and screaming fans. Jung Yong-hwa, Lee Jong-hyun, Kang Min-hyuk, and Lee Jung-shin are set to perform tomorrow and Saturday for their...Continue reading
Bon Jovi to Rock Taipei in September

Bon Jovi to Rock Taipei in September

The American band Bon Jovi is coming back to rock Taipei! Bon Jovi is heading to Taiwan for the third time, since their last performance in 1995. The concert will be on September 9-th, at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall, starting from 8 pm. Classic songs such as “Living On a Prayer”,”You Give a Love a...Continue reading
Concert Review: Lily Allen at Taipei International Convention Center

Concert Review: Lily Allen at Taipei International Convention Center

Four years, a marriage and two kids later, Lily Allen is back. She’s still got her trademark attitude and charm, and the English singer brought both – and lots of fun – to Taipei for her first ever show in Taiwan on Thursday at the Taipei International Convention Center. Things were a little shaky with...Continue reading
Concert Review: Bastille at Taipei International Convention Center

Concert Review: Bastille at Taipei International Convention Center

Anyone who went to the Bastille concert in Taipei on Sunday knowing little about the band no doubt left a super fan. And if you were already a fan like myself, you probably reached “stormer” level and wondered if it was humanly possible to love Bastille even more. The British indie rock band performed an...Continue reading
Additional Jody Chiang Farewell Concerts Announced

Additional Jody Chiang Farewell Concerts Announced

Jody Chiang’s manager says the singer will hold extra farewell concerts this year in a bid to please fans who have been unable to buy tickets for the 16 already announced shows. The move comes amid concern large numbers of tickets already purchased for the shows have been bought by people seeking to sell them...Continue reading
Fans Queue Up for Jody Chiang Farewell Concert Tickets

Fans Queue Up for Jody Chiang Farewell Concert Tickets

Tickets for Jody Chiang’s farewell concerts will go on sale today – and diehard fans are already camping out to snatch up their last chance to see the 53-year-old live. Fans began lining up in front of agency Guang Hong Arts’ building Saturday – with more joining the line yesterday. Chiang announced Friday that she...Continue reading
A-mei tickets sell out in 12 minutes

A-mei tickets sell out in 12 minutes

Tickets for A-mei’s upcoming concerts in Taipei next year sold out in less than 15 minutes this past weekend. Tickets for the 10 “Utopia” concerts at Taipei Arena in April went on sale at 10 am Sunday, and all 120,000 tickets had been snatched up 12 minutes later. The high demand caused delays in the online...Continue reading
YG Popstars Wrap Taoyuan Performance

YG Popstars Wrap Taoyuan Performance

South Korean pop sensation Psy and other performers from the country left Taiwan yesterday, after a performance at Taoyuan County Stadium. The “YG Family 2014 Galaxy Tour: Power in Taiwan” concert a day earlier featured Psy, BIGBANG, girl group 2NE1, alternative hip-hop group Epik High and male group WINNER, among others. The entertainers belted out...Continue reading
Mariah Carey to Arrive in Taiwan on Saturday for Sunday concert

Mariah Carey to Arrive in Taiwan on Saturday for Sunday concert

#84380966 / gettyimages.com American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey is due to arrive in Taiwan on Saturday October  25 for her concert Sunday night at the Nangang Exhibition Center in Taipei. This is her first visit to Taiwan in 16 years. Organizers say she will perform her trademark songs “Hero”, “Always Be My Baby” and...Continue reading
Lily Allen to Perform in Taiwan in January 2015

Lily Allen to Perform in Taiwan in January 2015

#481934839 / gettyimages.com British singer Lily Allen will be coming to Taiwan next January as part of her Sheezus tour. There was some speculation that Lily would be coming to Taiwan after some attendees of the Ellie Goulding’s Taipei concert in August received a handout teasing a Lily Allen concert in Taipei. Some fans of...Continue reading
St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra to perform in Taipei

St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra to perform in Taipei

The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra is set to visit Taiwan for the ninth time in October and will give two concerts in Taipei. Originally known as the “Imperial Music Choir”, the group performed only for the court of Alexander III of Russia. The orchestra will play at the National Concert Hall in Taipei Oct. 11th...Continue reading