Coldplay X AudioTraffic X Captain Lu X Journey !!!

This month I was lucky enough catch some great shows that came into town and now I really can't wait to get my CD out.  It was really inspiring watching Coldplay, Mercury Rev, Audiotraffic, Captain Lu, and Journey play their best songs and just kick @ss.  Hopefully more people will continue to support live and original music in HK.  PeaceThis was my second time watching Coldplay (the first time was when they came to HK in 2006) and they still put on a great show.  They'll turn any casual listener into a big fan in one songThe band rocked their big hits with some of the new material from their "Viva la Vida" album. Despite all the hype you can tell its well deserved from their performance, musicianship, and enthusiasm.Got big yellow balls? Check.During the show they also went out into the back of the venue and did a few acoustic tunes before ending under their Viva banner.Mercury Rev were the opening band and they were awesome.  It was unfortunate that it took so long for people to get to their seats but by the end of their set they won them over.Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXSovfzyx28Coldplay's "Life in Technicolor" video.  So funny!A week earlier we went to Macau to watch Audiotraffic play with Journey at the Venetian.  The guys played a good set and it was awesome to see them open for such a legendary band.Adrian and Don rockin' the tele's!After a short break Journey came out and took us all back to the 80's with their hits like "Don't stop believing" and "Open Arms" !I pretty much knew a good amount of the tunes just from hearing them so much in my favorite movies.  "Hey I know that this song from that scene where........"Arnel Pineda was the focus of the night because he was picked to sing for the band from playing in a Journey cover band who's footage was on Youtube.  He also used to play in Hong Kong clubs regularly so a lot of his peeps were in the crowd supporting that night.  Amazing!Captain Lu (盧廣仲) also made it to town and killed it!Easily one of the best voices I've ever heard live!  When I saw his CD in the store I didn't pick it up since he didn't look like someone I would be into but after Rozy & Race gave me his CD I became a big fan.  Great songwriting and great singing.  Don't let his looks deceive you!Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ro_d6435psCaptain Lu (盧廣仲) "我愛你"