When Budak began preparing for our concert, we knew we were up against the challenges of a recession, so ticket sales would be difficult. Ironically, our concert is titled “Happy Songs for a Great Recession”. That’s two nights of concert, mind you - 17 and 18 December. And the first 4 weeks of ticket sales confirmed our fears. To say they were slow was probably understating the situation….they were sluggish.
Today, with just 7 days to the day, we hear the Esplanade is opening the Circle 2 seats (upper deck) for booking for the Friday (18 December) show, indicating that tickets ARE moving very quickly. We can only say we are truly blessed; despite the bad state of the economy, people are still willing to pay good money to come watch a local act. We owe everyone a great show. And it’s going to be nothing less than a great show, we promise.
Thanks to all who support Budak Pantai. Prepare to have an enjoyable evening of song and laughter with us on 17 & 18 December at the Esplanade Concert Hall.
Joe
Hey, thanks, Happifan. Yes, it’s not easy to sing along to “12 Days of Christmas” (or we call that song “Hey Baby Xmas”). Glad you enjoyed the show; we ha d a great time on stage too. Stay tuned to Budak.
Comment by admin — December 22, 2009 @ 10:40 pm
Hi, BugSy. Thanks for coming to the concert. Yes, we were afraid of the situation right up to a few days before the concert. The Thursday show eventually had just over 1,000 tickets….that’s quite a feat. We are happy. Thanks for writing. Keep Budak shows close to your schedule for 2010. Happy new year.
Comment by admin — December 22, 2009 @ 10:42 pm