Wu Bai performs at his concert. Photo:VCG

Concert frenzy in China comes after the COVID-19 pandemic. Numerous concerts and performances are scheduled in major cities like Beijing and Shanghai, further adding to the performance market boom in 2023.

The environment of a concert seems to have changed into something fresh. Once fans used to listen to the singer but now they sing along with them. 

Wu Bai, a prominent singer, is also named King of Live. One of his concerts became a hot topic on Chinese social media as he didn't have to sing alone. His fans sung along with him. Then after he finished his performance they carried on singing his songs together. 

Some netizens quipped that Wu Bai doesn't even need to appear at his concerts. As long as the venue and date are set, the fans can do the singing for him. They can call the concert "A Wu Bai concert without Wu Bai."

Not only do Wu Bai's concerts stir a singing fervor among his followers, but other concerts too. 

Hong Kong singer Yang Qianhua's (Miriam Yeung) Old Man Down and the up-and-coming singer Mao Buyi's Ordinary Day and other classic songs also stimulate fans community singing during their concerts. 

From listening to songs to singing together, fans interaction with singers are gradually increasing and the relationship between singer and fan is becoming closer, showing the sense of participation from the fans. 

"When I first started going to concerts, I used to like listening to the singer's voice. I didn't want to listen to the fans singing. But now I prefer to engage with the singer and with people. This makes me feel a sense of involvement," one user said on Weibo, despite others disagreeing with this point, saying that the voices of the fans were too loud to hear the singer's voice. 

Additionally, there was another fresh concert form happened in Shanghai recently, "Balcony ticket," which means listening to the concert and singing together on their balcony, swaying to the music as if they were in the concert.  

According to a netizen named "A group of NoNo," when he learned that Jay Chou's concert was scheduled at the Shanghai, he thought maybe he could also listen to it on his balcony amid the sky-high price tickets and always sold-out tickets.

He posted a video on the internet of the concert from his balcony which captivated a lot of fans, many of them asking they could pay for the "Balcony ticket." He did not reply to any of these fans as he said it is not safe for him or other residents. "I suppose the home is a private space and the community also has the privacy and security of other residents," he added. 

And when it comes to the different ways the singer and fans interact with each other, it also fuels the fans fruitful ways such as making special banners with words they want to express to the singer and wearing specific clothing and accessories to interact with singers. 

Amid the concert craze in China and the fans fervor, performers and organizers can explore new ways of meeting reasonable demands for the concert experience and the desire for interacting with people, according to industry insiders. 


Global Times