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POWER chords and thundering drums were the order of the day on the first day of music festival SingFest as pop rockers, indie and alternative bands ruled the two stages.
From the melodic punk of Florida quintet New Found Glory to the heavy sounds of Welsh alternative rockers Lostprophets, the 7,000 fans who packed Fort Canning Park kept their energy level up for the 18 acts throughout the 10-hour-long festival.
Many were up on their feet and tirelessly cheering their musical heroes on, even for the earlier bands that played in the sweltering afternoon heat when things kicked off at 3pm on Saturday at the main stage with Indonesian singer Melanie Subono.
The fans were still singing along when second-last band Canadian pop punkers Simple Plan came on, and still had enough energy to give love to the show-closers and headliners, Scottish indie band Travis, who played well past midnight.
'Can you feel the energy in the air?' asked Melee guitarist Ricky Sans - and the audience cheered in agreement.
Sometime after 7pm, the Republic of Singapore Air Force jet fighters flying past and fireworks from the nearby National Day parade preview playing out in the background sky contributed to the carnival atmosphere.
The evening sets started later than their scheduled timings, though. Fans waited the longest for Lostprophets, who apparently reached the venue late as they had just flown in to Singapore that afternoon itself.
Made up mostly of teens and young adults, the fans packed the festival grounds, crowding the mosh pit in front of the stage or settling down on picnic mats at the fringes of the grassy park slope.
The action was a lot less happening on the smaller second stage which showcased home-grown acts.
Only a handful of hardcore fans were there to see local bands such as Zero Sequence, The Fire Fight and DJ sets by the likes of Adrian Wee and Transient Vortex.
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