By Eddino Abdul Hadi, music reporter

Manic Street Preachers have never been your average rock 'n' roll band.

With hit songs such as If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next, The Masses Against The Classes and A Design For Life spouting highly literate lyrics, the Welsh trio have always stood apart from their Britpop ilk with astute songwriting and working-class and pro-revolution stance.

They will play a highly anticipated show at Fort Canning Park on Monday, their first concert in Singapore.

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