Okay, yes this is super overdue. Apologies for this, was waiting for the photos to arrive.. ;p
The much talked about Hypptunes Rock The World 9 (yes, the excitement AND the rants too) had finally taken place on 26 December 2009. The whole day music event reportedly drew about 10,000 music fans from across the country. Some even started arriving at Car Park A, Bukit Jalil Stadium as early as 10am. The Hypptunes team was there to cover the entire event and we were truly overdosed with music at the end of the day!
As all of you know, there were 3 stages featuring Malaysia’s best independent acts, but too bad we could not gather enough manpower to capture every single moment at the concert. However, I think we did a pretty good job running from one stage to another with our cameras and what not all day long so we could share some awesome moments with you guys right here.
The concert started off with the winners of the Hypptunes Rock The World 9 Band Search. It was supposed to start at 12 noon, however due to some unforeseen intricacy, the Indie Stage was requested to kick off the show earlier, at 10.30am.
The scene at the Car Park A that afternoon was just like any other music festival – people walking around checking out different interesting booths, some were stationed at their preferred stage, some were happily snacking away oh and of course, not forgetting the must-do thing at any event; the ‘cam-whoring’ session. The weather was kind to us too then but just as things were going smoothly with the crowd just starting to warm up to the opening bands like Pitbull Inc., Robot Asmara, Aku, Jeopardice, Kugiran di Tepi Pantai! and Khottal to name a few, the sky grew darker and within minutes, the rain began pouring so heavily. Those with access to the VIP tent ran inside for shelter and everyone else practically squeezed themselves under every booth around the concert area. Some were even taking shelter in the portable toilets! The rain was too heavy that the concert had to be stopped for a while. After an hour or so, the organizers started setting up the stages again and this time, it was the crowd’s turn to show no mercy to the weather. It was still drizzling, but these rocking people stayed put at all 3 stages, giving their full support to the performers. Kudos to you guys for rocking hard in your wet and ‘squishy’ shoes!
This is beginning to look like an essay and you’re probably yawning already, so let’s just go ahead with the rest of the details with some photos ok? Most of them are from the main stage, but we’ll keep posting more photos on our Facebook page so do look us up – www.hypptunes.com.my on Facebook!
