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Slash concert in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

By ken | Published March 24, 2011

KITEC stage before Slash concert

Earlier this week, Slash made the last stop of his Asia Tour in 2011 at KITEC in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong. Opening was Australia’s Twenty Two Hundred and fronting for Slash’s band was Myles Kennedy. This was the second time I was shooting as official photographer for Slash in Hong Kong – here’s my blog post from his July 2010 show in Hong Kong.

Its embarrassing but I tend to get star struck in the presence of celebrities, particularly rock legends that I grew up listening to. This time around, I tried to play it cool, especially backstage, but I think there is an excitement with being in the presence of rockstars that I’ll probably never really outgrow. As expected, Slash was extremely respectful, shook my hand at the end of the meet-and-greet photoshoot, and said it was good to see me again (I won’t lie, I thought it was pretty cool that he remembered me).

The setlist consisted of a lot of stuff from the last show, with the exceptions of a few songs. Noteworthy: Doctor Alibi, one of my favorite songs from the latest album. Patience, one of my favorite GnR songs of all time. I had to put down my camera and just enjoy that one =)

Twenty Two Hundred frontman, Ben Lawoko-Leaney
Ben Lawoko-Leaney of Twenty Two Hundred in Hong Kong

Ben Lawoko-Leaney, frontman of Twenty Two Hundred in Hong Kong

Slash takes the stage
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy in Hong Kong, KITEC
Slash Live in Hong Kong, Kowloon Bay
close-up of Slash playing guitar in Hong Kong live event

the fans of Hong Kong
Slash plays in front of fans in Hong Kong event
Hong Kong concert event fans
Slash performs at live concert event in Hong Kong, Asia Tour 2011

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Slash Live in Hong Kong

By ken | Published August 7, 2010

Slash Live in Hong Kong at AsiaWorld-Expo

Last week on July 29th, Slash, former lead guitarist of Guns N’ Roses, performed live in Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Expo.

GnR has been my favorite rock band growing up. But since Axl went crazy years ago and with all that bad blood within the band, I was pretty sure that I’d never see them live ever. So you could imagine how giddy I was with anticipation when I heard Slash’s tour would be coming to Asia.

On to the show itself…absolutely unreal. Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) lead vocals on the older GnR and the more recent Velvet Revolver stuff was impressive. He didn’t quite have the reptilian dance moves of an Axl or a Scott Weiland but he did have a style all his own. Meeting Slash was a dream come true. Underneath his iconic sunglasses and top hat, he was a gentleman during the VIP meet and greet and a guitar god on stage.

My favorite songs from the night: Night Train, Slither, and Sweet Child O’ Mine. Gave me goosebumps. Here are some of the event’s photos from the night.

landscape panoramic photo of Slash and tour band in Hong Kong with pink lights

Slash fans in Hong Kong

Slash raises his guitar

Slash and Myles Kennedy Live in Hong Kong

Slash playing guitar solo in Hong Kong

Slash Live in Hong Kong featuring Myles Kennedy

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Saosin Live in Hong Kong

By ken | Published January 29, 2010

Last Saturday night on January 23rd, you would have found me at Grappa’s Cellar at Jardine House shooting Saosin perform live to what had to have been the most amped crowd at a show I’ve ever seen in Hong Kong. Let me preface by saying that I had not heard Saosin’s music before, but thats also because I am about as up to date on my music as 90′s MC Hammer would be with fashion. If I ever managed to own a car here in Hong Kong, I would probably be playing Stone Temple Pilots or Soundgarden CDs on a Sony Car Discman powered by a lighter kit glued to the top of my dashboard. If none of that made sense to you it is probably because I am much older than you (or younger).

And to be honest I was a little bit skeptical about a concert at a venue where I normally order squid ink pasta. But once I saw the place fill up and opening act Hungry Ghosts do their thing, I knew it was going to be a fun night. And when Saosin came on the place simply went apeshit and I just started shooting like crazy. By the second song some dude jumped on to the stage and frontman Cove Reber put him in a headlock like they were boys from the playground. The atmosphere wasn’t angsty like I am used to in shows in the U.S. but it was more just rocking out and appreciating the band which was amazing to watch. I really hope Grappa’s does more shows like this one, the venue simply works well for these shows.

Did I mention that Saosin rocked out also? I’ll be hitting their iTunes store soon.