Thousands At New Year Countdown Parties Across Singapore
SINGAPORE: Thousands of people gathered at various countdown parties across Singapore to say goodbye to 2007 and hello to 2008.
One of the biggest crowds was at Marina Bay where more than 160,000 revellers had gathered.
At the stroke of midnight, an eight-minute fireworks display entertained the crowds.
The crowds were also kept enthralled by a host of performances by three local bands.
Over at VivoCity, revellers were entertained by MediaCorp artistes and “Live the Dream” stars.
With just 1,500 tickets available for the amphitheatre seats and mosh pit, fans had queued for hours to get a piece of the action.
The queue started as early as 3pm, five hours before the countdown concert begin.
With so many stars performing, fans had their own favourites.
“Taufik (Batisah), and they have Ravalina, and By Definition, Fandi and lots more, that’s why we are here,” said a group of revellers.
“….(I came) to support Elvin Ng,” said another reveller.
“We’ve come for Joakim Gomez, Hady Mirza and Taufik Batisah,” said a third group of revellers.
The countdown party at VivoCity was flanked by events on both sides.
To the south at Sentosa, there was the Siloso Beach Party and just above, The Jewel Box at Mount Faber. - CNA/ir/de
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