Cliff Richard plays to full house

Cliff Richard Here and Now concert 2007

I was there! So was about 6,000 others.

Venue : the Arena of Stars, Genting Highlands
Date : Friday Feb 9, 2007
Time : 8 pm - 10.45 pm


Source : The Star Online

And boy, did Bachelor Boy really entertained the crowd. For someone in the 60's, he still has the 'oomph' to sing and performed some cool dance moves on the stage with his guitar. His voice never once cracked during the show. And he had only 1 short break of about 15 minutes.

Every time he sang one of his all-time favourites such Summer Holiday, The Young Ones, Livin’ Doll, Evergreen Tree, Bachelor Boy, Devil Woman and Constantly, the crowd of mostly "baby boomers" sang along, and swayed in their seats to his song. The crowd, mostly in their 50's and 60's, and a sprinkling of 30's and 40's, seemed to want more at the end of the 2 hour show.

He also sang duets with a couple of singers who are equally good "impersonators" of Dionne Warwick and Matt Monroe

True enough, he predicted in his interview, that " I’m sure there will be people in the audience going ‘he didn’t sing that song’".

Because that is exactly what a group of sisters who sat in the row in front of us, turned back and said to us , "He didn't sing 'Congratulations'!".

He did say that “I can’t sing all the songs in one evening – you’d be bored and I’d be dead.”. He has, after all, sang for 5 decades, and has many hits during the period. I bought one the promo CD's on sale : Cliff Richard Complete Hits, for RM 40.00. Other items for sale are : Cliff Richard, the Duet CD, and also a coffee- book on his career.

This is a postcard-sized picture of Cliff Richard (in his 20's) with another actress (from the movie Summer Holidays).

This picture is courtesy of the sisters in the front row. The sisters paid '20 cents' for the postcard bought from Singapore back then, and the sister proudly told me that "I will be 60 this year, and I have been a fan of Cliff Richard since my teens".



Sir Cliff should be proud, that his fan base in Malaysia spans across all races. This lady in front of me is a Malay lady in a tudung, and can be seen waving frantically at Sir Cliff every time he so much as turned towards the section where we are seated.

The sound and the lighting systems didn't fail him, and his entourage of band members is superb.

And the ticket for the show?

Cliff Richard concert ticket

Other reviews of the concert:

Cliff Richard plays to a full house at Genting show, read more here

Sir Cliff dazzles with timeless melodies, read more here

Pre-concert promotional writeups:

Interview with Malaysian press before the concert. All geared up

Peter Pan of Pop returns to thrill Malaysians, writes the Star reporter

Cliff Richard websites:
Official Cliff Richard website