Teenage heart throb Black
Jack.
Staff reporters
Despite a noticeable drop in attendance, the 11th Pattaya
International Music Festival filled the city north to south with some of
Thailand’s biggest names in music and plenty of Thai and foreign fans.
Postponed more than a month due to a royal funeral and
Songkran, the festival’s six stages still drew thousands of fans, but
considerably fewer tourists. Traffic appeared as awful as normal, however,
with Beach Road closed to traffic and major arteries into the city clogged
for kilometers.
Bank’s singer belts out a tune
Nichkhun Horvejkul, the Thai-American lead singer of
South Korean boy band 2PM, helped Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome, Tourism
Authority of Thailand Gov. Surapol Swetsrani and MP Poramet Ngampichet kick
off the festival April 27 at the northernmost stage in front of the Dusit
Thani Hotel.
The music then kicked off with Thai bands including Film
Rattapoom, Girly Berry, Blackjack, The Richman Toy and international acts
including Josh Gooch, Jen Jepson, Ruby Lu, Cheryl Wee, Nas Adila, X-Treme
and Maylaong.
Dr. Full band doesn’t look
bothered by the heat.
The Soi 4 stage saw headliners including Klerm, Flame,
Infamous, Sunshine, Flavor and Art Floor; while the Hard Rock Hotel stage
hosted acts including Klear, Slot Machine, Potato, Da Endorphine, and Sam
Samrai.
The Grammy music label put its top artists, including Ice
Saranyu, Jetsetter, Zeal, Playground, Paradox and Buddha Bless - on stage at
Central Festival Pattaya Beach while techno acts like K-Tic, 3.2.1. and
Superbaker out front at Royal Garden Plaza. Reggae music filled the Walking
Street stage.
The event went off without major incident with more than
1,000 police officers and volunteers patrolling the beachfront.
On the last day of the music
festival, Pattaya City did not neglect country fans by bringing Pee Sadued
to rock his Isaan songs.
Nichkun, famous artists,
gracing the Pink stage.
Buddha Bless doing their
hip-hop songs in front of Central Festival Pattaya Beach.
The laser show is always a
sight to behold.
Those not wanting to stand in
the crowd can sit, chill and relax, listen to great music while watching the
beautiful laser lights.
New Napassorn sings her great
songs on the Purple Stage.
Instinct band on Blue Stage.
The San Miguel girls are a
welcome sight.
Spectators in front of stages
holding electric signs cheer for their favorite musicians.
Nas Adila from Malaysia has
the crowd rocking at the Pattaya International Music Festival 2012.
Ruj The Star sings slow,
romantic songs.
Organizers say numbers were
down this year, but large crowds of people still poured in for the largest
music event in Asia.
Scrubb gets into the beat on
Blue Stage.
Newcomer, Ponglang La-onn,
performs their traditional Isaan songs.
Colorful Paovalee performs on
Blue Stage.
Kot Jakkapan, famous country
singer, with his own dance crew.
Traditional Isaan song and
dance performed by Ponglang La-onn.
The Orange Stage techno zone
had Big Fakthong spinning electronic brats in front of Royal Garden Plaza.
Bie The Star.
Is this a dancer or an angel?
