The Comedy Club Bangkok
RIB-tickling performances by award-winning Australian comic Ro Campbell and local stand-up favourite Tristan Botly are just two of the highlights at Bangkok’s first dedicated comedy venue this month.
www.comedyclubbangkok.com
Various dates
The Comedy Club Bangkok RIB-tickling performances by award-winning Australian comic Ro Campbell and local stand-up favourite Tristan Botly are just two of the highlights at Bangkok’s first dedicated comedy venue this month. www.comedyclubbangkok.com May 16 Muangthai GMM Live House (CentralWorld, 8th Fl) VETERAN pop and rock bands from the UK such as The Animals (House of the Rising Sun, Don’t Bring Me Down), The Marmalade (Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da, Baby Make it Soon), Mike Pender’s Searchers (Sweets For My Sweet, Sugar and Spice), The Tremeloes (Twist And Shout, I Can Dance), The Troggs (Wild Thing, Love Is All Around), and more ’60s favourites will bring to life their classic hits in Bangkok. Starts at 5pm. Tickets range B2,500-B7,500 www.thaiticketmajor.com www.facebook.com/MEGThailand May 24 Impact Arena, Muangthong Thani THE reunited Irish-hit makers are bringing their 20th anniversary tour to Bangkok. Expect to hear earworms such as A Different Beat, Isn’t It A Wonder, Picture Of You, and No Matter What, as well as other crowd pleasers from their six studio albums. Tickets range B1,200-B5,000 www.thaiticketmajor.com May 25 Live House Studio Bangkok (JJ GREEN) FLYING in from Troy, Michigan, the American melodic metalcore band is sure to whip up a mosh pit frenzy with its signature fusion of metal and punk, including tracks from its three studio albums – To Plant a Seed (2009), Understanding What We've Grown to Be (2011), and Tracing Back Roots (2013). Tickets B900 www.thaiticketmajor.com June 11 Levels, Sukhumvit Soi 11 ELECTRO house will be the order of the day when Dutch DJ, producer and drummer Jay Hardware takes control of the decks at Levels. Tickets: TBA www.levelsclub.com Various dates
The Comedy Club Bangkok RIB-tickling performances by award-winning Australian comic Ro Campbell and local stand-up favourite Tristan Botly are just two of the highlights at Bangkok’s first dedicated comedy venue this month. Check out the website below for full details. www.comedyclubbangkok.com May 6 Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani THE best-selling boy band in pop history (over 130 million records worldwide!) is hitting the stage in support of its latest album, In a World Like This, with past hits such as Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) no doubt belted out for good measure. Tickets range B1,800 – B5,500 www.thaiticketmajor.com May 8 Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani AFTER back-to-back sold out shows in Dublin and London, the Irish pop-rock band is set to make its Thailand debut to another packed house of adoring fans. Expect to hear catchy tracks from latest album, No Sound Without Silence, as well as rock-tinged earworms from its back catalogue. Tickets range B1,000 – B3,000 www.thaiticketmajor.com May 8 & 9 BITEC Bangna KICKING off on May 8 with award-winning DJ HARDWELL on the decks, this year’s Together Festival will also feature Steve Aoki, W&W, dyro, Vinai and more top names from the international dance music scene. Don’t forget your glowsticks! Two day pass is B3,100 per person (or B6,000 for VIP) www.amiando.com/iahtogether2015 May 14 Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani CATCH the American singer-songwriter performing her chart-topping – and dance inducing – singles such as I Kissed A Girl, Firework, and Roar, as well as songs from her fourth studio album, Prism. Tickets range B2,000 – B6,500 www.thaiticketmajor.com March 21 Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani HOT on the heels of his US tour, award-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz is coming to town for a special acoustic show alongside his longtime friends, Raining Jane, who collaborated on his latest album, Yes!. Tickets range B1,000-B5,000 www.thaiticketmajor.com Muangthai Rachadalai Theatre Through March 15 IN celebration of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’s 20th anniversary on stage, the original creative team behind the production has reunited for an international tour – and this month they’re coming to Thailand. Muangthai Rachadalai Theatre, Bangkok. Tickets range B1,000-B4,000 www.thaiticketmajor.com Various dates Various locations BRINGING together contemporary and dynamic productions by exciting and innovative artistes, the 2015 edition of this vibrant festival will introduce audiences to the ever-evolving India of the twenty-first century. Don’t miss the Indian Fun Fair with the Rajasthan Josh folk dance group (March 22). A full program of events is available online. www.festivalofindiainthailand.com Various dates The Comedy Club Bangkok RIB-tickling performances by Canadian comic Scott Hilder, and two time Scottish Comedian of The Year finalist, Ray Bradshaw, are just two of the highlights this month. Full details on page 24. www.comedyclubbangkok.com Rajamangala National Stadium March 14 THE world’s biggest boy band is dropping by for a one-night-only performance at the cavernous Rajamangala National Stadium. Insecure? Don’t know what you’re for? These lads will tell you that’s exactly What Makes You Beautiful when they croon this and more of their smash-hit singles. Tickets range B1,800-B5,500 www.thaiticketmajor.com Feb 15 The Comedy Club Bangkok HAILED as “one of the best comics in the world” by British newspaper The Guardian, award-winning comedian Gina Yashere (Comedy Central, Mock the Week, The Tonight Show, Live at The Apollo) will showcase her rib-tickling wit at The Comedy Club Bangkok on Feb 15. Tickets are just B500 in advance and B750 on the door (includes one free drink). Also at the club this month: WHOSE LINE? The Improv Comedy Show! (Feb 20 at 8pm. Tickets: B400 with one free drink); and Open Mic Stand-up Comedy (Feb 27 at 8pm. Tickets: B250 in advance. B350 on the door. Includes one free drink). The Comedy Club Bangkok, Sukhumvit 33/1. Above The Royal Oak. www.comedyclubbangkok.com Feb 17 Live House Studio Bangkok ACOUSTIC pop-punk duo Kevin Jordan and Anthony Del Grosso are flying in from Long Beach, California, to play tracks from their first full length album, Clouded. Starts at 7.30pm. Tickets: B1,500 www.facebook.com/livehousebkk Feb 26 - 28
Mahidor University Salaya STEPHEN Sondheim’s musical comedy was nominated for a record-setting fourteen Tony Awards when it debuted in 1970. Of these, it scooped six, including Best Score, Best Book and Best Musical. Telling the story of a bachelor, his three girlfriends, and four married couples, the musical is now being brought to life in Bangkok by the Music Theatre Department of Mahidol University (in English with Thai subtitles). Shows will be held at 7pm (and at 1pm on Feb 28). Music Auditorium, College of Music, Mahidol University Salaya Tel: 085 960 7235 email: companymtmu@gmail.com Mar 11 Thunderdome TWENTY-four years into their career, the American rockers show no signs of slowing down and promise to put on yet another high-energy performance in Bangkok. Muang Thong Thani. Doors open 7pm. Tickets range B1,500-B3,500 www.thaiticketmajor.com Mar 14 Rajamangala National Stadium THE world’s biggest boy band is dropping by for a one-night-only performance at the cavernous Rajamangala National Stadium. Insecure? Don’t know what you’re for? These lads will tell you that’s exactly What Makes You Beautiful when they croon this and more of their smash-hit singles. Tickets range B1,800-B5,500 www.thaiticketmajor.com Mar 13 Moonstar Studio LUSH, majestic soundscapes will be the order of the day when the Scottish post-rockers perform tracks from their latest album, Rave Tapes, as well as atmospheric hits from their back catalogue. As anyone lucky enough to have seen their sold-out Bangkok gig in 2011 will attest – live music experiences don’t get much better than this (unless, of course, you’re a massive One Direction fan). Ladprao Soi 80 (starts at 8pm) Tickets: B1,500 www.thaiticketmajor.com Feb 24 - Mar 15 Muangthai Rachadalai Theatre IN celebration of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’s 20th anniversary on stage, the original creative team behind the production has reunited for an international tour – and this month they’re coming to Thailand. Opening on Feb 24 and running until Mar 15, the show is based on Disney’s 1991 Academy Award winning animated feature film, and is one of the longest-running and highest-grossing Broadway shows of all time. Tickets range B1,000-B4,000 www.thaiticketmajor.com Jan 20 Impact Arena (Muang Thong Thani) THE American heavy metallers behind headbanging hits such as Afterlife, Nightmare and Seize The Day are hitting Bangkok as part of their Asian tour – their first in the region since 2012. The tour supports the band’s latest album, Hail to the King, which topped the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart upon its release, making it the band’s second consecutive No. 1 debut. Tickets range B1,500-B2,700 www.thaiticketmajor.com Jan 24 Impact Arena (Muang Thong Thani) NINE years since his last performance in Thailand, the chart-topping Canadian crooner will return to Bangkok this month to perform songs from his new album, To Be Loved, as well as ballads from his favourite artists, such as Frank Sinatra’s Make Me Feel So Young, the Bee Gees’ To Love Somebody, and Elvis Presley’s Have I Told You Lately – all rearranged and delivered in Bublé’s trademark style. Doors open 7.30pm. Tickets range B2,000-B6,500 www.thaiticketmajor.com Jan 27 Thailand Cultural Center, Main Hall AWARDED First Prize in the Chopin Competition at the age of 18, pianist Krystian Zimerman has since enjoyed a world-class career working with the world’s most prestigious orchestras and giving recitals in top international concert halls. Catch him as he joins The Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Charles Olivieri-Munroe (the Principal Conductor of Philharmonie Südwestfalen in Germany), to perform Brahms Piano Concerto No 1. Performance at 8pm. Tickets range B800-B4,000 www.thaiticketmajor.com |