Even though you might not know who Shawn Mendes is, we’re almost willing to bet that you have heard his songs before playing somewhere in a mall or in your morning Uber ride to work. ‘There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back’, ‘Stitches’, and ‘Mercy’ by Shawn Mendes are catchy tunes which will get stuck in your head for the next week every time you listen to them (speaking from our own experience). Because we’ve been unknowingly singing to Shawn Mendes for a good half a year, we decided to head down for his debut concert in Singapore at The Star Theatre even though it cutting it real close to Day 2 of this year’s ZoukOut, but it turned out to be well worth the detour.
It might be Shawn’s first concert in sunny Singapore, but it certainly isn’t his first world tour. In fact, his Illuminate World Tour is his third world tour, with dates all over America, Europe, Australia, and (FINALLY) Asia. For an artist who hasn’t even hit his twenties; it’s a pretty impressive feat in itself! The Shawn Mendes Army turned out in full force to support the crooner, but nothing could have really prepared us for the sheer volume of screams when the singer took the stage. It was INTENSE as Shawn blazed through his biggest hits and songs off his latest album, Illuminate, like ‘Mercy’, ‘Patience’, ‘Bad Reputation’ and ‘Treat You Better’ amidst tons of fan interactions. And then there was more, when the singer ditched his guitar for a piano for an absolutely ethereal cover of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Castle On The Hill’. Oh and non-stop declarations of his love for his fans, loads of high-fiving and blowing kisses to the audience.
Singapore is insane! Thank you so much xx
— Shawn Mendes (@ShawnMendes) December 9, 2017
This Canadian heartthrob won’t have any mercy on your heart because his honey vocals and cute smile will ruin your bias list. Who is Justin Bieber again? Seriously, you won’t be able to resist this adorable potato once you’ve seen him live – it’s that earth-shattering. Shawn Mendes might have wrapped up his Illuminate World Tour, but we’ll bet that he has tons of other gigs lined up and will probably come back with another album soon (fingers crossed here!).
Here’s a couple of pictures reasons why we think that you should get front row seats the next time you decide to head to a Shawn Mendes concert. You’ll thank us for it.
1. His gorgeous smile that just makes us melt in our shoes every. single. time.
If you’re going to be paying so much for a concert, you would want a good view!
2. Get up close and personal, with every single wink Shawn makes in your direction. Any further than three rows back and you won’t be able to see anything!
Is that a wink or not? Either way, it’s still cute.
3. Can’t afford some merchandise? $80 for a shirt is a rip off honestly, but if you are in the first few rows, you might just be within guitar pick range whenever Shawn decides to gift guitar picks to the audience that he actually performed with. Armed with sharp eyes and a hefty does of luck, you’ll be able to score a guitar pick thrown off the stage by the man himself. You’re welcome.
Shawn making eye contact before throwing one of those coveted guitar picks
4. Shawn always gives emotional performances, making his songs so much more relatable – which isn’t really that much of a surprise since it comes from the heart. Yupp, the boy writes pretty much all his own songs from his albums, both which debuted atop the Billboard charts. No big deal, really.
Just look all those veins – expected from a model himself. Just in case you weren’t aware, Shawn’s part of a model agency too!
5. He’s a total klutz – but an adorable one at that! YouTube’s full of videos of him falling over the stage and tripping over wires, but we didn’t get any of that at his Singapore show. If those are the little moments that you hope to catch, then a front row seat is worth the chance.
We didn’t manage to catch any slipping action, but these pictures were reward enough
All photos taken by NYLON Singapore.
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