On to the next year-end list! This has been a groundbreaking year for culture in the Big Mango, with probably the most notable event being Lady Gaga’s mega-show at Rajamangala in May.
Several other big musical acts came throught as well, including Maroon 5, Sting, and Elton John. Let’s hope the trend continues in 2013.
Here are the most popular Arts & Entertainment stories of the year as determined by pageviews.
1. Short film envisions Bangkok’s future as cyborg sex dystopia
“Stephan Zlotescu must be on some pretty strong shit. You’d probably never heard of him until today, but the rising American filmmaker is building a whole lotta buzz for a short film he just released called “True Skin” that envisions Bangkok’s future as a robot-filled cyborg dystopia.”
2. Lady Gaga in Bangkok: 50,000 Little Monsters rejoice at Born This Way Ball
“We now know why three 747s and 20 shipping containers were needed to transport everything for the performance, as the size of the production rivaled a Superbowl halftime show. The stage featured a huge haunted castle with lots of moving parts and Gaga changed outfits for nearly every song.”
3. Snoop Dogg to perform at Together Festival in Bangkok
“The DoggFather aka Calvin Broadus aka Snoop Lion aka Long Beach-California-living-legend SNOOP DOGG is coming to Bangkok to headline the Together Festival next month.”
4. Totally Tubular: Flow Hose makes surfing in Bangkok a reality
“All those tourists walking around Bangkok dressed in board shorts and tank tops finally have a place to go where they won’t look stupid.”
5. ‘Gangnam Style’ Psy to play concert at SCG Stadium Nov. 28
“Previously there was some confusion as to whether the international ‘oppa’ icon would play in Bangkok, but organizer RS Fresh Air CEO Vinij Lertratanachai today told Channel 3 that the concert was indeed on.”
6. Euro Madness 2012: Where to watch the football in Bangkok
“Spain and Germany are favorites this time around with Spain hoping to be the first ever team to retain the cup – but Holland, Portugal, and England should never be ruled out.”
7. WOMP WOMP: Skrillex stepping up to Sonic in Bangkok
“Although 24-year old Sonny Moore is regularly beaten with the shitty end of the critic’s stick – NME condemned him as a “rampaging barbarian who’ll nick anything floating past in popular culture” – the bastard prince of dubstep has successfully racked up an impressive list of aficionados.”
8. Avoid this one: Maroon 5 coming to Bangkok
“Bangkokians looking for a night of great music and a charged atmosphere should steer clear of Impact Arena on October 8, as Maroon 5 are in town.”
9. Sting to slap his bass in Bangkok this December
“’An Englishman in Bangkok’ just doesn’t quite have the same ring to it… but Sting don’t care!”
10. Lady Gaga show will be biggest concert production in Thailand ever
“The band will use over 5,000 guitar strings, more than 2,500 towels on stage. Dancers will use 50 pairs of shoes and go through 200 pairs of fishnet stockings; 12,000 minutes will be spent on sound checks and the phrase ‘copy’ will be uttered over 2,312 times over our show’s walkie-talkie system every show day.”
