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SINGAPORE : Singaporeans may have been at the Marina Bay on Thursday to catch the National Day Parade or watched it 'live' on television.
But for a few thousand music fans, they decided to celebrate this year's National Day in a different way.
It was the final day of the two-day music festival - SingFest - and it brought together some of the top alternative bands from the US and UK.
The action took place at the Fort Canning Park and fans who paid up to S$200 for tickets were lapping it up.
One fan said, "This year I thought that it would be a different way to celebrate National Day, by coming to SingFest."
Another added, "Usually I go to watch the National Day Parade if I get tickets, so this is (the) first time (I am) attending a rock concert."
It was the first time for the rock stars as well - performing on a day of such magnitude.
Matt McGinley, a drummer from Gym Class Heroes, said, "For us, we don't even perform on our country's independence day. So it's really cool to (be) over here to support your country's independence day."
Travis McCoy, lead singer of Gym Class Heroes, added, "Initially it was kind of overwhelming, but at the same time I think it's really cool. A lot of people (were) dressed in red which is amazing. And it's cool for us... to be part of something so important."
August is turning out to be a real musical month for Singapore. Besides the rock bands at SingFest, acts like Sugar Ray, The Cure, and Gwen Stefani have already performed here.
Come next year, organisers want to bring all the bands under one roof, and they are hoping for more support for next year's festival.
Michael Hosking, Founder, Midas Promotions, said, "We didn't get the sponsorship we hoped for. We didn't get as many ticket sales as we hoped for. We started working on this in April.
"(For) next year, we're going to start work on this on Friday, so we've got a year to plan, a year to do the marketing, and I think it'll just get bigger and bigger."
The music festival costs around S$2 million to organise and attracted some 8,000 fans. - CNA/ms
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