Urbanscapes 2014

Urbanscapes is Malaysia's biggest creative arts festival which takes place yearly. This year, it was held on Genting Highlands. Genting Highlands is a mountain thus the temperature was cool & the view was absolutely magnifying. Because Malaysia is on the equator, we're used to concerts & festivals under the boiling hot sun. This year, the festival was a lot more cooler & peaceful. I absolutely enjoyed my day.

The main reason why I attended Urbanscapes was to catch Kimbra. My best friend is a huge fan and wanted to be in the front row so we waited at the main stage 3 hours before her set began. Kimbra was set to perform at 9:30p.m. but we waited at the stage since 6 so we got to watch The Lemonheads & Local Natives live as well.

I have to admit, I have never heard of Local Natives before Urbanscapes but their performance was so memorable & they looked like they were having a blast! At one point, Taylor jumped down into the crowd, sang & had fun along with us before the security guards carried him back to the stage. I ended up having one of their song stuck in my head after the festival which led me to download their album.

The Local Natives' set ended around 8:45-ish Kimbra's set was delayed by 10-20 minutes therefor we had around an hour to spare. Whilst waiting, it started raining cats and dogs. Everyone was taking out their ponchos and jackets trying to save their hair from getting wet. At that point, I was feeling the whole festival vibe and decided to stand in the rain without any coverage. My mascara was all over the place and I was soaked to the skin but didnt care anymore because I was having fun. At this time, my friends and I managed to get right the best seats in the house- front and centre because the people in front of us let us take their place.

Kimbra's performance was outstanding. Without a shadow of a doubt. She sounds like an absolute goddess live and looked marvelous. Unlike many artists, she dances around on stage, makes silly faces as an opportunity for the media to get photos and becomes 100% herself, like Lorde. Theres something about Kiwi's that make them so remarkable. 

She opened her set with Teen Heat and I went crazy. I was screaming and dancing and honestly didnt care about looking like an insane person. At the end of Teen Heat, she was at the centre of the stage and saw me dancing like an idiot. I pointed at her and she did the same. We had a moment as she sang 'tag ourselves to the heat of the moment'.

Overall, I enjoyed my day at Urbanscapes and cant wait for next year!

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Photo credits: All is Amazing

Photo credits: All is Amazing

*uncredited photos belong to me, taken by an iPhone 6.