FRIDAY, March 29, 2024
nationthailand

Those were the days

Those were the days

1980's pop idols McIntosh bring back the sounds of yesterday with a wildly successful concert at Siam Pavalai

 

Thailand’s first ever boy band McIntosh relived the golden years of their teens last Saturday with a sold out show at the Siam Pavalai Royal Grand Theatre at Siam Paragon dubbed “30 Years of McIntosh: Memories of Yesteryear”.
And proving that star power never dies, the fans who followed them devotedly in the 1980s were there to scream encouragement in a venue that, with its ’80s ambience, was very apt for the show.
Deafening screams rang out from the crowd, most of them in their 40s, as Wongsakorn “Ton” Rasmidathe , Sombat “Miew” Kajornchaiyakul , Sumet “Nid” Naksawad, Kitiphan “Moo” Punkabutra, Marutha “Prince” Rattanasamphan , Warathep “Paeng” Leungsirapornchai and Somkiat “Nui” Chuansomboon walked out on stage and opened the concert with a well-paced set that included “The New York Day”, “Pom Yak Dang”, “Yak Bok Sak Kam”, “Mai Mee Toe Tee Beung Pra Ram” and “Ma Sanok Sanan”. They closed out the first part with “Cham” introducing their first surprise guest of the night, Od Khiriboon, also a major star in the ’80s.
“This concert must be something of a record because, if we add our ages to the average ages of the audience, we must be well over 100,000 years old,” mused Miew to laughter and applause.
McIntosh kicked off the second part of the concert with “Lom Hai Jai Kong Kwam Kid Theung” on which they were joined by Rose Sirinthip who also performed her hit “Mak Kwa Rak” before duetting with Tu Pobthon Sunthornyarnkit on “Ton Mai Haeng Kwam Rak”.
After a break, the seven band members sat down with an emcee for a talk show style segment though Ton was quickly up on his feet and walking through the aisles of Siam Pawalai, allowing fans to get close to him as he sang “Fak Lom”.
Asked about the whereabouts of former member Au, Ton explained that he was busy with his new career and had been unable to find time to join the band for the months of rehearsals in the lead up to the show. “Au thought the audience should expect the best from McIntosh and he really didn’t want us to fail.”
After singing “Kon Kong Wan Wan” and “Fan Dee Dee”, Miew fielded a question as to whether the band would still consider reuniting for a concert at the age of 70.
“Sure, if we have an audience, we’ll be delighted to play,” he replied, as the fans screamed in delight.
Ton paid tribute to the band’s fans, especially one couple who, he said, had told him via his Facebook page that they used to buy the cheapest possible concert tickets back in the ’80s when they were boyfriend and girlfriend. “But now they’re a married couple and they told me they’d bought the most expensive seats for this show!”
In the “McIntosh and friends” segment, the audience was delighted to welcome Saichon Radomkij of The Innocent to the stage. He covered “Sob Tok” and had the audience singing along with him. Screams broke out again Sunthorn “Jeed” Sucharitchan of fellow ’80s outfit Royal Sprite, took the microphone for “Pob Kan Bon Duang Daow” and “Genghis Khan”.
Od Khiriboon returned for “Ro Wan Chan Rak Tor” before handing the stage back to McIntosh for “Peun Roum Tang” 
The concert closed out with a 13-song “Memory Show” featuring “Jai Sayiew”, “Tor Tor Tor”, “Long Kid Do”, “Tanon Nee Krub Ban”, “Wan Wan Young Yan Aou” and “Wan Nee Young Mee Tor”.
 
 
nationthailand