The two-man pop group Yu Quan raised the curtain on Saturday for
the long-awaited China chapter of the MTV Unplugged series in
Shanghai.
The show followed the cancellation of an original December 15
opener planned by singer Pu Shu, who backed out on account of
health problems.
Instead of greeting their fans in a spacious venue, Yu Quan
chose to play in the local Absolute House club to an audience of
about 800.
The Beijing-based duo, which has been stimulating the pop music
scene for ten years, used the Unplugged show to stage its return to
Shanghai. The pair marked an early milestone -- their first solo
concert -- four years ago at the Shanghai Grand Stage.
MTV Unplugged, which has featured venerated musicians such as
Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and Nirvana, is a series that
showcases artists playing acoustic instruments instead of amplified
electronic ones.
Following Yu Quan in the Chinese line-up is Taiwan rock singer
Chang Chen Yue, whose show is scheduled for December 30 in
Beijing.
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(CRI December 24, 2007)
