Elder statesmen of entertainment

AFTER an exhausting month of gigs in March, you can't blame concertgoers for giving themselves a bit of a break recently.

Which is a pity because when two big acts performed at the Singapore Indoor Stadium earlier this week, attendance looked weaker than usual, especially with sections of the venue and the balconies closed off.

But despite the no-show by some fans, both put on great shows and displayed remarkable showmanship.

On Monday evening, Lionel Richie played to a mainly middle-aged crowd of 5,000 who game…