First full concert here worth the wait

FEW bands these days can prompt middle-aged mothers to belt out angry love songs next to their teenage daughters, but Matchbox Twenty did just that last week.

Their performance at the Indoor Stadium last Sunday night was the first time that the Orlando-based band - which comprises lead singer Rob Thomas, bassist Brian Yale, lead guitarist Kyle Cook, and drummer-guitarist Paul Doucette - held a full concert here, despite having been around for 17 years and constantly topping local radio charts in that time.

The concert was also the last South-east Asia stop on their promotional tour for North, the band's first album since returning from a hiatus last year.