World Tour Photos

The band performed at the Hangzhou World Leisure Expo. Abovo shown in front of our hotelWoshan Square is one of the most historic and interestnig parts of the city
Hangzhou is one of China’s largest cities (8th) and only a couple hours south of Shanghai
There were acts from over 20 countries performing
Hangzhou was the 15th Chinese city the band has visited
The band in Woshan Square
Hangzhou is famous for its green tea
Ellis Hall, normally one of our male lead vocalists, did a great job filling in behind the drums
Scott kept the skates on most of the trip including all of the showsHangzhou before the show
Chinese Natives often performed on the main stage
The main stage sat right on the shore of beautiful West Lake
West Lake is considered a treasure by the Chinese people and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
For the festival there were numerous stages around the city with the main stage being right on the lake
Our show featured about 40% Chinese songs, 20% originals and 40% cover songs
We changed up the set daily and eventually developed an “A list” that was used on the bigger shows
We had four Americans able to sing in Chinese (Mandarin or Tai) and Jenny also sang in Japanese
As for cover songs, “Phantom of the Opera” was the most popular.
Elex (Danielle Tambellini) joined us on stage and also opened the shows with her own set
We normally did about 6 Chinese songs but had double that number to choose from
Above the band is on a morning cruise of West Lake
The most famous restaurant in Hangzhou, Lou Wai Lou. Serving emperors and presidents for 150 years!
Chinese president Hu Jintao dines at Lou Wai Lou and there is normally a two week waiting list
Morning show at “Theme Exhibition Hall” which was inside a mall in buildings above
After the show
L to R: Elex, Kylie, Ellis and Jenny at a Hangzhou night club
On this trip, like all in China previously, we got the rock star treatment
The weather in Hangzhou is very similar to Southern California
One downer which we always face in China is that people can smoke in the hotel and restaurants
We opened each show with “Hello” although the crowd probably didn’t know the tune
Another shot for our mall appearance
Autograph requests after a show on the main stage at West Lake
Having tea overlooking the lake and city in an ancient Pagoda
The siteseeing, cultural experiences and shopping were all awesome
Tea shops everywhere
Woshan Square in the historic heart of Hangzhou
Above are scorpions ready be fried for consumption. Some of us went for it
Delicious centipedes. Once fried and spiced, if you closed your eyes they taste like potatoe chips
You'll likely twist and shout if you eat these Beetles
My they look tempting
The majority of our 10 shows were at West Lake on the main stage
Photos and autographs following a show
These ladies had us sign their arms
Sitting near the mayor in the VIP section for Hangzhou's largest annual fireworks show
There were five show going off similtaneously. 1.5 million people took to the streets to witness
A group wedding held before our show on tha main stage. Only in China!
The West Lake Impressions Water and Light Show. Bigger and better than the Bellagio in Vegas
We were treated to several banquet dinners of incredible Chinese food
One of our shows was rained out so we went shopping
See "Ningbo" for the finale show of this trip