You have heard the braggadocio of “East Side, Best Side”, but a young adult collective in Boon Lay and Jurong West is making a bid for equal status for the West.
Jurong West Hawker Centre will be the improbable stage for two nights of live concerts on March 14 and 15, featuring Singapore and Malaysian musicians Karyn & Sheng Li, Jeff Ng, Benjamin Lim and Shaun Chen.
Over the past three months, the 13th Mile Collective has been applying for the requisite licences and managing the logistics of fixing up this unusual show. Ms Sim Chengyu, part of the collective, says this is no mean feat – the concert space with a stage and professional lights and sound will be embedded smack in a hawker centre full of diners.
The heartland experiment is a way of pushing the rising interest in busking further and introducing creatives to non-fans. The Mandopop slant of this should make it more palatable to diners than Singapore-based New Zealand singer Kira Peace’s energetic table-top routine in a foodcourt, which went viral in 2025.
Where: Level 2 Jurong West Hawker Centre, 50 Jurong West Street 61
MRT: Pioneer
When: March 14 and 15, 6.30 to 9.30pm
Admission: Free
Info: str.sg/BxYq
A paper work by Singapore artist Chng Seok Tin, part of her I Ching series.
PHOTO: ART AGAIN
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