Go Dai

'Go Dai' 歌台 in Hokkien dialect means 'the stage of songs' which is also means a kind of concert performance. Instead of the opera show performance 'He Dai' 戏台, here the local performers also had a chance to be invited and sing in this kind of stage in the festival of ghost. If the committe of the temple or local people of that area had the good financial, they will have the Go Dai for more days of performance.

Amazingly ! You can see the responds for this kind of small concert is far better than the opera show performance. Maybe young people do not understand the language used in the opera shows and thatswhy not so interested. All in all no matter opera show or singing performance also need the permit from the authority department. I heard from the local people, this year the authority difficultly to give out a few permit only for the small concert performance due to many negative feedback.

The negative feedback were from local people and some other ethnics, such as the loudspeakers were too loud and impacted the people who wanted to sleep in the night around that area. This kind of stage performance mostly started from the evening till late at night. The environment became too excited and high whereby audience shouted loud and unlimitted control of the volumes. Of course the performers need to make the good interaction to make the concert more lively. Just the matter of location of the concert only.

The stage of the concert mostly will be decorated in the environment of disco, neon and spot lights were so bright but some did decorated in the more conservative type. Sometimes the performers wear lesser clothes, and according to local people it had been discussed before, is it ok or respect or not towards the spirits and Gods? somehow mostly the performers are in the young age. Some of the performers not have enough skills in singing also can be found on this kind of stage, maybe it is a local show.

The singer will sing all types of songs and most of the time you can choose a title of song and ask them to sing for all. The base of the drum was more, so could feel not so comfortable. However, still wanted to say amazingly ! many people still stand at very front of the stage to get the good place and enjoy to watch the singers and performance. Of course can see a lot of motorbikes and traffic were quite jam in that area. I guessed local people like this kind of entertainment.