Show Picks: Superstars Elton John, Foo Fighters and G-Dragon light up the Padang at F1 concerts
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British pop icon Elton John will close the Singapore Grand Prix with a concert at the Padang.
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British pop icon Elton John leads a host of music superstars performing at 2025’s F1 concerts. He is the race weekend’s closing act on Oct 5.
On Oct 3, the multi-genre line-up includes K-pop stars G-Dragon and CL, and British electronic pop group Clean Bandit.
Oct 4 will feature performances by American rock band Foo Fighters, Norwegian DJ-producer Alan Walker and Australian-New Zealand rock band Crowded House.
On Oct 5, the various stages across the Marina Bay Street Circuit will see concerts by American rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi, English indie rock band The Wombats and a DJ set by British singer and Spice Girls member Melanie C.
Previous editions of the three-day F1 shows were also some of the biggest gigs held in Singapore, with the largest stage at the Padang drawing up to 60,000 people.
Where: Marina Bay Street Circuit singaporegp.sg
MRT: City Hall/Nicoll Highway/Promenade/Esplanade/Raffles Place/Bayfront
When: Oct 3 to 5, various timings
Admission: From $148, go to
Mariah Carey Live In Singapore
Mariah Carey, seen here at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept 7, will be back in Singapore after seven years.
PHOTO: AFP
American pop diva Mariah Carey’s return to Singapore will celebrate the songs off her seminal 2005 album The Emancipation Of Mimi, which includes hits such as We Belong Together and It’s Like That.
The show is part of the five-time Grammy winner's global tour, The Celebration Of Mimi, which includes dates in Indonesia, Thailand and Japan. Originally a residency in Las Vegas, United States, the shows expanded into an international tour to celebrate the 19th and 20th anniversaries of the album.
Famous for her five-octave vocal range, Carey is one of the best-selling singers of all time. She holds the record for the most No. 1 singles by a solo artiste in the United States, including Hero (1993) and Fantasy (1995).
On Sept 26, she released her 16th album, Here For It All, which includes the singles Type Dangerous and Sugar Sweet, as well as collaborations with contemporary American R&B stars such as Anderson .Paak and Kehlani.
Her previous shows in Singapore were held at The Star Theatre in 2018 and National Stadium in 2014. She also performed at the Padang as part of the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix concerts.
Where: Arena @ Expo, 9 Somapah Road str.sg/bzD6
MRT: Expo
When: Oct 8, 8pm
Admission: From $98 to $398 via Sistic, go to
Troubadour: Celebrating Singapore’s Songsmiths
Veteran Singapore musician Lim Kiang (in a 2021 photo), founding member and bass player of pioneering R&B and blues band The Straydogs.
ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID
For the first time, veteran Singapore singer, songwriter and musician Lim Kiang will perform live songs off Last Dog Standing, his debut solo album released in 2021.
The 75-year-old blues rock musician, better known as Kiang, is one of the few pioneering musicians from Singapore’s 1960s music scene who are still actively performing.
He is the founding member and bass player of The Straydogs, an R&B and blues band who were active from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s.
This concert, which celebrates Singaporean singer-songwriters, will also feature performances by Leslie Low and Bennett Bay.
Low is a prolific artiste with multiple solo albums, as well as trailblazing work with bands dating back to the early 1990s. They include Twang Bar Kings, Humpback Oak and The Observatory.
Bay is a composer, singer, arranger and sound designer who has released three solo albums – Compass (2017), In Memory Of (2018) and For Better Tomorrows (2023).
Where: 10 Square, 10-01 Orchard Central, 181 Orchard Road str.sg/DALi
MRT: Somerset
When: Oct 10, 7.30pm
Admission: $30 from BookMyShow, go to
