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Wednesday 28 September 2011

Avril Lavigne at London


On 21th September, over two thousand fans came the Avril Lavigne’s concert in Hammersmith Apollo and hundreds of them are even from other countries, such as Italy, Spain and China.

Many parents brought their children went to the live show. A parent says, ”My daughter likes Avril very much so I listen to her songs with my daughter, it is quite good”.

Avril lost her voice due to security scare claims her homepage on the first day‘s show, and only performed five songs but the day I went the show she looked better. Although she still could not sing the alt part, her fans sang with her together. Audiences are not just viewing but becoming a participant of the live show.

London fans understand her and still support her by writing tweets on twitter. Before the show, fans called “Avril, Avril, Avril…” which present Londoners’ passion to the American Pop Rock Girl; While Avril does not disappoint fans.

She performed the new song wish you were here to publicize The Avril Lavigne Foundation to support Japan. Also sang her best-hit song girlfriend, complicated, when you’re gone etc. This show lasted one and half an hour.

Under the colorful lighting, the whole stage and audience area fused into one. After 90 minutes, 2 days Black Star in London ended the show. Fans are still worried condition of Avril, one of them said, “Hope the hard schedule would not hurt our ‘little hag’”.

Avril Lavigne, after lost voice due to security scare, finally performed a full live for London fans on Thursday night. Avril is on the way of Black Star Tour. She performed two days in London and one day in Manchester.

Personal miss caused 271 injuried in Shanghai Tube Accident


 (photo from sina weibo)

Two Shanghai's tube trains hit on the afternoon of 27th September. 271 injured were sent to hospital, and today hospital said that most of injuries could back home. Shendong Transportation Company claims that the cause of accident is personal miss. 

Shanghai, which is the most modernist city and the economic core in China. Its underground system is advanced in the world. But this advanced system is still facing a safety challenge. A journalist from Xinhua Agency res that

This accident happened at the line 10, Lao Xi Nen station which is quite close to the centre of city. On the day of 27th at about 14:00, line10 was part closed because of facility trouble, train from the station of Nanjing Dong Lu to University of Jiaotong was speed limitation and delayed departure time. Noticed by Shanghai Tube Service Information Centre. 

One passenger said, the train stopped about one hour underground before the accident happened, and she tried to look outside through the window but did not have other train come. At 15:10, a journalist got the news that Shanghai tube happened a train crash. 

On 28th September, the tube is back to normal but the speed is limited under 45 km/h.  This is the second train accident this year. The first heavy Wenzhou train accident happened in July which caused 45 death and hundreds of injuries.