Not even rain and the prospect of walking around in a mud bowl could deter patrons from turning up to see legendary American R&B group, Boyz II Men in performance at the UWI Bowl on Saturday night. The event got underway closer to 9 p.m.
rather than the promised 8 p.m. start, but even then, there was still a long line of cars full of eager patrons waiting to get inside the venue.
Many came prepared with umbrellas and rocking trendy knee high boots, hard boots or sneakers. Others, however, simply wore what was comfortable enough for them to jump, scream and shout in appreciation of Boyz II Men. And scream they did.
It was 11:27 p.m. when Boyz II Men appeared on stage ready to pull out all the stops.
Their backing band had already set the tempo and when the Boyz showed up, one by one, all dressed in white, those in VIP who had been seated throughout, rose to their feet, phones in hand, ready to capture the magical moments. Even Prime Minister Holness showed up and was invited on stage by the group. For one hour and 11 minutes, the multi Grammy Award winning group dazzled with their slick choreography, chatted with fans, threw roses in the crowd – and a sweaty towel – and sang the love songs which their predominantly female fans wanted to hear.
“The show was good,” Bryan Grant of Live and Direc Promotions, organisers of the concert, told The Gleaner . “During this week when we were facing the weather challenge, I didn’t worry about it at all. I prophesied that it was.