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Last June, I watched Zhang Jie’s “Wei·LIVE-"Yao·Beidou"” in Zhengzhou. This year on May Day, I watched “Wei·LIVE-"Going to 1982" Tour Concert Hangzhou Station” in Dalianhua. Then on August 2, I watched the first show of “Wei·LIVE-"Going to 1982" Tour Concert Beijing Station” at the Bird’s Nest. In one year, I watched three concerts of Zhang Jie in different cities. I watched the same Zhang Jie, and the three performances were similar but different. It was very interesting to compare them.

For the May Day performance in Hangzhou this year, Zhang Jie's team made a completely different upgrade to the concert stage. Compared with "Wei·LIVE-"Yao·Beidou"", a 45-meter-long extension stage was added, which also responded very well to the theme of the concert "Heading to 1982". The seats in the inner field also adjusted their direction because of this extension stage, which is still very rare in domestic concerts.

This time, the Bird's Nest Station further upgraded the extension platform, extending it from 45 meters to 75 meters, and added an 11.2m*6m platform push pulley that can move parallel across the extension platform and realize the depth extension of the extension platform in three directions.

On the one hand, this upgrade allows Zhang Jie to stay closer to more fans. Fans in the backstage and the stands, especially those facing the main stage, can appreciate the stage design more clearly. On the other hand, the extension of the stage also increases the number of trains on the stage from one to two. Combined with the VJ design of the trains around the stage, the dynamic effect of "heading to 1982" is even stronger. In a trance, I really thought Zhang Jie was standing on a roaring train...

There is another detail. When I was entering the venue this time, I suddenly discovered that the sound control console that was supposed to be in front of the stage was gone. Later I found that it was moved to the runway area on the right. This obviously ensures that all fans entering the venue can enjoy the concert clearly and without obstruction. This detail shows both care and consideration for the fans and respect for the music and the scene.

Compared with "Wei·LIVE—"Heading to 1982" Tour Concert Hangzhou Station", the main song selection and structure of the Bird's Nest show have a lot of consistency, but they have been upgraded on this basis.

For example, the first part begins with a series of four traditional Chinese songs, "The World", "Dragon Roar", "Snow Dragon Roar" and "It's a Dragon", followed by "Young China" and a medley of ancient styles. It can be said that it is a perfect match to open the show with such traditional Chinese music in the thousand-year-old capital.

This part also includes one of the first songs released from the new album, "The Land of Rebirth". Although this song is not a national style song, the addition of the Yi ethnic group's Adu Gaoqiang is another form of ethnic integration, which can also be regarded as a broader national style. Both the martial arts national style and the Yi ethnic group's Adu Gaoqiang are very consistent with Zhang Jie's MIX-POP tonality.

The second part mainly consists of three parts, one is Zhang Jie's original works, another is the song request session, and the other is two cover songs.

This part emphasizes the original tone of the music, including singing with simple instrumental accompaniment during the song request session, two covers of classic works with the main theme of sentimentality, and four works highlighting the musical attributes of the band (some band members went on stage) namely "Watch the Moon Rise", "The Day After Tomorrow", "He Doesn't Understand" and "Don't Forget Your Peace of Mind". In "The Day After Tomorrow" and "Don't Forget Your Peace of Mind", Zhang Jie also played the guitar and piano respectively.

The third part is also the segment that has been there since the launch of the "Wei·LIVE—"Heading to 1982" Concert Tour", namely the singing and dancing segment. Due to the upgrade of the stage, the choreography of this part will be more impactful.

The first show at the Bird's Nest included a suite of five songs: "Draught", "Lucky Chances", "Incurable", "Sleepless Night" and "Perfume". The last three songs were selected for this part in the Hangzhou stop, and the new song "Draught" was integrated into this part. I don't know if the specific songs will change in future shows, but the general structure and choreography will definitely be the same.

The songs selected for this part include songs from his previous album "Wei·LIVE" and collaborations between Zhang Jie and international artists. Inserting "Through the Hallway" into this part has the same idea as putting "Land of Rebirth" into the traditional Chinese style part. That is, the ethnic fusion music with Shuyun as the main theme that Zhang Jie is doing now is actually a deepening and refinement of MIX-POP.

The part "Layla", which has been a regular in "Wei·LIVE-"Yao·Beidou", did not appear in the first show at the Bird's Nest this time, which is quite surprising. After all, this has been a regular part of Zhang Jie's concerts in recent years. But from another perspective, it can also be said that Zhang Jie's music library is really too large now, and there are indeed too many works to choose from.

The fourth part plus the final encore can be said to be the climax of the concert atmosphere. First, the suite of songs such as "Here is the Magical Seer" and "Reverse War" and "Obsessed" formed the exciting songs, and then "This is Love", "The Most Beautiful Sun", "Young Battlefield", "Love of the Big Dipper" and other songs have important meanings to Zhang Jie, which can be used as his musical name, and at the same time are very high-pitched in expression.

Among them, the scenes of Zhang Jie many years ago and Zhang Jie in the future interweaving and "cooperating" in "Love of the Big Dipper" are quite touching. And this scene also reminds me of another meaning of "未" in "未·LIVE".

Wei is the future of music, the possibility of music, and also represents the realization of dreams or original intentions. It seems to be in the future tense, but it is also in the present tense. All the big stages of life are not achieved overnight. The word Wei is a dream but not a fantasy. It also includes efforts and accumulation. Without the past and present of hard work, how can there be a successful future and Wei·LIVE?

In fact, for impromptu musical art performances like concerts, each one will have unique moments, and this uniqueness has become one of the charms of concerts.

Just like Zhang Jie’s tours in recent years, “Wei·LIVE-"Yao·Beidou"" and “Wei·LIVE—"Heading to 1982"" are different. After the upgrade of the Bird’s Nest station, “Wei·LIVE—"Heading to 1982"” is different from the previous “Wei·LIVE—"Heading to 1982"”.

For example, this time Zhang Jie only sang the last line of "The Day After Tomorrow", and spent the rest of the time playing guitar to accompany the chorus of the fans. For example, this time they added a song request session to make the musical interaction between Zhang Jie and the fans closer. In addition, Zhang Jie's daughters Tiaotiao and Qiaoqiao also sang on stage in "Young China".

In addition, even for the "Wei·LIVE—"Heading to 1982"" Bird's Nest station, there will definitely be some differences in details in the eight shows. Sometimes if you miss it, you miss it. If you don’t want to miss any differences, you really have to catch every show.

For example, on the big screen at the first show of "This Is Love" at the Bird's Nest, in addition to various fans showing their affection, there was also a percussionist from Zhang Jie's band proposing on the spot. Of course, this can only be seen at the first show at the Bird's Nest.

The first show at the Bird's Nest also invited guests such as Song Dandan and Li Weijia. Everyone knows that Zhang Jie rarely invites performing guests to his concerts because he can't sing enough by himself. However, Song Dandan and Li Weijia, who appeared in the audience this time, were arranged with AI voice effects, and they also had the flavor of "singing and writing" when interacting with Zhang Jie. It is unknown who the guests will be in the future, but there will definitely be different surprises in each show.

In this first concert at the Bird's Nest, Zhang Jie not only performed his signature song "I Want to See You, I Want to See You, I Want to See You" in the cover segment, but also sang Elva Hsiao's classic "The Most Familiar Stranger". The familiar familiarity, the familiar vocals, but the combination created a whole new flavor. For me, this was also a big surprise at the first show of "Wei·LIVE—"Heading to 1982" Concert Tour Beijing Stop".

Which show of Zhang Jie's tour in Beijing will you go to?