As the Isle of MTV special came to a close, and the Black Eyed Peas prepared to leave the stage, they very clearly hinted as to where the after party would be held… so as everybody left, I kept wondering who would actually manage to get into the party.
As it happens, Sven, a good friend of ours got to join the band and the overwhelmingly female guest list at the hotel. So in his own words and pictures :
“Towards the end of the performance Will.I.Am gave a shout out about seeing “everyone” at the after party. My friend had heard about it last year when he didn’t attempt to go as he thought it would be too exclusive. With nothing to lose, we took Will.I.Am by his word and made our way down to the hotel. We found ourselves in a thin stream of people who had come to the concert. Then bad news, we looked around and saw many coloured bracelets – which we didn’t have – but we figured we’d just go for it. We entered the hotel as part of these guests, and I suppose we were taken in as such, as we later saw people outside the window being denied access. That felt so bad really good.
We had a drink at the bar and mingled a little with guests and official party invitees alike. Having determined the location of the party, outside near the pool area, we headed down. The last hurdle was an official checking for the wrist tags but another couple of people in front of us did not have any. He muttered something and waved them through anyways. We simply followed. I suppose it wasn’t too busy yet and they didn’t mind the extra people.
Taboo arrived first, cranking up the music and getting the party started. He took advantage of the party masseuses and posed for some pictures with (mostly female) fans. Soon Will.I.Am and the rest of the team arrived, except for Fergie. The band’s DJ took to the decks and gave us an awesome set. He obviously enjoys his music and played for most of the evening.
Fergie joined somewhat later, spending much less time with the fans, who mobbed her a little. At one point she almost ran us over making her way to the buffet area with her security behind her. Since we were in her way, without any security ahead of her (she didn’t need it!), she plowed right through the middle of us. She really is tiny!
We chilled out for the rest of the evening, some took a dive in the pool, but the party never really got busy. Good music was played and a small group danced off on the beach. All in all, very civilized. None of the other stars from the concert made an appearance”
Nice one Sven!
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