Getai The Road Show

A getai 歌台 is a live stage singing performance held during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Singapore mainly across the heartlands.



More singers from Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and Malaysia are flocking here for the month-long festival.

They get about $80 to $100 per venue. A good singer could garnered 153 venue performances during the month. The industry average is 4 to 5 venues per night.



Now let's get into the real world.

Celine Dion new 3 year contract at the Colosseum, Las Vegas will pay her more than $20,000.00 per song.

Not per night. But per song. In USD.



As the chinese saying goes, 人 比 人 气 死 人. The west call it Keeping up with the Joneses.