Kim Wilde Pecahkan Rekor Konser di Boeing 767 di Ketinggian 43 Ribu Kaki
Kim Wilde Break World Record on a Boeing 767 at 43,000 Feet
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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BINTANG musik 90-an, Kim Wilde dan Tony Hadley kembali manggung, Minggu (10/3) untuk masuk catatan rekor menggelar konser bersama di tempat tertinggi yakni di dalam pesawat jumbo jet.
Vokalis Spandau Ballet dan pelantun Kids in America menggelar pertunjukan akustik disaksikan 128 penumpang di pesawat Boeing 767 pada ketinggian 43.000 kaki (sekitar 13.000 meter) untuk Comic Relief.
Duo, yang bergabung dengan bintang 80-an seperti Bananarama dan Go West, mengalahkan rekor dunia sebelumnya 42.080 kaki (12.825 meter) yang gelar oleh penyanyi James Blunt, seperti dilansir Mail Online.
Penumpang pesawat juga berhasil mencapai rekor dunia kedua pada penerbangan British Airways dengan melakukan goyang Harlem Shake tertinggi yang pernah digelar.
Penggila internet, di mana sekelompok orang menari dengan cuplikan dari lagu Harlem Shake, menyedot perhatian dunia setelah ribuan video diunggah ke YouTube.
Wilde, yang baru-baru ini menjadi sensasi internet setelah manggung di kereta api mengatakan: "Aku cukup tua untuk tampil di angkutan umum, pada kenyataannya saya dapat menikmatinya, apalagi ketika British Airways meminta saya untuk manggung di ketinggian 43.000 kaki tentu saja saya tidak keberatan.
"Itu sangat menyenangkan dan saya bangga menjadi bagian dari itu."
Hadley, 52, yang bergabung dengan putrinya, menambahkan: "Saya sangat senang berada di Guinness Book of Records, itu prestasi luar biasa bagi untuk menjadi bagian dari itu.
"Ini benar-benar event besar bagi British Airways yang memberi kesempatan bagi acara ini pada, yang telah mengangkat ribuan pound untuk Flying Start. ´
Aktor EastEnders, Shane Richie berkelakar bahwa ia sedikit pusing, menjadi pemandu bagi bintang 80-an untuk merayakan 25 tahun Red Nose Day.
Saat bersamaan, British Airways mengumpulkan lebih dari 4,5 juta poundsterling untuk Flying Start, sebagai kegiatan amal bersama Comic Relief.
Para pemusik, yang harus menyetel alat musik selama 15 menit untuk tampil selama selama 22 menit dan 36 detik di ketinggian 43.000 kaki.
Dibantu oleh kakaknya pada gitar, Wilde menyanyikan hit-nya You Came, You Keep Me Hangin ´On dan Kids in America, sementara Hadley tampil dengan dukungan musik akustik melantunkan lagu True dan Gold serta Crazy Little Thing Called Love dari Queen.
Penumpang mendapat sajian menu canapes, terinspirasi oleh menu British Airways sejak 1988, sedangkan awak kabin mengenakan seragam asli pada era 1980-an karya disain Roland Klein.
Chief Executive British Airways, Keith Williams mengatakan: "Saya telah mengunjungi sejumlah proyek Comic Relief yang didanai dan tahu betapa pentingnya untuk terus mengumpulkan uang untuk kemitraan Flying Start kami.
´Acara The 80s Gig in the Sky hanyalah salah satu inisiatif penggalangan dana besar dari kerja keras tim kami. Selamat kepada semua orang yang mendukung pencapaian fantastis ini."
EIGHTIES stars Kim Wilde and Tony Hadley sang their way into the record books on Sunday after performing the highest ever concert together on a jumbo jet.
The Spandau Ballet star and the Kids in America singer put on an acoustic show for 128 passengers on a Boeing 767 aircraft at 43,000 feet (13,000 metres) for Comic Relief.
The duo, who were joined by fellow 1980s acts Bananarama and Go West, beat the previous world record of 42,080 feet (12,825 metres) held by singer James Blunt.
Passengers also managed to set a second world record on the British Airways flight by performing the highest ever Harlem Shake.
The internet craze, in which a group of people dance to short excerpt from the song Harlem Shake, has swept the globe after thousands of videos were uploaded to YouTube.
Wilde, who recently became an unexpected internet sensation after a video of her serenading commuters on a train went viral, said: ´I´m becoming an old hand at performing on public transport, in fact I´m getting a bit of a taste for it, so when British Airways asked me to play at 43,000ft I simply couldn´t resist.
´It was great fun and I´m proud to have been a part of it.
Hadley, 52, who was joined by his young daughter, added: ´I´m very excited to be in the Guinness Book of Records, it´s quite an amazing feat to be part of.
´It´s really great that British Airways has put this event on, which has raised thousands of pounds for Flying Start.´
EastEnders actor Shane Richie, who joked that he was slightly hungover, hosted the 80s Gig in the Sky to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day.
In that time British Airways has raised more than £4.5 million for Flying Start, the airline´s charity partnership with Comic Relief.
The artists, who had to perform a 15-minute set accompanied by musical instruments, played for 22 minutes and 36 seconds at 43,000ft.
Assisted by her brother on the guitar, Wilde sang her hits You Came, You Keep Me Hangin´ On and Kids in America, while Hadley performed acoustic renditions of True, Gold and a cover of Queen´s Crazy Little Thing Called Love.
Passengers were served with canapes inspired by British Airways menus from 1988, while cabin crew donned original 1980s Roland Klein uniforms.
Keith Williams, British Airways´ chief executive, said: ´I´ve visited a number of Comic Relief-funded projects and know how important it is to continue to raise money for our Flying Start partnership.
´The 80s Gig in the Sky is just one of the great fundraising initiatives that our teams have been working on. Many congratulations to everyone involved for this fantastic achievement.´
