H3F (Happy Three Friends), despite the name, are four Thai musician friends launching their first headline show, ‘Rumblin' with Chalawan’ inside the canvas-roped Muay Thai ring at World Siam Stadium following their recent album drop, Chalawan Sound.
Thai-born and groove-soaked, H3F has spent nearly a decade knuckling through the indie underground, preaching a work motto of ‘cheesy lyrics, sloppy groove.’ And their Chalawan motif is surely a one-of-a-kind banner and a slithering motif to reflect this gospel.
A Chalawan is the mythic crocodile king who shapeshifts into a man, steals hearts and drags maidens to his underwater world. It’s also Thailand’s Jurassic-era crocodilian. So, allure and seduction might just be what this concert is really about.
We can’t really anticipate how this concert will unfold. Choosing a stadium ring as their first stage is definitely intentional, with only ropes and a shared sense that something primal is about to erupt in a raw, stripped-down arena where instinct has traditionally squared off with spectacle.
The Muay Thai reference has been circulating through Thailand’s music bloodstream lately. MILLI is getting ready to drop HEAVYWEIGHT, an album with Muay Thai combat-ready aesthetics and that Head in the Clouds LA set summoning Muay Thai legend Buakaw Banchamek to the stage. Even Young Thug’s Sp5der campaign found its way to Thailand’s boxing training camps. The ring is having its moment and H3F are stepping through the ropes at exactly the right time.
Maybe H3F are also stomping on the Chalawan metaphor. Perhaps they’re ready to surface from the depths, get in the ring and claim every spotlight. This places a Thai pop-funk R&B band in the same arena where legends are forged and sometimes broken.
To catch the action: general sales start July 1 and the concert date is September 13 at World Siam Stadium. Follow H3F on Instagram for the full fight card: ticket outlets, setlist, possible special guests and other updates.
Seating plan
Early bird:
only 300 tickets, no repeats.
Seats in zones A, B, C, D: B1,300.
Standing in the fight fan zone: B1,200
Regular:
Seats in zones A, B, C, D: B1,500
Standing in the fight fan zone: B1,400
At door:
Seats in zones A, B, C, D: B1,700
Standing in the fight fan zone: B1,600