The last time we saw No Doubt perform here in 1997, we were left breathless by their energetic show. This time round, although the band said they have mellowed somewhat, they’ll still bring it on when they take to the stage tonight at Fort Canning Park.

The foursome say they are excited about their first big gig outside of the United States in 10 years. The band completed a 58-show nationwide tour that ended in August, and say they can’t wait to rock out.

“We’re probably not going to play as many songs,” said singer Gwen Stefani at a press event on Thursday. “Because the set is much shorter. And we’re not going to have as many costume changes, because I didn’t want to waste time changing clothes. That’s about the only difference between this show and the (ones in the US).”

“But we’ll be fresh, because we just did 58 shows and by the last eight shows, we were pretty burned out,” said bassist Tony Kanal. “But after having a month off now – we rehearsed last night and the rehearsals were really, really good. Surprisingly great. It’s like we should come here to rehearse all the time. It was like, ‘Wow, the band is really good!’”

After this show, the band say they want to work on a new record. “That’s the goal right now – to write some new music,” said Kanal. “But the tour was so much fun, we just want to keep playing. But we have to find that balance between playing live and recording.”

Just what kind of new music, Stefani said they had no idea. “It’s all a bit mystery.

It’s been this crazy thing trying to write the record, because I had a baby and it wasn’t working,” she said. “That’s why we went on the tour, to try to get inspired.”

And what can fans expect from their show on Friday? “Awesome-ness!” exclaimed drummer Adrian Young.

We’re definitely going to be there then.

From Channel News Asia