Concert «Lân Nhã – Thùy Dung» at Mây Lang Thang

   An open-air stage in the pine forest about twelve kilometres out of Da Lat: the audience sits on wooden terraces while mist settles over the slope as the music starts. That is how a Mây Lang Thang night works.

   This one belongs to Lân Nhã and Thùy Dung. Two voices in one programme — the format this venue favours: few people on stage, plenty of silence between numbers.

   The essentials:

• — Four seating tiers: PREMIUM, VIP, STANDARD 1 and STANDARD 2
• — Five per cent off for groups of ten, ten per cent for twenty
• — A shuttle runs from the city centre for a separate fee

   The show starts in late afternoon while the plateau is still bright and ends in cold darkness — a warm jacket is standard kit here, as every regular will tell you.

   Seating is tiered by distance from the stage: the entry level has a restricted view, the top tier sits closest and includes a drink.

   Open-air music in the highlands is the one thing Da Lat does better than anywhere else in the country.