I've only been to Mandalay once during the Songkran period.I and two of my friends kept getting those weird looks from two tables of local hip-hop guys adjacent us,i presume them to be gays i think
.Live band was far more superior than those crap thai band in SG of course.Left just after two rounds of beer.The rest of the places muddymudpie described i hope to visit them real soon,thanks bro muddymudpie!
P.S: Songkran in Chiang Mai is the best party in the world!!!