Category: Concert Reviews
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A Pop Trio Treat
Hanson Live in Manila Concert Review After much anticipation and preparation, fans gathered for the first time in over fifteen years at the Smart Araneta Coliseum to see the award-winning musical trio Hanson as they made their Manila stop for the Shout It Out Tour. The show was made possible by Dayly Entertainment and Rockstar…
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A Hands Down Project
Smash Project 2012 Concert Review The highly anticipated Smash Project 2012 is one of the best concerts we’ve had this year at the Smart Araneta Coliseum with multiple acts that we can never imagine to be on stage in one big event. The 5-hour event top billed by four international bands like The Cab, Cobra…
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A Taste of Dark Epic Rock
Evanescence and Bush Live in Manila concert review The crowd got a taste of dark epic rock from Evanescence and 90s rock hits from Bush as both bands gave back to back performances last February 19, 2012 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. After 1 ½ decade British rock band Bush with front man Gavin Rossdale returned…
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Maine-iacs & The Maine Rocked The Sky
Pioneer World Tour: The Maine Live in Manila Concert Review By: Carla Barretto They trended ten times on Twitter after the announcement was made. Their song “Don’t give up on ‘Us’” made it to number one on the local radio charts. In their first-ever production, Karpos Multimedia Inc. teamed up with Pulp Live Productions to bring…
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Coca-Cola Philippines Concert ng Bayan
Coca-Cola Philippines pulled off one of the biggest anniversary concerts held at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds. The concert was a great experience mainly because of the unique collaboration between some of the bands and artists like Wolfgang with Gloc-9, Sandwich with Jay Durias, 6CycleMind with Eunice (of Gracenote) and Kleggy (of Banda…
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A Galaxy Full of Glowing Stars
The Black Star Tour: Avril Lavigne Live in Manila Concert Review Avril Lavigne performed her 3rd successful concert in Manila last February 16, 2012 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Presented by Wilbros Live and Midas Promotions, Manila was the 2nd to the last stop of her Black Star Tour. The venue was packed with glowing…
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From YouTube To Fame
Red Roses Tour: AJ Rafael live in Manila Concert Review Filipino-American, singer, songwriter and YouTube sensation AJ Rafael ended his Red Roses Southeast Asian Tour last January 18, 2012 in Manila and performed 2 shows together with his band at the Music Museum. Initially it was a one night show only but due to demand…
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A Perfect Concert with a Jet Lag Twist
Get Your Heart On Tour: Simple Plan Live in Manila Concert Review Pop-punk rockers Simple Plan brought its humor and talented live show last January 12 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum as part of their Get Your Heart On Tour. The stage kicked off with rockin’ sets by Kamikazee where they played some of their hits…
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Truly Once In A Lifetime Ride
Train Live in Manila Concert Review Californian pop-rock hitmakers and Grammy winner Train returned to Manila last December 7, 2011 for their once in a lifetime ride at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The show opened with 6 Cyclemind and performed a set of their OPM hits. The organizer arranged the set for the much-awaited performance…
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Mrazmerizing Acoustic Evening
Smart Araneta Coliseum was packed again last October 30 for a soulful and acoustic music on a Sunday night. The popular US singer-songwriter and Grammy winner Jason Mraz performed for almost 2 hours of pure talent together with his long-time friend and percussionist Toca Rivera. We never thought that the acoustic set-up of this concert…
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Westlife: Still in the Center of Gravity
After over a dozen years and 11 albums, these Irish boys made their 4th Manila concert last September 29 at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum The 4 Irish crooners may be the hardest working boyband on the planet. Half of whom are now fathers, performed in a massive crowd like there’s no tomorrow with a lot of…
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An All Time High Moment To Remember
Pop-punk rockers All Time Low brought its energetic live show to the Smart-Araneta Coliseum for their Dirty Work Tour in Manila last September 22, 2011. Front-act Typecast took the stage with 6 songs and noticed that the crowd was not familiar with their music. After Typecast, the set change for All Time Low that took…
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Incubus Rocked The Big Dome
July 28, 2011 Thursday, Smart-Araneta Coliseum was packed. The sold out show also featured a set from the band Franco and they started the show right on track to warm up the audience. It took over 20 minutes before Incubus hit the stage and it was worth the wait. The lights dimmed and the band step…
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Miley Cyrus’ Virus was spread successfully
Miley Cyrus live: Corazon Gitano tour in Manila Review The anticipated and exclusive performance of Miley Cyrus in Asia was held at Mall of Asia Concert Ground. Miley Cyrus: Corazon Gitano Tour in Manila was a huge success. The opening acts were Sam Concepcion and Elmo Magalona. They were entertaining and played songs that the crowd…
