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January Bastille The 1975 Michael Bublé February The Vamps Tycho Architects Boyce Avenue March Christina Perri Lamb of God Ed Sheeran One Direction Lenny Kravitz
It wouldn’t hurt for music fans with nowhere to go on New Year’s Eve to check out the two-night events happening on Dec. 30 and 31 at Ciudad de Victoria, described as “a 140-hectare tourism enterprise zone in the towns of Bocaue and Sta. Maria in Bulacan”—where sits the Philippine Arena and, beside it, the Philippine Sports Stadium.
“This song is about waking up on the wrong side of the bed and saying, ‘Oh, hell, no, I’m gonna make my own rainbow,’” Jason Mraz told the giggling, cheering crowd before launching into the lighthearted track “Hello, You Beautiful Thing” from “Yes!”—his fifth and latest album.
After a slew of EDM extravaganzas and Top 40 hitmakers jumpstarted the ’ber months, expect some gospel, indie and retro rock acts, plus YouTube sensations, to keep the concert calendar busy.
Coming are two big concerts by foreign artists: John Legend on Sept. 26 at Smart Araneta Coliseum; and Mariah Carey on Oct. 28 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. Are they both worth watching?
It’s so easy to get to the Philippine Arena. Though its location, Bocaue, Bulacan, sounds far away, it actually took us less than 30 minutes to reach via the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) from Quezon City. Built from funds of the congregation of the Iglesia ni Cristo and situated in a 140-hectare tourism zone called Ciudad de Victoria, the Philippine Arena has its own exit gate from NLEx, right after the Marilao exit.
To relax I… watch a lot of concerts. I love music! I also blow bubbles and hula-hoop. At the same time.
“Mostly Mozart” opened the 29th concert season of the Manila Chamber Orchestra Foundation (MCOF) at Tektite Tower Auditorium.
The power of Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, the beauty of a Mozart concerto, and two seldom-heard Mozart arias are the top attractions of the July 11 concert of Manila Symphony Orchestra (MSO) under the baton of Darrell Ang at Philippine Stock Exchange Auditorium, Tektite Tower, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.
Jerby Santo, a former radio DJ in Tacloban, Leyte, who was working in Cambodia when Super typhoon Yolanda struck Eastern Visayas on Nov. 8, 2013, is back in his hometown to help in rebuilding efforts.
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