Attack of the Valentine concerts
Not sure yet what to do on Valentine’s Day? May we suggest picking any one from an avalanche of concerts lined up for Saturday, February 14? There’s something for every kind of musical taste…and then some.
BOYCE AVENUE
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City
Will set you back around P1600 for a pair of GA tickets
Internet sensations make a career out of three-cornered acoustic remakes of popular pop songs. This time, the three brothers may yet pull off out a couple of surprises from a new EP of original electro-pop compositions.
NICOLE SCHERZINGER
Chaos Valentine’s Day Love Ball
Chaos Nightclub, City of Dreams, Roxas Boulevard., Pasay City
Will set you back at least P5224 for a pair of SRO tickets
Former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger’s showcases loads of stray cat howls and hot dance routines but the oozing sex appeal of one of the world’s prettiest and sexiest entertainers will be the main attraction. Purr-fect for a night of carousing in the swankiest venue in town.
HALE
12 Monkeys Music Hall & Pub
Century City Mall, Kalayaan Avenue, Makati
P400 door charge. Call to reserve.
The newly reformed Hale serenades you with timeless classics and new tunes.
MARTIN NIEVERA, REGINE VELASQUEZ, GARY VALENCIANO, LANI MISALUCHA
The Ultimate Concert
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City
At least P1060 for a pair of GA tickets
A throwback to end all 80s OPM throwbacks on the day of hearts! Always ready for primetime ballads, agile dance moves, and amazing diva glides from OPM’s most celebrated artists today, what else would you want?
THIS WILD LIFE
The Music Hall, Metrowalk, Ortigas, Psig City
At least P3000 entrance for two
Former pop punks-turned-sensitive singer-songwriting duo from Canada will deliver stripped-down music to soften the toughest hearts. BTW, check your hardcore angst by the door. Body slamming unlikely, but, who knows?
KZ TANDINGAN
KZ4U
Grand Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria
Ortigas Ave, corner Asian Development Bank Ave, Quezon City
At least P5000 for a pair of tickets, with dinner
Former “X Factor” winner KZ Tandingan will beguile with heartbreaking original songs off her self-titled debut and appropriately heartrending covers of select hits.
KUH LEDESMA WITH MUSIC AND MAGIC
The Music of the Heart, The Magic of Love
The Theater, Solaire Resort & Casino, Parañaque
At least P2064 for a pair of tickets
Their reunion show last year was such as smash, the members of 80s showband Music & Magic decided to do it again—this time, in time for Valentine’s. So, 80s peeps, if you missed them then, here’s another chance to catch them live.
BRAT PACK
The Roadhouse Manila Bay, SM by the Bay, Mall Of Asia Complex, Pasay City
P1000 entrance for two, consumable
After their hugely successful welcome party a week earlier, phenomenal two-time top 10 finalists at the prestigious International Blues Competition in Memphis, USA make a return engagement destined to warm the hearts of rockers, bikers and their ladies.
URBANDUB
19 East, Km. 19, East Service Road, Sucat, Muntinlupa City
An evening of nú Pinoy rock anchored on atmospheric guitars, emotive vocals, and hard rock backbeat from one of the best bands to come out of Cebu’s never-ending rock renaissance.
CHRISTIAN BAUTISTA WITH MATT MONRO JR. AND THE PLATTERS
Only You: An Evening of Romantic Hits
PICC Plenary Hall
At least P2000 for a pair of tickets
Christian Bautista anchors this ultrathrowback concert to the current millennium and complements the classic repertoire with contemporary ballads.
RUSSELL THOMPKINS JR. AND THE NEW STYLISTICS
EDSA Shangri-La Hotel
At least P14,000 for a pair of dinner-concert tickets
If you think the price for the dinner show is a little beyond your reach, relax. It’s not for you, it’s for your parents… or THEIR parents. So you might give the folks a little heads up when you see this post, because they’ll probably break into song once you ask them about the hit "Betcha By Golly Wow."
MAYONNAISE video launch
SaGuijo, Guijo Street, Makati
It’s Yellow Room Night on Valentine’s with Mayonnaise launching their video of “Pag Wala Ka.” Plus, take a walk on the wild side with Cwal, Cincshift, Cygnet, Fragile, Nobela, Paraluman, Rugis, Soundvent and Unica.
UP FAIR 2015
Backtrack: UP Fair Saturday
UP Sunken Garden, Diliman, Quezon City
P280 for a pair of tickets
Bring the lovelorn or the loved-up at the annual fair to bond with Gloc-9, Soapdish, Rocksteddy, Slapshock, Barbie Almalbis, Ransom Collective, Wolfgang, Hilera, and Tanya Markova. They’ll either transport you back to the early years of alt-Pinoy rock, or confirm your optimism that good rocking times are worth loving forever.
