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Gabba gabba hey! Punk legend in epic Manila concert

Drummer Marky Ramone, the last surviving member of iconic punk band The Ramones, will rock the Hard Rock Café in Makati on Tuesday, April 17 with his latest band Blitzkrieg. Joining the group on vocals is Michale Graves, former Misfits frontman.

The Manila leg of the Blitzkrieg Live world tour is expected to explode with The Ramones' punk classics like "Sheena is a Punk Rocker", "I Wanna Be Sedated," "Rockaway Beach" and, of course, "Blitzkrieg Bop."

Previous band performances also saw Graves covering Misfits psychobilly ravers like "Descending Angel," "Fiend Club" and "Saturday Night."

Keeping the legacy alive

The band will certainly inject its first single "When We Were Angles" during the epic punk rock concert.

Rock and roll Hall of Fame inductee Marky Ramone says he formed Blitzkrieg to keep the legacy of the Ramones alive in tribute to the three fallen members of the band: singer Joey (died, 2001) bassist Dee Dee (d. 2002) and guitarist Johnny (d. 2004). Marky adds that he still enjoys playing the songs and entertaining fans after all these years.

Marky (real name: Mark Steven Bell) joined the Ramones in the late 70s after drummer Tommy Ramone opted out. Marky was also once a member of another seminal New York punk band, Richard Hell & the Voidoids.

Aggressive pursuit

"When we learned they had an Asian Tour, we aggressively pursued them to play in Manila," said Nico Bacani, COO of Random Minds Multimedia Production.

They've tapped local rockabilly fun boys Hilera to open the show.

The company also said that strict security measures are in place to prevent untoward incidents. A lot of bouncers will be on the sidelines to ensure that slamdancing remains good, clean fun.

The first 100 VIP ticket holders also get to meet and greet Marky. Plus, a lucky ticket holder can get to win P10,000 worth of tattoos.

Tickets to Marky Ramones Blitzkrieg is available at TicketWorld. Tel. 891 9999. Ticket prices: P1800 and P500.