![]() ![]() The rest of the band was so awesome and performed each song seamleslly transitioning from song to song with no effort at all. And Tom was not the only one who came to Manila to perform. The vocals were so clean that one would think that one was listening to a record the way Tom belted out their original songs. ![]() While Mae and I were not that familiar with all of the songs, I must admit that we enjoyed every single one of them for the simple reason that the performance was so good. So when Tom (vocals), Tim (piano), Richard (drums) and Jesse (guitar), hit the stage and opened with You Are Young, everybody rose up and crowded to the center, raised their hands (and cameras) in the air and gave themselves to the music. The concert started a bit before 9 so by this time, we have been at the venue for 3 hours. Anyways, the wait was a bit long (almost two hours) but in the end, we got pretty good seats really close to the stage (long story) thanks to ushers Christian Martesano, Jayson Aberin and Jom Lansang who were very accomodating in helping us find our way. Betsie, a BPO supervisor who came with her daughter (also a superfan) who won a Meet and Greet with the band prior to the concert. Lorella, her mom and her super Keane fan Tarko, a five year old cutie who knew each Keane song by heart, and also Ms. It was a long wait but we managed to make new friends - writer Ms. When the gates opened at 6 pm, we were the first in line to enter the venue and fall in line. Mae and I with 5 year old superfan Tarko. We managed to sneak in an early dinner first, of course. Last I remembered from my experience with the NKOTBSB concert at the Mall of Asia Arena, the lines were long already three hours before the show, so we made sure to arrive two hours before. We had to watch our time because I had to run a last minute errand and buy batteries because I forgot to bring the rechargables for my camera, which was totally idiotic of me. My friend Mae and I, while we had a difficult time explaining who the band was to our friends (we had to sing Somewhere Only We Know and our lack of musicality did not help in familiarizing them with the band) were totally excited and even had to go on half day at the office to have time to pick up the tickets (we got vouchers from an online deal site) and rush to the concert venue. When we got found a great deal on the tickets a week before the event, it was like a sign from fate, and going to the concert became a must. While I became an instant fan of the band, I still wouldn’t consider myself hard core as I was not always updated on their new releases and new music. I discovered the band way back in the fifth season of American Idol when Blake Lewis sang Somewhere Only We Know in one of his performances and liked the song right away. When I first heard that Keane was visiting Manila, I had getting tickets to their concert part of my immediate bucket list. ![]()
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