Year: 2016

IL DIVO LIVE IN MANILA

  • IL DIVO LIVE IN MANILA GETS INTIMATE

    MERALCO THEATER // APRIL 6, 2016

    28 BLACK and PULP LIVE WORLD recently announced that the Manila stop of the IL DIVO AMOR & PASION TOUR 2016 this April 6, 2016 will be moved to Meralco Theater, Pasig City. Followers of the Simon Cowell-formed Latin opera quartet comprised of Urs Buhler, Sebastien Izambard, Carlos Marin and David Miller can now enjoy their heavenly music in a more intimate setting. The record breaking classical crossover group that has sold more than 35 million albums worldwide launched their massive 2016 AMOR & PASION World Tourlast March 1, 2016 in Mexico City. The new show, based on a journey through the greatest melodies from Central and South America plus new treatments of Il Divo’s biggest known hits, is set to play over 100 shows across 29 countries and 92 cities this year.

    Their most ambitious tour to date is in support of the group’s seventh studio album Amor & Pasion, a collection of songs full of love and romance. Inspired by the rich Latin repertoire spanning a century of traditional tangos, smoldering boleros and classic mambas, this show will, for the first time in the group’s career, incorporate dancers and a Latin percussion section joining the Il Divo orchestra. The flavors and sultry rhythms of Spain and Cuba, Argentina and Mexico have set the stage for Il Divo as you have never seen them before. From the standout tango “Por Una Cabeza”, to each member performing a solo song for the first time in an Il Divo show, to highlights such as David Miller from the group braving the traditional Argentinian bandoneon.

    Produced by Latin Grammy winner Julio Reyes and released last November 2015, Amor and Pasion has already received such accolades across the world: a nomination for the Latin Billboard Awards Latin Pop Album Artist of the Year (Duo or Group), Classic Album of the Year Award at the Japanese RIA 30th Japan Gold Disc Awards, and Gold album sales in the UK & Spain.

    IL DIVO AMOR & PASION TOUR Live in Manila is also brought to you by JAG, PLDT HOME FIBR, TOURISM PROMOTIONS BOARD PHILIPPINES, FOX and STAR WORLD with official residence at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria. Tickets to this amazing spectacle are still on sale worldwide via SM Ticket outlets nationwide and online at www.smtickets.com. For VIP assistance, please email royalty@pulpliveworld.com.

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ONE OK ROCK Live in Manila: The Beginnings of a Revolution

Written by: Mei Manuel

Last January 19, 2016, SM Mall of Asia Arena became the place where wishes were fulfilled, expectations broken, overwhelming love was given and where a musical revolution, a resounding promise was made.

When the announcement that ONE OK ROCK – one of Japan’s premier and world class rock bands – would make a stopover in Manila as part of their 2016 35XXXV Asia Tour, fans rejoiced as the wait was finally over. Many Pinoy fans hoped to see the Philippines  included on their first major Asian tour in 2013, but destiny had other plans. Amuse Asia and PULP Live World finally brought them to the country as part of their commemoration of 10 years in the industry and the release of their latest album – 35XXXV Deluxe Edition.

As early as 12 midnight, fans from across the country and several parts of the globe started gathering in SM Mall of Asia Arena to see guitarist Toru Yamashita, bassist Ryota Kohama, drummer Tomoya Kanki and vocalist Takahiro Moriuchi rock Manila with their signature performances and the songs that changed the lives of their fans. It was like a reunion of sorts as fans met up with friends both old and new to watch their favorite band in the flesh. 

Fans who scored the coveted PULP Royalty tickets were immediately treated with watching the band do their soundcheck before the Meet-and-Greet sessions. As the band practiced the songs “Last Dance: and “Stuck in the Middle,” emotions ran wild for the Royalty holders. There were those who cried as Taka sang in the background, while others got goosebumps with the raw passion embedded in each syllable. Their meeting with ONE OK ROCK also blew them away as their dreams of being up close and personal with the band came true. The band welcomed them with warm smiles and all their attention. They even welcomed posing in various poses and some fans were even treated with replies from the band.

With the meet-and-greet over, the fans slowly filled SM Mall of Asia Arena and partook to some of the gimiks like singing with the background music or chanting for the show to start. However, when the lights closed at 8:30 pm, the Arena shook as the fans’ cheers echoed and welcomed ONE OK ROCK for their first major live concert in the country.

ONE OK ROCK didn’t disappoint their adoring fans as they began their opening salvo with the instrumental “35XXXV” and the upbeat tracks “Take Me to the Top,” “Memories,” and “Stuck in the Middle.” Both the fans and the band were in their element as fans sang along while the foursome gave their best performances yet. There were often times Taka would dance around the stage to reach out to the fans in various corners and entice everyone to move and sing along with him. When the band started to play some of their well-known hits like “Deeper, Deeper” and “Clock Strikes,” the crowd gave them quite a surprise as they sang along to the Japanese lyrics. The band’s reactions were priceless as their eyes and smiles were filled with intensity, mesmerized by the love their fans have for their music.

In the instrumental, Toru and Ryota would give out their best riffs with the emotions etched in their faces. Fans were treated to the sight of Ryota’s physique as he played the bass with his signature pants and Toru’s mysterious smile as he banged his head to every riff. Although Tomoya couldn’t move that much along the other three as they walked around the stage, his movements with the drums reflect the intensity of the emotions he shared with his bandmates.

One of the most memorable moments was when Taka and Toru performed the third song they made for the Rurouni Kenshin trilogy, “Heartache.” Taka thanked the fans for coming and remarked “You guys are f-kin’ awesome. Thank you so much!!!” He then said they will play a slow song in Japanese, earning him a resounding “Yes!” especially when he then asked the fans to sing along. As the fans sang along, Taka would often times be found pointing his famous red mic to the crowd to sing while his other hand was on his chest as if he was taking in all the emotions the fans wanted to give him. To make the night more memorable, the band was treated to a sea of lights as fans raised their phones and swayed to match the soft lights. The band also performed the other tracks from the Rurouni Kenshin franchise, “The Beginning” and “Mighty Long Fall.”

Not wanting the night to end, the fans chanted for more. The band responded with Taka asking “Wanna stay with me more?” A resounding “Yes!” is what he got and more cheers came along when he smiled and said “Me too. I want more.”

They performed three additional songs, starting off with “Wherever You Are.” While the fans did miss a note or two while singing along, Taka would just smile and entice them to continue. Another sea of lights added to the ambiance and in the end, Taka made a heart sign with his hands showing how much the entire band felt about the love Manila gave them. The band ended the encore with “No Scared” and the upbeat “Kanzen Kankaku Dreamer,” showering fans with white plastic balloons with the band’s current symbol.

Before leaving the stage, the band raised up the banner with the fan messages joined them for a selfie. They also did a 20 second bow to the crowd similar to the ones in Japan and to make it more memorable, Tomoya gave the fans a very cute “Mahal kita!” before joining the others on the back stage. Taka had also promised earlier that night they will definitely come back to Manila after seeing the fans give out their all throughout the live. 

It was clear that it wasn’t just the fans who found the show unforgettable, amazing and out of this world as the band posted in their personal Instagram accounts just how much they enjoyed playing for their Pinoy fans. Of course, fans are now waiting for part 2 with as much anticipation as the first one. 

In behalf of the entire Philippine ONE OK ROCK community, arigato PULP Live World for bringing them to Manila. We waited so long for this and you guys made it happen! We hope you guys bring them back for Part 2 and we guarantee, it will yet again be another concert ONE OK ROCK and you guys will never forget! We’re counting on you guys! Aishiteru zo!!!

The exclusive coverage of One Ok Rock Live in Manila is featured in PULP Magazine March 2016. Available now in major bookstores near you! Email shop@pulpliveworld.com to order online and have it delivered to your doorstep.

NECK DEEP LIVE IN MANILA

  • Neck Deep Live In Manila

    PULP Live World and 28 Black proudly announces NECK DEEP Live in Manila this January 28, 2016 at Skydome, SM North EDSA, Quezon City. The show will mark the first time the Welsh modern pop-punk heroes will play in Manila. The band is touring in support of their second full-length album Life’s Not Out to Get You, which was hailed as “A very important album! (KKKKK)” by Kerrang!, “The album you’ve been craving! (4.5/5)” by Alternative Press and “Album of the year? Quite Possibly. (9/10)” by Rock Sound. Neck Deep is set to rock Skydome with their energetic pop-punk anthems and immensely relatable acoustic songs such as “A Part of Me,” “Gold Steps,” “December” and “Can’t Kick Up the Roots,” among many others.

    Comprised of vocalist Ben Barlow, bassist Fil Thorpe-Evans, drummer Dani Washington and rhythm guitarist Matt West, the band was accidentally formed out of Barlow’s desire to record pop-punk songs mainly influenced by the likes of New Found Glory, The Wonder Years, early Green Day and the Descendents for fun. They were named after a line from the Crucial Dudes’ song “Boom, Roasted.” The songs Neck Deep first posted online gained an overwhelming and unexpected clamor for the band to tour. Their sold-out shows gained for them the attention of iconic pop-punk bastion Hopeless Records, who signed them in 2013. With the band’s 2014 full-length debut album Wishful Thinking, the Neck Deep gained headlining tours in the US and UK, an invitation to be part of Warped Tour, the 2014 Kerrang! Award for Best British Newcomer and being listed by Rock Sound as one of the 51 Most Essential Pop-Punk Albums of All Time. The record charted at number 108 in the UK album chart, #2 on both the Rock and Record Store charts, #6 on the Independent Album Breakers chart and #14 on the Independent Albums chart. In the US, Wishful Thinking charted on the Billboard Heatseekers chart at #3 and #35 on the Independent Albums chart. The prolific band then released the aforementioned Life’s Not Out to Get You, which charted at #8 in the UK charts, #17 in the US Billboard Charts and the top spot in both countries’ Independent Album charts.

    When asked about their status as leaders of the modern pop-punk generation by music website Bring The Noise UK, Ben Harlos said, “I don’t think we are THE leaders, but if people see it as that, I mean there’s a lot of other good bands out there doing some really good stuff so I don’t think we’re the only ones. But, to be part of that whole revival is awesome considering we are all big pop-punk fans.”

    NECK DEEP Live in Manila is co-presented by PULP Live World and 28 Black and will be held this January 28, 2015 at the Skydome, SM North EDSA, Quezon City. Doors open at 6PM. Show starts at 8PM. Tickets are priced at P1880 (ticketing surcharges apply) in one massive pit and can be purchased at all SM Tickets outlets nationwide and www.smtickets.com. All Bazooka Rocks Festival 4ticket buyers are entitled to FREE ADMISSION. One purchased BRF 4 ticket gives the holder one free admission to Neck Deep Live in Manila. Claiming of complimentary tickets will only be allowed at BRF 4 this November 28, 2015 at Samsung Hall, SM Aura, Taguig. These complimentary tickets are non-transferable while PULP Live World reserves all rights to this promotion. For PULP Royalty inquiries that offer special and exclusive fan privileges, you can e-mail royalty@pulpliveworld.com or contact the PULP Royalty hotline at 727-4957. The show is also brought to you by MYX, The Philippine Star, Monster Radio RX 93.1, Astroplus and Odyssey Music & Video.

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EXOLUXION LIVE IN MANILA

  • EXO PLANET #2

    Finally Visiting Manila on January 23-24, 2016!

    The hottest Korean boy group EXO, is set for their very first solo concert in the Philippines. Having been one of the most requested idols to visit the country, EXO is finally coming for a one night only solo concert that would make EXO-Ls (fans of EXO) go wild! During the official ticketing day last December 13, 2015, tickets were sold out within a matter of just hours. Upon witnessing the massive demand for more tickets, PULP Live World is officially doing a Day 2 for this once in a lifetime concert!

    EXO, which comprises of members Kai, Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O, Sehun, Xiumin, Lay, and Chen, will showcase their out-of-this world vocals, dancing skills, and charms. Get ready to witness a one of a kind show as we present EXO PLANET: THE EXO’ LUXION LIVE IN MANILA on January 23-24, 2016 at the SM MALL OF ASIA ARENA.

    EXO is embarking on their 2nd world tour this year. They kicked off their tour last March with 4 shows at the Olympic Park Stadium in Seoul. During EXO’s first world tour in Seoul, EXO FROM. EXOPLANET #1 – THE LOST PLANET, tickets were sold out within 1.47 seconds showing the high popularity of the group. With this experience, the ticketing site YES24 prepared more servers to cater to the massive number of fans this time around, but they were faced with a record-breaking number of 1.2 million Korean fans visiting the site all at the same time.

    This coming January, Filipino fans will experience EXO performing their hit songs live including “MAMA,” “Wolf,” “Growl,” “Overdose,” and “Call Me Baby.” Fans will get to listen to both Korean and Chinese versions of their songs. EXO will surely bring the house down for their 3-hours long concert with their massive production that will leave everyone who watch breathless.

    Now coming to Manila, EXO is ready to show an intergalactic performance that Filipino fans will surely not want to miss.

    EXO is a Chinese-South Korean boy band based in Seoul, formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2011. Last 2013, EXO released their first best-selling album, XOXO, that contained the breakthrough hit song, “Growl.” This album shot EXO to stardom having them win the Disk Daesang Award (highest award) at the 28th Golden Disk Awards and receiving the Album of the Year Award at the 15th Mnet Asian Music Awards. XOXO sold over one million copies, putting EXO as the fastest-selling Korean artist in the last twelve years. Their third EP Overdose (2014) made EXO the highest-charting Korean male act on Billboard 200 at No. 129 and it peaked at No. 2 on Billboard’s World Albums Chart.

    EXO PLANET: THE EXO’ LUXION LIVE IN MANILA is brought to you by SM Entertainment, Dream Maker Entertainment, Globe and PULP Live World. Tickets available at all SM TICKET Outlets Nationwide or call 470-2222 or online at www.smtickets.com! EXO PLANET #2 – The EXO’luXion in MANILA Day 1 (January 23, 2016) will promptly start at 7:30PM while Day 2 (January 24, 2016) will promptly start at 6:00PM. . For more show information, you may also follow our social media accounts, PULP LIVE WORLD, on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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ONE OK ROCK LIVE IN MANILA

  • ONE OK ROCK LIVE IN MANILA

     

    Japan’s leading band ONE OK ROCK will finally make it into our shores this January 19, 2016 at the MOA Arena, Pasay City! Co-presented by PULP Live World and 28 Black, guitarist Toru Yamashita, basissist Ryota Kohama, drummer Tomoya Kanki and frontman Takahiro “Taka” Moriuchiare ready to deliver their energized brand of alternative rock, post-hardcore and pop-punk to their J-Rock. Manila fans who have been praying for this dayto happen. The bandis touring in support of their 7th full-lenght album 35xxxv, their first released in the United States.ONE OK ROCK will be performing their hits “The Beginning,” “Dreamer,” “Heartache” and”Mighty Long Fall,” among many others.

    In 2007, the band released it’s first single from A-Sketch Inc. a record label based in Japan. Since then, the band has grown at a fast pace and has performed not only at small livehouses, where they initially startedout, but also at numerous large concert venues. ONE OK ROCK has rapidly become on of the most popular Japanese rock bands due to its hugely successful concerts such asa Noppon Budokan Live in 2010. Yokohama Stadium Live in 2014 in front of 60,000 people and The Arena Tour in 2013 and 2015. Theircontinued success at various rock festivals and viral hits have made it possible for the group to expand its fanbase worldwide. This has allowed the band to top the charts in Japan with its latest (and 7th) album “35xxxv.”

    The group has also maderecords with the American producer John Feldmann (whose credits include the likes of All Time Low, Panic! at the Disco and 5 Seconds of Summer, among many illustrious others) and most recently collaborated with Kellin Quinn of Sleeping with the Sirens on 35xxxv. The group strenghtenits presence by performing around the world including completing European and South American tours, along with VANS WARPED TOUR 2014 and the SOUNDWAVE Festival 2015. In April of 2015, the band signed a worldwidedistribution deal with Warner Bros. Their latest album, “35xxxv” was already released in Japan in February and will soon be released worldwideby WB. (It has already been digitally released worldwide on iTunes). The group’s biggest single “The Beginning” has reached more than 40 million hits on YouTube won “Best Rock Video” in the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan and reached number five in the Oricon charts. Their latest “Mighty Long Fall” was chosen to be the theme song for the movie sequel Rurouni Kenshin.

    In one of the their live concert DVDs, one particular moment that caught the heart of their fans was when Taka cried in the middle of performing “Nobody’s Home.” Asked aboutit by loud rock Internet portal Gekirock, Taka elaborated “Up till’ now, what drove us wasfrustration, the desire not to lose to not be looked down (upon). Apperently they are negative feelings, but in reality in a band they are a source of power. Since the Budokan(show). I realized these emotions little by little have turn into something else. With that many people accepting us…the point wasn’tanymore performing with raging emotions. It was instead of gratitude, somethig that wasn’t there before. Sure I don’t want to stopthe band’s present energy and groove, but somehow it can be a support to make the power inside us evenstronger.”

    That magic will finally make its way to the Philippines in ONE OK ROCK 2016 “35xxxv” Asia Tour Live in Manila this January 19, 2016at MOA Arena, Pasay City. Co-presented by PULP Live World and 28 Black, tickets will be made available exclusively at all SM Tickets(470-22-22, www.smtickets.com) outlets nationwide. Tickets are priced as follows P4,500 (for both VIP standing and VIP Seated), P3,500 (Lower Boz A), P2,500 (Lower Box B) and P1,500 (Lower Box C). Ticketingsurcharges apply. For PULP Royalty inquiries that offer special and exclusive fan privilledges you can e-mail at royalty@pulpliveworld.com or contact the PULP Royalty hotline at 727-4957. The show is also brought to you by MYX, The Philippine Star, Monster Radion RX 93.1, Astroplus and Odyssey Music & Videos

Get A Chance To Win FREE TICKETS To LANEWAY FESTIVAL Singapore 2016!

Want Free Tickets to Laneway Festival Singapore 2016?

How?

Just name two Acts from the Official Line up of Laneway Festival Singapore 2016.

 

Mechanics:

  • Participants must send their answers to contests@pulpmagazinelive.com along with their Name and Contacts Number. This will be their raffle entry to the contest.
  • One name/email address per entry only. If there are multiple entries from one person/email address, only the first entry will be honored.
  • Participants may submit their answers starting January 8, 2016 to January 11, 2016 only. All entries submitted prior or after the said duration will be invalid.
  • All valid entries will be automatically inputed to a program that will randomly generate a winner.
  • The winners of this raffle will get two tickets to Laneway Festival 2016 in Singapore happening on January 30, 2016 at The Meadow, Gardens By The Bay (does not include flight and accomodation).
  • Winners will be contacted via email.
  • PULP Live World reserves all rights to this promotion.
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