I went to the venue early. This was held at the SMX Convention Center just like last year. While I was at the jeepney, I realized that I took my ticket out of my wallet and after checking, I did left it at home! I had to go back and return to my house after arriving at around 10:30 am. It was a good thing that there wasn't any traffic and the local bands were the only one playing in the morning. I was able to come back at around 12 noon. Just when I thought nothing could go wrong, the right strap of my backpack almost got ripped off and it was actually the backpack I just bought a few weeks ago! I wasn't even carrying a lot of stuff, just my umbrella, wallet and camera. I decided that I'll deposit my bag in the baggage counter but was surprised to see that they removed it so I had to bring it inside the concert area.
The line at the entrance was so long!It took more than an hour just to get in and I missed the performance of the 1st band which was RadioDriveBy. I actually wanted to see them since I think I would like their music. Hopefully, I could find copies of their album since I think they were selling them at the merch booth. Speaking of the merch booth, they were selling some band merch just like last year but the line seems to be longer than last year. I wasn't really interested since the designs were not so great but I would have thought that they would have fixed the solution to the long lines already to avoid the hassle of the buyers.
There were more food booths this time which is a great improvement from last year where there were only around 2 to 3 booths. There were also more people who came this time around so the place was really packed. There seems to be more activity booths such as face painting and games booths and a photo wall and of course, the huge inflatable slide.
I actually spent most of my money on food more than anything else. There were breaks in between the bands' performances and I ate food every single time. The prices were quite high but there were reasonable ones.
Tonight Alive came up next. They've been on my music library for a long time but I started to really like them recently. Jenna, the vocalist, is so pretty and was nice to see her live. They come from Australia which is pretty cool. They performed a lot of songs from their old albums as well as some new songs from their upcoming album called The Other Side which I just listened to this morning and was amazing. The crowd was lively during this set. In fact, the crowd was pretty active for almost the entire day which I have to commend since Filipino concert goers are usually passive.
Hardcore band We Came As Romans were the next band. They seem to be more fitting to play at a later time but since the crowd was mostly young teens, I guess they were put up at an earlier timeslot. I don't really listen to their music so I took this time to rest.
During the breaks, the bands had a meet and greet at the merch booth. I was lucky to catch most of them up close including All Time Low.
Old timer The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus was the next act. I remember them exploding here in the country with their hit songs from their first album. A couple of albums later, they came back. I actually thought they were inactive but it was nice to know they're not and even performed songs from their latest album. Of course, the crowd went wild when they sang old hits like Your Guardian Angel, Cat & Mouse and Face Down. They were also great live. They apparently had a contest and they let the winner sing one song onstage which was really awesome of them. It shows how much they appreciate their fans.
Overall, the event had significant improvements from last year and I hope there will be another event next year.
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