Love Month is here once again and so is a long list of shows for Valentine's! Take your pick and decide where to spend the day/s with your loved one.
Sharon Cuneta and Martin Nievera will do a concert together, made possible by Viva Concerts and Events. Dubbed "Once in a Lifetime: Sharon Cuneta and Martin Nievera LIVE", the pre-Valentine show will be on February 11, 2012 at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.
Ticket Prices:
Tickets are available at all Ticketnet outlets. Call 911-5555 or visit www.ticketnet.com.ph for more details.
For the month of LOVE, Venice Piazza mounts a series of concerts titles "Valentine Music with the Masters!" Be serenaded with romatic songs through LIVE performances by:
Rex Smith on February 12, 2012, 7pm;
Dingdong Avanzado & Rachel Alejandro on February 14, 2012, 7pm;
Kevyn Lettau on February 18, 2012, 8pm; and
Lea Salonga on February 26, 2012, 7pm
For more information, log on to Venice Piazza's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/VenicePiazza
For the oldies but goodies, Ovation Productions brings back Engelbert Humperdinck for a series of shows on the following dates and venues:
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VIVA Concerts and Events bring you the ultimate Valentine experience with three shows this February at the Resorts World Newport Performing Arts Theater.
First in line is Seasons of Love, a one-of-a-kind collaboration of OPM hitmakers Basil Valdez, Rachelle Ann Go, and The CompanY on February 13, 2012, 8PM, at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, is another great show to watch out for this Valentine's.
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For a sexy-naughty Valentine, get a dose of Rico J. Puno’s charm and his signature singing voice in The Best of Rico J. Puno: A Valentine Concert on February 14, 2012, 8 pm at the Newport Performing Arts Theater. Joining him are the lovely Jennylyn Mercado, the sultry Katya Santos and The Vamp, Verni Varga.
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Last but not the least, for a funny Valentine, make ace comedian Jon Santos your date this February 15, 2012, 8PM at the Newport Performing Arts Theater. Get your comedy fix in "Love in 3D" with Jon's hilarious impersonations of famous personalities as he promises to revisit his popular characters like Tita Gloring, Krissy, Sherap Estrada and Ate Vi, including current newsmakers like Shamcee and Charice Penpendesarapen-pengco. The CompanY will be the special guest.
Ticket Prices:
Tickets for all three shows are available at the Resorts World Manila Box Office and all TicketWorld outlets. Call the Resorts World Manila Tourist/Visitor Hotline at 836-6333, 908-8833 or TicketWorld at 891-9999 for more information.
Proud new parents and one of the most musically talented couples in the country, Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, will treat music lovers this Valentine's with Mr. and Mrs. A. Happening on Valentine's Day itself, February 14, 2012, 8pm, at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. They will be joined by Vice Ganda, Dingdong Dantes, Erik Santos, and Angeline Quinto.
Ticket Prices:
Tickets available at http://ticketnet.com.ph or call 9115555.
Avril Lavigne is coming back to Manila for The Black Star Tour on February 16, 2012, 8 pm, at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.
Hear the Canadian singer's international hit singles: ”Complicated,” ”Sk8er Boi,” ”I’m With You,” and many more plus songs from her brand new hit album ”Goodbye Lullaby” with smash hits ”What The Hell”, ”Smile” and ”Wish You Were Here”.
Ticket Prices:
For ticket inquiries you may call Wilbros Live! 3742222 or Ticketnet 9115555.
James Ingram will perform Live in Manila and Cebu for his Birthday/Valentine Concert! His special guest is no less than the country's premier singer and theater actress, Ms. Lea Salonga. Its a date on February 17, 2012, 8pm, at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. For the Cebuanos, it's February 18, 2012 at the Waterfront Hotel, Cebu City.
Ticket Prices (Manila Concert):
Tickets available at ticketnet.com.ph or call Ticketnet at 9115555.
Ovation Productions presents Evanescence featuring Bush Live in Manila on February 19, 2012, 8pm at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.
Ticket Prices:
For tickets and more information, call 9115555 or visit http://ticketnet.com.ph
The Greatest Hits Tour: A1, Blue and Jeff Timmons (98 Degress) Live in Manila is happening on February 25, 2012 at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.
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Not in the mood to Celebrate Valentine's on the same date as many? Then opt for Love and Laughter, a post-Valentine concert at the Newport Performing Arts Theater on February 29, 2012. Be serenaded by Christian Bautista and Karylle, be entertained by comedian Nanette Inventor, and be prepared to fall in love and laugh your night away. Special guests are Opera Belles and Primo.
Ticket Prices:
Tickets are available at the Resorts World Manila Box Office and all TicketWorld outlets. Call the Resorts World Manila Tourist/Visitor Hotline at 836-6333, 908-8833 or TicketWorld at 891-9999 for more information.
Whew! That's a long list of Valentine concerts we have there. So go ahead, pick one and have a great time! :)
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When I got the invitation to join the press conference of Martin Nievera and Pops Fernandez, I was thrilled. This was my first time to see them up close again, the last time being some 20 years ago, back in high school when I watched their mini concert at Robinson Galleria's parking lot.
When I learned where it was going to be held, I was excited. I've heard about 7107 Island Cruises but I've never been on board one. So on February 5, my companion and I braved the North Harbor area to get to Pier 6 where the cruise ship is docked for the press conference. We made it just in time, in fact we were one of the early birds.
Martin was already there being interviewed one on one by various TV networks. To while away the time, I took photos of the make-believe wedding cake on top of a piano in front of the room. I was guessing the theme for the press con was a wedding. On top of the cocktail tables, there was a programme which indicated portions of a wedding reception -- song numbers, eating of the cake, toasts and well wishes from guests (press people) and parlor games. The press con proper started an hour after, when Pops arrived.
As they were being interviewed in front, the two seemed playful and sweet with one another, evidence that they have become really good friends over the years. Martin even shared Pops' birthday gift to him -- a printed photo album of their sons' picture as they were growing up.
When the press con ended an hour after, we were secretly led to another function room for Martin's surprise birthday (and they said that he hates surprise, ha!). As we entered a dark room, lit only by the lights from other vessels in Manila Bay, I saw that the room was decorated with balloons and the food buffet is ready. Then the door opens, in comes Martin and Pops, and everyone yells "Surprise! Happy birthday, Martin!" And he was indeed taken by surprise, happily laughing and shaking hands or hugging friends in the room as he was led to where his red and black birthday cake stood. Pops and Martin's son Ram was there to join the celebration.
Seeing them together made me wish they can be together again as a couple. But for now, I and the other fans who wish the same, will have to be content with watching them re-create the fantasy of "togetherness" and weave once again the magic that made them the undisputed Concert Royalties.
