Bonez Tour: Avril Lavigne LIVE in Manila 2005
with special performances by Simple Plan
March 31, 2005 - 8:00pm - Thursday
Fort Bonifacio Open Field, Taguig City, Philippines
Note: It was Avril Lavigne and Simple Plan's first ever concert in Manila
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Monday, 21 January 2013
Monday, 27 February 2012
Title: Third time’s a charm for Avril Lavigne
Written by Jamie Ortega
Photos by Ed Clinton Go
February 16, 2012 may be a school and work night, but that didn’t stop thousands of Avril Lavigne’s fans from flocking to the Big Dome to witness the Manila leg of her Black Star tour. Staying true to form, the rock goddess amazed more than 15,000 fans with her captivating and truly energetic numbers-providing no doubt in anyone’s mind how she became one of the most sought after female musicians of her generation.
Right before Avril hit the stage, heartthrob Rez Toledo, more popularly known as Somedaydream, delighted the audience with his songs including the hit tune Hey Daydreamer.
Making sure no time was lost, Avril kicked off the show by performing the song Black Star- the tune which her tour was named after. The punk rock princess followed up her opening salvo with one of her recent hits, the cheeky What The Hell, which set the tone for the entire, incredibly pumped up evening.
Clad in a loose black sleeveless top and black boots with her signature long blond hair, pink streak and gobs of eyeliner, Lavigne looked like she stepped out of one of her music videos and right into the hearts of her fans. The rock goddess’ first words of the night to her Pinoy fans were “Whats Up Manila!” and “We're so happy to be bringing the Black Star Tour here in Manila. Are you ready to go crazy?" As expected her greeting was met with wild cheers, screams and whistles.
Other concerts often make the mistake of having too many old songs or too many new ones -disorienting the audience who may want to hear a good balance of both- fortunately, that wasn’t the case in this concert. Avril sung some of her old songs like Sk8r Boi, He Wasn’t, and I Always Get What I Want from her second album, Let Go. Even if it was Avril’s third trip to the Philippines, there’s no denying how popular Avril is among her Filipino fans. A crowd completely filled to the rafters is proof of this. Compared to other arists Avril had minimal connection with the audience, which could be disappointing to some of her fans who wanted to communicate with her live. Although it could be argued that people come to see their musicians perform their favorite songs live in a concert and not see them jabber on.
The crowd banging heard throughout the evening dissipated a bit when Avril performed some of her more sentimental pieces like “Alice," "When You're Gone," and "I Wish You Were Here.” The screams and applause was replaced by another sound, that of the audience happily singing along. It’s a huge compliment when the audience chimes in with the artist’s songs and that’s what happened when Avril performed the gut wrenching Wish You Were Here. The crowd merrily sung along uttering the line - Damn, damn, damn, I wish you were, here, here, here! (nearly pitch perfect, I might add. Well, this is Manila and almost everyone can sing well).
After a medley of mellow tunes, Avril ended the evening with her breakthrough hit Complicated. Introducing her last song she said, “"This song is a very special song from my first single. It's called,'Complicated.” As the final note ended she waved goodbye, blew kisses to the audience and bowed to the crowd. Before anyone could comment that Avril gave a very common final greeting, in true Avril fashion the rakista performed a cartwheel before running off the stage.
Congratulations to Wilbros Live, Glen Llamas and Winston Llamas for a very successful concert.
Written by Jamie Ortega
Photos by Ed Clinton Go
Right before Avril hit the stage, heartthrob Rez Toledo, more popularly known as Somedaydream, delighted the audience with his songs including the hit tune Hey Daydreamer.
Making sure no time was lost, Avril kicked off the show by performing the song Black Star- the tune which her tour was named after. The punk rock princess followed up her opening salvo with one of her recent hits, the cheeky What The Hell, which set the tone for the entire, incredibly pumped up evening.
Clad in a loose black sleeveless top and black boots with her signature long blond hair, pink streak and gobs of eyeliner, Lavigne looked like she stepped out of one of her music videos and right into the hearts of her fans. The rock goddess’ first words of the night to her Pinoy fans were “Whats Up Manila!” and “We're so happy to be bringing the Black Star Tour here in Manila. Are you ready to go crazy?" As expected her greeting was met with wild cheers, screams and whistles.
Other concerts often make the mistake of having too many old songs or too many new ones -disorienting the audience who may want to hear a good balance of both- fortunately, that wasn’t the case in this concert. Avril sung some of her old songs like Sk8r Boi, He Wasn’t, and I Always Get What I Want from her second album, Let Go. Even if it was Avril’s third trip to the Philippines, there’s no denying how popular Avril is among her Filipino fans. A crowd completely filled to the rafters is proof of this. Compared to other arists Avril had minimal connection with the audience, which could be disappointing to some of her fans who wanted to communicate with her live. Although it could be argued that people come to see their musicians perform their favorite songs live in a concert and not see them jabber on.
The crowd banging heard throughout the evening dissipated a bit when Avril performed some of her more sentimental pieces like “Alice," "When You're Gone," and "I Wish You Were Here.” The screams and applause was replaced by another sound, that of the audience happily singing along. It’s a huge compliment when the audience chimes in with the artist’s songs and that’s what happened when Avril performed the gut wrenching Wish You Were Here. The crowd merrily sung along uttering the line - Damn, damn, damn, I wish you were, here, here, here! (nearly pitch perfect, I might add. Well, this is Manila and almost everyone can sing well).
After a medley of mellow tunes, Avril ended the evening with her breakthrough hit Complicated. Introducing her last song she said, “"This song is a very special song from my first single. It's called,'Complicated.” As the final note ended she waved goodbye, blew kisses to the audience and bowed to the crowd. Before anyone could comment that Avril gave a very common final greeting, in true Avril fashion the rakista performed a cartwheel before running off the stage.
Congratulations to Wilbros Live, Glen Llamas and Winston Llamas for a very successful concert.
Thursday, 16 February 2012
February 16, 2012
SMART Araneta Coliseum
Aftermath:
8pm: Start of the show
Front act - Someday Dream
8:30pm: break.
8:50pm: Avril Lavigne's set
Setlist:
- Black Star
- What The Hell
- Sk8er Boi
- He Wasn't
- I Always Get What I Want
- Alice
- When You're Gone
- Wish You Were Here
- Unwanted(Musical Piece)
- Girlfriend
- Airplanes(B.O.B cover - snippet)/ My Happy Ending
- Don't Tell Me
- Smile
- I'm With You
Encore:
- Push(musical piece)
- I Love You
- Complicated
10pm: End of the show
Estimated crowd at the venue:
VIDEOS:
-When You're Gone
-My Happy Ending
The Black Star Tour: Avril Lavigne Live in Manila 2012 is presented to you by Wilbros Live and Midas Promotions.
Sunday, 15 January 2012
Title: Get Avril's Style
Written by Jamie Ortega
Excited to see Avril Lavigne on February 16 at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum?
Why dont you come to the concert dressed like the punk princess? Follow these stylish but simple steps to imbibe her unique and spunky look! Dont forget to inject a little bit of yourself to your ensemble as well for some personal flavor. Enjoy!
Punk look:
a) Wear your hair down with long sidebangs. Get subtle layers at the bottom of your hair. If you can dye your hair blond, do it! Make sure one strand is colored pink.
b) Buy clothes made out of denim and wear loads of black, white, and pink colored outfits. Avril is also fond of skulls, you can stitch the design onto your clothes if you cant find a ton of skull-ish outfits at the mall
c) What would an Avril outfit be like without a dark tie? Pair them with t-shirts and mini-skirts.
d) For footwear Converse shoes or high tops are the way to go. They arent hard to find and you can pair with them with other outfits. Talk about value for your money!
e) Shine with silver. Accesorize your outfits with chunky silver, pink, or black bracelets to get that Avril pizazz.
Skater look:
1) Buy two tank tops and wear them on top of the other. You can also place pins with funky designs on your shirt and pants. Make sure you are wearing boy shirts, cargo pants, baggy jeans and shirts with hoodies. Before leaving the house put that hoodie up!
2) Sock it to them! Put on striped socks that reach the mid-length of your calves
3) Fasten studded belts with huge buckles on your waist
4) Wear red and black bracelets, sweatbands and spike bracelets will also do. Avril puts on a lot of accessories so dont be afraid to go overboards! String chains and wear rings on your thumb.
Make-up for both styles:
a) Apply foundation
b) Wear extremely light blush and nude lipstick
c) Go crazy on the eyes! Create a smokey eye. Draw a thick line along your upper and lower lashes with black eyeliner. Finish if off with a little wing or cat tail at the edges of your eye
d) Apply grey on your eyelids, top if off with black eyeshadow along your outer eyelid
e) Pile on the mascara! Use volumizing mascara for a more striking finish. Apply to both upper and lower lashes
Now that you look like Avril grab your tickets for the most punk-ified concert of the year!
Wilbros Live and Midas Promotions proudly presents.. The Black Star Tour: Avril Lavigne LIVE in Manila on February 16, 2012 at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum. Call TicketNet at 911-5555 for ticket inquiries and reservations. See you all there!
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