2018 in Philippine music explained

The following is a list of notable events related to Philippine music in 2018.

Events

May

• Sony Music Philippines resumed its operations after 6 years following the expiration of its distribution contract with Ivory Music, with their new office still in Ortigas Center, Pasig.

June

• June 2 – Janine Berdin from Lapu-Lapu, Cebu was hailed as the Grand Champion of the second year of Tawag ng Tanghalan on It's Showtime.

September

• Coke Studio Philippines announced its lineup of contemporary and indie Filipino acts for its 2nd season, namely: IV of Spades, Shanti Dope, December Avenue, Ben&Ben, KZ Tandingan, Moira Dela Torre, Sam Concepcion, Quest, Juan Miguel Severo, AJ Rafael, Khalil Ramos, Kriesha Chu, and DJ Patty Tiu.
• September 30 – Golden Cañedo of Cebu City was proclaimed as the champion of the first season of The Clash.

November

• November 11 — "Tugtog", composed by John Paul Salazar and interpreted by Bradz, was hailed as the winning entry in the 2018 A Song of Praise Music Festival Grand Finals Night held at the New Frontier Theater

Debuts/Disbanded

Soloist

• John Roa
• Janine Berdin
• Zion Aquino
• Migz Haleco
• Karencitta
• Shanti Dope
• Mhot
• TALA
• RVRD
• Fern.
• Coeli
• Angelo Acosta
• Because
• Juan Miguel Severo
• Memphiis
• AC Bonifacio
• Janine Teñoso
• Unique
• Kyline Alcantara
• Isabella Vinzon
• Jeremy Glinoga
• Kyle Juliano
• Mark Oblea

Duoist/Bands/Groups

• Better Days
• Stellar
• Where's Ramona?
• Mandaue Nights
• One Click Straight
• Farewell Fair Weather
• Bawal Clan
• Music Hero Band
• MNL48
• Kakaiboys
• This Band
• AM/FM
• Over October
• Malana
• The Metro Fantastic
• July XIV
• SB19

Disbanded

• Jensen and The Flips

Reunion/Comeback

• Urbandub

On Hiatus

• Run Dorothy

Albums released

The following albums are to be released in 2018 locally. Note: All soundtracks are not included in this list.

Date released	Title	Artist(s)	Label(s)	Source
January 8	Nagbabalik	Janno Gibbs	GMA Records
January 13	Even Such Is Time	Cynthia Alexander	Independent	^[1]
January 19	Unit 406	Unit 406	Star Music
January 26	Ating Panahon	727 Clique	Warner Music Philippines
	Realistick	Stick Figgas	MCA Music
January 29	This	Migz Haleco	Star Music
February 2	Flight	Franco	Independent
February 4	Agsunta	AGSUNTA	Star Music
February 8	Natsumi	Natsumi
	Strings Attached	Moonstar88	Alpha Music
February 16	Electro Sitti	Sitti Navarro	MCA Music
February 19	Malaya	Moira Dela Torre	Star Music
	JC Santos	JC Santos
March 2	Walang Forever – EP	Erard
March 23	Synesthesia	Yeng Constantino
March 30	Fern.	Fern.	Universal Records
April 1	Swerte	Angelo Acosta	Independent	^[2]
April 5	TALA	TALA	Universal Records
April 13	This 15 Me	Sarah Geronimo	Viva Records	^[3]
April 15	Kyla (The Queen of R&B)	Kyla	Star Music
April 28	K Brosas	K Brosas
May 4	Plug 'N Play	The Agadiers	Viva Records
May 18	Claudia Barretto	Claudia Barretto	Universal Records
May 25	Both of Us – EP	Bou	Curve Entertainment Inc.
June 5	On The Bright Life	Moombahton Players	Fastplay Records	^[4]
June 12	Hearthbreak SZN	Because	Viva Records
June 13	Alon	Hale	Warner Music Philippines	^[5]
June 15	Calypso	Juan Miguel Severo	PolyEast Records
June 22	True Faith (Sentimental)	True Faith	Star Music
June 29	Blank Pages	Farewell Fair Weather	Independent
July 6	Stellar	Maris Racal	Star Music
July 20	Angelina – EP	Angelina Cruz	Universal Records
July 27	Breakthrough	Julie Anne San Jose		^[6]
July 27	Love, BoybandPH	BoybandPH	Star Music
	In My Room – EP	Jayda Avanzado
August 5	2ND Wave	Hashtags
August 5	Paid in Bawal	Bawal Clan	Independent
August 6	Bela Padilla	Bela Padilla	Viva Records
August 13	Grandma	UNIQUE	OC Records	^[7]
August 18	Hele Ng Maharlika	Rice Lucido
August 24	Familiarity	Runaway Crimes	Independent
	A J	AJ Ajrouche	Viva Records
August 25	All My Friends	tide/edit	A Spur of the Moment Project	^[8]
August 31	Sequence	Lenses	Terno Recordings
	Like a Family	Kill the Boredom	Enterphil Entertainment Corporation
September 9	Burnt Cookie	DZ SVG
September 14	Virgo	Joslin	Viva Records
September 19	Kyline	Kyline Alcantara	GMA Records	^[9]
September 21	Until I See You Again	Alden Richards
September 25	Bugoy Decade	Bugoy Drilon	Star Music
September 28	Kyle Juliano	Kyle Juliano	Universal Records
	Love You the Same	Janina Vela
	Nararamdaman – EP	Better Days
	Aitakatta – Gustong Makita	MNL48	Star Music	^[10]
October 3	Full Flood	Apartel	Offshore Music
October 5	The Midnight Emotion	One Click Straight
October 11	Surprise	Donnalyn Bartolome	Viva Records
October 13	D4 – EP	Daniel Padilla	Star Music
	Kyle Echarri	Kyle Echarri
October 19	Takipsilim	Autotelic	MCA Music	^[11]
	Mandirigma ng Pag-Ibig	Banda ni Kleggy		Warner Music Philippines
October 22	Loisa	Loisa Andalio	Star Music
October 26	The Other Way Around – EP	Hilera	Warner Music Philippines
	Megastar	Sharon Cuneta	Star Music
October 27	Serye	Marlo Mortel
November 2	Awit at Laro	Various Artists
November 23	@ Christmas Time	Various Artists	PolyEast Records
November 25	Pag-Ibig Fortune Cookie	MNL48	Star Music	^[12]

Concerts and music festivals

Local artists

Date(s)	Artist(s)	Venue	City	Event / Tour	Ref(s)
January 13	Cynthia Alexander Ben&Ben	Music Museum	San Juan	Even Such Is Time Album Release
	December Avenue Clara Benin	Mac Rock N' Roll and Blues Restobar	Cebu City	December Avenue x Clara Benin	^[13]
January 25	Nyoy Volante	Music Museum	San Juan	Nyoy Volante Birthday Concert
January 27	Julie Anne San Jose	Music Museum	San Juan	Julie	^[14]
February 4	Maja Salvador	IC3 Convention Center	Cebu City	Maja on Stage: Live in Cebu	^[15]
February 9	James Reid Nadine Lustre	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	Revolution: The JaDine Concert	^[16]
February 10	Martin Nievera Ogie Alcasid Regine Velasquez Erik Santos	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	paMORE	^[17]
February 13	Gabby Concepcion Kuh Ledesma Kris Lawrence Isabelle	ABS-CBN Vertis Tent	Quezon City	Love Matters
February 14	Joanna Ampil	BGC Arts Center	Taguig	Love Wins
	Lolita Carbon	Manila Hotel Grand Ballroom	Manila	Himig ng Pag-Ibig: A Lolita Carbon Valentine Special
	Ai-Ai delas Alas	Palacio de Maynila	Manila	Ai Love U
	Jed Madela	Kia Theatre	Quezon City	All About Love
	Rico Puno Imelda Papin Rey Valera Claire de la Fuente	Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila	Pasay	Timeless OPM
	Aiza Seguerra The Company	Music Museum	San Juan	Aiza Seguerra & The Company's This Is Us. Hits: Originals & Covers	^[18]
	Gary Valenciano	Shangri-La at the Fort Grand Ballroom	Taguig	Gary V: Love in Motion
February 15	Basil Valdez	Music Museum	San Juan	Love, Basil
February 17	Bullet Dumas Clara Benin Ebe Dancel Johnoy Danao Reese Lansangan Manila Philharmonic Orchestra	Bonifacio High Street Amphitheater	Taguig	Ensemble: A Valentine Concert	^[19]
February 17–18	Moira dela Torre	Kia Theatre	Quezon City	Tagpuan	^[20]
February 20	Morissette Amon	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	Morissette is Made	^[21]
February 23	Maymay Entrata	Kia Theatre	Quezon City	The Dream: Maymay in Concert	^[22]
February 24	Kisses Delavin	Kia Theatre	Quezon City	Confidently, Kisses
March 23	Maja Salvador	Kia Theatre	Quezon City	Maja on Stage: Live in Kia Theatre
April 13	Sandwich	Metrotent, Metrowalk Ortigas	Pasig	Under the Glow of the Satellite: 20th Anniversary Concert	^[23]
April 14	Sarah Geronimo	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	This 15 Me	^[24]
April 28	K Brosas	Kia Theatre	Quezon City	18K: The 18th Anniversary Concert	^[25]
May 18	Richard Poon	Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila	Pasay	RP10 : The 10th Anniversary Concert	^[26]
May 26	Darren Espanto	Kia Theatre	Quezon City	Unstoppable	^[27]
June 22	KZ Tandingan	SM Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	Supreme	^[28]
July 13	Aegis	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	20ble Dekada: Ang Soundtrack ng Buhay Mo
July 28	The Dawn	Music Museum	San Juan City	Ascendants
August 18	Anne Curtis	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	Anne Kulit: Promise, Last na 'to! The 21st Anniversary Concert
August 24	Ogie Alcasid	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	Ogie Alcasid 30th Anniversary
August 30	Jaya Jay R Jason Dy	Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila	Pasay	SoulJa	^[29]
September 1	James Reid Nadine Lustre	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	Revolution: The JaDine Concert The Repeat
September 8	Kyline Alcantara	SM Skydome	Quezon City	Take Fl16ht: The Birthday Concert
September 22	Erik Santos	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	Er1k 5antos: My Greatest Moments
September 28	Sharon Cuneta	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	Sharon: My 40 Years
September 29	UNIQUE	Kia Theatre	Quezon City	The Grandma Tour
October 19–20	Lea Salonga	PICC Plenary Hall	Pasay	Lea Salonga 40: The 40th Anniversary Concert
October 25	True Faith	Music Museum	San Juan	Far From Perfect: 25th Anniversary Concert
November 16	Jed Madela	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	Jed Madela XV: Higher than High, The 15th Anniversary Concert
November 17, 24 & 25	Regine Velasquez	New Frontier Theater	Quezon City	Regine at the Movies	^[30]
November 30	TNT Boys	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	Listen! The Bigshot Trio Concert
December 1	The Company	The Theatre at Solaire	Parañaque	Throwback

International artists

Date(s)	Artist(s)	Venue	City	Event / Tour	Ref(s)
January 6	SF9	The Theatre at Solaire	Parañaque	Be My Fantasy	^[31]
January 13	Planetshakers	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	Planetshakers Conference Manila/Quezon City	^[32]
January 14	JBJ	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	Come True	^[33]
January 21	Nothing But Thieves	Kia Theatre	Quezon City	Broken Machine World Tour	^[34]
January 26	Foster the People	Kia Theatre	Quezon City	The Sacred Hearts Club Tour	^[35]
January 29	One Ok Rock	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	Ambitions Asia Tour	^[36]
February 7	The xx	World Trade Center	Pasay	I See You Tour	^[37]
February 9	Kard	Kia Theatre	Quezon City	Wild Kard: Tour in Asia	^[38]
	Sungha Jung	J Centre Convention Hall	Mandaue	[Mixtape] Tour	^[39]
February 10		Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila	Pasay
	Ji Soo	SM City North EDSA – Skydome	Quezon City	My One and Only	^[40]
February 16	Oh Wonder	Greenbelt	Makati	Oh Wonder Live at Ayala Malls	^[41]
February 17		U.P. Town Center	Quezon City
	Incubus	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	8 Tour	^[42]
February 18	Oh Wonder	Alabang Town Center	Muntinlupa	Oh Wonder Live at Ayala Malls
February 23	Alex Aiono	Uptown Mall	Taguig	Manila Tour 2018	^[43]
February 24		Eastwood City	Quezon City
February 25		Venice Piazza Grand Canal Mall	Taguig
February 26	Collabro	Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila	Pasay	Collabro Live in Manila	^[44]
March 6	Fifth Harmony	Kia Theatre	Quezon City	PSA Tour	^[45]
March 18	Neck Deep	SM City North EDSA – Skydome	Quezon City	The Peace and the Panic Tour	^[46]
March 21	John Legend	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	Darkness and Light Tour	^[47]
April 2	Katy Perry	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay		^[48]
April 5–6	LANY	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	LANY Live in Manila	^[49]
April 8	Ed Sheeran	Mall of Asia Concert Grounds	Pasay	÷ Tour	^[50]
April 13	Zedd	Cove Manila, Okada Manila	Parañaque	Echo Tour	^[51]
April 14	The Script	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	Freedom Child Tour	^[52]
May 1	Harry Styles	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay		^[53]
May 3–4	Bruno Mars	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	24K Magic World Tour	^[54]
May 10	Ja Rule	Cove Manila, Okada Manila	Parañaque	Ja Rule Live in Manila	^[55]
May 11	Diplo	Cove Manila, Okada Manila	Parañaque	Diplo Live in Manila	^[56]
May 18	HRVY	Eastwood City	Quezon City	HRVY Live in Manila	^[57]
May 19		Uptown Mall	Taguig
May 25	Kehlani	The Island at the Palace, Uptown Bonifacio	Taguig	Kehlani Live in Manila	^[58]
June 1	Boyce Avenue Moira Dela Torre	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	Boyce Avenue with Moira	^[59]
June 7	Andy Grammer	Music Museum	San Juan	Andy Grammer Live in Manila	^[60]
June 10	Niall Horan	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	Flicker World Tour	^[61]
June 15	Hillsong United Hillsong Young & Free	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	Hillsong: United × Young & Free 2018 Tour	^[62]
June 24	Scandal	SMX Convention Center	Pasay	Honey Asia Tour	^[63]
July 19–20	Celine Dion	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	Celine Dion Live 2018	^[64]
August 10	Halsey	Kia Theatre	Quezon City	Hopeless Fountain Kingdom World Tour	^[65]
August 14	Walk the Moon	Market! Market!	Taguig	Live in Manila
August 23	Paramore	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	Tour Four	^[66]
August 24	Sabrina Carpenter	Uptown Mall	Taguig	Manila Tour 2018
August 25		Eastwood City	Quezon City
August 26		Venice Piazza Grand Canal Mall	Taguig
	Why Don't We	Samsung Hall, SM Aura Premier	Taguig	The Invitation Tour	^[67]
September 5	The Bootleg Beatles	PICC, Plenary Hall	Pasay	The Bootleg Beatles in Concert Live in Manila	^[68]
September 6	Kevyn Lettau	Newport Performing Arts Theater	Pasay	Kevyn Lettau: Shower the People You Love with Love	^[69]
September 7	Tiny Moving Parts	Skydome, SM City North EDSA	Quezon City	Tiny Moving Parts Live in Manila	^[70]
September 8	The Bootleg Beatles	IC3 Convention Center	Cebu City	The Bootleg Beatles in Concert Live in Manila	^[71]
September 14	Dua Lipa	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	Self-Titled Tour	^[72]
	CNCO	SM City Cebu	Cebu City	CNCO Live!	^[73]
September 15	Tiffany and Debbie Gibson	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	Back to Back Concert
	CNCO	SM City Fairview	Quezon City	CNCO Live
September 16		The Block – SM City North EDSA
September 29	Seventeen	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	Ideal Cut Tour	^[74]
October 5	Sam Smith	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	The Thrill of It All Tour	^[75]
October 20	Panic! at the Disco	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	Pray for the Wicked Tour	^[76]
October 25	Kygo	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	Kids in Love Tour	^[77]
October 26	Mariah Carey	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	Mariah Carey Live in Concert	^[78]
October 30	Calum Scott	New Frontier Theater	Quezon City	Only Human Asia Tour	^[79]
November 5	Khalid	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	American Teen Tour	^[80]
November 10	Winner	Mall of Asia Arena	Quezon City	Everywhere Tour	^[81]
November 11	Guns N' Roses	Philippine Arena	Bocaue	Not in This Lifetime... Tour	^[82]
	IKON	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	Continue Tour
November 18	Aaron Carter	New Frontier Theater	Quezon City	Live in Manila	^[83]
November 25	Against the Current	Skydome, SM City North EDSA	Quezon City	The Past Lives Tour
November 30	The Moffats	New Frontier Theater	Quezon City	Reunion Tour
December 4	Michael Learns to Rock	Davao City		Still Asian Tour
December 6		Laguna
	Per Sørensen	Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila	Pasay	The Voice of Fra Lippo Lippi
December 7	Michael Learns to Rock	Cebu City		Still Asian Tour
December 9		Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
December 14	Taeyeon	New Frontier Theater	Quezon City	's... Tour
December 15		Smart Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City	Boyz II Men with DIVAS	^[84]

Music festivals

Date(s)	Artist(s)	Venue	City	Festival	Ref(s)
February 10	Blue Vertical Horizon Stephen Speaks Leigh Nash Rivermaya Moonstar88 MYMP	Circuit Makati	Makati	Playback Music Festival	^[85]
February 24–25	120 various artists	Aseana City Open Grounds	Parañaque	Rakrakan Festival 2018: Pinoy Muna!	^[86]
March 10	Kodaline French Kiwi Juice Lauv Daniel Caesar Jhene Aiko Bag Raiders IV of Spades Basically Saturday Night Carousel Casualties Quest Ben&Ben Jess Connelly Asch	Filinvest City Event Grounds	Muntinlupa	Wanderland Music and Arts Festival	^[87]
March 23–25	Hiatus Kaiyote Laneous & The Family Yah Ruby Ibarra Stick Figgas Skarm Crwn Yung Bawal	Malasimbo Amphitheater	Puerto Galera	Malasimbo Music and Arts Festival	^[88]
April 7	Mashd N Kutcher Rave Radio Teddy Cream Skytek Tom Taus Ace Ramos Patty Tiu Marc Marasigan Jet Boado Funk Avy Kat DJ Katsy Lee Cathy Frey MC Pao MC Boo	Globe Circuit Event Grounds, Circuit Makati	Makati	Chroma Music Festival 3.0	^[89]
April 14	17 various artists	B-Side, The Collective	Makati	Red Ninja Year 9 Fest	^[90]
May 5	Behemoth At the Gates Cradle of Filth Death Angel Crown the Empire Jinjer Attila Crystal Lake Nervecell Secrets	Amoranto Sports Complex	Quezon City	Pulp Summer Slam	^[91]
	Permanence Mandaue Nights Clara Benin tide/edit Pedicab Oh, Flamingo! Ruru IV of Spades UPRISING The Sleeves Tiger Pussy Munimuni She's Only Sixteen X0809 Tom's Story The Ransom Collective BP Valenzuela Dicta License	Century City Mall	Makati	Summer Noise: A The Rest Is Noise Show	^[92]
May 19	Various artists	Museo Orlina	Tagaytay	Tagaytay Art Beat 3
June 2	Pepe Smith & other 60 Pinoy Rock Bands	Amoranto Sports Complex	Quezon City	Pepe Smith Rockfest 2018	^[93]
June 23	Various artists	Various venues	Makati	Fete de la Musique Philippines
June 29		Intramuros	Manila
June 30		Baguio
		Laguna
October 27	Various artists	Globe Circuit Event Grounds	Makati	Jack TV MADFest
November 24–25	Various artists	Century City Mall	Makati	All of the Noise: A The Rest Is Noise Year-End Show
November 24	Various artists and DJs	SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds	Pasay	Futureland Music Festival
December 8	Various artists	Riverside Studios	Makati	Red Ninja Year-End Fest

Canceled/postponed dates

Date(s)	Artist(s)	Venue	City	Event / Tour	Reason cited	Ref(s)
January 12	Nelly	Cove Manila, Okada Manila	Parañaque	Nelly Live in Manila	Unforeseen circumstances (to be postponed to a later date)	^[94]
November 6	Charlie Puth	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	Voicenotes Tour	Unforeseen circumstances	^[95] ^[96]
December 7	The Weeknd	Mall of Asia Arena	Pasay	Asia Tour	Production requirement issues	^[97]
	Various local artists	Mall of Asia Concert Grounds	Pasay	Coke Studio Season 2: Homecoming Concert	Safety concerns due to overcrowding. (postponed to April 2019)

Awarding ceremonies

• January 15 – 3rd Wish 107.5 Music Awards, organized by Wish 1075
• May 15 – Myx Music Awards 2018, organized by myx
• July 21 – MOR Pinoy Music Awards 2018, organized by MOR 101.9
• August 19 – 10th PMPC Star Awards for Music, organized by Philippine Movie Press Club
• October 15 – 31st Awit Awards, organized by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry

Deaths

• March 27 – Bert Nievera (b. 1936), singer^[98]
• September 2 – Rene Garcia, (b. 1952), former member of Hotdog^[99]
• October 30 – Rico J. Puno (b. 1953), Filipino singer, comedian, actor and television host^[100]

Notes and References

1. News: Catch Cynthia Alexander's Even Such Is Time album release live at the Music Museum. December 21, 2017. Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 24, 2017.
2. Web site: Swerte – EP by Angelo Acosta on Apple Music. itunes.apple.com.
3. Web site: This 15 Me. iTunes.
4. TBA
5. News: Bodegon . Kara . Stream Hale's new album Alon – listen . June 8, 2018 . Bandwagon . June 10, 2018 .
6. Web site: Breakthrough. iTunes.
7. Web site: Grandma. Spotify.
8. Web site: All My Friends. Spotify.
9. Web site: Kyline. Spotify.
10. Web site: MNL48 announces the release of their debut single. MNL48. 13 August 2018. May 18, 2020. January 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128121024/https://mnl48.hallohallo.com/news-and-updates/mnl48-announces-the-release-of-their-debut-single/. dead.
11. Web site: Takipsilim – EP. iTunes.
12. Web site: MNL48 launches latest single Pag-ibig Fortune Cookie. MNL48. 11 November 2018. May 18, 2020. January 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128121024/https://mnl48.hallohallo.com/news-and-updates/mnl48-launches-latest-single-pag-ibig-fortune-cookie/. dead.
13. Web site: Clara Benin and December Avenue team up for a special Valentine's show. Bandwagon. January 24, 2018. January 9, 2018.
14. Web site:
    1. Julie
    . Music Museum Group. December 21, 2017.
15. News: GUIDE: Must-see concerts this Valentine's season. February 3, 2018. ABS-CBN News. February 3, 2018.
16. News: JaDine to hold second concert in 2018. December 15, 2017. ABS-CBN News. December 9, 2017.
17. Web site:
    1. paMORE
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18. Web site: Aiza Seguerra & The Company's This Is Us. Hits: Originals & Covers. Music Museum Group. December 21, 2017.
19. Web site: Ensemble: A Valentine Concert unveils line-up – Bullet Dumas, Clara Benin, Ebe Dancel, and more. Bandwagon. February 3, 2018. February 3, 2018.
20. Web site: Moira Dela Torre – Day1*. Ticketnet Online. January 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042403/https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/5223906/moira-dela-torre-quezon-city-kia-theatre. January 12, 2018. dead.
21. Web site: Morissette Amon continues to rise up. Wish FM 107.5. January 25, 2018. November 3, 2017.
22. Web site: Banaag. James. Maymay, Kisses to hold two fantastic concerts in February!. One Music PH. January 24, 2018. January 17, 2018.
23. News: Sandwich celebrate 20 years with Under the Glow of the Satellite concert. Philippine Daily Inquirer. April 6, 2018. March 3, 2018.
24. News: Sarah G to mark 15th anniversary with a concert. February 3, 2018. ABS-CBN News. February 2, 2018.
25. News: K Brosas stages '18K for 2018' concert.
26. News: Richard Poon to mark 10th anniversary with concert.
27. News: IN PHOTOS: Darren Espanto proves he's an 'unstoppable' force in the music industry. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
28. News: Rappler. KZ Tandingan to stage solo concert .
29. News: Manila Bulletin. Jaya, Jay R and Jason Dy to stage concert.
30. News: Manila Standard. Regine Velasquez returns to the concert scene.
31. Web site: Palma. Clara. SF9 to hold Manila fanmeeting in January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171205190904/http://www.kstreetmanila.com/2017/11/sf9-to-hold-manila-fanmeeting-on-january-2018/. usurped. December 5, 2017. KStreetManila. December 15, 2017. November 8, 2017.
32. Web site: Philippines 2018. Planetshakers. December 15, 2017.
33. Web site: Ortega. Karlos. JBJ first fan meet in Manila will "Come True" in January!. One Music PH. December 15, 2017. November 24, 2017.
34. News: 'Nothing But Thieves' set to perform in Manila in January 2018. December 15, 2017. Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 21, 2017.
35. Web site: Lim. Lance Paolo. Look: Foster the People Is Coming Back To Manila!. Myx. December 15, 2017. October 13, 2017.
36. Web site: Nacianceno. Patricia. One Ok Rock Asia Tour 2018. Primer. December 15, 2017. October 1, 2017.
37. Web site: Dacanay. Aimee. Get Excited, Music Fans: The xx Is Coming Back to Manila. Spot.ph. December 15, 2017. October 12, 2017.
38. News: Hicap. Jonathan. KARD to tour PH in February. December 15, 2017. Manila Bulletin. December 3, 2017.
39. Web site: Mandac. Bea. Jung Sungha to hold 2018 concerts in Manila, Cebu. https://web.archive.org/web/20170428032338/http://www.kstreetmanila.com/2017/04/jung-sungha-to-hold-2018-concerts-in-manila-cebu/. usurped. April 28, 2017. KStreetManila. January 12, 2018. April 20, 2017.
40. Web site: Gambe. Dan. Korean actor Ji Soo sets Manila fan meet in February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171125070900/http://www.kstreetmanila.com/2017/11/korean-actor-jisoo-sets-manila-fan-meet-in-february-2018. usurped. November 25, 2017. KStreetManila. December 15, 2017. November 12, 2017.
41. Web site: Oh Wonder returns to the Manila for Ayala Malls Shows. Primer. February 18, 2018. February 4, 2018.
42. News: Incubus to hold post-Valentines Manila concert. December 15, 2017. The Philippine Star. November 20, 2017.
43. Web site: Alex Aiono to return to Manila. Bandwagon. February 5, 2018. February 5, 2018.
44. Web site: Nacianceno. Patricia. Collabro Live in Manila 2018. Primer. December 15, 2017. December 2, 2017.
45. News: Fifth Harmony returns to Manila for 'PSA Tour'. December 15, 2017. CNN Philippines. November 7, 2017. December 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171221020132/http://cnnphilippines.com/incoming/2017/11/07/fifth-harmony-manila-2018.html. dead.
46. Web site: Welsh pop punk act Neck Deep gear up for Asia – Manila show confirmed. AsiaLive365. December 15, 2017. December 15, 2017. December 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171215224334/https://asialive365.com/welsh-pop-punk-neck-deep-asia-tour/. dead.
47. Web site: Bodegon. Kara. John Legend is Bringing the 'Darkness and Light Tour' to Manila. Billboard Philippines. December 15, 2017. November 18, 2017.
48. News: Eltagonde. Lawrice. Katy Perry to return to Manila in 2018. December 15, 2017. Sun.Star. December 6, 2017.
49. Web site: Caraan. Sophie. LANY Set to Play First Solo Show in Manila in 2018. Udou PH. Hello Media. December 15, 2017. December 11, 2017.
50. News: Adel. Rosette. Ed Sheeran moves Manila concert to April 2018. December 15, 2017. The Philippine Star. October 26, 2017.
51. Web site: Zedd is returning to Manila in April 2018. Bandwagon. December 15, 2017. December 15, 2017.
52. News: Fopalan. Renée. The Script returning to Manila in 2018. December 15, 2017. GMA News. October 30, 2017.
53. News: Tantiangco. Aya. Harry Styles coming to Manila for solo concert in 2018. December 15, 2017. GMA News. June 9, 2017.
54. News: Sallan. Edwin. EXTENDED! Sold out for May 3, Bruno Mars adds another show to Manila leg of 24K Magic Tour. December 15, 2017. InterAksyon. December 15, 2017.
55. Web site: Ja Rule Live at Cove Manila. Philippine Concerts. May 14, 2018.
56. Web site: Diplo to perform in Manila. Bandwagon. January 17, 2018. January 15, 2018.
57. Web site: Bodegon. Kara. HRVY to make Manila debut in May. Bandwagon. May 14, 2018. May 9, 2018.
58. Web site: Kehlani to hold debut concert in Manila this May. Bandwagon. April 30, 2018. April 3, 2018.
59. News: Fresh off solo concert, Moira teams up with Boyce Avenue for Big Dome show. February 26, 2018. ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. February 21, 2018.
60. News: 'Fresh Eyes' hitmaker Andy Grammer to hold a show in Manila. April 6, 2018. ABS-CBN News. April 5, 2018.
61. News: Hallare. Katrina. Niall Horan to hold concert in PH next year. December 15, 2017. Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 27, 2017.
62. News: Hillsong UNITED & Young & FREE 2018 Asia Tour. March 19, 2018. Premier Productions.
63. News: Japanese rock band Scandal to make Manila debut. April 6, 2018. Bandwagon. February 15, 2018.
64. News: Santos. Jamil Joseph. Celine Dion to hold concert in Manila for her 2018 Asia-Pacific Tour. January 12, 2018. GMA News. January 12, 2018.
65. Web site: Santos. Camille. HALSEY Is Bringing Her 'Hopeless Fountain Kingdom World Tour' To. Myx. April 8, 2018. March 27, 2018.
66. News: Paramore postpones Manila concert. February 17, 2018. ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. February 16, 2018.
67. Web site: Ng . Karen . WHY DON'T WE Is Coming To Manila This August! . Myx . August 14, 2018 . May 16, 2018.
68. Web site: The Bootleg Beatles in Concert Live in Manila 2018. August 14, 2018. August 14, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180814071407/https://www.ticketworld.com.ph/Online/default.asp?SessionSecurity::referrer=BOOTLEGBEATLESpiccfromHIGHLIGHTS&doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=A630AEA7-9597-4BF8-AD19-C3D088D81EBD. dead.
69. Web site: Kevyn Lettau: Shower the People You Love with Love. August 20, 2018. August 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180820074747/https://www.ticketworld.com.ph/rwm/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=1EAA4ED7-8B50-4D35-BA42-991C216891B7. dead.
70. Web site: Tiny Moving Parts Live in Manila 2018. July 13, 2018.
71. Web site: The Bootleg Beatles in Concert Live in Manila 2018. August 14, 2018. August 14, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180814071409/https://www.ticketworld.com.ph/Online/default.asp?SessionSecurity::referrer=BOOTLEGBEATLEScebufromHIGHLIGHTS&doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=370A5DFF-D47E-4885-AC45-657F6420F250. dead.
72. News: Adel . Rosette . Dua Lipa to return to Manila in September . September 15, 2018 . The Philippine Star. May 31, 2018.
73. Web site: CNCO Announces Upcoming Manila Show On Live Television. Myx. August 18, 2018.
74. Web site: Mandac . Bea . Ticket prices, stage layout released for SEVENTEEN's concert in Manila . https://web.archive.org/web/20180811012832/http://www.kstreetmanila.com/2018/08/ticket-prices-stage-layout-released-for-seventeens-concert-in-manila/ . usurped . August 11, 2018 . KStreetManila . September 15, 2018 . August 7, 2018.
75. News: Sam Smith to return to Manila for a show in October. February 28, 2018. GMA News. February 28, 2018.
76. News: Panic! at the Disco returns to Manila for concert. ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. June 14, 2018.
77. News: Gwee. Karen. Kygo announces tour with stops in Manila, Jakarta and Singapore. July 18, 2018. Bandwagon.asia. July 22, 2018.
78. News: Panic! at the Disco returns to Manila for concert. July 14, 2018. ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. June 14, 2018.
79. News: Policarpio . Allan . Special PH trip for Calum Scott . September 15, 2018 . Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 26, 2018.
80. News: Khalid to bring 'American Teen' tour to Manila . August 14, 2018 . ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs . August 13, 2018.
81. News: Patag . Kristine Joy . WINNER, iKON back-to-back in November . September 15, 2018 . The Philippine Star. August 1, 2018.
82. News: Guns N' Roses coming to Manila this November. May 19, 2018. CNN Philippines. May 19, 2018. May 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180519205134/http://cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2018/05/19/Guns-N-Roses-Manila-concert.html. dead.
83. News: Ramirez . Tisha . Is Aaron Carter really coming to Manila? . September 15, 2018 . Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 30, 2018.
84. News: Boyz II Men to perform with Divas in PH return. ABS-CBN News.
85. News: Playback Music Festival: Loyal fans from then until now. December 15, 2017. The Philippine Star. December 8, 2017.
86. Web site: Rakrakan Festival 2018: Pinoy Muna!. Bandwagon. December 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222220133/https://www.bandwagon.asia/gigs/rakrakan-festival-2018-pinoy-muna. December 22, 2017. dead.
87. Web site: Kodaline to join Lauv and FKJ at Wanderland Festival 2018. AsiaLive365. December 15, 2017. November 30, 2017. December 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171215221253/https://asialive365.com/kodaline-join-lauv-fkj-wanderland-2018/. dead.
88. Web site: Malasimbo returns for 8th edition in 2018. Bandwagon. December 15, 2017. October 24, 2017.
89. Web site: Nacianceno. Patricia. Chroma Music Festival 3.0. Primer. December 21, 2017. December 8, 2017.
90. Web site: Red Ninja Year 9 Fest. Yapsody. February 8, 2018.
91. Web site: Paor. Jayson. Behemoth, At The Gates and Cradle of Filth Headline Pulp Summer Slam 18. MNL Online. December 15, 2017. December 11, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171215163913/http://mnl-online.com/behemoth-at-the-gates-and-cradle-of-filth-headline-pulp-summer-slam-18/. December 15, 2017. dead.
92. Web site: Summer Noise: A The Rest Is Noise Show at Century City Mall, Makati. AllEvents. February 8, 2018. March 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180308232208/https://allevents.in/makati/summer-noise-a-the-rest-is-noise-show/1720222628037806. dead.
93. Web site: Pepe Smith Rockfest 2018. rakista. May 11, 2018.
94. Web site: Nelly's Manila show postponed. Bandwagon. January 12, 2018. January 12, 2018.
95. News: Charlie Puth returns to PH for concert in November. July 13, 2018. ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. July 9, 2018.
96. Web site: We are heartbroken to announce that #VoicenotesTourMNL will not push through in Manila due to unforeseen circumstances.. MMI Live. 27 July 2018 . 6 August 2018.
97. News: Now available: Tickets for The Weeknd's first Manila show in December! . September 15, 2018 . GMA News. August 26, 2018.
98. News: Chua . Zsarlene B. . Balladeer Bert Nievera dies at 81 . BusinessWorld . July 2, 2020 . March 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20200702084840/https://www.bworldonline.com/balladeer-bert-nievera-dies-at-81/. July 2, 2020. live.
99. News: Hotdog band member Rene Garcia dies . Rappler. September 3, 2018 . September 3, 2018.
100. News: OPM icon Rico J. Puno passes away . ABS-CBN News. October 30, 2018 . October 30, 2018.