William Beckett Live In Manila, Together With Every Avenue and There For Tomorrow!     When In Manila, remember when we all cried when we heard the news that The Academy Is… broke up, but we saw a light shine through when William Beckett announced that he has a new EP coming out? Yes, this is another time to cheer up folks as your dream of ‘William Beckett live in Manila‘ has come to [...]

  Lifehouse Manila Live at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on May 26, 2012.   Admit it: In 2005, some of you guys picked up your guitar, strummed the simple chords, and sang “You and Me” to your lover (or lover-to-be or not-to-be). I did. I’m a romantic.   When In Manila, Jason, Rick, Bryce, and Ben are coming back after four years for Lifehouse Manila 2012. I don’t know if it’s Jason Wade‘s husky, drowning [...]

   When In Manila, the dream of basking on dirt, soaking up the scorching sun with other music fest goers and just chilling come late at night listening to great musicians in an open field is now a reality. Volume Unit Entertainment in cooperation with Department of Tourism were the weavers of the dream that made it to reality last May 1, 2012 at the Aseana Avenue, Alphaland Bay City Grounds in Paranaque.     [...]

  Secondhand Serenade Manila: “Tonight will be the night that I will fall for you…”   When Secondhand Serenade’s “Fall For You” filled the airwaves In Manila back in 2008, we were unwittingly introduced to  the very personal world of John Vesely, neatly tucked into the powerful tunes and catchy lyrics that make up his sophomore album “A Twist in My Story”. This singer-songwriter documented his (love) life story for everyone to listen to, connect with, and [...]

  Avenged Sevenfold Manila is the epitome of a ROCKING concert!   When In Manila, we often hear people say this or that concert rocked. The concept has been peddled so much practically every concert as of late will have one review or comment saying, “The concert rocked!” We’re not trying to take away anything from the other concerts we may or may not have gone to, but if the subject matter is as straightforward as [...]

  WHEN IN MANILA and looking for a place to hang out with your friends, I suggest you go to COVA Tapas Y Sangria bar – the newest chill-out tapas place conveniently located at Jupiter St., Makati.     Isn’t this place amazing? No, you’re not inside a whale’s mouth nor in a cave :p   The awesome tapas bar was conceptualized by the young owners themselves – Patrick Hesse and Tatyana Guevara, with Luigi [...]

The Roadhouse Manila Bay – the home of Blues, Bikes, Rock and Booze in Manila!     Building on the success with The Roadhouse Macau, The Roadhouse Manila Bay offers the best of live blues and rock with a heavy bike theme.     They even have the original guitars of famous artists like Pink Floyd – SIGNED! on display :)       Initially, the owner, Ciaran Carruthers, didn’t want to serve food in [...]

When in Manila, experience only the best with Globe as they launch the newest innovation that will surely rock your world–GLOBE TATTOO Online Lifestyle Portal!      Globe Tattoo Online Lifestyle Portal Screenshot      Last April 12, 2012, Globe Tattoo Broadband gathered and flew a few bloggers to Boracay Island. A 3-day 2-night stay to witness the launching of Globe Tattoo’s newest innovation. When In Manila was one of the lucky participants  included in [...]

When In Manila, in 4 easy steps.. you can live your passion! Thanks to Globe Tattoo for creating the first ever online lifestyle site in the Philippines—LIVETATTOO.ph!     Globe LiveTattoo Customize your passion screenshot   WhenInManila was part of the Globe Tattoo Livetattoo launch at Boracay last April 12-14, 2012. See more here.     Globe LiveTattoo Customize your passion    Globe LiveTattoo: What is it anyway?   Globe LiveTattoo launched LiveTattoo.ph as the [...]

Manila Music Festival 2012     When In Manila, and you have heard and have been dying to go to music festivals like Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Splendour in the Grass and Optimus Alive! (to name a few of the famous music fest all over the world) but have limited financial means to travel out of the country just to be at these three-day or more events, worry no more our dear fellow music fest lovers, [...]

  The Cranberries Live in Manila playing their Greatest Hits       When The Cranberries perform Live In Manila after more than a decade since their last visit, 90′s kids just cannot miss the opportunity to see the Irish band that made popular some of the most memorable alternative rock anthems of our childhood and adolescence.   I cannot believe that it has been this long. In 1995, I was too young to see [...]

  Rock it out with Avenged Sevenfold Live in Manila!   WE’RE BACK!!!   When In Manila is giving away Upper Box B tickets to two Rock-loving readers. Avenged Sevenfold Live in Manila is going to rock the Smart Araneta Coliseum this April 26, 2012. The concert is bound to be one of the heaviest acts to be played in the Coliseum yet!     Some fun facts for Avenged Sevenfold Live in Manila: 1) [...]

Karaoke Bars in Manila: Red Box Greenbelt     Credits to: Hannah Adriano for the Red Box karaoke bars in Manila photos     When in Manila, there’s no better way to have an awesome time with friends than by having a Karaoke night! Filipinos absolutely go nuts over the karaoke machine, and the typical Filipino night out would not be complete without booze and singing! But what comprises the quintessential karaoke experience? While most of [...]

  LMFAO Manila party rocked courtesy of RedFoo and Quest Crew!     When In Manila, RedFoo party rocked with the Araneta crowd for an EPIC night of LMFAO Manila! Although SkyBlu wasn’t able to join the fray, RedFoo‘s larger-than-life appeal was more than enough to keep the crowd riled up throughout the whole concert! (According to RedFoo, SkyBlu partied too much his d*ck fell off. SkyBlu, hoping for your speedy recovery.)   RedFoo wearing [...]

Kai Honasan: “This  City”      When In Manila, up and coming singer-songwriter, KAI HONASAN, is ready to show a whole new side of OPM armed with an unusual weapon of choice – a ukulele. This 23-year old senior at the UP College of Music has been writing her own songs on any instrument she could get a hold of, from the piano to a plastic kazoo since her elementary school days. In 2011, she [...]

Travel Philippines   Travel Philippines: Camp CamSur Summer Beach Party     This is part 2 of WhenInManila.com’s feature on Camp Camsur. See part 1 here.   When In Manila, a close-knit group of friends who really into throwing parties decided to try and make a living out of it. Formed by Mark Reyes (RIP), Euric Lumanog, Nick Santiago, Cas Tanseco and Jason Malajacan a few years ago, Daylight has quickly gained a reputation for [...]

CamSur Watersports Complex       When in Manila, summer is the ultimate time to get out and hit the beach! Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE gets out of Manila to relax or to party, so it’s only fitting that I show you exactly where you need to party this summer break! Come here to Camarines Sur for some CamSur Watersports! It’s the Camp CamSur Beach Party!      CamSur Watersports Water Complex     [...]

  LMFAO Manila is about to PARTY!    The ‘fro, the glasses, the dance steps, and Paco the robot head – the visual spectacle that exploded right in front of us in the 2011 club anthem “Party Rock Anthem” is not an easy thing to forget. Then, RedFoo introduced us to the Wiggle.   When In Manila, the summer party doesn’t start until April 11 as Dance/Hip-Hop duo LMFAO performs live at the Smart Araneta Coliseum [...]

  Once upon a time, in the not-so-distant history of Rock, people would rewind cassette tapes with pencils instead of shuffling through songs in their iPods. Instead of raising their lit-up mobile phones, fans would bring lighters and create a sea of hypnotic, flickering flames during the concert. That circa of Rock was unadulterated: The bands didn’t look for pretty boys and girls to sell their music (although Gwen Stefani did look mighty darn fine [...]

  Hanson Manila “Shout It Out” Tour at the Smart Araneta Coliseum     When In Manila and the Philippines, despite Hanson‘s insistence that they’re independent artists who want to push forward their music rather than their popularity, the largely female crowd that swarmed to the Hanson Manila concert last March 30, 2012 cemented Hanson‘s status as a boy band in these shores.     I’m not a fan of boy bands. Wait, rinse and [...]