Owl City gives free concert at BGC
Last Friday night, under the starlit expanse of the Bonifacio High Street Amphitheater, synth-pop band Owl City performed its signature sound of surrealistic synth-pop music to what could arguably be the biggest crowd the place has ever had. Here’s what went down.
Fans trooped over to the Bonifacio High Street Amphi-theater, some as early as 1:30 in the afternoon in anticipation of the 7pm show.
(Photo by Ryne Rosette Reales/Facebook)
By 5pm, the venue was so packed the crowd’s collective body heat literally made the temperature around the venue rise.
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And let’s not even start with the humidity that result-ed. Even Owl City’s bass player Rob Morgan felt it.
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If you were an actual owl flying overhead the Bonifacio High Street Amphitheater, this was what you would’ve seen.
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For 2 solid hours, the 5,000+ strong Hoot Owls in at-tendance were treated to a panoply of Owl City’s most beloved songs like:
Here you go #teambahay! #OwlCityLiveinManila pic.twitter.com/2fhRHSNBCG
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and
Deer In The Headlights!!! #OwlCityBHS #OwlCityinManilaMay8 #OwlCityLiveinManila pic.twitter.com/5jShj1ZVE5
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Few things could unite people as well as music. A huge crowd singing the same tune evokes so many #feels.
Felt like 10 million fireflies!!! Whooo! #OwlCityLiveinManila #OwlCityinManilaMay8 pic.twitter.com/FN2EucP5Il
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And speaking of the feels:
So much #feels
#OwlCityinManilaMay8 #OwlCityLiveinManila pic.twitter.com/g26XMB1d44
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By the end of the show, the normally laid-back venue turned into a virtual club as the crowd jumped up and down to Good Time.
This place just turned into a party!!! #OwlCityinManilaMay8 #OwlCityLiveinManila pic.twitter.com/WyiYbQyrWQ
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And post-concert depression got real.
Crowd asking for more @owlcity !!! #OwlCityinManilaMay8 #OwlCityLiveinManila pic.twitter.com/uc3at7s7iY
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Via Owl City PH on Twitter
via Jigs Paliza on Twitter
All in all, it was an unforgettable night for everyone.
(photo by AJT Santos/INQUIRER.net)
And we mean, everyone.
via Owl City on Twitter
Need some more Owl City in Manila goodness in your life?
(Photo by Clarisse Esmile/INQUIRER.net)
Check out our pre-concert interview with Adam Young here.
