As I sang along to Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” in the sea of people at Smart-Araneta Coliseum, I had one thought running in my head: Thank you, Dad.
At work they are formal, serious, controversial even. But at the concert of British band Tears for Fears on Saturday night (August 11) at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Senator Ralph Recto played the air drums from his seat, actor and soon-to-be congressional candidate Aga Muhlach danced in the aisle, and ousted Chief Justice Renato Corona appeared relaxed while his family sang along with the rest of the capacity crowd.
Starting with their politically charged hit from the 1980s, “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” Tears For Fears (TFF) filled the more than 15,000-seat Smart Araneta Coliseum to the rafters on Saturday, their second night in their three-day tour to the calamity-stricken Philippines.
The first time British band Tears for Fears performed live in Manila two years ago, the screams from its Filipino fans were so loud that the group’s core members, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, were visibly overwhelmed.
It is 1985. The Philippine government is reeling from nonstop protest rallies in the aftermath of the Ninoy Aquino assassination. For those of us still in college, attending classes loses its relevance and music becomes a refuge from the noise on the streets.
Ovation Productions has announced that it will add one more date to the coming Tears for Fears concert in the Philippines due to strong ticket sales. The British pop-rock group will perform on August 10 and 11 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum and August 12 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino.
