Despite power outage, Culture Club pulls off magnificent PH show

Culture Club . PHOTO by Gianna Francesca Catolico/INQUIRER.net

1980s British new wave band Culture Club proved once again that “age is just a number” as they performed in Smart Araneta Coliseum last Saturday, June 18, for a one-night concert in the country. They partied with the crowd with their spectacular ‘throwback’ hits.

Lead vocalist and green-eyed grandiose fashion icon Boy George, 55, together with drummer Jon Moss, bassist Mikey Craig, and guitarist Roy Hay ignited the concert with their songs “Church of the Poison Mind,” “It’s a Miracle,” “I’ll Tumble For Ya,” “Move Away,” “Everything I Own,” and “Miss Me Blind.”

Boy George duets with his backup singer. PHOTO by Gianna Francesca Catolico/INQUIRER.net

PHOTO by Gianna Francesca Catolico/INQUIRER.net

However, after they performed their fourth song, the band announced that there was a power shortage and they had to take a break.

“We have no power, okay…Maybe I’ll do a costume change then until we get the electricity back, I’ll be back,” George, whose real name is George Alan O’ Dowd, abruptly said and walked away.

READ: Culture Club show interrupted due to power failure

After a few minutes, Moss tinkled with his drum set and joked with the crowd that ‘drums don’t need power to operate’.

Boy George. PHOTO by Gianna Francesca Catolico/INQUIRER.net

A close-up shot of Boy George. PHOTO by Gianna Francesca Catolico

After around 30 minutes, Boy George welcomed the excited audience with a reggae-style of Bread’s “Everything I Own,” and continued with the songs “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me”, “Karma Chameleon”, and “Time”, a rock-and-roll piece crowned as part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame‘s list of 500 songs.

They also incredibly performed “Black Money” and “War Song”, a song in which according to George, is a ‘rare song which they only perform three times a year’. they felt the urge to play the song due to the grisly war crimes around the globe.

PHOTO by Gianna Francesca Catolico/INQUIRER.net

Mikey Craig. PHOTO by Gianna Francesca Catolico/INQUIRER.net

Roy Hay. PHOTO by Gianna Francesca Catolico/INQUIRER.net

Their one-night show ended when all members of the quintet bowed down and chanted “Mahal Kita, Philippines!”, and thanked the thousands of fans who jammed with them with their ‘oldies but goodies’ hits. After their Manila concert, Culture Club will perform at the cities of Tokyo, Osaka, Honolulu, and in Orlando, Florida, where a recent heinous shooting of 49 of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) members took place.

Boy Geroge’s second outfit. PHOTO by Gianna Francesca Catolico/INQUIRER.net

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