MAYDAY PARADE! (March 8, 2014 -- part 2)

MARCH 8, 2014. MAYDAY PARADE'S SET STARTED AROUND 8:30 PM. You could definitely hear the crowd roar as the guys enter the stage and Derek sings "There's a ghost in my bedroom, it haunts me at night". You could feel the enthusiasm of every single person on the venue through the various screams and voices singing along to Mayday Parade's Ghosts. Yung tipong after ng first song, sulit na sulit na agad.

Words are not enough to express how overwhelmed I was after the first song, because their live performance absolutely exceeded my expectations. The set continues with Jamie All Over, where I was jumping throughout the entire song. Then they played When You See My Friends, Your Song, 12 Through 15 and You Be The Anchor. 

I would like to commend the lighting during You Be The Anchor because the movement of the lights definitely suited the feel of the song. I don't know about you, but I was really in awe during that song because of the pretty lights.

Mayday Parade playing You Be The Anchor.
(and probably my only good photo during the set)

Then, Mayday Parade went back to playing upbeat songs with Girls and Black Cat. The crowd went wild and was obviously having an amazing time! After those two songs, Derek played two songs on the piano -- Miserable At Best and Stay. The moment was divine during Miserable At Best. The crowd singing along with Derek and Jake sounded so perfect. See it for yourself, check out the video of Miserable At Best that I posted on Youtube. Stay was another song that made me feel so emotional. I never thought it would be this emotional when I hear it live.

The next songs were Hold Onto Me, Kids In Love (which I greatly love), Three Cheers For Five Years, and Oh Well, Oh Well. Everyone was so energetic and crazy and my bf and I were having the time of our lives! Their last song was Jersey, which was one of my favorite Mayday Parade songs. I love the energy the band and the crowd gave off as everyone rocked the Skydome during their last song! They went back to play an encore song which was I'd Hate To Be You... and the crowd just sang along, swayed their hands up in the air and felt the entire song which was absolutely beautiful. The set ended by 10PM and everything in that 1 hour and 30 minutes with Mayday Parade was beyond perfect.

It was a very breathtaking set, literally and figuratively. Haha. For my first Mayday Parade concert, this one was amazing. Derek's and Jake's voice were heavenly as well as Jeremy's (who did the backing up vocals). Alex and Brooks were very talented guitarists and I really appreciated them more during their live performance! All of them are exceptional artists, and after seeing them live, my love for them just increased a thousandfold. It is an understatement to say that "Mayday Parade is great and awesome live!". They are definitely more than that. And I would love to see them live again some time soon. :) Thanks PULP for bringing them here!

March 8, 2014 -- Part 1

I know I have to make this post before March ends (haha), so here goes...


As a birthday gift to myself and a pre-anniversary date for me and Ping, we went to see Mayday Parade at Skydome last March 8, 2014. 

The day started out definitely well. I woke up feeling excited since it was a special day, plus, I would meet a some of BForce and twitter friends. My LB friends (Roee, Quennie and Mckaye, with Mckaye's dad) picked me up at 10:30AM and we all went together to SM North Edsa. It was around an hour drive to get there. When we arrived, we went to Skydome so my other friends could get their Pulp Royalty (PR) IDs and then, we ate lunch at Kenny Rogers.

Mckaye and I at Kenny Rogers.

We still had a lot of time to kill before the actual show so we strolled around the mall and went to some random stores. (Around this time, I also asked Roee to buy a Mayday shirt for me. LOL) Mckaye and I went to see Ced on the line for PR. We had a little conversation and this photo happened. Haha. 

With Mckaye and Ced.

I also met up with Athena and we were glad to finally see each other. :) I also saw Des but it was only for a short while. I didn't get the chance to have a photo with Des, though. 

Around 3PM, Ping was already at the venue and we started to line up for the Bleachers section. I met Atari for a while during that time and damn, she sure is tall. .-. Haha ;)

By 4PM, the guards(?) at the venue asked us to line up downstairs, and so we did. We were kind of at the front of the line. And then, Mckaye tested out her camera on Ping and I and this is one of the resulting shots. LOL.

Ha. :p

We were just chilling in line 'til I got a lot of missed call from Mones and when I finally got to talk to her on the phone, she asked where I was and that they were going to meet me. Sure enough, after a few minutes, I finally met them! At long last, I finally got to see Mones, Jade, Atari, and Shane and other people c; Such pretty girls, I must say. There were obviously a lot of hugs and photos but here's some of them.

#MONEU :p

#JADELU :p

We waited for three more hours to finally enter the venue. Before 8PM, we were already inside the venue and from the bleachers, I went and say hi to Mones and others who were on the VIP area. I kinda grabbed this photo from where Mones mentioned me. Haha.

AND FINALLY, AROUND 8:30 PM, MAYDAY PARADE'S SET STARTED. Everyone at Skydome was definitely ecstatic as Mayday Parade put on a great show for us! I had a lot of fun during their set -- I was singing and jumping around and taking videos and photos. I even managed to put up a phone concert for Jezel and Patty. Hahaha. Derek's and Jake's voice were heavenly as well as Jeremy's (who did the backing up vocals). Alex and Brooks were very talented guitarists and I really appreciated them more during their live performance! 
(For my detailed Mayday Parade's concert experience (slash review), click here. c:)

The set ended by 10PM and I was exhausted yet so overwhelmed. I gave myself a pat on the back for giving myself the best birthday gift! And this was not bad at all for a concert date with my boyfriend. We hung out for a while in the Bleachers section and just as we were about to leave, I caught up with Athena (who was going to the bleachers to sit for a while) and I got a photo with her. :)

With Athena after Mayday's set :)

Mckaye, Roee, Quennie and I finally head home but we stopped over at a Jollibee store along SLEX to eat dinner. Haha. And after a long, fun and very fulfilling day, I finally got home. And with that, I could say March 8, 2014 is and will always be a special day! 

Many thanks to PULP for bringing Mayday Parade in Manila, to Mayday Parade for putting up an amazing show I'll always remember, and to everyone I spent the day with for all the fun moments we had. This was one of the best birthdays I had (even though my birthday was 4 days later, haha) :)

soon

A month from now, we're gonna see Mayday Parade! This will be our (my bf and I) birthday treat for ourselves and our pre-anniversary date. Plus, this would be an excellent escape from all the school shits that would happen on March. Haha. Idk but I'm weirdly excited about it. :-) 

Mayday Parade. March 8, 2014. SM Skydome. :)

Bazooka Rocks 2 Fan Party and M&G

It's been almost a month since I met my favorite bands and of course, Bazooka Rocks 2, and I still have PCD, obviously. I'm finding it hard to get over it. I may probably never get over it, or it would take a loooong time. 

Anyway, let's start with the 24th of August. Meet and greet with A Rocket to the Moon, Tonight Alive, and All Time Low (missed WCAR because too hungry :c). Damn, that was *insert words to explain this extreme happiness*. It's been a month yet I still remember everything that happened clearly. Me and my friend fucking won MOA's contest for the meet and greet with TA, WCAR, ARTTM and ATL a day before. Of course, we're ecstatic. My friend and I arrived at MOA at around 12:30 and my boyfriend was already waiting for us there. We had a quick lunch at Jollibee while waiting for the M&G to start :) 

After waiting for some time, we got inside the venue (well, where the stage is set), and after a few more minutes and Tonight Alive was in the house. Whakaio and Jenna performed an acoustic set made up of 3 songs -- Listening, Safe and Sound, and The Ocean. Jenna sounds like an angel and Whak is definitely a great guitar player! After their little set, Tonight Alive's M&G began. My boyfriend (who got his pass from my friend) and I were so stoked since we both love Tonight Alive! When I was up the stage, I hugged and said hello first to Matt then to Jake. When I got to Jenna, I was so stunned by her beauty and I almost got speechless but good thing I said a few words and hugged her. The photographer took a photo of us and then I hugged Cam and Whak at the same time. They were all nice people and I fucking loved their accent when they said hello and a few other words to me :)

M&G with Tonight Alive :D

We missed RJA's signing and the We Came As Romans M&G and it was because a little of I kinda got bored while waiting in line and more of I was so hungry by then (I know, I suck). That was around 5 in the afternoon. Next up was A Rocket To The Moon M&G. Since this will be the last time ARTTM would be playing here as a whole band, this one's really special. The crowd surprised them by singing Baby Blue Eyes as they entered the area, and Nick, Halvo, Andrew and Justin definitely enjoyed it. While waiting in line, I got an idea to make Nick hold a fansign for my friends who are such a big fan of ARTTM. And because of panicking and partly too excited because ATL's M&G was next, I dropped my phone HAHA. Good thing a kind soul picked it up and gave it to the bouncers, and the bouncers were so nice and helpful when I lost my phone and I surely got it back afterwards. Anyway, when I came up on stage, I was panicking again and the funny thing is, I have spoken in English quite well, because I asked Nick to hold this thing up for me while the photographer took the photo. I only said a quick hello to the other guys due to limited time. It was definitely a pleasure to have a picture with ARTTM.

M&G with ARTTM :D

All Time Low's M&G was up next. And oh dear God, everything prior to me meeting ATL was a blur HAHAHA. We were kind of at the back of the line, and the next thing I remember, I was hugging Jack Barakat. I. FUCKING. HUGGED. JACK. BARAKAT. God, he's kinda thin, and VERY ADORABLE. Haha. I gave him my little gift and he said thanks and I said that I love him. HAHA and guess what, he loves me back!!! lqioweq8sdflksew5 I gave him some stupid smile (or laugh) and moved on to giving Zack a letter from my friend and hugging him. God, those muscles. Then, I went to Alex and hugged him and then I gave him a letter from another friend and holy shit, he smiled and said thanks (in a very cute way). The photographer then took a shot of us. And I got to Rian (who was drinking beer) and I said hi and hugged him and he's just so cute. I was absolutely happy during this M&G, that you can see it on my face. I was literally ":D" at that time.

All Time Low M&G :D
Alex was not looking at the camera,
he kinda looks like a lost boy ;p

After a tiring day, my friend and I left MOA feeling extremely happy and a bit tired with the M&G. My dreams did come true and I wish it could always be like this. :) Thank you, SM Mall of Asia and Pulp Live World for making this happen! :)

(TL;DR. I'm overly happy that I met my favorite bands.)