8 Moments from
FUSION 2016
that Will Make You Regret Missing it
In its second year, Fusion, the first Philippine music festival, has once again produced nine hours of non-stop partying and history-making collaborations between current original Pinoy music scene legends and future legends. At six in the afternoon last Friday, January 29, OPM fans flocked to the Mall of Asia Open Grounds, anxious to get their OPM fix from the biggest names on the local scene. Concert-goes were pleasantly surprised to find that the next nine hours of their lives were going to be more epic than they expected.
Here are 8 of the best moments from Fusion 2016 that will make you regret that you didn’t go. But if you were there, reminisce about one of the best nights you’ve ever had.
8. Aegis: The Party-Starters
Forget the schedule. The real party starter at Fusion 2016 was when Aegis walked onstage with the cast of Rak of Aegis. Their classics Luha, Halik and of course, Ulan woke the audience up and gave them fuel for the wild night of hugots that awaited them.
7. The kilig-inducing serenades of Janno Gibbs and Ogie Alcasid
There was one thing we’ve all secretly wanted to experience, and it’s to receive a harana of classic songs from Janno Gibbs and Ogie Alcasid. Their performances in Fusion made this desire a reality.
Gibbs sang Fallin’ which made everyone miss the days when we would rush home to watch Full House. Alcasid then sang Kailangan Ko’y Ikaw, which made us thankful to Regine Velasquez for being the muse to one of the country’s best singer-songwriters.
6. Ebe Dancel, KZ Tandingan and Noel Cabangon’s perfect fusion
Although Ebe Dancel’s set was plagued by a mic problem (his singing was barely heard), he was still able to give great performances of Kanlungan, Tulog Na and Mahal Ko O Mahal Ako with KZ Tandingan and Noel Cabangon. It didn’t even matter that the three of them had different styles and sounds–their performances of iconic songs slashed through their differences and gave the crowd goosebumps.
5. Sarah Geronimo, Bamboo and Gloc9’s intense number
People were still recovering from the intensity of Sarah Geronimo’s acoustic rendition of Ikot-Ikot when she started singing James Bay’s Let It Go. Cue Bamboo (who gave an intense performance of Firepower) and Gloc9 (who didn’t fail to liven up the party with Sumayaw Ka) to join Geronimo onstage. Geronimo and Bamboo giving the audience life was epic enough, but Gloc9’s Filipino verses that became more and more intense as he rapped was nothing short of hair-raising.
