Musicfest 2010 with Boyce Avenue, the Jabbawockeez & Kris Allen

Last Saturday, February 6, 2010, 8pm, blogger friend Mee-i and I had the chance to watch the concert of the Boyce Avenue, the Jabbawockeez and Kris Allen in Mckinley Hills Open Grounds, The Fort in Taguig City. To tell you honestly, it was my first time to witness a live concert in my 20+ years and I really enjoyed it!

Here are some information to feed your curiousity about the boy band, Boyce Avenue. With their humble beginnings in Florida, acoustic-rock band Boyce Avenue succeeded in crossing over to the mainstream from YouTube (accumulating 90 million hits, making Boyce Avenue one of the top eight YouTube artists of all time) to conquer the worlds of music both online and offline. The three brothers are responsible for famous covers of hit songs including “Umbrella,” “Apologize,” “Hate That I Love You,” and “With You.”

While the California-based hiphop group Jabbawockeez, after gaining worldwide recognition by winning the first season of America’s Best Dance Crew, triumphantly invaded the entertainment scene. With a long list of appearances in award shows, live events, TV programs and music videos, Jabbawockeez set the bar high for street dancers everywhere. And to take note, majority of its members are Filipino. They make the Philippines proud and I admire them.

And the last but definitely not the least, the boy next door and hearthrob Kris Allen was also there to rock the stage and serenade his avid listeners. Kris Allen is best known for his memorable performances in American Idol including songs by Bill Withers (”Ain’t No Sunshine”), Kanye West (”Heartless”) and Michael Jackson (”Man in the Mirror”), outstanding renditions of timeless hits as influenced by The Beatles, Jamie Cullum, John Mayer and even Michael Jackson himself. Since winning the popular singing competition, Kris Allen boasts of nominations in the Teen Choice Awards and People’s Choice Awards, a number one hit on the iTunes chart (for his Idol Coronation Song, “No Boundaries”) and a chart-topping single “Live Like We’re Dying.”

Girls were screaming like crazy while watching the show. I was stunned by the performances and appreciated the consistent applauds and shouts from the expecting crowd.

The only thing I got disappointed with was that my DSLR battery was confiscated because according to the marshals assigned at the Bronze entrance, cameras were not allowed inside. I had no choice but to surrender the battery for us to be able to get inside. The worst part was I saw some people freely and fully enjoying the clicks of their cameras while the artists were performing. Thank God Mee-i got the courage to hide her dgcam in her bag before it was too late; she was able to take some snap shots of the concert (refer to the photos of the Jabbawockeez & Kris Allen above) and of us - the super happy us - below.

The concert ended at exactly 12am and we arrived home safe and sound. It was indeed a wonderful night!

Special thanks to our good friend Iris for the free concert tickets and Mee-i for the concert photos! Also to Metrocardclub.com, Channel [V] Philippines, GMA 7, Fearless Productions, and PLDT MyDSL Watchpad for bringing together three artists in this massive Musicfest 2010, and to Nuffnang Philippines for the information feed. More power to all of you!