7107 International Music Festival Highlights Day 2

With a pretty fantastic Day 1 I have yet to see Red Hot Chili Peppers the next day. I don't even know if that part is going to top Kaskade's set last night but I'm pretty confident they're going to make this an even better 7107 International Music Festival! I got back around 2PM because I was drunk and woke up late LOL. I immediately rushed to the Main stage when I heard something familiar playing local tunes. 

It was Itchyworms! Jugs had us going, he even joked with the American riggers and said "See we're so sikat (famous) here!" and got the audience laughing with him. It wasn't like showtime at all, it was even more. I was like so proud that there's a Filipino act on the main stage leveling up with all the nationalities that performed there. His antics and his band mates even made fun of the other songs, like a mash up of some sort which made the crowd enjoy more! Represent!

7107 International Music Festival Highlights Day 1

It was the perfect weather for the perfect weekend for the perfect event. I've already live blogged once during the first day but I think you should see my shots from my DSLR too so I'm breaking this down into two days. It's my experience of the 7107 International Music Festival!

Day #1

Stage was set, both equally stunning because these were huge! The second stage (the first one on top) had huge carabao horns and a sun in the background whilst the Main stage (the one on the bottom) had a huge sun edifice with rays on it. Both will be getting local and foreign artists and I've already seen a ton of people outside while others were rushing to get a front seat that afternoon. Gates opened a couple of minutes after 12.

I only had a handful of bands that I loved during the festival and one of them is The Asteroids Galaxy Tour. Their music is fun, melodic and quite reminiscent of Cindy Lauper, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and Avril Lavigne's music all in one. The vocalist Mette Lindberg was really good, and she really did put up a good show that afternoon amidst the VERY HOT Pampanga afternoon. You can fry an egg out there.

Plus she's got quite a great personality and found the Philippines very interesting since its always cold where she came from. They're Danish, not the bread. Copenhagen was represented well.

Rap music was not shortchanged of course since Kid Ink was here. He's worked with the best in ehlay and it was their first time in the country too. They wanted to feel what crowd we've got in the Philippines and build from there. I guess they had fun!

7107 International Music Festival Live Blog!

Hi sports fans! We're live blogging from the 7107 grounds and yes, it's looking so good from where I am. We listened in to Mike Pio Roda this morning and he's quite happy with the turnout. Around 70-80 percent sold, plus more if you count in today and tomorrow's sales. He's also ecstatic that handful of people are coming in and helping too; some who also arrived from nearby countries in the Asia Pacific region. He knows everyone's excited to watch Kaskade tonight and adds that it's pretty hard to benchmark their success this early because it is afterall their first year. To answer some of the funding controversies some online sites made days before, it's simple... bank loans made some of the funds for this festival, and that's private. 

The Asteroids Galaxy Tour was a treat to watch. We had our eyes glued to their vocalist Mette Lindberg. She was awesome. The melodic funky tunes they dished out really made us dance quite a bit. We didn't mind if there were other people because they were apparently dancing too. They were that good. 

Over at the media tent we had popular hiphop artist Kid Ink. This is also Kid Ink's first time in the Philippines and they're excited to see what kind of crowd they'll be having. Fans should expect a lot of interaction and energy. They want the new situation (being in this festival) because they're used to performing in clubs and solo shows. Working with other bands is likely not a usual thing for them, so they want to experience how it is to be here and do just that. 

Brit band NATIVES arrived a bit earlier, they've already started looking around and planning to stick around in the festival grounds today. The band just came in from a short trip to Boracay and was quite surprised that the culture and people were just amazing. Andy, Ashley, Greg, Jack and Jim all had Tapa for breakfast, experienced Jollibee's CHAMP which was tasty. They'll return the favor and play for the crowd today, that's a promise!

Will try and see if we can blog a little later when we get to meet the other artists performing at the 7107 International Music Festival.

Ciao! :) 

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The 7107 International Music Festival

Been able to get a glimpse of the festival everybody's been talking about. I think this is the first time an international music festival has been hosted in the country and by paper, I couldn't believe they were able to arrange such gorgeous acts especially the one's excited about: RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS! If that isn't enough reason to be in that festival, they've got 40+ other acts to convince you that this historic event is worth every cent. With the likes of KASKADE, Empire o the Sun, Grammy Award nominee Kendrick Lamar heading the roster, you are surely going the blow your brains out when all these genres done in one venue... a little far from the city, limitless and free at the new Global Gateway Logistics City, Clark Field Pampanga, Philippines.

I've also seen Ms. Tina Herrera who I always see in Philippine Fashion Week. Together with her team, they have been secretly working on this big project for the past 2 years. Aside from that, they were dealt with the task of bringing one of the biggest bands this generation has ever had. One of the key negotiators who made it happen is this guy here:

He's Mike Pio Roda, (a really good chap) who's also got extensive experience in making things happen in big events like the Olympics, big launches of companies and festivals outside the country. He also informed us that a US based team (of experts in doing music festivals) is also going to be part of this event. They also assured that a full set concert will be done by Red Hot Chili Peppers, yes I heard that loud and clear... together with the jeering press to confirm it!

Mr. Jeff Pradhan Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Peregrine Development Inc. also said that the venue has been secured and it can accommodate the large crowd that they perceive this festival will reach. They have been able to put up 4 lines of security; including the coordination with local traffic groups plus a multitude of people from local government units. They promise a safe event and a place that will be appropriate for an International Music Festival of this proportion! That's really assuring.

For those who will attend the 7107 International Music Festival, especially the ones coming from out of the country... don't worry about knowing where to go and what to do during the festival days because there's a dedicated free app available in the App Store or Google Play so you can travel around the venue with ease. It's got a FRIEND FINDER (in case you and your friends get lost in the venue) even the potties included! No joke! :)

The team is confident, VERY proud to say that this first ever 7107 International Music Festival in the Philippines will put us in the map once again - and make a mark in music festival history. We'll be the one of the world's go to destination on this season; and make not just one, but 7107 islands of the Philippines known for talented artists and its people. All in the name of LOVE, COUNTRY and MUSIC!

FYI: The 7107 International Music Festival will be powered by the network with the most number of subscribers and the widest coverage in the country SMART COMMUNICATIONS! They were represented by Smart Communications Innovation and Product Development Group Head Melissa Limcaoco and Prepaid Marketing Head Joel Lumanlan. They said SMART and SPINNR will surely support successful events like this without question. They will also set up booths around the venue to give EXCLUSIVE perks and more activities to their loyal subscribers. As if that wasn't enough, they are giving away tickets plus more surprises to lucky subscribers through http://www.smart.com.ph/7107 , their official Twitter account @SMARTPromos and Smart Communications on Facebook.

PS Make sure you check out the channels below where to get tickets to the FIRST ever International Music Festival in the country! :D

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