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Boyce Avenue bares plans as they return to the Philippines for a concert

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Gary Ann Lastrilla

<p style="text-align:left">American independent band Boyce Avenue is set to return to the Philippines for a series of concerts during Valentine’s week starting on February 11, 2023 at the Araneta Coliseum.</p><p> Composed of brothers Alejandro, Daniel, and Fabian Manzano, the “boyce” rose to popularity for their well-loved song covers on YouTube. Some of their popular uploads include John Legend’s “All of Me”, Christina Perri’s “A Thousand Years”, and Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud”, among others. Likewise, the trio have released original hits such as “Be Somebody,” “On My Way,” and “Cinderella,” just to name a few. </p><p> During a virtual press conference arranged by show organizer Wilbros Live, Fabian shared what their Filipino fans can look forward to in their upcoming concert. </p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CkucAHYubDn/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=511&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A180239.59999999963%2C%22ls%22%3A101682.89999999944%2C%22le%22%3A101685.59999999963%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="717" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p> He said, “First of all, I think they can look forward to a Boyce Avenue that I feel like is reinvigorated and kind of, I guess, almost more excited to play live than we ever have been before just because we’ve taken a little bit of time off because of the pandemic and everything.</p><p> “So I think there would be some sort of like a genuine excitement that hopefully they’ll feel from us onstage.</p><p> “I think in the last two years, we’ve become better musicians, we’ve released a lot more videos on YouTube, so there’s new songs for us to play. So overall, I think it’s just going to be an amazing night.</p><p> “I think we’re gonna play some new fun songs. I think our sound is going to be better than it ever has been before just because as we get older, we have more experience, we become better musicians,” he added. </p><p> Fabian also talked about their opening acts – Filipino artists Adie, Nobita, and The Juans. “I think the opening acts are going to be something special for this concert. I think this is kind of the most local acts we’ve ever have opened up for us,” he said.</p><p> Through the years, Boyce Avenue has been going back to the Philippines to hold concerts. In 2018, Boyce Avenue’s concert was opened by Moira dela Torre whom Daniel brought up when asked about their favorite Pinoy artist. </p><p> “A few years ago, an artist named Moira performed with us, and we’ve always liked her music,” he said.  </p><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1852724698123314" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>WATCH: PUSH Bets Live ft. Boyce Avenue with Moira dela Torre  </u></strong></a></div><p> Daniel then went on to express their interest to know more Filipino artists. “Somebody was just telling us about Lea Salonga and I realized that she’s done a lot of Broadway stuff that I haven’t had the chance to check out. But yeah, you know, honestly, we just really need to try to make a list. Every time we’re over, everything goes so quickly but we need to try to get a list of artists that we should check out.” </p><p> Although this isn’t their first time in the country, the “boyce” are, nonetheless, excited to try new things during their stay in the Philippines.</p><p> Fabian said, “You guys have a lot of basketball there, and that’s Daniel and I’s favorite sport so I’m excited to try and play some basketball while we’re over there. And also, I’m a big sneaker guy so I’m excited to go to some of the cool sneaker shops that you guys have over there. So, it’s going to be a lot fun stuff that we want to do over there.” </p><p> Alejandro agreed, and mentioned about the famous local basketball court in Taguig City with a Kobe Bryant floor painting. </p><p> Fabian recalled, “The last time we were there, in 2020, he had just passed away and so they had a really nice (painting) </p><p> “That was a really cool experience. I actually went all the way to the top and took a picture looking down.”  </p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca7ViL0LOXV/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=511&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A144400.5%2C%22ls%22%3A101682.89999999944%2C%22le%22%3A101685.59999999963%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="823" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p> Apart from their Manila show, Boyce Avenue will also have a concert at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu on February 12, and at the SMX Convention in Davao City on February 14. Tickets for the Manila show are available via TicketNet.com.ph, while the Cebu and Davao shows are available via SMTickets.com.</p>

<p>Boyce Avenue will be back in the Philippines for a series of concerts this Valentine’s week.</p>

Boyce Avenue will be back in the Philippines for a series of concerts this Valentine’s week.