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Ben&Ben to be a special guest for Ed Sheeran’s Manila concert

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Filipino folk-pop band Ben&amp;Ben took to social media to express their elation as they were chosen to be one of the special guests of Ed Sheeran&#x27;s  &quot;+ - = ÷ x Tour (The Mathematics Tour)&quot; in Manila, happening at the SMDC Festival Grounds on March 9.</p><p>On their Instagram page, the band wrote: &quot;Ma, special guest na kami ni Ed Sheeran sa concert niya 😭&quot;</p><p>The concert will be a full circle moment for Ben&amp;Ben as they previously did a cover of Ed&#x27;s hit song &quot;Perfect.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Parang dati lang, nagcocover lang kami ng &#x27;Perfect&#x27; sa YouTube. Never in our wildest dreams did we think this could happen. Surreal,&quot; they said.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C31tehqvHth/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1030949.6000000238%2C%22ls%22%3A1030249.3999999762%2C%22le%22%3A1030900.7000000477%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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>Fans were quick to react to the news.</p><p>&quot;Congrats mga lodi! Sana kumanta kayo ng song niyo kasama si Ed. Like &#x27;Leaves&#x27; or &#x27;Maybe The Night&#x27; 😍 or &#x27;Kathang Isip&#x27; if he wants to sing a Filipino song of yours!&quot; one fan commented.</p><p>&quot;OMG! Dasurb!!!! So proud of you!!&quot; one fan wrote.</p><p>Ben&amp;Ben consists of nine members, including twin brothers Miguel Benjamin and Paolo Benjamin who play acoustic guitars and sing, Poch Barretto on electric guitar, Keifer Cabugao on violin, Andrew De Pano and Toni Munoz on percussion, Pat Lasaten on keyboards, Agnes Reoma on bass, and Jam Villanueva on drums.</p><p>The band is famous for hits like &quot;Leaves,&quot; &quot;Make It With You,&quot; &quot;Panindigan Kita,&quot; &quot;Maybe The Night,&quot; and &quot;Pagtingin,&quot; among others.</p><p>The band has won numerous awards throughout their career including an Asia Artist Award, an Aliw Award, an NME Award, two MYX Music Awards, and 16 Awit Awards.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C3CpIbErgk0/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A1030966.2000000477%2C%22ls%22%3A1030249.3999999762%2C%22le%22%3A1030900.7000000477%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="566" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" 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>In 2020, they were ranked 29th on the Billboard Social Top 50 Chart. </p><p>Spotify also named them the most-streamed Filipino artist ever, with over two billion streams.</p><p>Aside from Ben&amp;Ben, English singer and songwriter Calum Scott will also be one of the special guests of Ed Sheeran&#x27;s The Mathetimatics concert in Manila.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/10/28/here-are-the-ticket-prices-for-ed-sheeran-s-upcoming-the-mathematics-tour-in-manila-1224"><strong>READ: Here are the ticket prices for Ed Sheeran’s upcoming ‘The Mathematics Tour’ in Manila</strong></a></div><p>Besides Manila, Ed will also take his concert tour to other Asian cities like Osaka, Tokyo, Kaohsiung, Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, and Mumbai.</p><p>Based on his set list for the European leg of his tour, Ed will perform many of his popular songs like &quot;Thinking Out Loud,&quot; &quot;Love Yourself,&quot; &quot;Shape of You,&quot; &quot;Bad Habits,&quot; and &quot;Photograph,&quot; among others. </p><p>Ed has done shows in Manila before, in 2015 and 2018.</p>

<p>Ben&Ben will join Ed Sheeran as a special guest at the latter’s concert happening on March 9 in Manila.</p>

Ben&Ben will join Ed Sheeran as a special guest at the latter’s concert happening on March 9 in Manila.

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Ben&Ben to be a special guest for Ed Sheeran’s Manila concert

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Published Feb 29, 2024 09:44 AM PHT

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