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‘Wake-up call’: Artists react after unruly crowd forces halt to concert, resked

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/12/08/20181208-artists.jpg"/><figcaption>Quest and December Avenue&#x27;s Zel Bautista both took to Twitter to react to the decision to postpone the Coke concert after a massive crowd showed up and became unruly.<em> @jointhequest and @zelbautista</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA—Imagine having to tell an increasingly restless crowd that the gig has been cancelled, the same crowd who had been made to wait two hours due to &quot;technical difficulties.&quot; </p><p>One would be &quot;drained&quot; of &quot;whatever good energy you have,&quot; too, like Filipino rapper Quest, who got the short end of the stick and came out to boos and cusses as he told the rowdy fans that the event had been moved to another date. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/08/18/watch-bottles-thrown-as-crowd-turns-restive-at-pasay-concert">WATCH: Bottles thrown, as crowd turns restive at Pasay concert</a></li></ul><div> </div><p>The free music festival, scheduled to feature a range of popular local acts, was postponed after more than 20,000 people — way more than the estimated 15,000 — showed up and became unruly.</p><p>&quot;Drained,&quot; was what Quest wrote on Twitter after his experience. </p><p>&quot;Getting cussed at and booed by thousands of people is bad energy. And it drains out whatever good energy you have. Didn&#x27;t realize it until yesterday,&quot; he added. &quot;Pahinga muna ako today.&quot; </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Drained.<br/><br/>Sa lahat ng nagpunta sa MOA concert grounds... Mahal na mahal ko kayo. Kayo ang dahilan ko. Pasensya sa nangyari. Babawi kami pangako yan.</p>— Quest (@officialQUEST) <a href="https://twitter.com/officialQUEST/status/1071050530087006211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Getting cussed at and booed by thousands of people is bad energy. And it drains out whatever good energy you have. Didn&#x27;t realize it until yesterday.<br/><br/>Pahinga muna ako today. ✌🏼</p>— Quest (@officialQUEST) <a href="https://twitter.com/officialQUEST/status/1071233326554341378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Zel Bautista, whose band December Avenue performed as one of the opening acts, described the incident as a &quot;wake up call&quot; for Filipinos to act more disciplined during such events. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Just because it&#x27;s free doesnt mean na wala na din tayong disiplina. All efforts to control the crowd were done by <a href="https://twitter.com/CocaColaPH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CocaColaPH</a> esp <a href="https://twitter.com/officialQUEST?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@officialQUEST</a> but ofcourse it starts within ourselves!!! Sayang for most people who were there to enjoy and sa artists who were excited to perform.</p>— Zel Bautista (@zelbautista) <a href="https://twitter.com/zelbautista/status/1071093236943458304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Yung usual concert goers ofcourse alam na nila to but may iba talaga na makukulit. Even on the recent barangay tour we had mas malala at marami talagang pasaway. Ayun lang, it&#x27;s not very often na may FREE concert with that line up. 🤷🏻‍♂️</p>— Zel Bautista (@zelbautista) <a href="https://twitter.com/zelbautista/status/1071093240504467456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Wake up call din to. Feeling ko same people na nagsasabing &quot;mahal naman ng ticket&quot;. Now you know why.</p>— Zel Bautista (@zelbautista) <a href="https://twitter.com/zelbautista/status/1071094634871324672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Other artists slated to appear — such as Juan Miguel Severo, IV of Spades&#x27; Blaster Slionga and Zild Benitez, as well as Moira dela Torre — acknowledged being heartbroken over the decision. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I left the MoA concert grounds last night heartbroken for not being able to perform for the crowd and give them the show we prepared. If you were there then, I&#x27;m sorry. I hope you got home safe. Thank you for the love.</p>— Juan Miguel Severo (@TheRainBro) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRainBro/status/1071249283129651201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wishing everybody gets home safely 💔 <a href="https://t.co/F5Yc3UFhHv">https://t.co/F5Yc3UFhHv</a></p>— Saab (@saabmagalona) <a href="https://twitter.com/saabmagalona/status/1071047599652712449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thank you for coming and i hope everyone is safe, take care and see you all you soon.</p>— Blaster Silonga (@Bsilonga) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bsilonga/status/1071044769340682240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">stay safe, protect yourselves, and go home. i&#x27;ll see you on some other shows so pls be safe.</p>— zild (@zildbenitez) <a href="https://twitter.com/zildbenitez/status/1071041927645020161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">We love you guys so much!😢 Were so sad we didnt get to see you all today but know that we know &amp; appreciate all of your efforts! Everyone&#x27;s safety is <a href="https://twitter.com/CocaColaPH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CocaColaPH</a>&#x27;s priority. They are working on a better, safer, more enjoyable concert for all of us. We&#x27;ll see u guys next year!!♥️ <a href="https://t.co/rqHHEFG7ga">pic.twitter.com/rqHHEFG7ga</a></p>— Moira Dela Torre (@moirarachelle4) <a href="https://twitter.com/moirarachelle4/status/1071074788918013952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Some 50 people were<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/08/18/injuries-reported-at-coke-studios-christmas-concert-due-to-unruly-crowd"> said to have been injured</a> during the music festival, with Coca-Cola, the organizer, confirming that &quot;pushing&quot; and &quot;bottles thrown&quot; threatened the safety of the crowd. </p><p>The music festival has been rescheduled to the first quarter of 2019, with a tighter security promised. </p>

<p>Imagine having to tell a restless crowd that the gig has been cancelled, the same crowd who had been made to wait two hours due to "technical difficulties." <br /> </p>

Imagine having to tell a restless crowd that the gig has been cancelled, the same crowd who had been made to wait two hours due to "technical difficulties."