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<p>MANILA — Filipino indie rock band We Are Imaginary is set to represent the Philippines at an international independent music festival NO HEADLINER this October.</p><p>The event is happening on October 18 to 19 at West Lake Water Park in Hanoi, Vietnam.</p><p>This marks the first time that a Filipino band will be performing in the said Hanoi-based festival which is set to gather 20 international and local acts. </p><p>“It is always our dream to be heard around Asia so to be invited and to play once again outside our usual turf is such an exciting opportunity,”  lead vocalist and guitarist Ahmad Tanji said in a press release.</p><p>“Our last international gig was for the Archipelago Festival (Jakarta, Indonesia) last 2017. It has been a while indeed,” he said.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:957px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1755574524331we.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-dragging"/><span class="fr-inner"><em>Handout</em></span></span></span></div><p>We Are Imaginary&#x27;s upcoming performance in Hanoi comes ahead of their long overdue album, slated to be released at the end of the year.</p><p>“We also have a new single this October, and hopefully we’ll be able to drop our long overdue album this November,” Ahmad said. “We are planning lots of shows in different cities in and out of the Philippines. Watch out for that!”</p><p>Over a month ago, We Are Imaginary dropped its new single “Stockholm,” described as &quot;a gripping meditation on toxic attachment disguised as love.&quot;</p><p>Accompanying the song release is a Dracula-themed music video shot in Bangkok. The MV centers around a reclusive Dracula figure, rendered in monochrome even while the world around the character thrives in full, popping color.  </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5mQJLxa4gE?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Filipino indie rock band We Are Imaginary is set to represent the Philippines at an international independent music festival NO HEADLINER this October.</p>

Filipino indie rock band We Are Imaginary is set to represent the Philippines at an international independent music festival NO HEADLINER this October.

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Pinoy band We Are Imaginary to represent PH in Hanoi's NO HEADLINER fest

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Published Aug 19, 2025 11:49 AM PHT

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