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Concert recap: 'Big queer energy' peppers Manila leg of Troye Sivan's 'Bloom' tour

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/05/03/20190503_troye.jpg"/><figcaption>Australian pop star Troye Sivan during his first Manila concert at the MOA arena. <em>Photo from @livesmart</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Barely half an hour into his concert, pop star Troye Sivan finally acknowledged and gave a name to the peculiar kind of energy that enveloped the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena on a sweltering Labor Day evening. </p><p>&quot;This has been so much fun so far... Maybe it&#x27;s the big queer energy in the room. I don&#x27;t know what&#x27;s going on,&quot; Sivan, 23, told his thousands of Pinoy fans gathered in the arena last Wednesday.</p><p>Sivan was in Manila as part of his &quot;Bloom&quot; tour, named after his critically-acclaimed sophomore album. </p><p>The Philippines was the fourth stop of the tour’s Asian leg which kicked off in Japan last week. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/03/18/australian-pop-star-troye-sivan-to-perform-in-manila-in-2019">Australian pop star Troye Sivan to perform in Manila in 2019</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Manila, you look so beautiful… Literally the only thing in my head right now is what took me so long [to perform here],&quot; he said. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/29/17/look-troye-sivan-surprises-fans-with-visit-to-ph">LOOK: Troye Sivan surprises fans with visit to PH</a></li></ul><p>The Aussie crooner started the show with punchy bop songs &quot;Seventeen&quot; and &quot;Bloom.&quot; </p><p>But things took an emotional turn when Sivan began singing &quot;Heaven,&quot; a song that perfectly captures the anxiety of being different and trying to be at peace with it. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1385849" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div style="text-align:center"><br/><em>Colors of the LGBT flag illuminate the MOA Arena as Troye Sivan sings &quot;Heaven&quot; during the Manila leg of his &quot;Bloom&quot; tour. Video by Petersen Vargas</em></div><p>&quot;Totoo pala &#x27;yung sinasabi nilang representation, no? I even saw young gays in front of me hugging and crying during this song (Heaven),&quot; fashion stylist Eldzs Mejia observed.</p><p>&quot;So much love and feels. It just hit me what a powerful image Troye Sivan is to this generation and the future. How I wish I got to watch someone like him when I was younger. Super kendeng and kembot, effem na effem,&quot; he added. </p><p>And that&#x27;s exactly what Sivan is to his fans: an artist who unapologetically sings songs about love and heartbreak as seen through the lens of a young gay man.</p><p>Sivan&#x27;s songs have somehow achieved anthem status not only among the community he represents, but to a wider audience who went through similar struggles.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1385847" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div style="text-align:center"><br/><em>Troye Sivan sings &quot;Fools&quot; from his debut album Blue Neighbourhood. Video by Petersen Vargas</em></div><p>Throughout the almost two-hour show, Sivan seduced his audience with hit songs from his two albums. </p><p>&quot;Seriously, this experience of an entire arena in the Philippines coming together to support an openly gay man [and proudly effem] pop star makes me so hopeful of the LGBTQ+ community in our country,&quot; photographer BJ Pascual said after the concert. </p><p>The &quot;Bloom&quot; tour was brought in Manila by MMI Live presented by Smart.</p>

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Concert recap: 'Big queer energy' peppers Manila leg of Troye Sivan's 'Bloom' tour

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published May 03, 2019 04:21 PM PHT

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