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Maroon 5 Asia 2025: The Pop Rock Band Calls Manila Concert an Epic Night

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<div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738275713930475477127_18491668417059369_3509979283057699747_n.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Photo by @bootswallace via @maroon5</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p><strong>Maroon 5</strong> kicked off their Asia tour with a highly-anticipated sold-out Manila show held on January 29 at the Mall of Asia Arena. The GRAMMY® Award-winning pop-rock band took to social media to share photos from the memorable event, captioning their post with &quot;Thrilla in Manila.&quot; </p><p>The band wrote on Instagram, &quot;Epic opening night to our ASIA 2025 tour at the sold out @moaarena in Philippines! 🇵🇭&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738275989609475588830_18491668531059369_3901325481300245833_n.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Photo by @bootswallace via @maroon5</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>After electrifying performances from opening acts <strong>Culture Wars</strong> and<strong> DJ Mailbox</strong>, Maroon 5 started the concert with the 2014 song &quot;<strong></strong>Animals,&quot; <strong></strong>followed by hits &quot;One More Night&quot; and &quot;This Love.&quot;<strong></strong></p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s so good to be back,&quot; said frontman <strong>Adam Levine</strong>, as he hyped up the Filipino crowd and urged them to get on their feet. Adam praised the singing abilities of Filipinos, saying, &quot;We know that here in the Philippines, you guys are the best singers. The best. Nobody sings louder at a Maroon 5 concert than here in Manila.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738276396479475493825_18491668576059369_7597646440817516350_n.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Photo by @bootswallace via @maroon5</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Maroon 5 then performed a number of their chart-topping hits, including &quot;Stereo Hearts,&quot; &quot;Sunday Morning,&quot; &quot;Payphone,&quot; &quot;Makes Me Wonder,&quot; &quot;What Lovers Do,&quot; &quot;Love Somebody,&quot; &quot;Moves Like Jagger,&quot; and &quot;Girls Like You&quot;—all to the delight of nostalgic Filipino fans, who cheered their hearts out and sang along with enthusiasm and joy.</p><p>The band members&#x27; emotions were evident when they performed &quot;Memories&quot; and &quot;She Will Be Loved.&quot; Levine mentioned that &quot;Memories&quot; is an important song for the band and that it means something different to each one of the audience. As for &quot;She Will Be Loved,&quot; Maroon 5 performed it in a special intimate acoustic version, with Levine admitting it might be his favorite song to sing.</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738276216173475012617_18491668549059369_5059170986505860263_n.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Photo by @bootswallace via @maroon5</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Maroon 5 ended the show with &quot;Sugar,&quot; which, to this day, continues to amass billions of views and likes on various audio and video streaming platforms.</p><p>Maroon 5 Asia 2025 in Manila was brought by <strong>Live Nation Philippines </strong>and<strong></strong> co-presented by the <strong>Tourism Promotions Board</strong> and the <strong>Philippine Department of Tourism</strong>.</p><p>After the Philippines, Maroon 5 will take their Asia tour to Jakarta, Bangkok, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, and Kaohsiung.</p><div><strong>Related: </strong><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/culture/2025/1/24/maroon-5-asia-2025-here-are-the-important-dates-for-the-pop-rock-band-s-asia-tour-1515" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Maroon 5 Asia 2025: Here Are the Important Dates for the Pop Rock Band&#x27;s Asia Tour</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738276447316474455194_18491668585059369_4633481954369826443_n.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Photo by @bootswallace via @maroon5</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Here are some highlights from Maroon 5 Asia 2025 in Manila:</strong></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFb26A9Jy9h/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=971&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1530762.899999991%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="857" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Lead photo by <strong>@bootswallace </strong>via <strong>@maroon5</strong><strong></strong></p>

<p>Here are the highlights of Maroon 5's sold-out Manila show, which kicks off the Maroon 5 Asia 2025 tour. </p>

Here are the highlights of Maroon 5's sold-out Manila show, which kicks off the Maroon 5 Asia 2025 tour.

'Thrilla in Manila'—Maroon 5 Calls Sold-Out Manila Show an 'Epic' Kick-Off to Their Asia 2025 Tour

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'Thrilla in Manila'—Maroon 5 Calls Sold-Out Manila Show an 'Epic' Kick-Off to Their Asia 2025 Tour

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