Thousands of Filipinos will mark August 30 as a historic event--the Eraserheads, whom majority of this generation regard as the greatest Filipino band, reunited for one night to perform their hits. The event itself is a phenomenon--what started as a rumor around a month ago slowly became real as numerous online communities spread the word the the members of the Eraserheads would reconcile for the most momentous musical event of the year. The details, believe it or not, was only finalized last Wednesday--yes, merely three days ago--the tickets were sold just last Thursday--the very same day I bought mine--and the following day, the rumors had it that the concert was sold out.

I am extremely lucky to have a sister who has a friend who has another friend who works in MTv, who eventually gave me and my sister SVIP (Super VIP) passes. So, we were able to locate ourselves at the very center/front of the stage. Unfortunately, DSLR cameras are forbidden in our area. Good thing, I was able to hide our cams under my extra shirt in my large bag. And call it fate, my newly acquired Sony Ericsson K850i became my savior. All of these pictures are taken using the said phone.

People started to cheer when a countdown clock was flashed into the screen. Fans were hysterically screaming as they wait for the longest 10 minutes in their lives. Then it happened. Pictures of the band members were flashed in the screen--then the stage slowly began to rise--dramatically, the members were being elevated to the stage, like a slow-motion popping bread from a defunct toaster. The crowd roared as the familiar notes of "Alapaap" was being played. Everyone sang with Ely, Buddy, Marcus and Raimund. The videos being shown behind the members, the fireworks, the superb strobes of lights made put everyone into a trance. Everyone was singing. It was magical.

Here's a video of the introduction of the concert.