I’ve been enjoying a lot of downtime lately, and part of that is having the time to enjoy some of the musical acts that have been coming over to this part of the globe. It’s quite exciting that there has been a no. of bands and performers coming over here. Not to mention really good theatre productions and musicals out in the next few months! It’s all making me really excited, even if it means starving for quite some time. hahaha. I’ve managed to catch Lifehouse last July 26 and Alicia Keys yesterday, and I really don’t regret shelling a small fortune for them. (Although, I honestly believed that the amount I paid for the Alicia Keys concert experience is relatively cheap, considering the quality of her phenomenal performance.)

I watched Lifehouse with my sister, my ultimate concert partner, Dan and my friend, CK at Araneta. Their song Everything is one of my ultimate favorite songs of all-time, and I was praying and hoping that they’d get to play it. l ended up a bit disappointed that they didn’t. Nonetheless, I had a great time and they were still able to play most of their signature songs, ending it with the emotional Broken.

Last night was amazing. As a huge fan, it was impossible not to be overwhelmed by seeing and hearing an 11-time Grammy winner like Alicia Keys perform live. She was just so amazing and even more wonderful than I expected her to be. My sister and I ate at Fridays first before going to the venue held at the SMX Convention Center. I really didn’t like the venue, but I understood that it was changed last minute to cater to the possibility of rains and storms. Logistics was terrible too. The show that was supposed to start at 8 began at 10.

She played all her famous hits, as well as concert favorites and crowd hits. Best part was that she truly changed most of it up and it all worked magnificently! I want my own copy of the live versions she performed that night. Her band, her back-up singers and other guests were just as amazing. This is definitely going to be a part of my Top 3 favorite concerts ever.

For now, I’ll just end this blog entry. I feel too lazy to continue blogging away. That happens when I’m getting to caught up with my own offline life. Things have been pretty good. :) I’ll update next time.