Boy George, Culture Club one night only
Due to logistical travel issues beyond their control, the recently announced two-night concert in Manila of ’80s supergroup Culture Club will now be forced to limit its visit to a “one night only” special event. Boy George and Culture Club will be performing for the first time in Manila on June 18 at the Araneta Coliseum.
For those who have purchased tickets to the June 17 show, they can refund their tickets or replace them with tickets for June 18.
As promised, Boy George and the original line-up of Culture Club will give their audience a night of unforgettable music and partying. The group will be singing all their hits like Karma Chameleon, War Is Stupid, Do You Really Want To Hurt Me, Miss Me Blind, Move Away and Love is Love.
The Manila show is part of a 40-city tour of the iconic group in over 12 years, which includes cities in the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Japan.
Since this is the first time that Boy George and Culture Club (with members Mikey Craig on bass guitar; Roy Hay, guitar and keyboards; and Jon Moss, drums and percussion) will have a show in the Philippines, those who grew up in the ’80s as well as music lovers are excited for this news and can’t wait to see them perform their greatest hits.
As the first multi-racial band with an openly gay front man, Culture Club has set many records, including being the first band since The Beatles to have three Top 10 hits in America from a debut album. In the ’80s, the band dominated the charts in over a dozen countries, with multi-platinum albums and more than 50 million albums sold worldwide to date.
To make things more exciting for the Manila leg concert of Culture Club, 100 pieces of Special VIP (SVIP) tickets worth P25,000 each will be on sale. Aside from enjoying the concert, SVIP ticket buyers get a privilege to attend a meet-and-greet event and have their photo taken with Culture Club on June 16, 3 p.m. at Novotel Manila, Araneta Center. They will also receive a double disc of Culture Club’s greatest hits album and a commemorative concert T-shirt. Tickets for the meet-and-greet event will be available (cash payment) on June 10, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Greenfield District Central Park’s Kaleidoscope event area which will have a special Boy George and Culture Club night and sing-and-look alike contest. Culture Club Featuring Boy George Live In Manila is a production of Royale Chimes Concerts & Events, Inc. Tickets are now on sale at Ticketnet (911-5555) or log on to www.ticketnet.com.
ph. You can also use your BDO credit and debit card to purchase tickets and enjoy a 15-percent discount.
For details and to those who want to join the Boy George Sing and Look-Alike contest, call 09184972121 or 0906-4180786.