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Gary Valenciano Live at 25 airs on ABS-CBN, March 15

by Nerisa Almo posted on March 14, 2009  STATS: 211 Views | 13 Comments
"I'm glad that we caught the first night because it was really the most challenging of all concerts that I've ever done—to step on that stage celebrating 25 years with no voice," says Gary Valenciano about one of the scenes included in the DVD copy of his silver anniversary concert called Gary Valenciano Live at 25. Photo By: Noel Orsal


Gary Valenciano's silver anniversary concert Live @ 25 will be shown this Sunday, March 15, on ABS-CBN's Sunday's Best.

"It would give you an idea of what the night was really like," described Mr. Pure Energy about the TV special that he personally edited in his home studio.

He added, "What they will see on Sunday, it's not the whole concert.  There are numbers that we had to remove, keep some numbers, edit some numbers.  Pero I'm glad na mukhang flawless naman ang presentation.  I'm really excited about it."

Live @ 25 was a sold out concert when it was first staged for two consecutive nights in November at the Araneta Coliseum.  There was so much clamor from his avid fans that it had a repeat last February at the same venue.

He said that the two-night concert last November, including the repeat last February, was compressed into an almost 2-hour TV special. 

 "A lot of that was talking kasi.  So, I took out a lot of the talking.  I took out four numbers, but that would all be seen on the DVD," said Gary.

He further added, "Exciting siya kasi parang itong sa Sunday's Best, it's a prelude doon sa DVD na lalabas.  Siyempre, 'yong DVD, may mga special features 'yan, behind the scenes, lahat, interviews, commentaries, with a trailer pa of other DVDs that will be coming out in the future."

Regarding the upcoming DVD version, which is scheduled to be released between April and May, Gary said, "On the DVD it's the whole concert.  When you watch, parang isang [concert] na.  Bumili na kayo ng isang buong popcorn.  It still would be only one night.  There are things that will have to be taken out na ginawa ko lang for live purposes dahil nga live.  But there will be some things that will have to be taken off."

Gary enumerates the things included in the DVD: "Behind the scenes, 'yong mga meetings namin, 'yong mga meetings na medyo makikita mo na naiirita na kami sa isa't isa.  You will see how Rowell [Santiago] and I really worked with each other.

"There will also be interviews like, I didn't have a voice on the first two nights.  So, instead of going back to the studio and sing it again, sabi ko, ‘Hindi natin pwedeng gawin 'yan kasi alam ng tao na wala akong boses, e.  We still have to present it ganun pa rin.'  So, inayos lang namin ng konting-konti ang pagkanta ko.  I really wanted to show people as close to the way it really was."

Viewers will be able to see the performances of Gary's children namely Gabby, Paolo, and Kiana.  They will also witness the number of Mr. Pure Energy with Concert King Martin Nievera, which said to be a prelude to their rumored back-to-back concert later this year.

Catch Gary V's Live at 25 anniversary concert this Sunday, March 15, after TV Patrol Linggo, on ABS-CBN.

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  • 13  garyvmadz

    03/24/2009 | 04:29 PM
    can't wait for the dvd of live at 25... please sana mag release din c idol ng XXteme 2003 his 20th anniversarry at the same venue...
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  • 12  garyvmadz

    03/24/2009 | 04:27 PM
    can't wait for the i've been watch that concert for several times pero bitin p din ...sana mag release din c idol ng 20th anniversarry niya...XXtreme 2003
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  • 11  moonlight

    03/17/2009 | 10:57 AM
    Ganda ganda ng concert. Sayang, I missed it live. Sana yung mga 'talking' na according to him ay inedit out for the tv special isama sa DVD. That's part of a concert experience kasi, especially of a Gary V. concert.
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  • 10  camera_01

    03/17/2009 | 03:38 AM
    watched it last night and it was great, kaya lang di na pinakita lahat yung bandang huli...sana ginawa na lang part 1 amp; 2 kung kulang sila sa time sa tfc. sana i-air yung last half nung concert.
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  • blinktubey

    03/16/2009 | 05:23 PM
    galing ng concert kagabi..kahit mga anak ni gary very talanted din..mga gawapo at gwapa na nga, talanted pa. Very blessed talaga si gary V.
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  • gossipmonger

    03/16/2009 | 10:26 AM
    ganda ng concert, napanood ko kagabi. kaso parang bitin.
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  • dangmd

    03/16/2009 | 12:13 AM
    Nakakabitin sana may part 2....

    Yun ba ang Laos??? napuno ang Araneta at maraming kapamilya and kapuso na nanuod....
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  • tk0612

    03/15/2009 | 01:17 PM
    great performer
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  • superkid

    03/15/2009 | 12:40 AM
    Kailan ba ang huling concert ng kahit sino sa mga taga SOP Rules? Compare sa mga taga ASAP 09. Why Squot;O Rules? Are they really rules? Why ASAP09 is just simply '09. Parang baliktad yata? It should have been ASAP Rules and SOP09..
    Kasi parang sunod sunod ang mga concert ng mga taga ASAP09.
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  • mrfreeze

    03/14/2009 | 07:22 PM
    Malakas talaga ang hatak ni Gary at mabili ang mga concert niya dahil very commercial talaga. Although mabigat ang dugo ko sa kanya since the rumor some way back in eighties pa, when he was called in an international music festival as Filipino singer, he said, according to the rumor, he preferred to be called a singer from the Philippines than being called a Filipino singer.
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  • bloosompink

    03/14/2009 | 06:39 PM
    angga sinong hindi laos sayo? sina jano gibs? ala utak ahaha
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  • angga

    03/14/2009 | 06:35 PM
    Laos!!! LOL!
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  • anaknihudas

    03/14/2009 | 01:46 PM
    aabangan ko ang sa dvd version ng cOncert

    mo mr pUre enErgy..
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