The image of ex-Eraserheads frontman Ely Buendia setting his worn out sticker-battered piano on fire perhaps best translated what the Final Set meant to the entire Eraserheads circle: closure.

Last night, March 7, at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds in Pasay City, the Eraserheads delivered their promise to conclude their unfinished reunion concert held late last year.

Playing as one unit once again, but perhaps for the last time, the band composed of Ely Buendia, Marcus Adoro, Buddy Zabala, and Raimund Marasigan relived the Eraserheads phenomenon, which swept the country and revolutionized the OPM landscape in the early '90s.

The concert drew an estimated crowd of "more than a hundred thousand," according to MTV's Jad Deveza.

"We are all so happy! History talaga! First time for a paid local concert! Galing!" Deveza told PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) in a text message sent last night.

PLAYING THE HITS AND MORE. Fans trooped to the MOA Concert Grounds as early as noontime with the intention of getting the best spot in the huge open field venue. By around eight in the evening, the entire place was brimming with anticipation and excitement.

MTV Philippines heightened the thrill by showing old clips of the band taken during the quartet's heyday. The videos were a collage of various MTV appearances and interviews mixed with current ones related to the reunion concert.

Despite the absence of a climactic countdown—definitely one of the highlights of last year's concert—the open field literally rocked the minute the silhouette image of the four members came on stage.

The Eraserheads opened their set with the witty "Magasin," which was taken from the band's second album, Circus (1994). As expected, the band, Ely in particular, talked little to the crowd, dishing out the songs one after the other.

In an interview days before the concert, Marasigan revealed that the band agreed to perform most of the materials during their early days. That means songs lifted from the Eraserheads first three albums; namely Ultraelectromagneticpop! (1993) Circus and Cutterpillow (1995) were given priority to keep the crowd in high energy throughout the night. Majority of the songs included in the mentioned albums were highly popular as they were all released at the time the Eraserheads were at the peak of their game.

And true enough, the band immediately performed the songs "Walang Nagbago," "Maling Akala," "Poorman's Grave," and "Waiting for the Bus" in quick succession. "Maskara" was the lone material taken from the band's last studio album, Carbon Stereoxide (2001).

The crowd went wild as guitarist Marcus Adoro (highly regarded as the quiet one among the four) assumed vocal duties to play a reggae version of "Huwag Mo Nang Itanong," and completely veering away from the recorded version.

Drummer Raimund Marasigan temporarily abandoned the drum kit to sing two of the Eraserheads punk tunes: "Alkohol" and "Insomnia." Raimund also delivered the dance-inspired tune, "Slo Mo." Many surmised that Marcus and Raimund took over the vocals awhile to lighten Ely's load and help preserve his voice, given the long set list.

"Torpedo," with Ely resuming vocal chores, rounded up the band's first set.

TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE. Going for a more laidback vibe, the Eraserheads, along with auxiliary musician Jazz Nicholas (of the band Itchyworms), performed an acoustic rendition of the songs "Julie Tearjerky," "Wishing Wells," and "Fine Time."