On hand to lead the big event were MYX VJs (from left) Iya Villania, Luis Manzano, and Nikki Gil.

People observed that this year's MYX Mo! was more organized than before. Luis shared, "Napansin ko, we made it more special in the sense na we gave away tickets. We want everybody to enjoy so now we made sure that everyone and everything is more secure so everyone has a lot more fun," said Luis to PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal).

Miguel Escueta and Julianne were part of Disney's Camp Rock official soundtrack. The two performed an acoustic version of "This Is Me" on the said album. Miguel and Julianne are artists of MCA Music Inc.

As VJs tasked to host the event, Luis—who is joined in this picture by fellow jock Nikki Gil—enthused that the MYX Mo! atmosphere is one of brotherhood and camaraderie.

"Definitely sa backstage, it's one of those moments na bago sila sumalang, e nagkaka-kumustahan kami dun sa mga kilala namin, at the same time it's a time to meet new people dahil alam natin napaka-busy ng mga artists the same way na we are very, very busy, so it's one of those chances na nag-uusap kami sa backstage, nagkukulitan," revealed Luis.

Chino Lui Pio (in photo) is the newest addition to the growing MYX family. Chino, who is the brother of Hale frontman Champ Lui Pio, is one of the four winners of the MYX VJ Search for 2008. Robi Domingo, Monica Yncierto, and Bianca Roque were the other winners of the competition.

Cueshe vocalist Jay Justiniani thanked MYX for always inviting them to perform annually for MYX Mo! "Pang apat na namin so since we got here in Manila palagi kaming ini-invite ng MYX so thank you MYX," said Jay.

Christian Bautista admitted feeling anxious before performing in front of a predominantly rock n' roll fans. Said the young balladeer: "Medyo kinabahan ako actually bago ako sumampa pero nung paglabas ko tapos narinig ko ‘yong audience reaction sabi ko okay naman pala, e, so kumalma na ko."

The Bloomfields donned their Yuletide uniform. The band members—(left to right) Lakan Hila, Rocky Collado, Louie Poco, Pepe Lozano and Jay Jay Lozano—are currently busy promoting their Christmas album titled Pasko Natin under EMI Music Philippines.

Former Orange & Lemons and now Kenyo frontman McCoy Fundales personally dropped by to catch up with fellow musicians. Kenyo was not listed to perform that night as they just arrived from the United States where they did several gigs.

Pinoy Pride Charice Pempengco performed the Philippine National Anthem to jumpstart the main event of this year's MYX Mo!

Ex-Eraserheads drummer and now Sandwich vocalist Raimund Marasigan demonstrates his ease in performing before a huge crowd as he struts and sings in true frontman fashion.

MYX Mo! 2008 served as former Rivermaya chief Rico Blanco's podium in announcing his big return to the music scene, this time as a solo artist. The prolific songsmith dished out an intense performance of his first single, "Yugto," followed by the new-wave sound, "Say Forever."

Chicosci frontman Miggy Chavez proved that pink is the new 'black' in rock. Aside from the straightforward lyrics, Chicosci members are widely known for their fashion sense, which is both lauded and criticized by some quarters.

(From left) Omnie Saroca, Roll Martinez, Champ Lui Pio and Sheldon Gellada—collectively known as Hale—certainly made up for lost time by being active in the music scene after taking a leave for almost a year.

Raising the evening's temperature even more were the Kitty Girls. The all-girl singing group was formed in April 2007 and since then they have been dubbed the Philippine version of the international pop group The Pussycat Dolls.

Billy Crawford graced this year's MYX Mo! Incidentally, the Pinoy international star is currently being linked to MYX VJ Nikki Gil.

One of the few enduring bands of the '90s, Parokya Ni Edgar, closed this year's MYX Mo! event.

The Soul Siren Nina tamed even the wildest beast that night through her beautiful voice, which temporarily served as a welcome breather from the ear-splitting music delivered by the rock bands. Nina performed "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing," a rock ballad popularized by the legendary American group Aerosmith.

A true rocker at heart, Pinoy Dream Academy alumna Yeng Constantino had no problem performing in front of the rock fans that evening.

In an interview with PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) a few months back, the hard-rocking quintet Kjwan revealed their collective desire to write more accessible songs to reach a wider market. The Marc Abaya-led band is currently working on their third album. Kjwan's last album titled 2 Step Marv was released in 2006.

Gloc-9's remarkable performance didn't need backup that evening. Once again he dazzled the crowd with his fast-rapping skills dished out with ease and style.

As expected, Jay Contreras of the punk novelty band Kamikazee had the crowd, the bouncers and the security people up on their toes the moment he stepped off the main stage to go near the enthusiastic fans.

Dishing out two new songs, Kamikazee worked up the crowd with their distinct fast punk assault and Jay's "bold" stage antics.

Yael Yuzon of Sponge Cola performed the band's hit single "Pasubali" before launching into their latest single "Puso," taken from the quartet's eponymous third album. "Puso" was used as the official theme song of the recently concluded 71st UAAP season.

Chito Miranda and the gang of Parokya Ni Edgar decided to go for an old hit to open their set. The band performed "Buloy"—the song that introduced them to the public back in 1996 and was included in their debut record playfully titled Khangkhungkherrnitz.

Parokya Ni Edgar's co-vocalist Vinci Montaner joined Chito in singing the band's 2003 hit, "The Yes Yes Show," a tongue-in-cheek song that touches on the subject of jealousy among bandmates.

Parokya Ni Edgar summoned the boys of Kamikazee in performing the hard-rock number, "The Ordertaker"—a parody of the songs "Chop Suey" and "Toxicity" by the Armenian-American band, System of a Down. Here, Kamikazee's Jay Contreras sings to accompany Parokya Ni Edgar's Chito Miranda and Vinci Montaner.