It shall go down local music history
as that singular moment where four estranged band members--Ely Buendia,
Raimund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Marcus Adoro--came together for
one spectacular reunion. The date: 08.30.08. One band. One great show. One night
only.
The historic performance of the country's
biggest band in the '90s that drew in more than 50,000 people at The
Fort Bonifacio Open Field will be shown in movie theaters
starting November 26 simultaneously in Metro Manila and Cebu City.
The Eraserheads is again about to make
history as the only OPM band to immortalize their performance on the
big screen, a feat never before achieved by any local band or artist.
The soundtrack of the film, brought to us by Sony BMG Music Entertainment,
is already available at all record outlets nationwide.
Eraserheads Reunion Concert: The
Movie is being presented by Smart Buddy and is guaranteed to relive
the glorious moments of August 30, starting with the countdown to signal
the beginning of the show, until it was unexpectedly cut short due to
Ely's failing health. The band failed to come back on stage after
the 15-minute intermission preceding the first set after Ely was rushed
to the hospital for extreme chest pains.
It will be remembered that Ely was
under a lot of pressure at the time of the concert's staging. His
Mom Lizette Buendia passed away two days before the show.
The concert reunion was replete with
drama--starting with the events leading to the fab four's agreement
to do the show together, to the controversial and volatile position
the company which bankrolled the production was placed after all the
protests made by the Department of Health. Sony BMG and Francis Lumen's
company saved the day and the biggest drama happened with the abrupt
conclusion halfway through the show.
The crowd's extraordinary display
of understanding and support to the band was also caught on video. No
one displayed any violent reaction, which was common to rock concerts
the world over, but instead, the crowd offered prayers, and respectful
applause when the show's cancellation was announced.
But given all that transpired, Eraserheads:
Reunion Concert boasts of outstanding production value. The state-of-the-art
sounds, lights, and stage reportedly caused a whopping P40-million pesos
to build. The audience that night were so thrilled to find themselves
drowned out by the outstanding display of lights and fireworks. It was
truly a magnificent event, to say the least.
All these, plus the thousands of fans caught on camera, will be relived all over again in Eraserheads:
The Concert Reunion on the big screen starting November 26 (Wednesday) at your favorite
movie houses.