Maroon 5 is coming back to Manila, and Filipino fans have several months to set money aside for it.
The band will perform at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, February 7 next year, as part of the Maroon 5 Asia Tour. It will not be their first time here. They last played the same venue, and this show marks yet another return.
When and how to get tickets
Seats open first through an Artist Presale on August 12, from 12 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Manila time, through the band's website.
Visa is the official payment partner of the tour. For Manila, an RCBC Visa Infinite presale runs on August 13 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., followed by an RCBC Visa credit card presale from 9 p.m. that night until 10 a.m. the next day.
Live Nation PH members get their turn on August 14, from 12 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Membership is free at www.livenation.ph. Everyone else can buy when the general sale opens on Saturday, August 15, at 12 p.m. through www.ticketmaster.ph.
Prices have also been announced. Box Regular goes for ₱4,000 and Box Premium for ₱8,500 to ₱9,500. SVIP Standing is ₱16,750, while VIP runs from ₱17,750 to ₱23,000. There are also two packages: Early Entry at ₱24,250 and Love Is Like at ₱29,000, both with a VIP-only gift, a commemorative laminate, and priority for merchandise.
Songs Filipinos already know
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Fronted by Adam Levine, Maroon 5 introduced its mix of rock and R&B on its debut album Songs About Jane. Years of hits and slow-burning ballads followed, from "This Love" and "She Will Be Loved" to "Payphone," "Sugar," and "Girls Like You." Those songs have had a long run on local radio and in videoke bars here, which is part of why the band's name still pulls a crowd.
A band that stayed on top
Staying popular for that long is the harder trick, and Maroon 5 managed it by keeping close to pop radio without losing their own sound. They have won GRAMMY Awards, sent songs to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, and picked up Diamond and Platinum certifications along the way.
When Billboard looked back at the first quarter of the century and ranked the biggest chart acts, Maroon 5 landed near the top – and no other band placed higher.
Adam Levine and the live show
The band has also put in the hours on the road, touring steadily across many countries. And while the catalog does much of the work, Adam's voice and stage presence are a big part of the draw. Maroon 5 would not sound the same without him, and he knows how to hold a crowd.
Then there is the energy. A Maroon 5 concert asks something of the audience, and Filipino crowds rarely need convincing. Anyone who was at their last Manila show knows how loud the arena can get. Expect the same next year, whether you are a Tito or Tita who has been listening since college or a newer fan who found the band on streaming.
New music, plus the hits
There is new material to look forward to. After launching its Las Vegas residency M5LV at Dolby Live at Park MGM, a run that was extended over the following years, the band released its latest studio album, Love Is Like. It was their first full-length record in a while, and it went back to the kind of songwriting that made the group's name in the first place.
Filipino listeners may already know its lead single, "Priceless," which features Lisa of BLACKPINK. The album also produced "All Night," "California," and the title track with Lil Wayne. The band has since released "Heroine," its first new song since the deluxe edition of the album.
Maroon 5 has been on the road again this year across Latin America and Europe, with a headline set at BST Hyde Park in London and a stop at Rock in Rio. Based on setlists from that run, they have been playing their biggest hits alongside the newer songs, so Manila will likely hear the old favorites too.
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