When I first heard about KEANE, I was not familiar with the band and I was surprised they're coming to the Philippines to do a concert at the Mall of Asia Arena.
When my mom told me that she has two extra tickets to the concert, I immediately volunteered to go because I'm looking for a new band that I can listen to. I invited one my friends to go with us.
When I searched for KEANE's songs on YouTube, Somewhere Only We Know was the first thing that popped up. I listened to it and it sounded familiar. No doubt, I have heard of it before and was glad that they'll be having a concert in Manila for the first time. They have the sound that I was looking for. So I immediately browsed other songs that made them famous. Disconnected also sounded familiar. KEANE is definitely a band that will make me a fan and I hoped they'd pull the concert off.
I've always liked music groups that originated from England. One of them is Tears for Fears, a band I often listened to when I was in high school. British bands always have that unique sound that makes them different from other bands.
Last October 2, we headed to MOA Arena before 8PM. I was accompanied by my mom and my friend who’s also a fan of alternative and indie rock. As soon as KEANE started performing I knew that it was going to be good.
As they shared their music, it seemed all their songs sound so clear and all the lyrics are well-written. It also appeared that they never actually released a bad song. Only a few bands can pull off masterpieces in their albums. One of them is Circa Survive and it looks like KEANE has managed to do the same.
At the end of the concert, people still wanted more out of KEANE and they accommodated us. It was a really long setlist and the concert ended around 11PM. It was good; actually, way better than I expected. I am looking forward to listening to more KEANE songs. The concert was one of the best performances a band can do live on stage.
