MANILA, 8 December 2011 – Celebrating “Original Pilipino Music”, Yahoo!, the premier digital media company, hosted Y! Rocks – a music concert hosted simultaneously across Manila, Cebu and Davao that saw 12 breakthrough artists share the stage with some of the country’s top music icons including Wolfgang, Urbandub, Pupil, The Dawn and Imago.
Live performances by 50 acts from various genres including rock, pop, indie, and soul/R&B attracted a crowd of over 30,000 music-crazy fans from across the three cities. Artists for the concert – both breakthrough and mainstream, were selected by Yahoo! viewers via online voting at http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/yrocks.
“Music is a big part of Yahoo! and since launching OMG!, we have hosted a number of online music events with great success,” stated Arlene Amarante, Yahoo! Philippines Country Ambassador. “In keeping with Yahoo!’s tradition of music and expanding the boundaries of mainstream listening, Y! Rocks pays a tribute to the richness and diversity of ‘Original Pilipino Music’ and showcases the exceptional talent we have in the country.”
Amarante added, “We hope this musical platform will remove barriers and create opportunities for up-and-coming musicians to collaborate with the established mainstream bands.”
The list of the final 34 Y! Rocks Mainstream Acts are as below:
MANILA
Wolfgang Parokya Ni Edgar Gloc 9
Franco Karl Roy Urbandub
Wilabaliw The Dawn Hijo
Wilabaliw The Dawn Hijo
Shirley Pedicab The Jerks
Pupil Taken by Cars Techy Romantics
Paramita Stonefree Razorback
True Faith Sandwich Callalily
True Faith Sandwich Callalily
6cyclemind Tanya Markova Not So Fast
SinoSikat General Luna Somedaydream
Dice and K9 Badburn Archipelago
Mike's Apartment Hilera
Mike's Apartment Hilera
CEBU DAVAO
Salamin Rico Blanco
Ney Never The Strangers
Ebe Dancel Greyhoundz
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