IV of Spades Looks to Conquer MOA Arena for Their Massive Comeback Show
The surging and reformed local indie-alternative rock band IV of Spades have announced a comeback concert in the Mall of Asia Arena in December. Karpos Multimedia is organizing the show, which will come soon after the boys release their upcoming album Andalucia in November.
The four-piece rock outfit composed of Unique Salonga on vocals and rhythm guitar, Zild Benitez on bass and vocals, Blaster Silonga on lead guitar and vocals, and Badjao de Castro on drums, have been on tear lately with well-loved and mature singles after all of them decided to regroup and make music again together after a seven-year period of diverse creative development and solo ventures.
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IV of Spades show poster
Tickets go on sale on October 12 with General Admission Regular tickets going for P1,500, General Admission Premium at P2,000; Upperbox Regular and Premium at P3,000 and P3,500 respectively; Lowerbox Regular and Premium at P5,500 and P6,500; and Floor Standing at P4,500, according to a poster posted by Karpos on its social media accounts.
The group launched three massive singles--“Aura,” “Nanaman,” and “Konsyensya”--for three distinct tone explorations, with the boys flexing how much they've grown creatively during their time apart.
A creative pivot toward highlighting their individual strengths in each new release is a refreshing direction for the alternative rock outfit to let people know that each member means business when it comes to showing off their compelling abilities.
IV of Spades landed on Esquire Philippines’ September cover soon after releasing their melancholic and warm comeback track “Aura,” which is still topping local charts as of this month.
Philippine rock icon Mike Hanopol and the boys talked shop for a collision of old and new generation Filipino rock savants.
The four-piece rock sensation and the Juan dela Cruz Band and Hagibis legend went deep into the inner workings of a genuine musician and what it is like being one in this day and age.
“Para sa akin, yung pagiging musikero, ang nakikita ko, tool tayo para ma-express yung mga emotions. Mga feelings na hindi na-express kadalasan ng mga tao (For me, being a musician, the way I see it, we are a tool for expressing emotions. Feelings that people often don't express are translated [through music],” said Unique, the band’s frontman and the first to leave the band in 2018.
We are indeed witnessing a creative renaissance with the boys honing and discovering their own tastes and identities via the solo records and albums they’ve made along the way.
With a forthcoming album in the pipeline up for release next month, we are in for the genesis of what inevitably will be a generational run of music from the local rock juggernauts.
