Post Malone performs his biggest hits at first Manila concert

E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p id="isPasted">Thousands of Filipino fans jammed to Post Malone&#39;s biggest hits as the American singer and rapper brought his &quot;If Y&#39;all Weren&#39;t Here, I&#39;d Be Crying&quot; tour to the Philippines at the Mall of Asia Arena on Monday, September 18.</p><p>Presented by Live Nation Philippines, it was the first time that Malone performed in the country. &nbsp;</p><p>&quot;I came here with the most best beautiful band in the universe. We will play you some songs while we party a little bit, ladies and gentlemen,&quot; he said as he introduced himself to the Filipino crowd.</p><p><br/></p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxXzdNhy80D/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=524&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A741259.6999999881%2C%22ls%22%3A241721.69999998808%2C%22le%22%3A242080.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="997" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><br/></p><p>The singer then extended his gratitude to the Filipino fans for joining him in his first concert in the country.</p><p>&quot;Also, this is my first time in this city. I wanted to say thank you so very much for having me here ladies and gentlemen. It means the world to me,&quot; he remarked.</p><p>During the concert, a lucky Filipino fan was invited by Malone onstage wherein they performed the song &quot;Stay.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Dreams do come true!&quot; the fan exclaimed after performing with the singer. &nbsp;</p><p>Among the songs Malone performed during the Manila leg of his tour were &ldquo;Better Now, &quot;Wow, &quot;Psycho, &quot;Goodbyes,&quot; &quot;Circles,&quot; &quot;Congratulations,&quot; &quot;Sunflower,&quot; and &quot;Chemical.&quot;</p><p>It was in June when Malone announced that he would be bringing his &quot;If Y&#39;all Weren&#39;t Here, I&#39;d Be Crying&quot; tour to Asia.</p><p>Aside from Manila, other Asian cities that he will be visiting are Taipei, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.</p><p><br/></p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CvOiDNEM5hc/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=524&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A741966.299999997%2C%22ls%22%3A241721.69999998808%2C%22le%22%3A242080.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="818" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><br/></p><p>Named Austin Richard Post in real life, Malone released his fifth studio album <em>Austin</em> on July 28. The album debuted on the Billboard 200 after earning 113,000 album-equivalent units on its first week.</p><p><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/6/30/post-malone-is-coming-to-the-philippines-this-2023-2354"><strong>READ:Post Malone is coming to the Philippines this 2023</strong></a></p><p>In an interview with NPR back in August, Malone dished out on why he decided to call the album <em>Austin.</em></p><p>&quot;We were about to go on tour and we initially wanted to record an acoustic record. We ended up making half the record in that week. And towards the end, you know, the development of it, we were like, &#39;Well, let&#39;s add some drums. Let&#39;s do some fun stuff to it.&#39; So it just kind of became its own record and not strictly an acoustic record,&quot; he shared.</p><p>&quot;But I guess... That&#39;s my name! So we figured, you know, this is a record done by me. And also we couldn&#39;t think of another name,&quot; he added.</p>

<p><br/><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxXzdNhy80D/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=524&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A741259.6999999881%2C%22ls%22%3A241721.69999998808%2C%22le%22%3A242080.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="997" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><br/><p>The singer then extended his gratitude to the Filipino fans for joining him in his first concert in the country.<p>&quot;Also, this is my first time in this city. I wanted to say thank you so very much for having me here ladies and gentlemen. It means the world to me,&quot; he remarked.<p>During the concert, a lucky Filipino fan was invited by Malone onstage wherein they performed the song &quot;Stay.&quot;<p>&quot;Dreams do come true!&quot; the fan exclaimed after performing with the singer. &nbsp;<p>Among the songs Malone performed during the Manila leg of his tour were &ldquo;Better Now, &quot;Wow, &quot;Psycho, &quot;Goodbyes,&quot; &quot;Circles,&quot; &quot;Congratulations,&quot; &quot;Sunflower,&quot; and &quot;Chemical.&quot;<p>It was in June when Malone announced that he would be bringing his &quot;If Y&#39;all Weren&#39;t Here, I&#39;d Be Crying&quot; tour to Asia.<p>Aside from Manila, other Asian cities that he will be visiting are Taipei, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.<p><br/><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CvOiDNEM5hc/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=524&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A741966.299999997%2C%22ls%22%3A241721.69999998808%2C%22le%22%3A242080.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="818" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><br/><p>Named Austin Richard Post in real life, Malone released his fifth studio album <em>Austin</em> on July 28. The album debuted on the Billboard 200 after earning 113,000 album-equivalent units on its first week.<p><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/6/30/post-malone-is-coming-to-the-philippines-this-2023-2354"><strong>READ:Post Malone is coming to the Philippines this 2023</strong></a><p>In an interview with NPR back in August, Malone dished out on why he decided to call the album <em>Austin.</em><p>&quot;We were about to go on tour and we initially wanted to record an acoustic record. We ended up making half the record in that week. And towards the end, you know, the development of it, we were like, &#39;Well, let&#39;s add some drums. Let&#39;s do some fun stuff to it.&#39; So it just kind of became its own record and not strictly an acoustic record,&quot; he shared.<p>&quot;But I guess... That&#39;s my name! So we figured, you know, this is a record done by me. And also we couldn&#39;t think of another name,&quot; he added.

<p id="isPasted">Thousands of Filipino fans jammed to Post Malone&#39;s biggest hits as the American singer and rapper brought his &quot;If Y&#39;all Weren&#39;t Here, I&#39;d Be Crying&quot; tour to the Philippines at the Mall of Asia Arena on Monday, September 18.<p>Presented by Live Nation Philippines, it was the first time that Malone performed in the country. &nbsp;<p>&quot;I came here with the most best beautiful band in the universe. We will play you some songs while we party a little bit, ladies and gentlemen,&quot; he said as he introduced himself to the Filipino crowd.

<p>Post Malone performed for the first time in the Philippines at the Mall of Asia Arena on Monday, September 18. </p>

Post Malone performed for the first time in the Philippines at the Mall of Asia Arena on Monday, September 18.

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