Secondhand Serenade successfully holds two-night concert in Manila

Peter Andrew Acierto

American rock singer Secondhand Serenade, whose real name is John Vesely, successfully held a two-night concert in Manila last August 29 and 30 at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City.&nbsp; <iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_QgBlBSP8g/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=540&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A3659450.3000000003%2C%22ls%22%3A2099784.1999999997%2C%22le%22%3A2099798.6%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="964" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" 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> This highly-anticipated event was made possible by local event organizer PULP Live World who has been bringing several international acts to the country.<a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/8/22/secondhand-serenade-adds-extra-date-to-manila-concert-1425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/8/22/secondhand-serenade-adds-extra-date-to-manila-concert-1425" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">READ:&nbsp;</a><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/8/22/secondhand-serenade-adds-extra-date-to-manila-concert-1425" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Secondhand Serenade adds extra date to Manila concert</a>The concert of Secondhand Serenade opened with Thailand-based artist Valentina Ploy, who played for the first time in front of the Filipino crowd. She expressed her gratitude towards the American singer who gave her the platform to perform in another country.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m very excited to be here today&hellip; Thank you so much Secondhand Serenade,&rdquo; she expressed.After several sets by the Thai artist, fans were treated to several of the American singer&rsquo;s hit songs such as &ldquo;Broken&rdquo; and &ldquo;Maybe&rdquo;, among others. He then shared how excited he was to return to the Philippines and perform in front of his thousands of fans once more.&ldquo;Boy, am I glad to see you again. It&rsquo;s been awhile since I&rsquo;ve been here. This is the very first day of the Asia tour,&rdquo; he shared.<a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/6/19/secondhand-serenade-to-stage-concert-in-manila-in-august-1213" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/6/19/secondhand-serenade-to-stage-concert-in-manila-in-august-1213" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">READ:&nbsp;</a><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/6/19/secondhand-serenade-to-stage-concert-in-manila-in-august-1213" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Secondhand Serenade to stage concert in Manila in August</a>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s amazing that I can come to the other side of the world and be treated with so much love and respect. To be able to come here and play songs with you beautiful people, it&rsquo;s incredible and it&rsquo;s a blessing. I&rsquo;m the luckiest man alive,&rdquo; he added.The singer-songwriter revealed that he is set to drop a new album soon and shared to his fans in attendance a new song that will be part of the latest release. He recalled how inspired he was writing the song after one of his neighbors told him he wasn&rsquo;t a good singer.&ldquo;I got a real mean letter from my neighbor on my door&hellip; It started with &lsquo;Dear Neighbor, shut the f*ck up, it&rsquo;s late at night,&rsquo;&rdquo; he recalled.Fans were immediately drawn to the wonderful beat and lyrics of the unreleased song. He shared that he is set to release it in October of this year, to the delight of the fans.&nbsp;Secondhand Serenade played several more songs before capping off the night with his hit song, &ldquo;Fall For You&rdquo;. He also promised his fans that he will return to the country soon with new music.&nbsp;

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