Stone Temple Pilots will rock Manila

MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos are in for a rollicking treat as the ‘90s gods of rock music Stone Temple Pilots take the Araneta Coliseum by storm on March 9 at 8 p.m.

Stone Temple Pilots, often abbreviated to STP, is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland (lead vocals), brothers Robert DeLeo (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar) and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion). The band’s early hard rock, grunge-reminiscent style of music found its immediate success in 1992 with the release of the debut album Core. Further releases from STP have shown a variety of influences, and as such the band is considered to transcend the genre barrier.

Core, certified platinum eight times by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), drove the band to popularity. STP went on to become one of the most commercially successful rock bands of the ’90s, selling nearly 40 million records worldwide, including 17.5 million units in the US, before its dissolution in 2003. The band has had 16 Top 10 singles on the Billboard rock charts, eight of which peaked at No. 1, and one No. 1 album for Purple in 1994. That same year, the band won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance for the song Plush from Core. Stone Temple Pilots was also ranked No. 40 on VH1’s The 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.

After Weiland’s five-year stint as the frontman of Velvet Revolver and the DeLeo brothers’ involvement with the Army of Anyone project, Stone Temple Pilots reunited in April 2008 with the successful 2008 Stone Temple Pilots Reunion Tour. The band’s sixth studio album Stone Temple Pilots was released in 2010.

This year, Stone Temple Pilots comes to Manila through the efforts of Ovation Productions, in cooperation with The Rockwell Club, Edsa Shangri-La Manila, UR 105-9, ETC, 2nd Avenue, Diva Universal, Jack TV, The Philippine Star, BusinessWorld, Magic 89.9, RX 93, 103.5 Wow, Mellow 94.7, 97.9 Home Radio, and Optima Sign Solutions. Concert tickets are priced at P5,500, P4,500, P3,500, P2,500, P1,500 and P500. For details, call 911-5555.