Back-to-back concert at the Big Dome

MANILA, Philippines - The onslaught in Manila of ‘90s iconic acts mounts with the excitement reaching fever pitch in anticipation of the All-4-One and Color Me Badd back-to-back concert at the Araneta Coliseum on Sept. 7.

Both bands are set to thrill their fans with a repertoire of their greatest hits and the multi-platinum songs of Michael Jackson as the bands’ tribute to the King of Pop. After the Araneta Coliseum show, Color Me Badd and All-4-One will be at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu on Sept. 9 and at Limketkai Mall in Cagayan de Oro on Sept. 10.    

Color Me Badd is behind hits I Wanna Sex You Up, I Adore Mi Amor, All 4 Love, Wildflower, Thinkin’ Back, Slow Motion, Sexual Capacity, The Earth, The Sun And The Rain and Close To Heaven. The R&B/hip-hop group was discovered in 1990 by Robert Bell of Kool and The Gang. It is composed of Bryan Abrams, Mark Calderon and Kevin Thornton.

The group has racked up 8.8 million records sales worldwide of their albums C.M.B. (released in 1991), Young, Gifted & Badd: The Remixes (1992), Time And Chance (1993), Now And Forever (1996), Awakening (1998) and The Best Of Color Me Badd (2000).

All-4-One, on the other hand, is acknowledged in the music industry as the “Dukes of R&B.” Its biggest hit, I Swear, from its eponymous debut CD released in 1994 and won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1995. The song also enjoyed an 11-week run on top of the Billboard Hot 100 and it has been named by ASCAP as one of the greatest love songs of the 20th century.

Another song, I Can Love You Like That, zoomed up the charts as with These Arms, Beautiful As U, I Will Be Right Here, She’s Got Skillz, So Much In Love, Someone Who Lives In Your Heart, I’m Your Man and I Just Wanna Be Your Everything. And who can forget Someday, the theme song of Disney film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame?

Composed of Jamie Jones, Delious Kennedy, Alfred Nevarez and Tony Borowiak, All-4-One has sold 22 million records worldwide. In its discography are All-4-One, And The Music Speaks, On And On, A41, Split Personality, No Regrets and even An All-4-One Christmas.  

The back-to-back concert is presented by Ovation Productions. Tickets are priced at P4,500, P4,000, P3,500, P2,500, P1,000 and P500.

For details, call Ticketnet at 911-5555.