MANILA, Philippines - Hard Rock Café (HRC) celebrates Easter with a fun-filled line-up of exciting activities for the whole family. They can enjoy HRC’s famous lunch buffet that offers the best international, American, Asian and continental cuisine while kids and adults can participate in HRC’s annual Easter egg hunt and enjoy other games and a special magic show.
Meanwhile, Hard Rock International recently called on aspiring musicians from around the globe to rock out for the opportunity of a lifetime through this year’s Hard Rock Rising — the most far-reaching battle of the bands competition in the world.
As Hard Rock continues its commitment to emerging artists, Hard Rock Rising will place the grand-prize winner on the fast-track to global stardom as they embark on a world tour in six renowned cities arranged by Hard Rock International — including a spot on the bill at the Hard Rock Calling festival in London, with additional dates at Hard Rock Cafés in cities such as Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Chicago and Honolulu; make an album and music video through Hard Rock Records; and receive new music equipment and gear valued at $10,000.
Hard Rock Café’s Facebook fans from around the world have spoken — narrowing down over 12,000 bands to its top contenders — and only a select few will move on to the next round and perform live at participating cafés. Through multiple live battle events at HRC Makati which kicked off last March 19, the undiscovered talents of the country vied for the top spot to represent the city in Hard Rock Rising’s global competition.
Performances by Zoo, Stonefishmusicph, John Sung Band, Parada, Mooncake, Turbo Goth, Supersoma, Filterkeen and The Layne Band were judged by a panel of local industry experts that included John Lesaca, Bert De Leon, Boy Katindig, Roland Pascual of Yamaha and Nene Barron of Mellow 94.7. The final round will be held on April 12 and will feature each of the preliminary winners. One band will then be selected to represent Makati as they compete against 95 other Hard Rock Café winners from around the world.