Fall Out Boy rocks Araneta again

It is time for the rockers to take over the Big Dome once again. Fall Out Boy, one of the most successful rock bands of recent times, will be back in town for a show at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City on Aug. 8. 

This is the famous group’s third visit and fourth show in the country. If I remember right, response to its first concert here on Sept. 21, 2007 was so phenomenal that the band members just had to do another show the next day. Their last visit here was in Feb. 13, 2009 and that too was a success.

I have a feeling that their show on Aug. 8 presented by MMI and Ovation Productions will be no different. For one, Fall Out Boy has a lot of hit songs and you know how we Pinoys just adore hearing the hits we like performed live. In this case, I am hopeful that the band will do Sugar We’re Going Down, Dance Dance, This Aint A Scene, It’s An Arms Race, Thnks fr th Mmrs, I Don’t Care and other biggies from their previous albums. These were the songs that established their identity as young, cool and lots of fun.

Then this tour is named the Fall Out Boy: Save Rock And Roll Tour. That means, it is part of the promo support for the band’s latest album Save Rock And Roll, which I am happy to say is another big seller. It is their first release in four years and the follow-up to Folie A Deux. It made No. 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 list and also in other countries.

Save Rock And Roll is the most complex album to emerge from Fall Out Boy. It has songs and arrangements that fuse elements of R&B, folk pop, club, dance, hip-hop, emo and their early punk sound. It is a great proof of the band’s developing musicality and industry clout. They have big names like Elton John and Courtney Love as guests in the album. 

So you can be sure that you will definitely get to watch FOB perform My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light ‘Em Up) live, which is really one great song. Maybe also the melodic Alone Together or the lovely ballad Just One Yesterday all done by vocalist Patrick Stump, who combines R&B sweetness with arena power, plus bassist Pete Wentz, who also writes the band’s incredible, emo-filled rockers, guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley. If they sound live just like they do in the CD, then you can count on one fantastic rock concert. 

Now for those of you dreaming of an opportunity to see the members of Fall Out Boy upclose, you still have time to take advantage of this treat from Smart Music and Chikka Philippines. This is the Fall Out Boy Barkada Promo which is available for Smart and Talk and Text subscribers nationwide.  All that you have to do is download FOB Caller Ring Back Tones to get raffle entries.

First off, you have to register this way. Text REG Name/Address to 488. Here is a sample:  REG MIKE YAP/10 Jupiter St. Barangay Bangkal Makati City. Then, choose a Fall Out Boy song for your caller ring back. If you want Thnks fr th Mmrs, the code is FOB1. If it is Save Rock And Roll, the code is FOB9. Just text FOB to 488 for the list of the other featured songs in the promo. Then, send your choice like this:  <FOB1> to 2728.

The lucky winners, who will get to bring their barkadas, will be drawn on July 29. They will be treated to premium seats at the Big Dome and backstage passes to meet and greet the boys of the band. The more Caller Ring Back Tones you get, the more raffle entries you will have. And don’t forget, you have only this weekend to get your Fall Out Boy ring tones. So text away. Who knows you might be the lucky winner.  Besides, even if you don’t get the prize, the worse that can happen is you will have FOB songs greeting your callers.

The next big treat on tap for rock music fans out here will be The Killers. Heard that this American band, which also makes great rock and roll music, will be in town later this year for a Big Dome show.  So time to save up for those tickets now.