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Concert announcement from 1996. Those who were there must be the luckiest bastards ever.
(lemmy.world)
At the time: Yauch and Hawkins were alive and well. Php600 was then an enormous sum of money. Local rock fandom were divided over the Eraserheads, debating whether "selling out" to the mainstream was worth it or not.
I was once under the impression that our promoters could only get pop acts to go here. 20+ years later I keep seeing posts on FB showing that Metallica, Rage Against The Machine, Pearl Jam, all went here during their peak, but I never knew. It's either they suck at getting the word out or I was an insulated child.
If promoters were able to do so back then, I think not only the bands' agencies were offering less costly talent fees and wanting to break new ground, but also they had fewer bureaucratic and protectionist obstacles, regulations, and payments to deal with than it is now, as Singapore later made itself more affordable as a concert venue.
That advertisement and awareness were then limited to what most youth had access to, as anyone with CATV (MTV & Channel V) and in range of local FM stations (NU, LA, Magic, LSFM) will know more and be up-to-date than others who don't.