Filipino artists whose works were featured on our daily random thread covers.
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.
Shoemart scored the best tour
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.
They all played the Summersault 1995 festival in Sydney on NYE. On a warm summer night at the university campus, sitting in a grassy field while the Beastie Boys rang in the new year was pretty special.
Prices are so cheap back then!
