CONCERT REVIEW: Foster the People Sacred Hearts Club Concert

Article by Eisen Lim
Photo from Wilbros Live

It was January 26, a Friday night, when Foster the People performed live at Kia Theater in Cubao, Quezon City. I witnessed a nearly sold-out crowd and excitement was clearly drawn in their faces as clock ticks by. It’s like waiting for a special someone whom they haven’t seen in ages! Then there was it! Their frontman, Mark Foster danced his way across the stage with a smile on his face, clearly happy to receive such a warm welcome back from their Filipino fans. Their last visit in the Philippines was in 2012. The band played a mix of their new and old songs. They played their old songs with a very creative way to make it sound new. Yes, they added some instrumental interludes in every shifting of the song, which made the crowd go hype. They played their old songs like, “Houdini”, “Helena Beat”, “Miss you” and “Don’t Stop”. The crowd was more the happy to sing along. I was waiting for them to play “I would do anything for you”, because it was one of my favorites. They added some Filipino songs and used it as their intro to their original music. It’s a very good idea and I liked it very much. The mixing is superb. The stage also impressed me. They had a mixture of neon lights which comes with changing shapes. It was like a kaleidoscope of colors. It had everyone dancing and jumping. It was almost 10:30pm when they stopped at the end of their song, give thanks to the crowd, and exited the stage. We all thought that it was their last song for the night which made everyone hanging and longing for more! And yes, after a few minutes, they went back to the stage to play “Pumped up Kicks” which is their hit single which everyone is really waiting for them to play. We all know that. There goes the crowd again, all hyped and turnt up. Good strategy, though. Overall, I was very impressed with their performance, and their lead, Mark Foster, didn’t fail to make everyone go wow with his voice and great performer skills. They really know how to perform live and catch everyone’s hearts.

The concert was produced by Wilbros Live, one of the leading concert producers in Asia.