Beabadoobee Announces Manila Concert on August 12

Filipino-British alternative rockRockA guitar-driven genre that grew from rhythm and blues in the 1950s and splintered into countless styles, from punk and metal to alternative. With a long history of rebellion andGo to Rock Glossary artist beabadoobee is set to return to Manila for her second live show on August 12 at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City. She’ll be performing tracks from This Is How Tomorrow Moves, her latest album released in August last year. Her last Manila show was in September 2022 in the same venue, when she was riding high on the success of Beatopia, drawing a devoted crowd of Gen Z fans from the alternative and internet indie scenes. 

Fresh off a well-received Coachella set, she’s included the old hits such as “Charlie Brown” from her first album Fake it Flowers, “Care” from Beatopia, and the newer cuts like “Take A Bite.” The singer-songwriterSinger-SongwriterA musician who writes and performs their own songs, usually with just a guitar or piano. Singer-songwriters are valued for honest, personal storytelling, and many of the most beloved voicesGo to Singer-Songwriter Glossary recently covered what many locals consider a karaoke classic, “Sway,” the 2004 hit by New Zealand singer-songwriter Bic Runga, for triple j’s Like A Version series. The stripped-down rendition, a nod to her Filipino heritage, went viral on local media. 

On This Is How Tomorrow Moves, folkFolkA genre rooted in storytelling and tradition, often built on acoustic instruments and honest, plainspoken lyrics. In the Philippines, folk and its protest-song legacy have long carried social commentary, andGo to Folk Glossary influences take center stage, with the band Pinegrove cited as a key inspiration. Produced by Rick Rubin, it’s an album that pushed her creative boundaries while circling back to what made her fall in love with music in the first place. It’s equal parts risk and return and she’s bringing that duality to Manila.

Tickets to the concert produced by Live Nation Philippines will be available via the Live Nation Philippines website.

Elijah Pareño

Music Writer

Elijah Pareño is the Music Writer of Rolling Stone Philippines. He writes daily music news, features, reviews, and radar stories of the website.

In addition to music writing, Pareño has written about the behind-the-scenes writers and producers from the P-pop scene, interviewed hip-hop artists like Shanti Dope and Zae, and featured up-and-coming artists for the Music Forecast 2026. Aside from music, Pareño has written about the state of affairs that affects pop culture. He wrote a movie review for 'Mortal Kombat II' and reported and interviewed photojournalists at the September 21, 2025 protests in Luneta and Mendiola.

Prior to working in Rolling Stone Philippines, Pareño was a freelance writer for 3 years and independent live music promoter

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