5 Exciting Things to Do in Manila This Weekend

The Rolling Stone Philippines Weekend Guide offers anything from your favorite international films being screened at your local cinema to your dimly lit music venues showcasing some headbanging and moshpit-starting 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 music.

Alingawngaw Para Kay Echo

123Block, Mandala Park, Mandaluyong City
October 16
6:00 p.m.
P1,000

Alingawngaw Para Kay Echo is a benefit show for Boldstar guitarist and music production host Echo Singson, who suffered a stroke during a show last September. The show will raise funds for his hospital bills and recovery. Bands and fellow musicians are lining up to perform in his support, including The Itchyworms, Ebe Dancel, Urbandub, Revisors, and more.

Wilabaliw at 12 Monkeys

12 Monkeys, Estancia Mall, , Pasig City
October 17
6:00 p.m.
P1,000

Nu-metal band Wilabaliw will take over 12 Monkeys for one night only. Band frontman Ian Tayao has spent decades pushing nu-metal into odd, extreme corners, and a longer set gives the band room to dig further into its catalog. Rock bands Chicosci and One Click Straight will open the night. 

Loading Dreamscape

Mow’s Bar, Kowloon House, Quezon City
October 18
6:00 p.m.
P300

Organized by female and queer individuals, Loading Dreamscape is a bill of all-female and queer-fronted bands with a DJ set to close out the night. Live performers include rap artist SHNTI, experimental musician Jadefake, pop-punk band Cherry Society, indie rock band Asian Panganay, and more.

Undertale: The Determination Symphony 

The Proscenium at Rockwell, Guadalupe Viejo, Rockwell Center, Makati City
October 17-18
3:00 p.m.
P1,999

The soundtrack of revolutionary indie game Undertale will be performed live at the Proscenium Theater by the Filharmonika orchestra. Composed by developer and producer Toby Fox, the soundtrack blends masterful storytelling with 16-bit video game music, all in one concert experience. The orchestra will perform its popular pieces and cuts straight from the video game.

Komiket: All Original

SM Megamall Trade Hall,, Mandaluyong City
October 18-19
11:00 a.m.
P100

The much-awaited Komiket: All Original event is a market for original art and Filipino komiks, with talks from authors and independent publications like Shonenbat Collective and Apothecary Studios.