below are some posts regarding the Eraserheads Reunion Concert.
as is in the news, ely was rushed to the hospital right after their
first set. he complained about chest pains. the concert was cut short.
here are raymund marasigan's messages from the subsandwich yahoogroups:
(part 1)
dear everybody
before anything. i just spoke to day cabuhat. and she informed me that
ely's condition is now stable. and they're very thankful for all your
concern.
thank you very much for coming t the show. we really felt the cheering
and the singing and the love you all gave.
thank you for understanding that the show had to be cut short.
ely was in no condition (emotionally, physically) to play but he did.
and he gave it his all which is more than we could ask from him. given
the circumstances he was in.
we all wish him well. we are all confident that he will recover soon.
i promise to give you another eraserheads show as soon as possible.
again thank you very much
raym<s>
(part 2)
after the first set i was so hyped. i went looking for buddy to check
up on him cos his bass effects was malfunctioning.
i found him coming out of ely's tent and said ely was rushed to the
hospital. we were all stunned and after a quick production meeting and
meeting with his family we had to announce that the concert had to be
cut short.
we prepared 3 sets. the first was just a warm up. the remaining two
was going to be the fun part.
there was more videos and light shows and pyro in store for everyone.
after getting fans family and friends safely out of the venue maps and
i headed over to saguijo bar to meet sandwich pedicab cambio and some
friends to hang.
after a few beers buddy arrives so we decided to play the second set
on borrowed equipment. thanx to mark maya for the stix. we had a
little help from ebe, kris, vin, aia and tani. by the time we were
playing el bimbo marcus shows up so he got to play also.
i guess we just did not want to go home to our posh hotel rooms all
down and defeated. i'm thankful we have great friends to support us,
cheer us up when we're sad, pick us up when we're down.
here's my new motto
drum now ask questions later
raym<s>
from the philippine star:
E-Heads reunion concert cut short FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo Monday, September 1, 2008
It happened Saturday night, Aug. 30, just when the 20,000-plus fans
that filled up every nook and cranny of the Bonifacio Global City Open
Field were, so to speak, getting into the groove along with the four
Eraserheads members — led by Ely Buendia, and including Raimund
Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Marcus Adoro — who were reuniting after they
had gone their separate ways.
During the 20-minute intermission,
Ely’s sister Lally went onstage to announce that the concert was being
cut short because Ely was having chest pains and had to be rushed to the
hospital. She apologized for the
unexpected turn of events.
That
was after the E-Heads sang 15 songs —- Alapaap, Ligaya, Sem-Break, Hey
Jay, Harana, Fruitcake, Toyang, Kamasutra, Kailan, Wag Kang Matakot,
Kaliwete, With a Smile, Shake Your Head, Wag Mo
Itanong and Lightyears.
“Everybody
understood, nobody complained,” said Frnacis Lumen of Radio Head Media
Solutions, Inc. (and MTV Philippines) which took over as producer from
Philip Morris Manufacturing Inc. (maker of Marlboro) barely four days
before showtime, after anti-smoking groups protested against a cigaret
company promoting a show aimed at the young set.
Then, after apologizing to the crowd, Francis led a one-minute prayer for Ely who had undergone a heart bypass two years ago.
“He
was physically and emotionally exhausted due to the rigorous rehearsals
and the death of his mother last Thursday,” said Francis. (The remains
of Ely’s mother are at the BF Homes in Las Piñas City.)
Among
those in the audience were Lea Salonga and husband Robert Chien, Agot
Isidro and husband Manu Sandejas, Aiza Seguerra, Francine Prieto, Sarah
Meier, director Joyce Bernal, Ryan Eigenmann, Ornussa Cadness, Atom
Henares and the Gutierrez brothers Rocky and Ritchie Paul.
Here’s the official statement from Radio Head Media Solutions, Inc. management:
The
Eraserheads Reunion concert was truly a night to remember, finally
another encore to the most successful, critically-acclaimed, and
significant band in the history of Original Pilipino Music OPM). It was
the reunion of all reunions.
The crowd cheered when the
countdown started. As the band emerged from the stage, the whole
Bonifacio Global City Open Field went wild. The E-Heads’ first song was
Alapaap. Everyone was singing along as the band sang Ligaya, Sem-Break,
Harana, Toyang and With a Smile.
After 15 songs, Ely Buendia,
the front man of the legendary band, experienced extreme exhaustion.
During the 20-minute intermission, Mr. Buendia had to be rushed to
Makati Medical Center. He was later transferred to the Philippine Heart
Center in Quezon City. He is now in stable condition but is still under
observation.
We are extending our gratitude to all the 20,000
plus fans who attended the show. Thank you very much for understanding
the circumstances and accepting the situation.
The rest of the band members are asking for continued prayers for the speedy recovery of Mr. Ely Buendia.
* * *
from the philippine daily inquirer:
Eraserheads concert cut short, Buendia rushed to hospital
By Erika Tapalla INQUIRER.net First Posted 22:12:00 08/30/2008
MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE 8) The Eraserheads Reunion Concert was
cut short Saturday night when lead singer Ely Buendia was rushed to the
Makati Medical Center after collapsing backstage during a 20-minute
intermission of the planned 30-song concert.
The concert’s
sudden end was announced by Buendia’s sister Lally who went onstage with
Ely’s band mates Raimund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala, Marcus Adoro and
concert organizers stating that the band’s lead vocalist and songwriter
was in poor health. The band members apologized to the audience for
cutting short their performance.
MTV Philippines President Francis Lumen asked the crowd for a minute of silence to pray for Buendia’s health.
“He
had a slight attack because of stress due to the recent passing of his
mother (Lisette Buendia), and their sound check which lasted till 3 a.m.
today (Saturday),” said MTV Philippines and Radiohead director for
marketing Ronald Esguerra in an interview with INQUIRER.net. “But we
have received word that Ely is now in stable condition.”
Organizers
also belied erroneous reports that Buendia is undergoing triple bypass
surgery, adding that the Eraserheads frontman actually wants to check
out of the Makati Medical Center and go instead to his personal doctor.
According
to Jing Garcia, former music journalist and currently technology editor
at Manila Times and a friend of the Eraserheads members, Buendia
collapsed backstage after the last song before the intermission, which
was “Lightyears.” The band had already played 15 songs by then.
Buendia
suffered a heart attack on January 7, 2007 and had already
undergone surgery.
The
concert, which was staged at the Fort Bonifacio Global City open field
in Taguig, started at around 8:15 p.m. and paused for a break at around
9:30 p.m.
The Eraserheads opened their much-awaited reunion concert with “Alapaap” and “Ligaya,” complete with fireworks display.
After
waiting at the open field for an hour since the intermission hoping for
further developments, loyal fans of the band calmly left the concert
area after being treated to a thrilling first set.
MTV
Philippines’ Esguerra said that while he is hoping for a second
Eraserheads reunion concert, there is still no word on whether another
one would be staged.
“We have received no word of a Part Two but we also hope there will be one,” he said.
With a report from Pocholo Concepcion, Philippine Daily Inquirer
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P1,030 at P2060 daw ang ticket prices, sa ticketworld daw available na. sa the forty daw gawin, open field. 
