Gary V and Entourage touched down at London Heathrow early morning today, 5th of September, 2008. From LHR, the whole party proceeds to Vienna for the first leg of his 25th Anniversary World Tour Concert. He will be performing at the Langenfeld Gasse, Vienna on 6th of September, Waterfront Hall, Belfast on 12th of September, and its final tour is London at Brixton Carling Academy on Saturday, 13th of September, 2008.
GMEC Limited/SMagazine-Europe and co-producer Jireh Cargo International, brings Gary V in London for the 2nd time around. This time, Gary V will perform with sons Paolo and Gabriel Valenciano together with his band Powerplay and Front Act, Madonna Decena, Britain’s Got Talent Semi-Finalist, and Musical Director Mon Faustino in his London Concert. This show promises to keep his audience glued on their seats with his repertoire. It has been four years since his last concert in London last 2004, and this concert gives the eager fans a chance to experience a night of pure energy, and world-class entertainment on its 25th Year Anniversary in music industry.
Hart and Haring of Vienna, Austria, property developer of THE WALTZ, proudly co-presents Gary V’s London Concert. Other major sponsors for London’s event include SM CALL and Globe Kababayan, Celestial Travel and The Filipino Channel. Minor sponsors include Sunrise Remittances, Duty Free-Shop, Inquirer.net, Pearl of the Orient Resort, Shangrila Hotel, Pan-Pacific Hotel and Goldilocks Bakeshop Inc.
Last July - fresh from the success of his recent US Tour with Martin Nievera as special guest, Gary wowed the audience and received several standing ovations at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, Stockton Arena, Stockton, California and at the Comcast Arena in Everett, Seattle, Washington - Gary Valenciano gives in to requests for a repeat, by popular demand, of his sold-out concert series.
Gary promises to bring back all the highlights of his concerts, including the numbers featuring Paolo, Gabriel which were among the most applauded. Paolo and Gary's Beatles Medley (Hey Jude, Drive My Car, Yesterday and Come Together) proved that in terms of vocal prowess, Paolo, at 23, has no problems holding a candle to his dad.
Gab, known for being the child that inherited Gary's talent for dancing-in fact, he's now called Mr. Pure Power to his dad's Mr. Pure Energy, a monicker that underscores that he is definitely his father's heir apparent-did a duet with his father on the song "Shake It Off". Incidentally, Gab is also quite the musician: he was responsible for the funk-remix of "Shout For Joy," one of the cuts included in Gary's recently released Rebirth album under Universal Records
Also to look forward to in his series of concerts is Gary's By Request Medley featuring songs like "Reaching Out," "Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos" and "Narito" among Gary's greatest hits. "Anak" (arranged by Danny Tan), which Gary performed in Japanese, Portuguese, English and Tagalog, was as much a tribute and thank-you to his three children, as well as a homage to all Filipino youngsters, who he sees regularly during his visits around the Philippines in his capacity as National Ambassador for UNICEF.
There is plenty more to look forward to, which, one reviewer has described as a virtual song, dance and visual feast with at least six monitors projecting dazzling graphics and images and consisting of "more than 90 minutes of awesome dance moves and at least 40 songs in whole or re-arranged as medleys". It is a concert that showcases Gary V. at his very best.
His concerts here are also said to be a preview of the bigger, more spectacular 25th Anniversary Concert that Gary will be staging at the Araneta Coliseum in November - and if the success of His Love is anything to go by, that Araneta Coliseum show should be one big showstopper, as all Gary Valenciano concerts usually are.
As he marks his 25th year in the business, Gary says he is excited, rather than nervous. After being in the business this long, and having faced different trials and challenges (all of which he has surpassed, thanks to God's love), he is ready for what is to come.
In fact, he's excited to see it unfold, to find out what God has in store for him. "It's facing the unknown that makes things exciting to me," he said. "It's not about new things to do, but new things to give back. I'm really eager to find out what the next 25 years will be like.
For London Concert bookings, please phone GMEC Office on 0203 255 3073/0203 031-8837, 0790 028 8464. Discounts apply when you book 5 people or more. Don’t miss the CONCERT EVENT OF THE YEAR.
