FOUR years since their last visit, A1, the British-Norwegian band will be back in the Philippines to hold a two-night show for “Here We Come-Back!” concert dedicated to their loyal Filipino fans, who have maintained their solid support through social media.
The band consisting of Ben Adams, Mark Read and Christian Ingebrigtsen will hold their first concert in Kia Theater in Araneta Center, Quezon City on October 23 and another show for Cebuano fans on October 25 at International Eucharistic Congress (EIC) Pavilion.
The two-night shows is part of A1’s “Here We Come-Back” tour in Manila. A1 has been a mark in the international music industry after their breakthrough in the UK in 1999 with a collection of hit singles taken from their debut album.
Some of their hit songs include “Caught in the Middle,” “Same Old Brand New You,” their cover of the A-Ha classic “Take On Me,” “Everytime,” “Like a Rose,” and “Heaven By Your Side.”
The band also earned massive success in the UK, Europe and across Asia, including a Brit Award for “Best British Breakthrough Act” in 2001 and with five studio albums and greatest hits, they got up over 10 million record sales worldwide.
A1 enjoyed considerable success from late 90’s to early 2000s that they decided to get together seven years after their split to compete in the competition to represent Norway for “2010 Eurovision Song Contest” with “Don’t Wanna Lose You Again.”
In February 2012, A1 performed with Blue and Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees in “The Greatest Hits Tour,” which took them to Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia. The band admitted that they have loved their two-week stay and charity work here that they held a benefit show in November for the underprivileged kids of Cebu.
The following year, A1 appeared in the TV documentary “The Big Reunion” along with Blue, Five, Damage, 3T, 911, Girl Thing and 5th Story and went on a UK tour.
The boys also worked on their album and released “Waiting for Daylight” and “Rediscovered” in UK last June 2015. Their comeback concert this year will kick off on October 22 in Singapore.