HOW STRAY KIDS TURNED PHILIPPINE ARENA INTO A RAVE PARTY
The Philippine Star|November 27, 2024
The Philippine Arena crowd went into full revel mode as K-pop stars Stray Kids electrified the stage during their "dominATE World Tour" concert in Bulacan.
By LYKA NICART
HOW STRAY KIDS TURNED PHILIPPINE ARENA INTO A RAVE PARTY

Last Nov. 23, fans from the Philippines and across the globe - also known as STAYs - packed the massive indoor arena to witness Stray Kids dominate their biggest concert stage yet in the country with their pounding music and high-energy performances.

Presented by Live Nation Philippines, the show boasted of a setlist featuring more than 30 songs and lasting three hours. Tracks came from three of their five Billboard 200's chart-topping albums, namely ATE, Oddinary and Rock Star.

Red lights illuminated the arena as the crowd sang and swayed their lightsticks to the rhythm of Stray Kids and chanted the eight-piece band's "anthem," before erupting to cheers as the group appeared on an elevated stage and opened the show strong with Mountains.

Accompanied by a live band, Stray Kids continued to set the stage on fire with their opening performances, knocking their fans' hearts with Thunderous, JJam, District 9 and Back Door where the group moved around the stage along with door props.

As Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin and I.N greeted the crowd in Filipino, the boys had the audience laughing as they reminisced about a funny moment from their first visit to the venue in December last year for the Asia Artist Awards (AAA).

Bang Chan particularly recalled the time when Han and Seungmin were heading to the toilet but had to rush back to the stage upon hearing that 3RACHA had won the Best Creator award.

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