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IN PHOTOS: Weekend rock riot with Mayday Parade and Escape The Fate

It was a rockin’ weekend riot for fans of Mayday Parade and Escape The Fate with their back-to-back performances at Samsung Hall, SM Aura last October 16 and 17.

American rock band Mayday Parade stormed Samsung Hall with their popular hits: Jersey, Miserable at Best, Terrible Things, When You See My Friends, Three Cheers to Five Years, Black Cat and I’d Hate To Be You among others.

Mayday Parade, Samsung Hall
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Mayday Parade, Samsung Hall
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The band comprised of Derek Sanders on lead vocals and piano, Brook Betts on rhythm guitar, Jake Bundrick on drums and vocals, Alex Garcia on lead guitar, and Jeremy Lenzo on bass and backing vocals.

Mayday Parade, Samsung Hall
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Mayday Parade, Samsung Hall
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Mayday Parade, Samsung Hall
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Mayday Parade, Samsung Hall
The crowd going wild as the band sings: “Black Cat.”
Mayday Parade, Samsung Hall
Derek Sanders with his mad keyboards skills as he plays, “Miserable At Best.” © Image courtesy of PULP Live World

Joining them during the concert were the boys from Escape The Fate with lead guitarist Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft sharing on his social media account the crazy concert night with Mayday Parade and the Filipino crowd:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BLlqIflD7oc/

Come Sunday night, it was Escape The Fate’s turn to rock the house and blow the roof off with some of their popular post-hardcore hits such as Remember Every Scar, Live For Today, Ashley, Gorgeous Nightmare, One For The Money, Situations, The War Is Ours, (The Guillotine II), Just A Memory, and their latest single, Breaking Me Down.

Escape the Fate, PULP Live World, Samsung Hall
The crowd getting hyped as the band rocked the house! © Image courtesy of PULP Live World
Escape the Fate, PULP Live World, Samsung Hall
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The band comprised of founding member Robert Ortiz on drums, Thomas “TJ” Bell on rhythm guitars and vocals, Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft on lead guitar, and frontman Craig Mabbit.

Escape the Fate, PULP Live World, Samsung Hall
Escape the Fate going wild on the stage! © Image courtesy of PULP Live World
Escape the Fate, PULP Live World, Samsung Hall
Frontman Craig Mabbit © Image courtesy of PULP Live World
Escape the Fate, PULP Live World, Samsung Hall
Drummer Robert Ortiz © Image courtesy of PULP Live World
Escape the Fate, PULP Live World, Samsung Hall
Thrasher amazes the crowd with his awesome guitar solo! REA NICO ALFONSO/INQUIRER.net
Escape the Fate, Samsung Hall
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Escape the Fate, PULP Live World, Samsung Hall
Vocalist Craig Mabbit and TJ Bell on rhythm guitar. REA NICO ALFONSO/INQUIRER.net

Mayday Parade and Escape The Fate Live in Manila were made possible by PULP Live World.

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