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#LTWTManila [2022.07.16]

Disclaimer: This concert sum-up is written by someone who got lucky to attend the concert because of her best friend-- a Louis Tomlinson fan ♥

The concert was supposed to start at 8:00PM so most if not all of the concert attendees were already at the venue. Every time a crew goes on stage, fans go crazy haha. There was one time when fans went screaming so loud because other fans showed a poster (?) of One Direction. ♥ Around 8:45 or 8:50, the lights went off the first song played.

1. We Made It

The verse belongs to Louis, but the chorus resonated inside Araneta because everyone was singing along, word per word. It even became louder when Louis shouted, “LET’S HEAR YOU SING!” before the chorus. Truly, Filipino concert goers never disappoint. ♥

2. Drag Me Down

Just the intro of this song and everyone went wild. I am not very familiar with One Direction songs so it was after the concert that I knew that this was a 1D song.

Louis: “Alright Manila, I want to hear you sing every single word”.

Louis needed not to say this because everyone really sang every word of all the songs. ALL THE SONGS. (Shoutout to the girl behind us who sang all the songs, even the 1D songs, perfectly. Like if she’ll join the Singing Bee Louis Tomlinson version, she’d definitely nail it haha. Fans are awesome human beings. ♥)

3. Don’t Let It Break Your Heart

Louis talked to us before singing this song and these are some of the things that I remembered / understood 😅:

“MANILA SCREAM!”

“I f*ckin’ love the Philippines. Without you guys, this show would not exist so thank you”

and we screamed out loud like crazy haha! I always love that part of the concert when the artist/band would talk to us or tell us to do something and we always deliver. ♥

I LOVE THIS SONG. I am not very familiar with Louis’ songs but prior to this concert, I listened to his songs and this one’s my favourite.

Life gets hard and it gets messed up When you give so much, but it's not enough When the high's too high, and the low's too low When you love someone and they let you go

Don't you let it kill you Even when it hurts like hell Oh, whatever tears you apart Don't let it break your heart Time takes time to heal it You can't do it by yourself Oh, whatever tears you apart Don't let it break your heart

Such a comfort song. ♥

4. Two of Us

“The day that they took you, I wish it was me instead”

And the crowd goes ☹️☹️☹️ . Louis sang the lyrics as if telling the story and it really matched the tone of the song.

I also like this song. I like most of his ballads. ♥

5. Always You

I am glad that when concerts were finally allowed in the Philippines, the audience were not restricted to sing along with the artists. There’s a different kind of bliss when the crowd sings in perfect unison to the artists’ songs.

Louis: “SING!”

Crowd in perfect unison: I'm wastin' my time When it was *always you, always you

*Shoutout to my bestfriend who pointed at Louis every time she sang the “always you” part. Haha. I love you. Thank you for bringing me to this concert ♥

6. Change

I LOVE THE GUITAR SOLO TOWARDS THE END OF THE SONG. ♥

7. 7

Louis: “Love the f*ckin’ lights Manila!” ♥♥♥

Funny conversation of me and my bestfriend during this song:

Me: Anong kanta ito? J: 7 Me: (iniisip ko baka ang narinig niya ay “pang-ilang kanta ito” kaya inulit ko) Ano ngang kanta? J: 7 Me: (Isa pa. Baka mali lang ako ng rinig) Ano title nung kanta? J: 7 yung title.

But I guess whether the question is “Pang-ilang kanta na ito?” or “Anong title ng kanta?”, my bestfriend’s answer was correct for both questions haha

8. Fearless

Louis giving the limelight to the band ♥

9. Only The Brave

I love fan projects. Watching your favourite artist / band on a concert in your country is a gift not every country in the world could experience and fan projects are what fans could give these artists / bands in return.

For this song, our section was given orange stickers to project orange light. From my point of view, I could not clearly see whether we achieved the rainbow lights, but I saw a tweet under the #LTWTManila hashtag and I think it was a success ♥ This is just 1/3 of the fan project prepared by the PH fanbase of Louis. The dedication of the fans to their favourite artists always amazes me. ♥

*after the song*

I think Louis saw our fan project which is why he exclaimed “Manila, one more time, I f*ckin’ love you!” That or he just really loves us. ♥ Earlier, he gave the limelight to the band, this time, he gave credits to the crew. We cheered for them as much as we cheered for Louis because everyone who were part of the show deserves to be recognized. Grateful to everyone who made this show possible. They made many fans happy that night. ♥

10. Habit

Sobrang intense ng sigaw dito sa paligid ko hindi ko alam kung (A) yung best friend ko yung sumigaw na nasa left side ko (B) yung nasa right side ko (C) yung nasa likod ko o (D) lahat sila hahahaha

11. Copy of a Copy of a Copy

Louis: “Let’s hear you sing, ___” (not sure if that was “Araneta” or “Manila”. Walang subtitle guys huwag niyo akong i-judge please hahaha)

*PH fans in normal volume* Young man, hush your crying, dry your tears away Nothing is original, there's nothing left to say You won't be the first or be the last to bleed Every broken heart as far as your eye can see

*the person behind us, singing along in 80 decibels, full of emotions* "IT'S A COPY OF A COPY OF A COPY!!!"

Big shoutout to the person seated behind us. She was singing along at the top of her lungs the whole night, and sometimes a note higher. 😂

12. Defenceless

13. Beautiful War

I am not sure why but the crowd seemed calmer during this song. Maybe most of us were busy preparing our props for the fan project. Seated sections were given stickers to make their lights either blue or red (depending on the section) while the VIP standing section raised their banner “you are worth fighting for” ♥

That part of the song when a band member sang along with Louis. That duet part was beautiful. ♥

14. Little Black Dress

The crowd goes extra crazy when it’s a One Direction song. ♥

He said something after the song but I honestly did not understand what he said. 🤣

15. Walls

Cheeseburger. IYKYK. 😆

Encore: Talk before the song:

”Manila, I’ve been waiting to comeback to the Philippines.” ♥

I did a little research and read that the only Southeast Asian countries included in the tour were Indonesia and Philippines. I am truly happy for all the Filipino fans who waited patiently for this concert. ♥

16. Through the Dark

Again, the crowd just goes extra crazy when it’s a One Direction song. 😁 *after the song*

Louis loving the ocean of lights. Louis and the band taking a picture with the Filipino crowd (sobrang gulo nila sana may maayos tayong kuha, or video ba yun? haha)

17. Kill My Mind

*before the song*

“Manila let me get a little bit softy for a second.”

I think Louis mentioned the town where he was from saying it was just a small town and expressed his gratitude to his fans, that he will not be there if not for them. ♥

Also, not sure if he was a band member or a crew but someone was celebrating his birthday that night and all Louis needed to do was give us the first note and we all sang “Happy birthday” to... I think his name was Steve? Haha. Happy birthday, Steve! 🎂 (Pero Louis, ang taas po. Pang Lupang Hinirang sa boxing event ni Manny Pacquiao yung key. 😂)

Kill My Mind is the last song and the last of the fan project prepared and one I am most nervous about because I am not sure how to do it 😂 Thankful to the fan beside me because we just copied what she did. Louis saw what we were doing, copied us and did it on stage. Congratulations to Louis Tomlinson PH and all the PH fans for the successful fan projects. ♥

And now, the exciting part:

After the bridge part of Kill My Mind, just before the chorus, Louis went down the stage, the closest the fans on the VIP sections could get to him. That fanservice capped off the night ♥

Other things I remember from the concert:

Before the concert, a kind fan gave out bracelets for free. Thank you so much for your generosity ♥

From the seated section, we could see that the bouncers on the VIP section gave out cups of water. I thought this would be just before the concert but it went on the whole night. It was my first time seeing this on a concert. ♥

FANS SINGING ALONG TO TEENAGE DIRTBAG PERFECTLY AFTER THE CONCERT.

I am not as lucky as most fans because my favourite bands/groups/artist rarely or have never had a concert in the Philippines. So I am really happy when PH fans get to see their favourites for the first time. I am so happy for my bestfriend who finally got to watch Louis in a concert (nagstart lang tayo sa cupsleeve event tapos naging concert na ♥) I hope more fans get to see their favourites in the Philippines. ♥

Thank you, Louis Tomlinson for making me experience the happiness of attending a concert that I longed for so much when the pandemic happened. The pandemic stole this experience to all of us, but we’ll get it back, one show at a time. 😊

[Patron, 116]

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Gracias A La Vida, the exit song for Louis' Santiago 2 concert - and Harry parralels

It's about thanking life for bringing you both highs and lows. There's an element of romantic declarations, thanking the universe for every gift it brings that allows you to appreciate and worship "the man I love" - his clear eyes, his soul's journey, his house, the sounds of him, seeing him in a crowd...

The song was written by Chilean activist and folk singer Violeta Parra in 1967. Kacey Musgraves covered it as the closing song on her 2021 album star-crossed. It's also been covered by many others.

Gracias a la Vida had a resurgence during the pandemic - here's an article talking about why - "a year of forced reflection...look at how far we've come and recognize we're not in the eye of the storm...return to simple things...an ode to life’s highs and lows."

Sounds like Harry in HS3 album promo, like the Zane Lowe interview that aired the same day

It was also part of the score for the recent movie Vortex

Lyrics - English translation:

Thanks to life that had given me so much/gave me two stars that when I open them perfectly tell the black from the white/and the high sky's starry backdrop/and amidst the crowd, the man that I love/thanks to life that had given me so much/gave me the ear that in all its breadth registers night and day, crickets and canaries, hammers, turbines, barks, showers, and the tender voice of my beloved/Gave me the sound and the alphabet, the words I think and declare with him - mother, friend, brother, and shining light, the path of the soul of the one I'm loving/it gave me the march of my tired feed, with which I walk cities and puddles, beaches and deserts, mountains and plains, and your house, your street, your patio/gave me the heart that shakes your frame/when I look at the fruit of the human brain, when I look at the good so far from the bad, when I see the depths of your clear eyes/thanks to life that had given me so much, made me laugh, made me cry/ so I distinguish bliss from brokenness - the two materials that make up my song and your song, which is the same song, and the song of everyone that is my song too/thanks to life

#exit song #twin flames #ltwt santiago 2 #lt tour santiago 2 #5.16.22 #2022 #hs3 promo #parallels #louis tomlinson world tour 2022 #gracias a la vida

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