A night with Israel Houghton and New Breed and Planetshakers
Israel Houghton and New Breed and Planetshakers shared the stage at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last April 21. An estimated 13,000 people attended the show, according to Twitter (@Planetshakers).
I've never seen so many people enjoying music that glorifies the Lord.
I wish I had taken better photos. But I sincerely hope that my photos would somehow give you a picture of how the show went.
Days before the show, I crammed to hear the music of these two bands on youtube. Honestly, I haven't really gotten myself acquainted with all of their tunes. Nevertheless, I enjoyed their music - it had an easy vibe to it - probably because the lyrics are just so wonderful.
Israel Houghton gave the show a good start.
At one point in the program, Houghton related how his friend, fellow musician Chris Tomlin, praised the Filipinos for our amazing appreciation of worship music.
"Nobody in the world worships like the Filipinos," Houghton quipped. The crowd whistled approvingly and applauded enthusiastically.
Planetshakers doing their version of "I am a friend of God"
This pic below was taken from the Twitter account of Planetshakers. I think it gives a better picture of the sea of people who went to see the two bands.
I remember sending like six or seven tweets that night, the most I've posted in a single day, just a clear indication that I really enjoyed the show. (^,^)
The following is @planetshakers' retweet of my message for them and their reply (via Neilsmith70 of planetshakers):
“@JennyManongdo: @planetshakers you guys rock! Come back to Manila anytime! @beccamusic” // we will be back"