#themoffatts

Written by Stephanie Poblete with special thanks to

The Moffatts Official Fan Club of the Philippines

Edited by Jacqueline Ortega

2001 was a sad year for The Moffatts. The popular 90s band announced that they were going on hiatus. That hiatus ended two years ago when they had a successful concert at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on February 18, 2017. The show was so well-received the brothers announced they will be coming back, and they did this year, this time around with sibling  Dave Moffatt who wasn’t with them in 2016.

After nearly 20 years history was made on November 30 as the four brothers rocked the concert stage in Manila for their The Moffatts Reunion Tour 2018 held at the New Frontier Theatre. The band was amazed by the ever enthusiastic fans who sang with them during the show. It was the reunion to end all reunions! 

It was evident that things did change,  the four brothers are now visually more matured with their casual getup and short hairdo; however, their appeal to their long-time fans did not fade away. The fans are definitely connecting with and loving them more.

The singing quartet absolutely took the audience in a trip down memory lane, which made the teenage selves of their fans happy knowing that they have kept the love alive. The band brought back the childhood and adolescent memories of every fan who watched their concert and has been supporting them right from the start. It was indeed an awesome night with '90s feels.

The Moffatts dominated the music scene in the late '90s and 2000. They rose to fame, most especially here in the Philippines, with their third LP album, Chapter I: A New Beginning in 1998. The Moffatts opened the show with the upbeat music of I'll Be There For You and also sang Crazy, Bang Bang Boom, together with Misery and Who Do You Love as part of the encore. The band also performed the tracks from their new EP album titled Chapter: II. These are Secrets, Like I Love You and So In Love. These and other classic Moffatts songs were expected to be included in the band's reunion repertoire.

The audience held their phones up to capture the Moffatts' ecstatic performance that night. The group still enjoyed receiving warm welcome from their long-time supporters who followed their local promotion guestings and public appearances for less than a week prior their concert.

A huge highlight of the show was when Bob and Dave Moffatt took two lucky female fans of their own on stage and serenaded the said girls with their hit song Girl Of My Dreams.

The show would not have been complete without them singing their hit songs If Life Is So Short and Miss You Like Crazy. The Moffatts sure had fun as well. They were also given an amazing experience by their fans.

In a recent post on their official Facebook page and Instagram account, The Moffatts seemed to be indicating that they, together with their fans, are going to enjoy once more another piece of moment that has been a sweet part of our younger years. They captioned their post with "If you keep having us, we will keep coming. Until next time." Our fingers are crossed. We may have grown older but have not really grown up when it comes to clinging to our good old feelings and cherishing our nostalgic memories of being Moffatts fans.