September Fever Shows Unity Within The Asian Indie Scene

Over the weekend, beloved indie acts from all over Asia, from Korea to Singapore, gathered in the heart of Cebu City from September 5 to September 7, 2025. Presented by organizations Coast2Coast, Filla Killa, and more, music festival September Fever shed light on the indie communities spread throughout Asia throughout an array of music talks, stirring performances, DJ sets, and even a pre-show book fair on September 5. Headlining the eighth iteration of the indie festival were international acts like Singaporean indie rock band Subsonic Eye, Cebuano influencer/R&B artist Zeke Abella, and more.

The performances themselves were spread out among the three days, as the pre-show book fair was accompanied by live DJ sets by talents both from Manila (DJs Moe and Chain Messages) and Cebu (DJ Laluvia), the main show took place on Saturday (September 6), and the weekend was closed with live performances by special guests following the music talks held on Sunday. The main event involved over fifteen acts in total; Subsonic Eye (SG), Hathaw9y (KR), Zeke Abella (CEB), Evita (CDO), Cerise (DVO), Dabda (KR), Muri X crwn (MNL), San the Wordsmith (SG), Vedas (CEB), Bakeshopboyz (CEB), Sansette (CEB), Jericho Streegan (CEB), Sauf (CEB), Vincent Eco (CEB), and the now reunited Honeydrop (CEB).

Furthermore, the night also featured DJ sets curated by DJs Moni-Moni, Salo-Salo, Mike Sharpe, and Pizza Salad.

On day three of the festival, Sunday (September 7, 2025), a specially curated talk facilitated by Kara Angan with Vincent Eco of the Sundown (Cebu), KC Salazar of KRNA (Cagayan de Oro), Daniel Borces of Subsonic Eye (Singapore), and San the Wordsmith (Singapore) took place. Here, the four musicians delved into how indie artists could bring their music to the global stage.

In the evening of the same day, in collaboration with the Cebu Art Book Fair, the ‘Korea Talks’ segment of the festival combined music talks and performances to immerse the audience members in the independent music scene of Korea. Speaking for the panel discussion were Yeongjin Kim and Joohee Maeng of SUPERSONIC Studio, music industry editor and researcher Mariel Abanes, and Korean independent music critic Saemi Shin. Furthermore, Korean indie pop trio Hathaw9y and Korean math rockers Dabda, along with Cebu’s own indie nostalgia band Coloura, capped off September Fever’s third day with a string of heart-stirring live performances.

Overall, the eighth iteration of September Fever was a jam-packed three-day event that spotlighted how indie communities across the world are connected by a common thread — the love of music — and have the potential for even greater when joined together.

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