Typecast And Urbandub To Hold 25th Anniversary Tour This 2025, With Stops In Manila And Baguio
The two influential Filipino rock bands were formed in 1999 and 2000 respectively.
Typecast: courtesy of @typecastrock, photographed by Ysmael Salvador. Urbandub: courtesy of @urbandub
Urbandub: courtesy of @urbandub
Typecast and Urbandub are going on the road to celebrate their 25th anniversaries this 2025.
On December 16, 2024, it was announced by Numinous Philippines that the two Filipino rock bands are set to hold a joint tour in celebration of their respective 25th anniversaries together. Meanwhile, on February 24, 2025 (Monday), the two bands confirmed that the tour will kick off this April, with stops happening in Manila and Baguio. On March 3, 2025, more details regarding the Manila and Baguio details were announced, with a ticket pre-sale period for both shows happening from March 8 to 15 (Saturday to Saturday), while the public on-sale begins March 16. Ticket will be available via TicketNet and TicketMelon.
The Manila stop of the tour will be happening on April 6, 2025 (Sunday) at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City. Pre-sale period tickets are priced from PHP 800 to PHP 2,200, while public on-sale prices range from PHP 1,100 to PHP 2,500.
Following this, the Baguio show will be held on April 12, 2025 (Saturday) at the Baguio Convention Center in Baguio City. Prices for tickets during this show’s pre-sale period range from PHP 1800 to PHP 2,000. Meanwhile, public on-sale prices are from PHP 2,000 to PHP 2,200.
Typecast and Urbandub are no strangers to playing together and sharing the stage, having done so extensively over the years. Most notably, just last October 2024, they served as special guests for Australian rock band Hands Like Houses’ first Manila show, alongside fellow Filipino veteran act Greyhoundz.
Typecast were formed in 1999, and are best known for their hit songs “The Boston Drama,” “Will You Ever Learn,” “Another Minute Until Ten,” “Last Time,” and more. Since the band’s formation, it has come out with a total of four full-length albums, with the latest being 2011’s How Your Influence Betrays You. Last August 2024, the band came out with a new single, entitled “Slight.” It served as its first release in five years since “Mulat Na Mata” — their first ever Tagalog song, which came out in March 2019.
Last October 2024, Typecast were featured on Billboard Philippines‘ first anniversary issue, where they discussed their 25 years of being together, the emo revival, the making of “Slight,” future plans, and more. Get your copy of the magazine now via SariSari Shopping.
Formed in 2000, Urbandub are widely known for such hit tracks as “First Of Summer,” “Evidence,” “A Call To Arms,” “Hover,” and more. They have a released a total of six albums since their inception, with the latest being 2013’s Esoteric. They went on hiatus in 2015 before reuniting in 2018 with new additions to their lineup. Last November 2023, they released their 2003 breakout album Influence on vinyl, which quickly sold out. A second pressing is available via Backspacer Records. In the same year, their current lineup also came out with Rebirth — a rerecording of the band’s debut album Birth.
Meanwhile, last August 2024, the band’s “classic” lineup — composed of vocalist and guitarist Gabby Alipe, guitarist John Dinopol, bassist Lalay Lim, and drummer JanJan Mendoza — held a special reunion show in Cebu, supported by Powerspoonz, Selah Dub Warriors, and Toothpeak.
In celebration of Typecast’s and Urbandub’s 25th anniversaries, listen Typecast’s “Slight” and Urbandub’s Rebirth below: