Foster the People will return to Manila early next year, more than five years after they held a concert for their Filipino fans at the Smart Araneta Coliseum during their breakthrough world tour in 2012.
Now touring in support of their third studio album, “Sacred Hearts Club,” the American indie pop band will perform at the Kia Theatre on January 26.
This time round, the band will showcase its new lineup as a quartet with two of its three original members — frontman Mark Foster and drummer Mark Pontius — sharing the spotlight with keyboardist Isom Innis and guitarist Sean Cimino. Founding bassist Cubbie Fink left the group in 2015.
Founded in in 2009, Foster the People achieved success with the 2011 release of its debut album “Torches,” which has sold nearly two million albums and over nine million singles worldwide.
“Torches” features the number one hit single “Pumped Up Kicks,” which was declared “the year’s anthem” by SPIN, and also spawned the chart topping singles “Don’t Stop (Color On The Walls),” “Houdini,” and “Helena Beat.”
Foster the People garnered three Grammy nominations for its monumental debut, including Best Alternative Album, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Pumped Up Kicks” and Best Short Form Music Video for “Houdini.”
“Supermodel” was the second full-length record from Foster the People. Influenced by frontman Mark Foster’s world travels and shifting perspective, the album was recorded in studios around the world and features fan favorites “Coming of Age” and “Best Friend.”
Since then, they have been filling dance-floors worldwide with headline tours and performing at some of the biggest international music festivals including Coachella, Glastonbury and Lollapalooza. Now the group returns to Manila, this time bringing their third record “Sacred Hearts Club” along for the ride, which features the hit singles “Doing It for the Money” and “Sit Next to Me”.
Tickets are available via TicketNet.com.ph. For more information, visit Wilbros Live on social media.
Watch the show’s promotional video here: