&FRIENDS Is Only A Week Away

&FRIENDS arrives in Manila next weekend, as the country’s largest music and pop-culture festival heralds a convergence of local and international flavors. Setting foot in Okada Manila’s vibrant grounds, the two-day festivities feature morning-afternoon conventions with performances at the establishment’s Cove come sundown.

A week before the event’s commencement, the organizing team invited its partners and select media members to a pre-event send-off at Poblacion’s Kampai. With the majority of their team on site, &FRIENDS promised an “insane” production, intertwining the tenets of music, gaming, art, and others under one roof.

Converging East and West, &FRIENDS hosts an extensive list of musicians and creators, redefining Southeast Asia’s music and pop culture space. Headlined by Grammy-award winning artist, Zedd, ILLENIUM, bbno$, and local acts, a limited number of tickets are left, nearing the May 30-31, 2025, D-Day.

&FRIENDS’ Pre-Festival Party at Kampai, Poblacion, with Zedd’s tracks playing in the background.

L-R: Naveen Ganglani, Justin Gorriceta-Banusing, David Viray, and James Cruz

The organizers gave prizes to participants who shared their dance moves.

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