Walls came tumbling down in early 2015 as the award-winning English rock band BASTILLE stormed the country’s capital for the first time. Ranging ear worm choruses spread out like wildfire among thousands of attendees, taking them on a rollercoaster between oblivion and depression, masquerading as dance tracks that sounded even richer live. We had a ball keeping up to heart-swinging melodies that swept Manila off its feet.

Photos by Magic Liwanag & Kris Rocha