English electro-pop duo HONNE wanting ahead to Manila live performance this August

HONNE’s James Hatcher tells Rappler that he can already envision Filipino followers singing alongside to their songs once more

MANILA, Philippines – It’s time to once more really feel heat on a chilly night time.

English electro-pop duo HONNE see their upcoming return to Manila as a “actually, actually particular” occasion as they maintain a one-night live performance on the PICC Plenary Corridor on August 10.

The tandem of Andy Clutterbuck and James Hatcher promise to carry out the hits, which has endeared them to legions of Filipino followers.

The Philippines is the musical act’s second-biggest listening base on music streaming app Spotify, making up a big chunk of their 3.8 million month-to-month listeners.

“This subsequent present goes to be actually, actually particular. So for these excursions it’s going to be stripped again late night time vibes, acoustic slash late night time digital lo-fi form of factor,” Hatcher instructed Rappler in a web-based interview.

“I have already got visions in my head of getting all our wonderful followers in there singing alongside to our songs with essentially the most stunning voices on the planet — which Filipino persons are very, very well-known for — to show us appropriate each time we come again,” he added.

HONNE final carried out to headline Day 2 of the Wanderland 2025 music competition final March, which was considered one of their many visits to the nation up to now.

Amongst their memorable exhibits within the nation was their offered out present on the Araneta Coliseum in March 2023, the place nearly 17,000 followers stuffed the historic venue.

“It’s like our largest headline present that we’ve ever performed anyplace on the planet and it was simply unimaginable. We got here off stage pondering, ‘Wow, it’s by no means going to get any higher than that,’” recalled Clutterbuck.

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“I feel we truly got here off and went, we’ve peaked…that was the most effective second of our profession, however you’ll by no means know there’s an opportunity to be confirmed mistaken,” he continued.

“We’ve had so many nice moments within the Philippines and we simply love enjoying exhibits there. We are able to’t wait to return again and do it once more.”

The duo guarantees to carry out in a method in step with their upcoming anniversary album, HONNE — 10, which is ready for a Might 15 launch.

HONNE — 10 is a particular re-recording undertaking that includes stripped again, reimagined variations of songs from their first two albums, Heat on a Chilly Evening and Love Me/Love Me Not.

Among the many 12 songs is a collaboration with Indonesian crooner NIKI, Location Unknown [10 Years], which was launched final March 6, whereas Heat on a Chilly Evening (10 Years), was launched earlier.

“We thought it could be pretty to revisit these songs from the primary and second album as a result of we will’t have a good time 10 years of each album as a result of folks will assume that’s insane as a lot as we’d like to,” Hatcher mentioned.

“We are able to’t look ahead to folks to listen to it. We expect it’s a extremely pretty physique of labor that folks hopefully will actually take pleasure in.” – Rappler.com