| Location(s) | Cavite, Philippines |
|---|---|
| Years active | 2004 – present |
| Date(s) | November |
| Genre | Pinoy Rock / Metal / Alternative |
| Website | www.kaguluhanmusicfestival.com |
The Kaguluhan Music Festival is a Pinoy rock / Heavy metal music event held every month of November in the province of Cavite, in the Philippines.[1] Founded and organized by a small event production outfit, the music festival has, since its inception, contributed to the success of its local talents; some have become recording artists, while others have opened for international acts.
The festival's name, Kaguluhan, is a Tagalog word for "frenzy" or "commotion". The organizers adopted the name as a metaphor and sarcastic catch phrase visually describing the rock and metal scene, uncompromising yet fun and organic [2].
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Led by the region's pioneering homegrown bands, the festival's purpose is to give fresh and potential bands from Cavite an opportunity to showcase their talents and skills to a whole new level of entertainment and excitement giving them a step forward in pursuing their dreams to become the next big thing in the local music scene. The music festival serves as a training ground to enhance their performance level, original material and interaction with the crowd, together with some of the hottest local Rock and Metal bands sharing the same stage with them. The event organizers are composed of local musicians and volunteers as they face a six month preparation prior to the event, from securing permits, talent scouting, marketing, merchandising and promoting.
The first festival was held on October 15, 2004 at the Cavite Coliseum where cockfights are also held.[3][4] Unfortunately, the debut was considered a failure due to the production's high cost and poor marketing strategy of its previous managers and staff. The producers then were uncertain whether the event would ever be staged again, due to the losses suffered.
The second festival was held on November 19, 2005 at a small bar in Bacoor, Cavite at a toned-down production cost which eventually gained the production more knowledge and wisdom, unlike the previous year. The production decided to stage the music festival every November in order not to compete with other events which were held in the month of October. Uncredited bands got an opportunity to perform but were never officially headlined or got billing in the show's promotional ads. Afterwards, the production reduced the talent line-up, limiting it to only ten bands in order to avoid over-billing the event.
The third festival was held on November 4, 2006[5] at the Imus plaza gymnasium in Imus, Cavite where the production concluded that their struggle since the first year had finally paid off as Kaguluhan's hype incredibly increased, thanks to the growing fan base and followers of its homegrown artists among the well-known established acts who also joined the festival.
The fourth festival was held on November 10, 2007[6] at an auditorium near a public wet market in Noveleta, Cavite, where the event debuted its first ever vanity wall where spectators got the chance to take pictures of themselves in front of it or with their rock idols as well. The production also revitalized their official social networking pages and uploaded countless streaming videos that includes a retrospective highlight reel, video blogs and a profile video featuring in-depth interviews with some band members and personalities involved, giving their personal insights and testimonials to the festival's enormous success which are viewed and posted on Youtube.
The fifth festival was held on November 8, 2008[7] at the Cavite School of St. Mark in front of SM City Bacoor. Spectators from different municipalities from Cavite and even Metro Manila came to witness history as the attendance record of the previous events was broken by an estimated total of seven hundred. The performing bands experienced tears of joy as the crowd sang along with their original songs while some were moshing, and others stage diving. Some vocalists accidentally broke the wooden center stage floor raising the massive crowd up to their feet. According to some spectators, the media, and some famous showbiz personalities begin to take notice of the annually held music festival; some of the big music events held prior to Kaguluhan have even moved their scheduled dates either to witness or feel its enormously growing reputation in the music scene.
In the wake of its 6th year [8], the organizers hope that other event production outfits from different regions would step up and most importantly, help their fellow unsigned artists from their respective region fulfill their goals to become the next big thing in the local music scene making sure those talents gets exposed everywhere.
The Kaguluhan Music Festival has now matured and has established its cult following awareness in the local mainstream and underground music scene respectively [8] with Cavite being considered to be the home of what could be the biggest, annual provincial hard rock/metal show there is and proving that the best bands in the land were in their own backyards, creating just enough of a ruckus and racket for the entire country to see and hear [9]. From booking gigs in different key cities in the region, spawning and discovering fresh new talents, to creating and selling their own merchandise (limited souvenir shirts), and has, in turn earned a legion of loyal followers in and out of Cavite which finally led to earning its first three articles on a local music magazine. So far it has become one of the most anticipated underground music events in the country.
On August 1, 2009, The filmmakers together with the music festival's event organizing team held a special screening of Kaguluhan Music Festival: The documentary event experience which was filmed in November 2008.[10] The concert film earned an R rating from the MTRCB and was well-received by its attendees; the filmmakers have fixed the month of November for its initial home video release for a limited time and supply only.
| Headline bands | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Sin, Stagnant, Starscream, Greyhoundz, A.D.A.(Aggressive Dog Attack) | October 15, 2004 | Cavite Coliseum |
| Badburn, Typecast, Fingertrap, Katoliko, Salin Mana | November 19, 2005 | Bacoor, Cavite |
| Queso, Death by Stereo, Sultans of Snap, Kaikatsuna, Stilth, Balatek, Luna June (formerly Sleptic) | November 4, 2006 | Imus, Cavite |
| Bloodshedd, Cog, Tragedy 42, Burn your Lies, Intolerant | November 10, 2007 | Noveleta, Cavite |
| Deepsleep, The Lost Child, Enfilade, Valley of Chrome, Imbue No Kudos | November 8, 2008 | Bacoor, Cavite |
| Dr. Crowley, Langiz, Subculture, Even, Sky Church | November 7, 2009 [1] | Bacoor, Cavite |
| Method, Zero 46, Ozawa, Descant Gott, Mortal Fear[11] | November 13, 2010 | Bacoor, Cavite |
| Anak Dalita, Arcadia, Carnophage, Dei Filius, Farplane, Nuclear Punishment, Ugahab | November 5, 2011 | Molino, Cavite |