Tuesday, April 17, 2007 Smart Summer Band Bash kicks off in Oro
THE grand summer bash builds on the immense success of the first Smart Buddy Hot Summer Samahan, which enlivened the summer of thousands of attendees in 2006.
Now, on its second year, bigger and more exciting activities have been fused into the formula, including a nationwide search for the next hit band that will conquer the airwaves.
Each leg of the Smart Buddy Hot Summer Samahan Year 2 is a two-day nonstop fun that will involve games for the whole gang, raffle draws, contest for the daring and a big concert with the hottest band of the moment, Bamboo. But the highlight of the entire event is the regional search for the next big band billed the Smart Buddy Hot Summer Band Challenge.
Each leg will yield one winning band, which will be flown to compete with all the other winning groups at a huge showdown in Metro Manila where the last leg culminates on May 26.
The big bash began at the Limketkai Center here in Cagayan de Oro last April 13 and 14. Of the 17 bands that joined the screening, five were chosen to compete for the next big band challenge. They were Suitcase, Eutomia, South Race, Dios Heir and K-9.
Epi Quizon and Kyla, celebrity Smart Buddy endorsers, graced the contest, with Bamboo and his band in concert, which highlighted the event.
The Smart Buddy Samahan also moves to Bayanihan Park in Angeles City, Pampanga on April 20-21, then on to the summer party capital of Boracay on April 28-29. The party will continue in Puerto Galera on May 4-5 then culminates with a bang in Metro Manila on May 26.
Smart Buddies all over the country may join the nearest leg of the Hot Summer Samahan simply by loading with LahaTxt 35 to get Buddy Pass - the fully loaded ticket to all the fun activities and events during the two-day bash.
