MANILA – Television host Vice Ganda admitted he was overwhelmed by the show of support of his fans for his upcoming concert at the Araneta Coliseum this Friday.
In an interview with ABS-CBN News on Wednesday, Vice Ganda revealed that tickets for his concert, "I-Vice Ganda Mo 'Ko sa Araneta," have already been sold-out two weeks prior to the show.
“Super sold-out. Two weeks before the concert, nasold-out na siya. So, nag-release sila ng SRO tickets tapos nasold-out na rin 'yung SRO tickets kaya last minute, kaya kami puspusan ang rehearsal,” he said.
Vice Ganda said he even had to change his opening number due to the number of people who are expected to show up.
“Yung naka-ready na opening number kasi, manggagaling dapat ako sa taas, sa General Admission, manggagaling ako sa tao. Sabi ng Araneta hindi na raw ako puwedeng manggaling sa tao kasi punung-puno na raw 'yung taas baka magkagulo daw. So, hindi na ko puwedeng manggaling doon. Sa iba na kong bahagi ng Araneta manggagaling,” he said.
Vice Ganda promised fans that they will not regret paying for their tickets.
“Lahat ng mga hindi ko natuloy na pasabog last year at 'yung mga nakalaan kong pasabog this year, pinagsama ko sa isang concert lang kaya marami talaga silang makikita. Mabubusog ang tenga, ang mata at ang dibdib nila kakahalakhak,” he said.
“Pinakabongga ito sa lahat ng aspeto ng konsiyerto ko magmula... kung ikukumpara ko dun sa unang dalawa, ito talaga 'yung pinakabongga sa lahat. Sa ticket sales, sa bilang ng mga taong manunuod, sa production value, lahat,” he added.
As early as now, Vice Ganda shared that his management is already mulling a repeat.
“Pinag-iisipan na nila 'yung repeat kasi ang daming hindi nakabili. May clamor pa eh kahit sold-out na siya, may clamor pa raw ng mga tao sa mga tickets kaya pinag-iisipan nilang magkaroon ng repeat. Baka,” he said.
Meanwhile, the 33-year-old comedian shrugged off comparisons between him and teen star Daniel Padilla, who recently held a jam-packed birthday concert also at the Araneta Coliseum.
“Wala naman talaga kaming point of comparison ni Daniel. Oo, magkaibang-magkaibang linya kami ni Daniel. Unang-una, lalakeng-lalake si Daniel, baklang-bakla ako. Magkaibang linya kami. Nasa komedya ako, siya naman 'di ba, iba. Pero meron kaming common denominator. Love kami pareho ng mga KathNiels. Oo, love na love ako ng mga fans ni Kathryn at ni Daniel. Kaya love na love ko silang lahat,” he said.
In fact, Padilla will be joining Vice Ganda on Friday's concert, along with Regine Velasquez, Ai Ai delas Alas, Dawn Zulueta, Paulo Avelino and Enrique Gil.
