The University of the Philippines (UP) has recently celebrated its foundation anniversary from February 10 to 15. This is a week-long event where all the UP schools in our country take part. In line with this, fairs were held at the Sunken Garden at 7 p.m. It was entitled "Sisfire" and was held in cooperation with the U.P. Sigma Beta Sorority, featuring some of the best amateur and professional bands and performers that we have today.

Some of the bands that were present were Sugar Free, Imago, Mojofly, Parokya ni Edgar, Moonstar88, Cheese, Kamikazee, and Greyhoundz. Also present to liven up the crowd was Hammilan and the famous Paolo Santos. They also got a glimpse of some of the best amateur bands like Monkeyspank.

Usually a place where couples make out, the Sunken Garden became alive that night. There were booths all over the place selling a variety of things ranging from food, beverages, clothing, accessories, and even cell phones. There were carnival rides like the Ferris Wheel and Octopus. And the stage was awesome! It was big and well-lit, full of streamers of the major sponsors. And on either side there was a big white screen showing commercials and music videos.

The first bands to perform were amateur show bands strutting their RnB and pop rock tunes to the delight of the crowd. After that, several DJ's from the popular FM radio station 89.9 Magic took the stage to initiate some games. At around 9 p.m., the pros took to the stage, starting with the alternative bands like Imago, Sugar Free, and Moonstar88. They performed their hits to the delight of the whole UP community. Then it was time to rock as Greyhoundz, Kamikazee and Cheese did their heavy riffs as the audience turned into a wild mosh pit, which temporarily stopped the concert due to some violent people throwing bottles of mineral water on the stage. After order was restored, Parokya ni Edgar, Mojofly, and Monkeyspank carried on with their music. They really were crowd-pleasers, especially Monkeyspank, whose Incubus-influenced music was an instant hit.

The concert was a real success, as was with the whole U.P. fair. So if I were you, I'd go next year and party on with the "iskolars ng bayan". Congrats UP!

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