Live Entertainment in Pasay

Folk Arts Theater at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex is one of Manila's most historically significant concert venues — an open-air theater in the CCP Complex built in 1974 on the orders of Imelda Marcos (who used cultural infrastructure as a political tool, constructing most of Manila's major cultural venues during the Marcos dictatorship in a remarkable if controversial patronage of the arts). The theater's extraordinary political history and its ongoing presentation of Filipino folk and popular arts create a venue of considerable Philippine cultural history significance.

SM Mall of Asia Arena is the Philippines' premier indoor sports and entertainment arena — the most technologically advanced venue in the country, hosting PBA basketball, UAAP collegiate basketball (the Philippine counterpart of March Madness, whose games draw larger TV audiences than any other sporting event in the Philippines), and major international concerts. The arena's extraordinary role as the Philippines' most important sports and entertainment venue and its world-class facilities create a sports arena of considerable Philippine significance.

SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds is the Philippines' largest outdoor concert and festival venue — a massive bayside open space adjacent to Manila Bay and SM Mall of Asia (the Philippines' largest shopping mall) that can accommodate 50,000+ concert-goers for major events including the Wanderland Music and Arts Festival. The grounds' extraordinary combination of Manila Bay waterfront setting and massive open-air capacity create a concert venue of considerable Philippine outdoor entertainment significance.

Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) is the Philippines' most important large-scale event and concert venue complex — a massive Manila Bay waterfront convention and performance facility that hosted Miss Universe 1994 and the ASEAN Summit multiple times, and serves as the primary venue for large-scale Philippine national events and international conventions. PICC's extraordinary role in Philippine diplomatic and cultural history and its remarkable Manila Bay setting create a concert venue of considerable Philippine national significance.

SM Mall of Asia Arena is the most important indoor concert arena in the Philippines — a 20,000-capacity venue in the SM Mall of Asia Complex on Manila Bay that has hosted the biggest international concerts in Philippine history, including Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, and virtually every major touring act. The arena's remarkable location on Manila Bay, its extraordinary capacity, and its consistent hosting of world-class entertainment create a concert venue of singular Philippine entertainment significance.

Wanderland Music and Arts Festival is the Philippines' most important independent music festival — an annual Manila Bay event presenting major international indie artists (Foals, Sigrid, MGMT, and dozens of internationally acclaimed acts) alongside the finest Filipino independent musicians to tens of thousands of festival-goers. Wanderland's extraordinary programming quality and its remarkable success in positioning Manila as a significant Asian music festival destination create a concert festival of considerable Philippine contemporary cultural significance.