Filipino rock bands Urbandub and Typecast are set to go on a joint concert tour in April, marking 25 years in the music industry. The tour, which celebrates their long-standing presence in the local scene, will take place on April 6 at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City and on April 12 at the Baguio Convention Center.
Gabby Alipe, vocalist and guitarist of Urbandub, and Steve Badiola, frontman of Typecast, expressed their excitement about reconnecting with fans through the anniversary tour.
“When we get a chance to play — regardless if they’re longtime fans or first-timers, maybe younger audience — we get excited to perform and share the music we’ve made,” Alipe said.
“This tour is more than just a celebration of our music; it’s a celebration of our fans who have been with us through every chord, every lyric, and every show,” he added.
Organizers said that the Urbandub x Typecast 25th Anniversary Tour 2025 will open in Manila before heading to Baguio, with potential additional dates to be announced. Tickets for the Manila show range from P800 to P2,200 during the pre-sale period and from P1,100 to P2,500 for general sales. The Baguio show will have pre-sale tickets priced between P1,800 and P2,000, with general sales ranging from P2,000 to P2,200.
Urbandub and Typecast have shared the stage multiple times over the years, most recently in October 2024 as special guests for Australian rock band Hands Like Houses’ first Manila concert alongside Filipino band Greyhoundz.
Formed in 1999, Typecast is known for songs including “The Boston Drama,” “Will You Ever Learn,” “Another Minute Until Ten,” and “Last Time.” The band has released four full-length albums, with their latest, How Your Influence Betrays You, in 2011. In August 2024, they released a new single, “Slight,” their first in five years following the 2019 track “Mulat Na Mata,” their first song in Tagalog.
Urbandub, formed in Cebu City in 2000, is known for being the first indie band in the Philippines to release albums nationwide with major label support. The band, composed of Gabby Alipe, John Dinopol, Lalay Lim, Sam Saludsong, and Russ Manaloto, gained wider recognition in Southeast Asia after a tour in Singapore. They were also featured in the Pinoy rock compilation Full Volume with a remake of Sade’s No Ordinary Love.