When the Eraserheads reunion concert was cut short last night, many are asking if there would be a another gig the band. Drummer Raimund Marasigan promised that they would play again. The question is, would Ely Buendia play again? Personally, I think Ely should. He owes Eheads’ fans a Second Set.

When I heard the news about the death of Ely’s mom, I raised some doubts if the concert would push through. But then Ely chose to perform while grieving. That’s not easy.

Eraserheads reunion: A gallant and abbreviated stand

Ely Buendia was in a reasonable and very legitimate position to ask for it. The guy just lost his mother and was under a lot of stress, mentally, emotionally and from the exhausted look on his face, physically as well. Having suffered a heart attack not too long ago, he also was not in the best of health to begin with.

I don’t have any personal knowledge if he and the rest of the Eraserheads asked for a postponement of their much awaited reunion concert. He at least was certainly well within his rights to do given the circumstances. After all, tickets were only made available two days before the actual event so it’s not like there were a lot of refunds to worry about. I’m not sure if it’s a contract thing or simply in the spirit of “the show must go on,” but the Eraserheads led by their enigmatic frontman went on and played looked and felt like the gig of their lives.

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