THE ERASERHEADS REUNION.the news.

AN UNEXPECTED FINISH. The concert started almost immediately at 8:30 p.m. against the ticket timeat 8 p.m.,
a rarity in any local event. With no front act and no introductionat all save for the announcement of their band, the Eheads opened the first setwith "Alapaap" finished by fireworks to the delight of the over 60,000 audience.
With no spiels at all and hardly a break, the band proceeded to sing fourteen more song-
Ligaya
Sembreak
Hey Jay
Harana
Fruitcake
Toyang
Kailan
Shake Your Head
Torpedo
With A Smile
Huwag Mo Nang Itanong
plus three other songs before it was announced that there will be 20-minutebreak before the second set. It was a performance of a lifetime as Ely sang all the 15 songs with his three former bandmates backing him up. There was hardly anything emotional for the members though as they just continued playing one hit after another. The timer started at 9:35 p.m. but no one returned at 10 p.m., fiveminutes past the allocated 20-minute break. At 10:10 p.m., Marcus, Raimund, and Buddy returned with a girl. Marcus later introduced as Lally, Ely's sister.Marcus announced that Lally will read a letter and hope the audience understands. It read: "Thank you for supporting the reunion concert of Eraserheads. We,however, regret to inform you that due to my brother's poor health, the emotionaland physical stress that he's been experiencing, we apologize for cutting the concert short. My brother Ely had to be rushed to the hospital for medical attention. Again, we apologize and thank you all for coming here tonight."Next to speak was the concert producer who confirmed that Ely was immediately rushed to the hospital during the break and asking for prayers and understanding from the audience.There was no commotion, no shouting, and no hissing from the audience as they all quietly and sadly left the venue after the announcement.Ely is now in Makati Medical Center. It was earlier thought that he would undergo a bypass operation. But an announcement said that no such thing happened; Ely just experienced stress and fatigue.No announcement was made whether an Eraserheads reunion concert will happen again.