Sandwich kick off 25th anniversary celebration with ‘Grip Stand Throw’ concert

To kick off their 25th year as a band, Sandwich are going back to the very beginning.

The Filipino rock act is holding Grip Stand Throw the Concert on 26 February 2023. In a conversation with Bandwagon, the band confirmed that the show “will be a liver performance of the Grip Stand Throw album in its entirety. The songs will be performed in the same order as the album track list.” 

Grip Stand Throw is the band’s debut album which features their hit single, ‘Butterfly Carnival’.

25 years ago, our little jams in Mike’s garage and Marc’s house turned into the album Grip Stand Throw.
Join us as we celebrate the Grip Stand Throw live this sunday feb 26 at Eastside Sandugo in Sumulong.
Our friend @jrldm will also play a set. don’t miss it! 🪃📸 @Nikocezar pic.twitter.com/ilG5Epp4Do

— Rayray Marasigan (@raymsmercygun) February 22, 2023

The show will take place at Eastside by Sandugo, starting at 5:00 PM. 

“We chose Eastside by Sandugo because we wanted to shoot the concert and the space looks and sounds good,” the band also shared with Bandwagon. “Pre-pandemic, we usually had a yearly club show to celebrate Mike’s, Diego’s and Myrene’s birthdays, so we decided to include that in the festivities. Hence the pancit. We scheduled an early gig so that folks with work and school next day won’t think twice about attending.”

Kicking off a year-long celebration of our twenty-fifth year with a concert featuring our very first album. It’s also a birthday gig of sorts for Mike, Diego and I. We scheduled it early this Sunday so I hope you can all make it. It’s going to be a blast.#sandwichmanila25 pic.twitter.com/emJCaoN0gW

— Diddy Diddy Bop (@Mapins) February 20, 2023

Grip Stand Throw the Concert is the first of the many things that Sandwich have in store for their fans in celebration of their 25 years as a band. During their 20th year anniversary, Sandwich held their Under The Glow of the Satellite concert.

“We will be announcing more details for our plans for 2023 after the show but for now we can say that we’re scheduled to release vinyl, new merch, new music and more within the year,” they said.

Listen to ‘Butterfly Carnival’ here: