They did save the best for last! P-pop Kings SB19 showed their power and passion onstage with a scintillating performance at the OPMCon Generations 2026 concert on Saturday night, 11 July.

Pablo Nase, Josh Cullen Santos, Justin de Dios, Stell Ajero and Ken Suson of SB19 raised the bar of the concert with a repertoire of show stoppers that included “Gento,” “Emoji,” “Memories” and the dramatic ballad “Wakas.” They made everybody bop with “CRIMZONE.” A collaboration with icon Bamboo rocked the Big Dome with their performance of the political anthem “Tatsulok.” The P-pop Royals also had the artists singing and dancing with them to the tune of “VISA.”

The concert, organized and powered by the nation’s supermarket chain Puregold, was sold out within two days. It was a coming together of the country’s mightiest and latest Original Pilipino Music (OPM) acts in a spectacular shindig that celebrated world-class Filipino artistry and music.

Act 1

Alamat opened the concert with “Dagundong,” “Kasmala,” and a collaboration with Dawn’s lead man Jett Pangan with “Salamat.” They performed “Hapag” and “LuzVimin.” Alamat had great stage presence and projection. The use of regional languages in their songs worked as creatively different and their styling looked like the cooler and hipper versions of what the Smokey Mountain teens used to wear.

Newest girl group Xonara did “Tabi,” a soon to be released track “Pula” and a Dionela cover of “Ikigai.”

KAIA was most improved vocally, the group’s dance lines cleaner and the bold confidence most evident. Styling had more oomph and helped in accentuating their moves. They did “Tanga,” “Walkie Talkie,” “5678,” “Hulog” and their performance of “Dati” with its original male singer, the juicier and meatier Sam Concepcion, eliciting terrific public response.

Missed G22’s Destiny’s Child-meets-Spice Girls kind of fashion. They seemed physically tired and their vocals were not as engaging and powerful.

Act I ended with the P-pop ladies singing and dancing with Alamat’s biggest hit, “Maharani.” That importance given to Alamat was truly well deserved.

Act 2

Pop rock band Sun Kissed Lola did “White Toyota,” which they sang with KIYO, “Dalawang Patinig,” “Pakisabi” and “Pasilyo.”

The grandest of entrances was courtesy of Flow G, who drove a sports car on stage. His rap set featured “Rapstar,” “Lokal” and “High Score.” A collaboration with Parokya ni Edgar’s main man Chito Miranda, “Kasama X Harana,” was most applauded.

Skusta Clee, wearing a golden sequined beanie and pants, took the stage with collaborations with Yuridope, Jay Durias and their “Ikaw Na Nga” number was sublime. Clee’s anthems had a rhythm and blues vibe sprinkled with Bruno Mars-ish flavor.

Folk rock power group, with my favorite wonder twins from the House of Guico, Paolo Benjamin and Miguel Benjamin, and the rest of Ben&Ben, roused the Araneta crowd with “Araw-Araw Sunrise,” “Lifetime,” all the feels with “Leaves” and their special number with Up Dharma Down’s chanteuse Armi Millare as they sang “Tadhana.” They ended with the crowd favorite “Saranggola.”

Significance

OPMCon Generations 2026 was significant because it was a private sector endeavor that served as a major coming together and creative collaborations of the current set of OPM artists and icons as highlighted in the performances of SB19 and Bamboo, Alamat and the Dawn’s Jett Pangan, KAIA and Sam Concepcion, Parokya ni Edgar’s Chito Miranda and Flow G, Skusta Clee and South Borders’ Jay Durias, and Ben&Ben and UP Dharma Down’s Armi Millare.

The sold-out OPM concert was the definitive platform that showcased the diverse genres in the current music industry situation. It also unified different fandoms and demographics and brought international fans, flying from other parts of Asia, US and UAE, to show their appreciation of and support to Filipino music.