Centerstage’s Ariel Fullido shared his thoughts on what happened in Bilar where Elias was supposed to perform but cancelled his appearance.

Fullido spoke to Ardy Araneta-Batoy and said that the cancelled performance caused frustration to the people and the town government:

He was sad for the local government and people who expected a performance from Elias that did not materialize.

At first, the people blamed the town government for the fiasco and some of the crowd left the venue, he said.

Centerstage was asked to fill in for Elias and saved the situation.

WITNESS ACCOUNT

Fullido gave a first-hand account of the incident where Elias cancelled his performance in Bilar.

Fullido narrated how an entertainer snubbed a scheduled performance, which he said a first time occurrence in Bohol.

He said what happened in Bilar, is a case where the performer who was slated to perform did not show up.

Fullido is the band leader of Centerstage Band, and has been touring the Visayas bringing their music to people all over.

His band saved the day in Bilar as they performed during the town’s festivities.

He narrated that a lot of people were early in the concert area anticipating the performance of Elias.

The concert was held at the grounds of the Bohol Island State University (BISU), according to Fullido and the concert wss on May 16, which was the day after the Bilar town fiesta.

He said before Centerstage performed, Music and Me duo sang first.

He was supposed to perform for a couple of hours, paving the way for Elias around 10 pm.

Fullido said the local government unit (LGU) spent a huge sum of money just to bring Elias to Bilar. He said the LGU spent much on producing the show including costs on logistics.

Fullido also said they learned that Elias would not show up as they were winding down their performance, and as the emcee announced to the crowd that Elias was not going to perform. This caused frustration to seep into the minds of the people during the said event.

As a result, Centerstage was asked to fill in and played with gusto to please the crowd, Fullido narrated.

Elias claimed that his flight was delayed causing him to skip Bilar, but there were reports saying the flight was not delayed and he off-loaded himself from the flight.

After the announcement of the cancellatin of Elias’ performance, the people were exasperated but it was short lived as Centerstage was able to revive the crowd as they enjoyed the music, added Fullido.

Fullido said that an Elias impersonator allegedly from Carmen, went upstage.

The impersonator did his antics to the delight of the crowd, Fullido said.

POPULARITY

Fullido said Elias could still recover and does not see Elias’ popularity to wane anytime soon.