Kapamilya host Robi Domingo talked about an unfortunate incident that he and other Kapamilya artists experienced when they watched British rock band Coldplay in the UK earlier this year. In an interview with Jodi Sta Maria’s show, Let’s Drink to That, the Pinoy Big Brother host admitted that it was ‘“our years worth of experience in stress” for him which happened during their free time after the ASAP in UK show.
Robi watched Coldplay with Vice Ganda, Piolo Pascual, Darren Espanto, Kyle Echarri, Erik Santos, Hadiyah Santos, AC Bonifacio, Donny Pangilinan, Belle Mariano, and ABS-CBN President and CEO Carlo L. Katigbak.
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“Right after the successful ASAP in [the] UK, we had four days off. Binigyan kami ng apat na araw pero yung apat na araw na yun, parang four years worth of experience in stress for me. Just thinking about it, nangangatog na naman ako,” he recalled.
The Kapamilya host recalled how they missed a couple of songs as they were late for the concert.
“We were running mga two kilometers din kasi clinose off nila yung mga doors. Kasi akala namin 8 p.m. [yung start]. We got there 8:10, pagbaba namin ng bus [naririnig na yun] I want something just like this. Sabi ni Vice, ang ganda ng preshow no? Parang pinatugtog yung kanta ng Coldplay,” he recalled.
Robi, who was in charge of the tickets, felt something was off already the morning of the show. As they were making their way towards the concert grounds, he gave them the QR codes for them to pass the security.
“Pag dating doon–– I was in charge of the tickets. So we got in, I got the tickets. Nung umaga palang, hindi ko maaccess yung site so medyo kabadong kabado ako doon. I asked the help of my wife who was in the Philippines… She sent me screenshots of the tickets — the QR codes. I got 11 QR codes,” he shared.
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Even though they had the QR Codes already, they were still barred from entering the venue as one of the security personnel –– a big British woman described by Robi –– restricted them as they didn’t have the barcode of the tickets itself.
“Imagine, yung hiya ko nun na pinalabas si Vice Ganda, si CLK, si Papa P–– all of these superstars na nakikita mo sa yung top 10 ng station ID,” Robi admitted.
Due to the mishap, they missed a total of five to six songs but were eventually let in. Robi then shared that it was a learning moment for him.
“That’s a learning for everyone who’s gonna be watching abroad–– put it in a certain wallet or sa phone kasi mas kailangan nila yung QR code and then also yung barcode,” he expressed.
“My takeaway from that is sana tinulungan niyo kami, hindi kami sinigawan. Assist lang kung paano gawin ito kasi hindi naman kami mag scascam eh. Pero pumasok naman kami,” he ended.
Despite this, the Kapamilya stars enjoyed the Coldplay concert all thanks to a kind British woman who was also part of the security team. She let them in and gave them a warning that it’ll be the last time they’ll be allowed entry without the ticket barcode.