Ben&Ben, HORI7ON to headline the 2026 ROUND Festival at the Araneta Center
Manila, prepare to lose your voice!
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts and KBS WORLD TV are officially pulling back the curtain on the 2026 ROUND Festival.
This two-day music festival is happening on April 18-19, at the Araneta Coliseum. As the crown jewel of the Philippines’ ASEAN Chairship this year, this is the biggest, boldest, and most ambitious version of the festival yet.
The lineup is putting the best of Philippine talent front and center. Leading the charge are the folk-pop icons Ben&Ben and the global P-pop sensation HORI7ON. Joining them to represent the Philippines are TJ Monterde and Cup of Joe.
Hosted by Korean singer-songwriter 10CM, the festival also features a diverse roster of Asian superstars such as Korea’s MeloMance, Thailand’s Tilly Birds, and Indonesia’s Pamungkas.
Chillies (Vietnam), Regina Song (Singapore), MIMIFLY (Malaysia), Syafiq Abdilah (Brunei), G-Devith (Cambodia), JoJo Miracle (Lao PDR), and Velocity (Myanmar) are also joining the event.
Originally scheduled to hit Manila in 2020, the pandemic put the plans on ice for six years. Director Lee Hansol of KBS WORLD TV shared that this "fulfilled promise" makes the event even more emotional and meaningful.
"This is a very special 'homecoming' for us, because the very first ROUND in 2020 was originally supposed to be held right here in the Philippines," Lee said. "We had to wait six years because of the pandemic, but that wait only makes this moment more meaningful."
The best part? This concert is completely free!
Online reservations open in February 2026, with ticket claiming following in March.