TRENDING: Sign language interpreter fulfills dreams of many deaf fans at Coldplay's PH concert
Coldplay gave their Filipino fans a concert of a lifetime, but they also fulfilled many deaf viewers' dreams of being included through Filipino Sign Language interpreter Bayani Generoso Jr.
In a post uploaded by concertgoer Archie Drilon, Generoso could be seen doing live performance interpretations for deaf viewers during Coldplay's "Music of the Spheres" concert in Bulacan. He had a ring light in front of him and the concert's setlist as a guide.
Drilon thanked Generoso for "being the most amazing interpreter" and making their experience one for the books.
"The way you create your signs is very creative, inspiring, and unique," he said.
He also thanked event organizer Live Nation Philippines and Coldplay for making the concert accessible even to deaf fans like him.
Likewise, he lauded the production team behind the event for giving them the "best opportunity to experience the Coldplay concert" as they even provided SUBPAC vests.
SUBPAC is a technology that allows the user to feel the bass through frequencies for a "full-body experience."
Drilon is calling to advocate FSL access in other concerts locally so that deaf fans can "watch, sign, and enjoy their favorite artists in the future."
"Interpreters from [the] Philippines deserve to be loved, appreciated, and supported by you all guys," Drilon continued.
The American rock band's lead singer Chris Martin has been an advocate for hearing loss awareness.
He revealed in an interview that his partner, actress Dakota Johnson, was the one who influenced him to improve concerts for deaf people.
Johnson surprised him with a SUBPAC after seeing someone use it.
"So, we started using it and it's been so amazing and it should get better and better," Chris continued. "We have ten or twenty now—every night—of those packs and so if you're hearing impaired we have an area where you sign up and you put on the pack and you can feel the show," Martin said on the Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend podcast.