Toto to take timeless hits back to the Philippines in 2027 concerts

Legendary American rock band Toto is set to return to the Philippines in March 2027, with back-to-back performances scheduled in Manila and Cebu.

The Grammy-winning band will perform at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on March 29, followed by a concert at the SM Seaside Cebu Arena on March 30.

Filipino fans will have the chance to hear some of Toto’s biggest hits again, including “Africa,” “Rosanna,” “Hold the Line” and “I’ll Be over You.”

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The rock band first performed in Manila in 2008. They returned to the Philippines last May 2025. The upcoming shows come as Toto celebrates nearly five decades in the music industry.

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The band traces its beginnings to Jan. 7, 1977, when its founding members gathered at Davlen Studios in North Hollywood, California, to record demos for what would become their debut album.

Since then, Toto has built a global following. Its music has amassed more than nine billion streams across digital platforms, with “Africa” alone surpassing two billion plays on Spotify. “Hold the Line” has also crossed the one-billion-stream mark.

Other popular Toto songs include “Georgy Porgy,” “I Won’t Hold You Back,” “Stop Loving You,” “Lea,” “Pamela,” “I Will Remember,” “99” and “Make Believe.”

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The band’s current lineup features Steve Lukather on guitar and vocals and Joseph Williams on lead vocals, alongside Warren Ham, John Pierce, Keith Carlock, Dennis Atlas and Rai Thistlethwayte.

Lukather expressed excitement about returning to the Philippines, recalling the longstanding support Filipino fans have given the band.

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“From the earliest stages of our career, the Philippines has supported Toto. There is a mutual affection between us and the entire country,” he said in a statement sent to Inquirer Entertainment.

Co-founder and keyboardist David Paich, meanwhile, said he was surprised and grateful that the band’s music continues to reach younger audiences.

“To have written songs that continue to be loved, sung, and so meaningful to the lives of so many, it’s a realization of dreams we all shared as young men,” he said.

“Enabling many in their teens and twenties to see the band for the first time, with new future generations being aware of this music that’s been so special to all of us,” he added.

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Toto was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in 2009. The group also performed for more than 850,000 concertgoers worldwide throughout 2025 and 2026. /ra