This year, Manila will play host to rock bands, Broadway musicals, and an American Idol.

Concerts

Ne-yo
When: January 9, Saturday, 8 p.m.
Where: SM Mall of Asia concert grounds
Ticket prices: P7,500, P5,500, P4,000, P2,500, P1,500, P500

Postponing an earlier Manila concert in 2009 to star in a movie produced by Denzel Washington, R&B star Ne-Yo will be in Manila this January. Expect to hear his biggest hits, ''Because of You,'' ''Addicted,'' ''So Sexy'' and ''Go On Girl," along with new songs "Closer,'' ''Mad,'' ''Miss Independent'' and ''Part of the List" from his third and current CD, Year of the Gentleman.

Boys Like Girls with Hed Kandi
When: January 27, Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Where: SMX Convention Center
Ticket prices: P3,696, P1,795.20

Boys Like Girls, the rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, has sold more than 3 million digital singles – including 1.5 million copies of "The Great Escape," 900,000 copies of "Hero/Heroine" and 600,000 copies of "Thunder." They are set to perform with Hed Kandi's DJ Andy Norman, Johnboy Lee and Peyton at the SMX Convention Center.

Call Bigfish Manila for VIP tickets at 632-7762 and 634-8238.

Kris Allen with the Jabbawockeez
When: February 6, Saturday, 8 p.m.
Where: McKinley Hills concert grounds, Taguig
Ticket prices: P8,428.80, P5,268, P3,160.80, P1,580.40, P526.80

Kris Allen, winner of the latest season of American Idol, will be joined by all-male hip hop dance group, Jabbawockeez. Allen's self-titled album debuted at number 11 on the US Billboard 200 in 2009.

Call Ticketworld at 891-999 for reservations or Fearless Productions at 232-8906.