TOTO in Manila 2027: Tickets, Setlist and What to Know

The essentials

• Date: Monday, 29 March 2027. The show time has not been announced yet.
• Venue: SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay.
• Tour: TOTO 50th Anniversary Tour, as promoter Ovation Productions names it.
• Lineup: Steve Lukather (guitar, vocals) and Joseph Williams (vocals), with Warren Ham (horns, percussion, vocals), John Pierce (bass), Keith Carlock (drums), Dennis Atlas (keyboards, vocals) and Rai Thistlethwayte (keyboards, vocals).
• Promoter: Ovation Productions
• Tickets: SM Ticketmaster. General sale opens Monday, 16 November 2026, at 12 noon. You need an SM Ticketmaster account, but no code. Mobile tickets are available.
• Prices: Not on Ovation's event page or SM Ticketmaster's page yet. SM Ticketmaster says prices "will be posted soon" (checked 5 November 2026). We will add them here once the seller lists them.
• Also in Cebu: Tuesday, 30 March 2027, at SM Seaside Cebu Arena.

Who TOTO are

The 2027 shows mark 50 years of the band. Toto IV won Album of the Year at the 1983 Grammy Awards, and "Rosanna" won Record of the Year the same night. GMA News puts "Africa" at over two billion plays on Spotify alone.

Philstar Life lists "Hold the Line", "I'll Be Over You" and "Georgy Porgy" among their hits, and "I Won't Hold You Back" and "Stop Loving You" were both in the 2025 Manila set.

Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams lead the band now. Co-founding keyboardist David Paich is not in the current touring lineup, but he is quoted in the anniversary announcement (below).

TOTO and Manila

TOTO have a long history here. setlist.fm, the fan-kept concert archive, lists these Philippine shows:

• 20 and 21 November 1992: Folk Arts Theater, on the Kingdom of Desire tour.
• 18 April 1996: Folk Arts Theater, on the Tambu tour.
• 13 and 14 February 2004: Aliw Theater, on their 25th anniversary tour.
• 3 April 2008: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, on the Falling in Between tour.
• 4 May 2025: SM Mall of Asia Arena, on the Dogz of Oz tour.

The 2025 show was "their first show in the country in 17 years", as GMA News put it. setlist.fm lists a set that opened with "Child's Anthem" and ended with "Africa", with Arnel Pineda as a guest on that last song. Nobody has said whether anything like that is planned for 2027.

What they have said about coming back

In SM Ticketmaster's announcement on 4 November 2026, Steve Lukather said:

"From the earliest stages of our career, the Philippines has supported Toto. There is a mutual affection between us and the entire country. I can't wait to bring them great shows featuring Joe, myself and a band comprised of world-class musicians. It's going to be a great time for everyone in the venue come 2027."

In Billboard Philippines' report, David Paich said he never expected the songs, written half a century ago, to keep finding new listeners decades later. Joseph Williams added: "I'm so proud of our current TOTO, Dogz Of Oz."

SM Ticketmaster adds that across 2025 and 2026 TOTO played to "more than 850,000 ticket holders across the globe".

What they have been playing

The anniversary set list is not out. For a sense of the night, this is what setlist.fm lists for their 29 August 2026 show at Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, on their 2026 summer tour. Treat it as a recent show, not a promise for Manila:

1. Goodbye Elenore
2. Rosanna
3. Hydra
4. Georgy Porgy
5. I Won't Hold You Back
6. Endless
7. Kingdom of Desire
8. Pamela
9. I'll Be Over You
10. I'll Supply the Love
11. Taint Your World
12. Hold the Line
13. Africa

Keyboard solos from Rai Thistlethwayte and Dennis Atlas sit between the songs, and Keith Carlock takes a drum solo in "Taint Your World". The Manila set in 2025 also had "Carmen", "99", "Stop Loving You", "White Sister" and "Angel Don't Cry".

Getting there and back

The show is on a Monday, a work night, and the whole arena leaves at once. Plan your ride home before the encore, and leave earlier than you think on the way in. Our MOA Arena concert guide covers how to get to the arena and how to get home after.

Questions people ask

When is the TOTO concert in Manila? Monday, 29 March 2027, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. The start time has not been announced.

How much are TOTO tickets in the Philippines? Prices are not on Ovation's event page or SM Ticketmaster's page yet (checked 5 November 2026). We will add them here when the seller lists them.

When do TOTO tickets go on sale? Monday, 16 November 2026, at 12 noon, on SM Ticketmaster. No code is needed for the general sale, only an SM Ticketmaster account.

Is TOTO playing outside Manila? Yes, at SM Seaside Cebu Arena on Tuesday, 30 March 2027.

Who is in TOTO now? Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams lead the band, with Warren Ham, John Pierce, Keith Carlock, Dennis Atlas and Rai Thistlethwayte.

When did TOTO last play Manila? On 4 May 2025, at the same arena, their first show in the Philippines in 17 years.