ERASERHEADS: COMBO ON THE RUN

Eraserheads: Combo on the Run

ERASERHEADS: COMBO ON THE RUN is both a definitive portrait of the Philippines’ most iconic alternative rock band and a stirring meditation on time, memory, and healing. Charting the Eraserheads’ journey from their humble beginnings as college students at UP Diliman in 1989, in the creative afterglow of the EDSA People Power Revolution, the film captures their meteoric rise in the 1990s, when their raw lyrics and fearless originality redefined Filipino music and resonated deeply with the country’s youth. Their success, often likened to the Beatles’ impact on Western music, was marked by near-annual album releases, international recognition, and songs that became the soundtrack of a generation. 

Through candid band interviews, key collaborators’ reflections, and electrifying archival footage, the documentary revisits their dissolution, the bittersweet sting of their breakup, and the power of nostalgia for fans who grew up after their peak. Yet it also finds renewal in their triumphant 2022 “Huling El Bimbo” reunion concert, where 75,000 fans bore witness to reconciliation and rebirth.

More than a chronicle of a legendary band, director Maria Diane Ventura has crafted a moving testament to friendship, forgiveness, and the universal power of music to heal both artists and audiences alike, peppered with iconic needledrops that will fill the hearts and souls of E-Heads, both young and old.