Snow Patrol to play their earnest, edgy anthems in Manila

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Snow Patrol perform on 'The Jonathan Ross Show', shown on ITV England - 17.03.12 Supplied by WENN.com WENN does not claim any ownership including but not limited to Copyright or License in the attached material. Any downloading fees charged by WENN are for WENN's services only, and do not, nor are they intended to, convey to the user any ownership of Copyright or License in the material. By publishing this material you expressly agree to indemnify and to hold WENN and its directors, shareholders and employees harmless from any loss, claims, damages, demands, expenses (including legal fees), or any causes of action or allegation against WENN arising out of or connected in any way with publication of the material.They've been called "cooler than Coldplay but less provocative than R.E.M." and, in their new album "Fallen Empire," the type of arena-type anthems that fellow-Irishmen U2 have made their staple are front and center.

So, when the alterna-indie rock band Snow Patrol takes to the stage at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, on August 9, expect a mix of cool earnestness epitomized by their hit, "Chasing Cars" (made massive by being featured in the TV hit, "Grey's Anatomy") and sing-along fist-pumpers like "This Isn't Everything You Are".
The Northern Ireland-Scottish band is making Manila its 12^th stop in a 15-city world tour to promote their sixth album. In Asia, Snow Patrol is also playing Hong Kong, Singapore and Seoul.
Opened for U2
Formed in 1994 by vocalist and songwriter Gary Lightbody together with university buddies, the band called itself a slew of names like Shrug and Polar Bear before settling on Snow Patrol.
Like other young bands, Snow Patrol struggled during the early years.  In