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When Gary Valenciano announced that he was going to have his last big concert this year, some fans were saddened because of the thought that they were not going to see him perform live after this.

But he clarified that “Pure Energy: One Last Time” is going to be his last show only for big venues.

At a press conference held last week, Mr. Pure Energy explained why he decided to bid goodbye to big stages.

He related, “You know, I met with my team like this and many of them were saying, 'You cannot call it 'one last time.' I look at them and told them, 'I'm also human. I'm already 59.'

“Kunwari, hindi ganyan ang title but the next time I do a concert at the coliseum--any coliseum whether Philippine Arena, [Mall of Asia], or Aranteta--it will be in two years' time. I'll be 62 by then. I don't want people to put their hands together, watching me, and saying, 'Magaling, pero medyo humihina na siya, hingal na hingal na. Hindi, bravo, ang galing.'”

He went on to differentiate big stages to smaller venues through a performer's point of view.

“Ayaw kong umabot ng ganun and my body is feeling that, especially in big stages kasi iba 'yung dynamics. I can do this [does small dance moves] when I'm at the Music Museum or in a school thing or an auditorium of 2,000 people. But when you're in 10,000 people, you have to do this [does big dance moves]. It's not as easy.”

Gary also assured fans that his decision to do “Pure Energy: One Last Time” is not about his health condition, which worries some of his fans.

“It has nothing to do with my health. My health is good. I'm really [okay, thumbs up]. It's just knowing when it's time to move on,” he said.

He also stressed, “I'm not retiring. I'm going to be doing concerts. If let's say Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star, and they invite me to perform, tara! All-out? Tara, let's go! ABS-CBN, GMA, if they invite me, game! But when it's in big venue… Only people who perform in big venues will understand what it takes to do something.

“So, I called it 'One Last Time' because I really wanted it to be the last big , solo, hataw na, Gary is going all-out and, again, it has to end here.”

The 59-year-old OPM icon said it was easy for him to do this because “there's still many things I want to do. This is just a part of it. It's exciting, it's really, really exciting.”

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A vision from 2008

Aside from wanting to focus on new ways to connect to fans, Gary also mentioned that “Pure Energy: One Last Time” is actually based on a vision he had in 2008.

He narrated, “There's a vision. I don't wanna get too spiritual here, but in 2008, I experienced, literally, a vision. I was wide awake, I was with my wife, and all of a sudden, out of nowhere, I saw this thing take place.”

“It wasn't because my sugar level was low. I was fully conscious. It's so vivid that I can tell you in detail what that vision was,” he added.

“That vision will be shared in this concert. That vision won't just be shared, but people will see what I saw. That, hopefully, will make people know, 'Okay, we understand now why it's the last time of this scale.'”

He also said that recent happenings in his life also seemed connected to this vision.

“It's not to sound spiritual, okay, but it happened, e. Of course, in 2008 hindi ko maintindihan what was that all about. But recently, I'm getting to see… wait a minute, lahat ng mga nangyayari sa akin ngayon, 'yon 'yun, e.

“Even Angeli was saying, 'But Gary, if we're gonna call it 'one last time,' ano naman ang role ng vision mo, and now that you still perform?' Sabi ko sa kanya, 'When you're given a vision, it's about something that's going to take place in the future.' As to when it's going to happen, Siya lang ang nakakaalam n'on.'”

He reiterated, “That vision was in 2008, and now is the future of that time. It's happening now.”

Directed by his son, Paolo Valenciano, Pure Energy: One Last Time will be held on April 26 and 27 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.