1MX

1MX
Location	Various cities
Years active	2017-present
Organised by	ABS-CBN Global
Website	www.1musicx.com

One Music X Festival, commonly abbreviated to "1MX", is an Asian music festival series held in various international cities. Organized by ABS-CBN Global, it incorporates live music featuring artists from the Philippines and various international artists of Asian ancestry.

History

1MX held its first two editions of the festival in the United Arab Emirates, with the inaugural event held in Dubai on November 3, 2017.^[1] The festival later moved to Abu Dhabi for its second edition held on November 9, 2018.^[2] In 2019, it held its first festival outside of the UAE on May 26 in Singapore, followed by a second festival hosted in the Philippines on November 22 in Quezon City.^[3][4]

In 2021, 1MX held its first back-to-back festivals with a live concert in Dubai and a virtual concert in Manila, Philippines, both held on December 3.^[5] The in-person festival in Dubai marked the festival's return to the UAE after a two-year break. Both festivals were streamed live through the online streaming platform KTX.ph, while the Manila festival was broadcast on television in the Philippines on a delayed basis on A2Z, where it was split into two parts broadcast on January 8 and 9, 2022.^[6][7]

In 2022, the festival held its first event in Europe, hosted in the United Kingdom at Walton-on-Thames, Surrey on July 30.^[8]

In 2023, 1MX held three festivals in three continents, with the first 2023 festival returning to the UK on July 8 in London.^[9] It also held its first festivals in North America and Oceania, with the second 2023 festival hosted in Toronto, Canada on September 10 and the third 2023 festival hosted in Sydney, Australia on October 8.^[10][11][12]

Editions

Dates, locations, hosts and performers of 1MX

Year	Date	Host city and country	Venue	Host(s)	Featured artists	Ref.
2017	November 3	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Dubai Media City Amphitheatre	DJ Chacha, Ai Dela Cruz and Robi Domingo	Rico Blanco Yeng Constantino Emmanuel Marie Josh McCartney DJ Moophs Silent Sanctuary KZ Tandingan Xela	[1]
2018	November 9	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Mubadala Arena	DJ Chacha and DJ Onse	Aegis Moira Dela Torre Iñigo Pascual Maris Racal KZ Tandingan	[2]
2019	May 26	Singapore	*SCAPE Playspace	Robi Domingo	Jayda Avanzado Ben&Ben Bugoy Drilon Darren Espanto Eva Ronda KZ Tandingan	[3][13]
	November 22	Quezon City, Philippines[a]	Centris Elements	none	Agsunta Yeng Constantino Darren Espanto The Itchyworms IV of Spades Mayonnaise Sandwich KZ Tandingan	[4]
2021	December 3	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Dubai World Trade Centre Arena		BGYO Bini Ez Mil Gigi de Lana Moira Dela Torre Bamboo Mañalac	[6]
		Manila, Philippines	Virtual concert	Edward Barber and AC Bonifacio	Carlo Bautista AC Bonifacio Trisha Denise Fana Jayda Jeremy G Angela Ken Kritiko Lian Kyla Nameless Kids Sab
2022	July 30	Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom[b]	Apps Court Farm	none	Darren Espanto Ez Mil Jon Guelas Jeremy G Angela Ken Bamboo Mañalac Sab KZ Tandingan	[8]
2023	July 8	London, United Kingdom	Silverworks Island		Ben&Ben Janine Berdin Moira Dela Torre Maymay Entrata Johnny Orlando Clara Rosa Tinyumbrellas Yuna	[9]
	September 10	Toronto, Canada	Budweiser Stage		Ben&Ben BGYO Dabin Guapdad 4000 DJ Hedspin DJ Jayemkayem Justin Park Russell! Thủy DJ Tilt Umi	[14]
	October 8	Sydney, Australia	Hordern Pavilion		Ben&Ben Bini Maymay Entrata Dami Im Milky Day William Singe KZ Tandingan Keenan Te	[15]

See also

• One Music PH
• Myx

Notes

1. Labeled as Manila in promotional material.
2. Labeled as London in promotional material.

References

1. Pia (1 November 2017). "A TFC Online Exclusive: Watch 1MX Dubai 2017 LIVE on November 3 – With Yeng Constantino, Rico Blanco, KZ Tandingan, Silent Sanctuary, Inigo Pascual, DJ Moophs, Xela & UAE-based artists". Barangay Billboard. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
2. ""One Music X" to Bring One Epic Weekend in Abu Dhabi". Hype Mania. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
3. Bodegon-Hikino, Kara (22 March 2019). "Ben&Ben, KZ Tandingan, Darren Espanto, and more to perform at 1MX Singapore". Bandwagon Asia. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
4. "One Music X goes to Manila this November". ABS-CBN. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
5. Pagulong, Charmie Joy (29 November 2021). "Artists hope 1MX Dubai & Manila 2021 shows bring back sense of normalcy". Philstar.com.
6. Domingo, Danielle (10 November 2021). "One Night. Two Festivals. "1MX Dubai 2021" and "1MX Manila 2021" Take the Stage 12/3". MYX Global. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
7. "The freshest Pinoy music artists in one world-class music experience! 1MX MANILA 2021 Part 1 ngayong Sabado 9:30PM sa A2Z. #1MX2021". A2Z (in Tagalog). Facebook. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
8. Llanera, Nino (27 June 2022). "KZ Tandingan, Bamboo, EZ Mil, and More Headed to 1MX London". MYX Global. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
9. "1MX music fest returns to London with Ben&Ben, Moira, Maymay". ABS-CBN News. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
10. Bessai, Matias (13 July 2023). "Global Asian music festival 1MX Makes is coming to Toronto". BlogTO. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
11. "Global Asian Music Festival 1MX Makes its North American Debut in Toronto September 10". Cision Canada. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
12. "1MX music festival sa Sydney, Australia sa Oct. 8 na". ABS-CBN News (in Tagalog). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
13. Orio-Escullar, Honey (11 April 2019). "1MX festival goes to Singapore". Philstar.com. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
14. "Global Asian music fest 1MX's North American debut is in Toronto, Sept. 10". Inquirer.net. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
15. "1MX heads to Sydney with world-class Pinoy acts from Maymay, KZ, BINI, and Ben&Ben". Manila Bulletin. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2026.