BUS performs 'ຫວານ' at LIT POP Festival

BUS performed “ຫວານ,” a song originally by Lao act Cells, during LIT POP MUSIC FESTIVAL EP3 PLAYGROUND in Vientiane, Laos, according to festival listings and an official performance upload. The show took place on August 30, 2026, at ITECC Exhibition Hall, not on September 8, based on event pages tied to BUS’s schedule. An official video posted after the event identified the stage as LIT POP MUSIC FESTIVAL EP3 PLAYGROUND and labeled the song as “BUS ‘Sweet’ (Original Artist: CELLs).” ### When did this performance actually happen? LIT POP MUSIC FESTIVAL EP3 PLAYGROUND was scheduled for Sunday, August 30, 2026, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thailand time, according to a BUS fan-community schedule page. A separate event listing also placed the festival on August 30 at ITECC Exhibition Hall in Vientiane and listed BUS among the lineup. (thebeus.com) September 8 appears to be the date when social clips were shared or recirculated, not the festival date itself. The available event pages do not support a September 8 performance date for LIT POP MUSIC FESTIVAL EP3 PLAYGROUND. ### What confirms that BUS sang “ຫວານ”? An official YouTube upload titled “BUS ‘Sweet’ (Original Artist: CELLs) Stage Performance (LIT POP MUSIC FESTIVAL EP3 PLAYGROUND)” directly identifies the song and the event. (thebeus.com) The description says viewers can watch BUS perform “ຫວານ” at the festival. The song itself is traceable to Cells through multiple music-platform listings. YouTube and Spotify entries for “ຫວານ” credit Cells and show a 2021 release. (thebeus.com) ### What do the available sources say about the original track? YouTube and music-platform metadata list “ຫວານ” as a Cells song released on November 26, 2021. One YouTube entry credits composer and lyricist Ano­uluck Pathammavong. (youtube.com) The official BUS video translated the title as “Sweet” in English. The available source material does not show BUS or festival organizers issuing a separate statement about why this song was selected for the set. (youtube.com) ### Were all BUS members onstage? The official performance upload said Alan and Nex did not take part in the show because they were unwell. The note appeared in the video description accompanying the LIT POP performance clip. (youtube.com) That detail is one of the few named production notes attached to the performance in publicly available source material. The event listings themselves identify BUS in the lineup but do not break out member participation. (youtube.com) ### Why did social posts mention September 8 and Nagoya? September 8 is supported in the source briefings as the date when fans circulated clips on X, including one post that referred to a Nagoya stop. (youtube.com) Those social references fit with reposting or fan sharing after the festival rather than establishing the date of the LIT POP performance itself. The event pages and official performance upload point back to August 30 in Vientiane. (eveduler.com) The available web sources do not independently verify the Nagoya reference as part of the same festival appearance. They do, however, confirm that clips from the LIT POP set were available online in the days after the show. ### Where can viewers find the performance now? An official BUS YouTube upload carries the full stage-performance label for “ຫວານ” at LIT POP MUSIC FESTIVAL EP3 PLAYGROUND. (thebeus.com) TikTok clips tied to the festival and audience-shot footage also remain indexed online. August 30 remains the date attached to the Vientiane festival appearance, while September 8 is the date attached in the source briefings to later fan posts sharing clips from that set. (youtube.com) (thebeus.com)