It is that time of year for the Dragons to emerge. Dragon boats that is.The SO-U.TV Asia2Extreme team went to the International Dragon Boat Festival Sunday, May 11. The event was held at Tai Wan To Beach (Power Station Beach), and attracted dragon boat teams and fans from as far away as Dubai. Check out http://www.so-u.tv/playVideo.php?id=621 for the highlights of the day.
Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Fund Raiser 2008 was held on 28 October. This was a great night to show your support for one of the best organisations in Hong Kong -- the Gay and Lesbian Film Festival returns in November 2008.
Sydney has been transformed tonight into a colourful canvas of light with the launch of the third annual Vivid Sydney festival – the largest celebration of light, music and ideas in the Southern Hemisphere, from the 27 May – 13 June 2011.
Over 40 light installations were illuminated to mark the start of the festival including the amazing lighting of the iconic Sydney Opera House sails created by French design team SUPERBIEN.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/50345-Vivid-Sydney-2011/
Clear Channel Radio today announced the iHeartRadio Music Festival, a two-day music event hosted by Ryan Seacrest that will mark the biggest live concert festival in radio history.
The extraordinary line-up will include: Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Alicia Keys, Steven Tyler, The Black Eyed Peas, Kenny Chesney, Jennifer Lopez, Carrie Underwood, Jane’s Addiction, Nicki Minaj, John Mayer, David Guetta, Rascal Flatts, Bruno Mars, Kelly Clarkson, Sublime with Rome and special performances from Usher and Sting, with more to be announced.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/51024-iheartradio-music-festival
Sydney Festival opened its 2012 program with Australia’s largest free outdoor cultural event, Festival First Night, attracting hundreds of thousands of people into the city centre for eight hours of music, theatre, dance and visual arts. Headlining the event was internationally-acclaimed music superstar Manu Chao, who had 60,000 people dancing to his unique blend of Latin reggae. Audiences thrilled to a mix of Australian and international entertainment including a 1950s swing dance, painted caravans, Australian singer-songwriter Meagan Washington, Indigenous singer Gurrumul and dapper Jamaican gents, The Jolly Boys. Keeping things at a lively pace were street performances by Tuba Skinny, Lewis Floyd Henry and Norman J and his Good Times Bus. Casper Babypants, Holly Throsby and Erth’s mythical puppet creatures kept the kids laughing and dancing throughout the afternoon.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/53512-sydney-festival-2012/
Le programme de mécénat culturel Audi talents awards soutient depuis 6 ans la jeune création musicale. A l’instar des catégories cinéma, design et art contemporain, toutes adossées à un événement majeur (Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, Designer’s Days, FIAC…), la catégorie musique a enfin trouvé son rendez-vous.
En effet, Audi talents awards organise les 13 et 14 octobre 2012 un Festival créé sur-mesure pour mettre en lumière la musique de film.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/56599-audi-talents-awards
The second annual iHeartRadio Music Festival closed a triumphant weekend, September 21 and 22, after more than 10 hours of back-to-back diverse performances by some of the biggest names in the music industry as well as a number of unprecedented collaborations by superstars across musical genres. Ryan Seacrest kicked off the festival Friday night at MGM Grand in Las Vegas with performances by artists No Doubt, Miranda Lambert, Bon Jovi, Jason Aldean, Lil Wayne, Swedish House Mafia, Usher, Green Day and Rihanna; the festivities continued Saturday evening with P!nk, Brad Paisley, Calvin Harris, Enrique Iglesias, Mary J. Blige, Taylor Swift, Linkin Park, deadmau5, Aerosmith and Pitbull.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/58125-clear-channel-iheartradio-music-festival-2012-iheartradio-app
Sky Blu of LMFAO is set to headline EF Summeranza 2013, one of the world’s largest music festivals for teenagers, hosted by EF Education First. This annual music festival will play to an expected audience of 4,000 EF students at Kempton Park Racecourse outside London on July 11, 2013. Sky Blu will be supported by the Luminites of the United Kingdom and other international artists.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/60650-EF-Education
The TAT launches the Thai food festival to promote Thai food and Thailand as one of the world food destination. The objective fo Thai food festival is to encourage tourists to travel and taste the delicious Thai food, which will generate revenue for the locals through tourism
Brazilian football legend, Ronaldo Nazario, was in Barcelona this week to take part in an invitational charity poker tournament as part of Spain’s biggest annual poker festival, the European Poker Tour (EPT). The tour, which is now in its tenth season runs from August 26 – September 7 in a luxurious annexe of Casino de Barcelona in the Hotel Arts Barcelona.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/62406-pokerstars-ronaldo-ept-barcelona
