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Two major UK bands headline at Taste of Dubai
04.03.2013: The Noisettes and Counterfeit Beatles confirmed for city’s favourite food, drink and
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The Noisettes and Counterfeit Beatles confirmed for city’s favourite food, drink and music festival
Caption: UK band The Noisettes will perform DJ/PA set at Taste of Dubai on Saturday 16 March
The organisers of Taste of Dubai have revealed a fresh new line up of musical acts that will take to the Entertainment Stage, sponsored by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, when the festival opens later this month.
The Counterfeit Beatles and The Noisettes will fly into Dubai from the UK to headline the Saturday evening music bill at this year’s food, drink and music festival, which is expected to receive more than 25,000 visitors.
Providing the best soundtrack to a weekend of incredible cuisine, the Entertainment Stage will also star regional musicians Lisa Theunissen and The Makers, Rachael Calladine and The Everyday People, and The Boxtones, as well as a selection of Virgin Radio DJs, fire dancers and samba performers.
Presented by Philips, Taste of Dubai returns to the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre from 14 to 16 March 2013 with a record number of the city’s best restaurants. Visitors will be able to sample the most popular dishes from 30 restaurants, enjoy beverages from seven bars all while kicking back and relaxing in a true al fresco festival vibe.
The Counterfeit Beatles have established themselves as one of the UK’s most sought after acts, with many in the music business claiming they are the best Beatles tribute band in the world.
As a headline act on the main stage at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival alongside Coldplay, Elvis Costello, Primal Scream and Bjork to an international crowd of 80,000, the band counts former Oasis front man and lead singer of Beady Eye, Liam Gallagher as a fan. They are scheduled to perform a selection of the most loved Beatles classics live to the Taste of Dubai crowd and fans on Saturday March 16th afternoon.
Having never performed in Dubai before, The Noisettes are an indie rock band from London who achieved nationwide recognition when their single, “Don’t Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)” reached number two on the UK singles chart.
Singer and bassist Shingai Shoniwa and guitarist Dan Smith will be the closing band to bring the house down at Taste of Dubai on the evening of Saturday 16 March 2013 delivering an extravagant DJ and vocal set which will include a selection of their most popular songs.
Highlights from the Entertainment Stage, sponsored by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Thursday 14 March
6:00pm Virgin Radio Roadshow
7:15pm Rachel Calladine and The Everyday People
9:15pm Lisa Theunissen and The Makers
Friday 15 March
5:15pm The Boxtones
7:00pm Fire Dancers and DJ
Saturday 16 March
TBC The Counterfeit Beatles
TBC The Noisettes
With Taste of Dubai now just around the corner, tickets are selling fast for the city’s ultimate food and beverage event. A host of celebrity chefs will star in the Philips Chefs’ Theatre and Kenwood Cookery School, including Gizzi Erskine, Gary Rhodes, Vineet Bhatia, Atul Kochhar, Richard Sandoval, Jenny Morris, Reza Mahammad and Michel Rostang.
Visitors will have a chance to sample dishes, which all cost between AED15 to AED30, from restaurants that are new to the festival this year, including Armani/Amal and Armani/Ristorante, Frevo from the Fairmont The Palm, Asado and Thiptara from The Palace Hotel, No 5 Bar & Lounge in the Ritz Carlton DIFC as well as Prime 68, Izakaya and Rang Mahal by Atul Kochhar from the newly opened JW Marriott Marquis.
By simply buying a ticket to Taste of Dubai, visitors are entered into a prize draw to win the Ultimate Dining Experience worth AED15,000. The prize comprises 30 vouchers worth AED500 from every participating restaurant, including Dubai favourites Rivington Grill, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Seafire, Rhodes Mezzanine, Nobu, Maya, Gaucho, Ronda Locatelli and The Gramercy.
Standard entry to the show costs AED60 in advance and AED80 on the door, while VIP tickets are AED220 per person in advance and AED240 on the door, providing fast track entry, access to the VIP enclosure, two free drinks at the VIP bar, three free dishes from any participating restaurant and entry into a free prize draw. Tickets are on sale now and available from www.tasteofdubaifestival.com.
- Lindsay Johnston, Total Communications Dubai - also photo
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