These concerts in Dubai are always poorly planned and nightmarish in their execution, so I think I'll skip this one.
Still, it's nice that a real band is coming to Dubai ...
Press Release Celebrate Hard Rock Cafe Dubai's' 9th Anniversary Aerosmith Style! April 28, 2007
Mirage Promotions announced that Aerosmith - one of the greatest rock bands ever- will be performing a live concert in Dubai on May 31st 2007. The concert will be staged at Dubai Exiles Rugby Club with a capacity of 20,000 people.
Hard Rock Cafe Dubai is celebrating its 9th Anniversary with yet another great promotion with support from Pepsi Intl and Bud. Dine at the Hard Rock Cafe Dubai between May 7th - May 30th and spend 100 Dhs or more on food, soft drinks or merchandise to get the chance to win a pair of tickets for the Aerosmith Dubai concert. In collaboration with Mirage Promotions, there is also the opportunity for four people to meet the band members.
The grand prize is a trip for two to London to see Aerosmith perform at the Hard Rock presents Hyde Park Calling Concert- the kick-off of Hard Rock's Ambassadors of Rock Tour. With Al Rais Travel sponsoring the flights for the winners.
Hard Rock Presents Hyde Park Calling 2007 will be held on Saturday, June 23rd and Sunday, June 24th, 2007, and will feature two stages and more than a dozen artists. Saturday's show will feature joint-headliners - Peter Gabriel and recently reunited Crowded House. On Sunday, timeless rock legend Aerosmith, in the midst of the band's first European tour in more than eight years, will take the stage as the headlining act. Additional artists will be announced and tickets for the festival are available at www.hydeparkcalling.co.uk.
Ambassadors of Rock 2007
In addition to the kick-off event in London, the Ambassadors of Rock Tour will include shows featuring top artists in Dubai; New York; Chicago; Las Vegas; Hollywood, Florida; Mexico City; Caracas; Buenos Aires; Singapore; and Tokyo; as well as stops around the world at various Hard Rock Cafe locations. For updated concert details and additional events, visit www.HardRock.com.
Philanthropy will also be an important part of Hard Rock's global tour, as each Ambassadors of Rock event will benefit a local charity, with the London Hard Rock stop benefiting both the Nordoff-Robbins Foundation, a charitable organization that helps to provide music therapy to autistic children, and Global Angels, a children's charity that acts as an umbrella fundraising mechanism for best-practice children's projects throughout the world.
Housed in a replica of the Empire State Building, Hard Rock Cafe Dubai is ideally located on Sheikh Zayed Road next to Interchange #5 and has been rockin' the region since 1998! For further details, please call Hard Rock Cafe Dubai at +971-4-399-2888 or visit www.hardrock.com/dubai.
About Hard Rock International
With 123 high-energy Hard Rock Cafes and eight Hotels/Casinos in 46 countries, Hard Rock International is one of the world's most globally recognized brands. Beginning with an Eric Clapton guitar, Hard Rock owns the world's greatest collection of music memorabilia, which is displayed at its locations around the globe. Hard Rock is also known for its collectible fashion and music-related merchandise, Hard Rock Live performance venues and an award-winning Web site. In addition to the two flagship Seminole Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos in Tampa and Hollywood, Fla., Hard Rock Hotels/Casinos are located in Las Vegas, Orlando, Chicago, Pattaya and Bali, with San Diego and Biloxi scheduled to open later in 2007. Additional hotel and casino projects have been announced in Palm Springs, Copper Mountain and Macau, scheduled to open in 2009. Hard Rock International, Inc. is owned by Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc. For more information on Hard Rock, visit www.hardrock.com.
