Juliana Down,
Sandwash, Maplejacks, Salha & The Million Dollar Band to Perform Amongst
Others
Clarion Events Middle
East, today announced, the first seven artists in the line-up for Gulf Bike
Week 2013 taking place at the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre from October 24 to
26.
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| Juliana Down |
Bands playing include:
Maplejacks, Boxtones, Juliana Down, Sandwash, Salha & The Million Dollar
Band, Riff Raff, and Screemin Egulz. Complementing the bands will also be DJ’s
spinning the latest tracks to keep crowds going all day long.
In addition the winner of
the ‘Rolling Stone Middle East Street to Stage’ competition - developed to help
Rolling Stone and Sony Music find the best unsigned artist in the Middle East -
will perform for the crowds at Gulf Bike Week.
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| Sandwash |
“There is one ticket price
of AED 60 for a Day Pass – this gives you full-festival access to all day
live local bands and DJs, entertainment, great food & beverage outlets, and
of course the Bike Show. The new festival format and great venue will provide a
great long weekend of fun and entertainment for families and bike enthusiasts.”
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| The Maplejacks |
Drew Jones, Singer and Guitarist with The Maplejacks, said: “We
are thrilled to be performing for the first time at Gulf Bike Week, especially
with its new format, and all the other local bands performing. It's only at
events like these where we really get to enjoy other local bands as we're crazy
busy at this time of year. We have a couple of new songs to try out, so we're
looking forward to giving them an airing – you never really know what the mood
is going to be in Dubai. So sometimes we end up building the setlist from pop
songs from the last couple of years; other nights everyone wants more of the
classic sing-alongs, and on a good night, the crowd lets us dust of some
almighty rock and indie songs!
“The Maplejacks have been playing around the Gulf around for
nearly eight years, and we've found that big events where we get to bounce
around a good-sized stage are where the band really comes into its own. It will
be great to see a lot of new faces across the three days – the new
setting, thousands of visitors, bikers, food, and all the activities to get
involved in will make it truly feel like we're part of a real festival.”
Gary Tierney, Managing
Director, The Boxtones, said: "The Boxtones are really excited about Gulf
Bike Week this year. For the first time, an event of this size is pushing the
boat out and hosting local talent to perform on the stage. We will be playing
all three days, and will be rattling our original music into your
heads. Fresh off the Rolling Stone ME'S Street to Stage Grand Final's
competition, we hope you've heard about us, watched our music videos or even
listened to our new tracks for our upcoming album 'In the Pockets of Clowns'
due for October release.”
Visitors will be
entertained from early afternoon till the end of the show across all three days.
Day one of the Gulf Bike Week music festival commences at 04:00pm and concludes
for the day at 11:00pm. Day two and three begin at 02:00pm and conclude at
11:00pm and 09:30pm respectively.
Organised by Clarion Events
Middle East and brought to you by Dubai Calendar, Gulf Bike Week has
established itself as one of the most popular bike festivals in the Gulf; the
festival has been consistently successful since its initiation in 2009. It’s
one of the few festivals that has been able to draw not just increased visitors
from across the region, but also VIP’s, royalty and international
celebrities.
For more information on the
artist line-up and Gulf Bike Week please visit: http://www.gulfbikeweek.com/
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