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Published: 27 September 2006

Saturday, October 14 through Sunday October 15

Imagine the streets of Lan Kwai Fong transformed into a Mardi Gras–style Street Carnival with live entertainers everywhere. The atmosphere turns into a haven of pleasure for all those who love food, drink, entertainment and fun. Become mesmerized with the rhythm of the sizzling Brazilian dancers as they move to the beat of the drums, or follow the marching band as they stroll around the block. Visit the fortune-teller or tarot card reader to see if your future desires will come true. Stop at any one of over 80 stalls to enjoy a beer or cocktail, Satay or Crepes, Hot Dog or Chilli.  Most food and beverages are under $40! You can also have your face painted, or shop for local artist wares and crafts. Whether you are watching the singers perform or sitting to enjoy a pizza, everywhere you go on in Lan Kwai Fong during the Street Carnival 2006 will be a live show you will never forget.

The children get their own mini-carnival along Wo On Lane, which will be transformed into the Toys R Us Kid’s Street. As well as toys, face painting, magicians, snacks and a bouncy castle, kids can meet their favourite cartoon characters and win fabulous prizes at interactive games; everything to keep them occupied for hours. Other activities include a Barbie Movie House and a Poco’s Fun Club lunch at California restaurant and Lux respectively.

Wo On Lane leads to the Lok Hing Lane Park, which is an amphitheatre that will host a wide variety of performances throughout the weekend. Comedy shows, live singers, circus acts, LKF Beauty and the Feast Contest, Cocktail flaring competition – the schedule will be packed throughout the day and into the night.

Around the main streets of Lan Kwai Fong will be over 80 booths and stalls, offering everything from snacks to beers, tattoos to t-shirts, caps to earrings. There will be Mardi Gras-style entertainment like parades of sexy Brazilian girls, marching Jazz Bands, African drummers, Capoeira dancers, live music, clowns, jugglers, acrobats and more street performances. There will also be regular performances on 2 mini-stages – one outside California Tower, the other outside The Cavern. Rain or shine, the action will go on from 12 noon till midnight on Saturday and till 10pm on Sunday.

(Information provided by LKF)

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Published: 27 September 2006

Besides winning this prestigious title, the winning band will also receive
* one Epiphone LP custom guitar with case
* record a track at Aroom Studios (owned by Davy from LMF)
* $3000 Tom Lee Coupon
* Represent HK in the World Finals
 
 
WHO ARE THE FOUR BEST BANDS of 2006?
(listed in alphabetical order!)
 
 
GAROUPA - rock -
Great songs. Great performances. Garoupa are a tasty five-piece dish who
have recently been stomping through some fine live sets on stage and local
radio in Hong Kong. They serve up a unique blend of original rock tunes.
Garoupa are guaranteed to to grab you - hook, line and sinker - then have
you coming back to stuff your ears all over again.

GRIN - pop rock -
We are GriN.
We formed in July 2004, when we were still a 4-pieces-band.
We composed our first song 'Peppermint' and participated in
the ComicFest HeartBeat competition 2004, where we met our guitarist Hei.
In 2005, together with a few other songs, we played in many bandshows,
and also some competition like 'World battle of the bands 2005', 'ComicFest
HeartBeat Competition 2005' etc.  We won the 1st runners up in the ComicFest
Bandsound competition, and also squeezed into the Regional final of the world
battle of the bands, which were our major achievements through the whole 2005.
The story still goes on and we are planning to write more songs ,record our demo
CDs, and let our music being heard everywhere.

SPODAC - rock -
Spodac is a group of well-seasoned musicians and songwriters
from four continents. Each member brings a unique element to
their original songwriting, creating an eclectic yet uniform set of
heavy at times, fast at times, and always melodious music. With
roots in early hardcore, late metal, progressive rock and a touch
of eighties kitsch, Spodac have a sound that transcends conventional
labels. Spodac deliver a powerful performance that melds awesome
technical ability and heartfelt songwriting, making their stage presence
a thing to behold. Wondering where the name Spodac originates? You
won’t find the word in any language. Spodac is something that you just
have to figure out for yourself. If you dig the music, you are Spodac.

THE TRAIN - punk -
‘THE TRAIN’ is 3 men rock band in Hong Kong in Punk and Brit Pop style.
We love to play the music with full energies and make people having fun.
We formed the band 9 years ago and went to the final stage of ‘Carlsberg
Music Festival’ in 1997 and 1998. After a long break, our band re-united 
2 years ago and won the Champion and the Best Bassist of ‘Budweiser True
Music Competition’ in 2005.  Also, we performed in ‘Battle of the Band 2004’
and we are entering into the finals of ‘World Battle of the Band 2006’ this year.
We often perform at music festivals and gigs in different venues around Hong Kong.

 
MORE INFO ON THE HONG KONG FINALS?
Happening on Friday 27th October at the EDGE (G/F, The Centrium, 60 Wyndham St)
9pm onwards
Tickets in advance from Tom Lee - $100
Door Tickets: $120
All tickets include a Jager mix drink
Special guests: Qiu Hong (2005 World + HK Winners)
 
http://worldbattleofthebands.com

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Published: 26 September 2006

Thank you for your overwhelming response to buying tickets online. We have already had more than 200 responses for our VIP lucky draw and have closed the entries. For those that were not able to sign up we have another special offer...

Buy 5 tickets and get one free. You can place the offer offer by sending an e-mail to [email protected] with your address and contact details.

Your tickets will be delivered to you. This offer cannot be done online, through hk ticketing or our web site. Cash payment only.

(information provided by Rockit)

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Published: 23 September 2006

The Hong Kong Rugby Football Union today announced the ticketing policy for the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens 2007 (30 March – 1 April 2007 at the Hong Kong Stadium). 
 
As in years past, tickets will first be assigned to all HKRFU Member Clubs to ensure all their members are given priority for tickets and to encourage the continued growth of their memberships.

Following the successful public ticket sale last December at the Hong Kong Stadium, the HKRFU will once again use this method for ticket sales to Hong Kong residents. The public will have only one opportunity on December 9 2006 to buy tickets for the Sevens. Sales will be limited to 4 tickets per person. The 4 tickets can consist of a combination of Adult and Children's Tickets. Children's tickets will be limited and sold on a first come, first served basis.

The HKRFU have again appointed Official Travel Agents for the event and Cathay Pacific, the official airline of the Hong Kong Sevens, will be supplied tickets for its overseas travel packages. Tickets will not be available on the internet.

Mr Allan Payne, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union commented on the ticketing policy saying, “The HKRFU have determined to again use this model of ticket distribution as it has proved very successful in the past two years. The ticketing policy is designed to meet the ever increasing demand for tickets to the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens, while ensuring that members of the Hong Kong rugby community and local sevens supporters have the first priority to obtain their tickets.”

Pricing
Ticket prices for the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens 2007 will remain the same as in 2006 at HK$880 per adult and HK$300 per child up to the age of 12 years old.

(information provided by the pr company)

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Published: 20 September 2006

Come & see if you can spot the eventual winner!
Support local live original music!
 
 
21 September 2006 - World Battle of the Bands EDGE FINALs
Bands:
The Train, Spodac, Los En Found, Ve Stand.
EDGE - G/F, 60 Wyndham St. Central
8:30pm start
$80 door entry (includes one Jager drink)
Two winners from this venue Finals will play at HONG KONG Finals on 27 October
 
 
23 Sept 06 - World Battle of the Bands CAVERN FINALS
Bands:
Empty Tomb, ChoChukMo, Garoupa, Grin
THE CAVERN - Shop 1, LG/F, Lan Kwai Fong Tower, Central
8:30pm start
$100 door entry (includes one Jager shot)
Two winners from this venue Finals will play at HONG KONG Finals on 27 October

(information provided by the promoter)

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Published: 15 September 2006

The 17-year wait is over! Lushington Entertainments, formed in 1990 to showcase Eric Clapton’s first Asian Tour, is thrilled to announce Eric will make his long awaited return to Asia.

The legend will perform at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Saturday, 13th January, followed by Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld Arena on the 17th January.

Singapore tickets will be available through all Sistic outlets at S$399, S$299, S$199, S$125 and S$85 plus S$2 sistic fee.                                                 

Hong Kong Tickets are priced HK$1,388, HK$888, HK$588 and HK$388 (plus HK$10 booking fee for each ticket purchased) and will go on sale at all HK Ticketing and Tom Lee outlets.   

(information provided by the promoter)

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Published: 14 September 2006

Adam F will be performing at Rockit on Sunday 15th October 2006 as mentioned on the Rockit Myspace site.

Tickets are on sale now. Goldie, Anthony Wong, Ian Brown and Coolio also appearing.

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Published: 08 September 2006

Dates:   Thur, Fri & Sat - 12, 13 & 14 October 06
Time:    9 p.m.
Ticket Price:  $280

Sean Meo (MC)
“He can turn out intelligent material with a speed that many other comics can only gasp at”
- Time Out
“Truly hilarious”
- The Scotsman
“Deliciously sardonic”
- The Guardian Guide

Paul Chowdhry
“A star-in-the-making”
- The Daily Telegraph
“One of the sassiest, subtlest and most cerebral on the circuit.  Talent beyond the crass quips.”
- Evening Standard
“Chowdhry is packing em in with his painfully honest & very very funny observations”
- Eastern Eye

Michael McIntyre
PERRIER BEST NEWCOMER NOMINEE 2003
“Pure classy stand-up to cleanse any jaded comedy palate”
- Evening Standard
“Michael McIntyre is the most gifted young comedian around”
- The Metro

(information provided by the organiser)