22 September 2014
Newsdesk
BRIT Award-winning, platinum-selling London four-piece Rudimental and hit-makers Gorgon City will take to the skies to perform the first ever gig to be live streamed over the Atlantic Ocean.
The two London based bands will wow an exclusive audience of super fans on the inaugural flight of the new Virgin Atlantic 787, as it flies from London to Atlanta, USA for the very first time on Thursday 23rd October 2014. Audiences around the world will be able to enjoy the gig as it becomes the first to be live streamed via Wi-Fi whilst the 787 is flying over the Atlantic Ocean.
Titled #FlightDecks, the gig will see Rudimental play back-to-back with North London duo Gorgon City in a DJ collaboration taking place 30,000 feet above the Atlantic. The one-time-only DJ sets will be streamed live on Thursday 23rd October 2014 and will be available to hear via SoundCloud immediately afterwards. Fans of Rudimental and Gorgon City can also register for a chance to win seats on the inaugural flight of the 787 at flightdecks.virgin-atlantic.com.
Amir Amor of Rudimental said: “We are all buzzing for this gig. We have played some pretty mental shows over the past 2 years but I think this is going to be a memorable one!”
Rudimental are currently working on their hugely anticipated second album following the phenomenal success of their critically acclaimed debut Home, which was released last year. The four-piece are making a name for themselves Stateside on tour with Ed Sheeran and will be back in the UK to headline iTunes Festival on 20th September.
Hot on the heels of top 10 hits Ready For Your Love and Here For You, Gorgon City will release their debut album Sirens on Monday 6th October via Black Butter / Virgin EMI. Featuring Jennifer Hudson, Katy B and Maverick Sabre to name just a few, the album will see the duo taking their electronic beats from North London to the world with the release of new single ‘Unmissable’ featuring Zak Abel on 29th September 2014. Gorgon City’s 30-date ‘Sirens’ album tour covers the UK, US and Europe starting on 6th October.
Fans of Rudimental and Gorgon City can register for the chance to win a seat on the inaugural flight at flightdecks.virgin-atlantic.com now.
