NEWS
Music Live 2008 to rock Birmingham NEC
24 October 2008
The UK’s favourite music-making event, Music Live returns to the Birmingham NEC between 7-9 November – and with tickets for the show selling faster than ever it seems the UK is keen to rock its way through the credit crunch blues.
Highlights of Music Live 2008 include:
• The busiest musical instrument exhibition in the UK, with guitars, drums, synths and recording equipment on display from the world’s biggest brands including Marshall, Gibson, Fender, Yamaha, Roland, Paul Reed Smith and countless more. With hundreds of instruments available for visitors to get their hands on – and retail partners on-site to facilitate great show-only deals – Music Live is like the country’s biggest music shop.
• An eclectic Live Stage line-up covering blues, classic rock, acoustic and modern Brit Rock. Artists confirmed for the show include Stone Gods (formed from the ashes of The Darkness), fast-rising UK rockers Mexicolas and The Electric City and Thin Lizzy/Whitesnake rhythm section Tommy Aldridge and Marco Mendoza.
• Megadeth frontman and metal legend Dave Mustaine appearing at the show each day for signing sessions/meet-and-greets with fans on the Marshall amplification stand.
• Education Day on Friday 7 November, when in excess of 8000 students from around the UK visit the show, taking advantage of careers and music production seminars hosted by big-name industry producers, engineers and managers.
• New blues guitar legend Joe Bonamassa playing the Live Stage on Saturday 8 November as part of his UK tour – and delivering an exclusive ‘Blues In The Schools’ seminar on Education Day (Friday 7). BITS sees Joe tracing the history of the blues from its roots in the 1800s to the varied genre it is today. This will be the first time the masterclass has been conducted in the UK.
• The Gibson tourbus on-site during the show. Opportunities for media to use the sumptuous surroundings of this most rock’n’roll of vehicles for interviews etc will be available during Music Live, with visitors allowed a glimpse of what life is like on the road at selected times.
For more information on Music Live 2008 visit www.musiclive.co.uk
Highlights of Music Live 2008 include:
• The busiest musical instrument exhibition in the UK, with guitars, drums, synths and recording equipment on display from the world’s biggest brands including Marshall, Gibson, Fender, Yamaha, Roland, Paul Reed Smith and countless more. With hundreds of instruments available for visitors to get their hands on – and retail partners on-site to facilitate great show-only deals – Music Live is like the country’s biggest music shop.
• An eclectic Live Stage line-up covering blues, classic rock, acoustic and modern Brit Rock. Artists confirmed for the show include Stone Gods (formed from the ashes of The Darkness), fast-rising UK rockers Mexicolas and The Electric City and Thin Lizzy/Whitesnake rhythm section Tommy Aldridge and Marco Mendoza.
• Megadeth frontman and metal legend Dave Mustaine appearing at the show each day for signing sessions/meet-and-greets with fans on the Marshall amplification stand.
• Education Day on Friday 7 November, when in excess of 8000 students from around the UK visit the show, taking advantage of careers and music production seminars hosted by big-name industry producers, engineers and managers.
• New blues guitar legend Joe Bonamassa playing the Live Stage on Saturday 8 November as part of his UK tour – and delivering an exclusive ‘Blues In The Schools’ seminar on Education Day (Friday 7). BITS sees Joe tracing the history of the blues from its roots in the 1800s to the varied genre it is today. This will be the first time the masterclass has been conducted in the UK.
• The Gibson tourbus on-site during the show. Opportunities for media to use the sumptuous surroundings of this most rock’n’roll of vehicles for interviews etc will be available during Music Live, with visitors allowed a glimpse of what life is like on the road at selected times.
For more information on Music Live 2008 visit www.musiclive.co.uk