(Macao, July 25, 2008) The CanadianGrammy award-nominated
female rock singer, Avril Lavigne, is coming to
perform at Cotai Strip® CotaiArena™ on September 26, 2008. It will be her ever
first time to perform in Macao!
There will be a six-city China tour between
September and October as part of her ongoing The Best Damn Tour 2008. Starting
on September 26 in Macau, then followed by Shenzhen on September 28, Chengdu on 30th, Lijiang on October 2nd, Shanghai
on 4th and Beijing
on 6th as the final stop. Emma
Entertainment, based in Shanghaiis co-promoting the Macau
show with The Venetian.
This will be Avril’s first full-production tour in
China, featuring sophisticated stage settings and an upgraded collection of hit
songs from her previous albums including such as “Innocence” “Keep Holding On” and
“Forgotten”. Avril an accomplished musician; will perform live on guitar, drums
and a pink piano. Avril’s microphone supplier had designed four drill-inlaid microphones
colored white, black, silver and pink, for the tour.
As far as having three albums worth of songs to
choose from while creating her concert set, Avril shared, "It makes it so
much easier and way better because I have more singles and of course, when you
play the hits on stage that’s the most exciting part of the show
sometimes." With a wide range of tunes to choose from, Avril explained,
"I have more to work with now. I just get to make the show more diverse."
The Best Damn Tour kicked off on March 5 in
Victoria B.C., Canada. "I can’t wait to get back out on the road! I have
the most fun when I am performing for the fans. I think that my energy comes
through in my live show," Avril stated.
Cotai Strip® CotaiArena™ offers seating for
approximately 15,000 and can be configured to hold events of many kinds. This
multi-purpose arena comes fully equipped with world-class broadcasting
facilities including TV broadcast level lighting, full wireless and fiber optic
capability. The venue also has a removable floor which can accommodate a range
of sports pitches and a surface that can be replaced with anything from wood to
ice. It can host concerts, banquets, shows and many sporting events from NBA
basketball to world title boxing, ice skating to X-Games, or tennis to
dirt-bike racing.
Tickets are in three price categories: A Reserve
(MOP$880), B Reserve (MOP$680) and C Reserve (MOP$380) will be on sale on
Monday, 28th July 2008, and can be booked online at www.venetianmacaotickets.com andwww.ticketmaster.cn, by
phone on (853) 2882 8818, or in person at Sands Macao Lobby and Cotai Strip® CotaiArena™
Box Office.
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About
The Venetian® Macao-Resort-Hotel
The
Venetian® Macao-Resort-Hotel is one of the largest hotels in Asia and
represents Macao's first truly integrated
resort, featuring stunning replicas of the famous canals and architectural
icons in Venice, Italy
and also a recreation of the famous Venetian® Resort-Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas. It features
3,000 all-suite rooms, 1.2 million square feet of convention and meeting
facilities as well as a 15,000-seat Cotai Strip® CotaiArena™ which is suitable
for world-class sporting events and entertainment of all kinds. There is also a
1,800-seat ZAİA™ Theater, over 30 fine dining restaurants, spa and wellness
center, and 1 million square feet of retail space at The Grand Canal Shoppes
with its three canals. The outdoor recreation facilities include swimming pools
and cabanas, mini golf course and gondola ride at the outdoor lagoon.