MANILA, Philippines - Mark your calendars this summer. CloseUp introduces Summer Solstice, a new tradition, which will summon all partygoers, music lovers, adventure seekers, and anyone and everyone looking for a good time, to an open field in the name of music.
It’s 12 hours of non-stop summer partying, as CloseUp gives you 12-hours of non-stop fresh breath.
Last March 5 at White Space, CloseUp officially announced the Summer Solstice music festival, featuring both local and foreign artists.
“CloseUp has always taken pride in its musical heritage, with iconic songs that have touched the hearts of numerous generations and with record-breaking events such as Lovapalooza. This year, it’s time to embark on a new adventure — something that has never been done before,†says CloseUp Philippines brand manager John Imperial.
CloseUp’s new breed, social groups consisting of ABS-CBN’s Enrique Gil, Colleen Garcia and Matteo Guidicelli; GMA’s Rocco Nacino, Enzo Pineda and Steven Silva; close friends Mike Concepcion, Ava Daza, Carla Humphries and Nicole Andersson; bloggers Kryz Uy, Camille Co, Laureen Uy, Vern and Verniece Enciso, David Guison, Seph Cham and Shai Lagarde; and 89.9 Radio DJs Riki Flores, Andi Manzano, Jessica Mendoza and Suzy Gamboa were all present at the media launch to announce the line-up of artists.
Headlining Summer Solstice will be Grammy-winning DJ, Afrojack. Ranked in the Top 10 on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJ’s of 2012, Afrojack has had hit collaborations with Snoop Dogg, Pitbull (Give Me Everything), Ne-Yo (Nayer) and Beyoncé (Run the World). Also representing the EDM genre will be Cedric Gervais, the producer of one of the top EDM hits of 2012, Molly, Apster and Italian DJ Alex Gaudino. Representing the female category is the voice behind Like a G6 and Bass Down Low, Dev, Party Rockers’ Jump Smokers complete the foreign line-up.
Summer Solstice has also injected some local flavor with Urbandub, Sponge Cola and Sandwich.
Summer Solstice will take place on April 27 at the Mall of Asia Open Grounds. Tickets are now sold in all Ticketnet, Ticketworld and SM ticket outlets. General admission tickets are sold at P2,000 and VIP tickets at P5,000.
For details, visit the CloseUp Summer Solstice official website at www.closeupsummersolstice.com.ph.