It’s all systems go for the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend with finishing touches being put to get the circuit park ready for the night race.
With more than 80,000 ticket holders expected to converge onto the race, queues will be inevitable. And so, organisers have increased the number of security personnel this year to 1,400 and they will be more easily deployed to areas of need.
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Some of the world’s hottest music acts will go full throttle to entertain Formula One’s glamour set this weekend as Singapore works to build on the success of its inaugural Grand Prix.
Last year’s race was a sell-out but in tough economic times ticket sales this year have been slower. To boost the off-track experience and pull in punters, organisers have spent big on a star-laden party.
Superstar Beyonce headlines the three-day F1 Rocks Singapore festival at Fort Canning Park, also featuring No Doubt, Black Eyed Peas, Travis, Simple Minds, ZZ Top, and Chaka Khan. Hollywood starlet and paparazzi magnet Lindsay Lohan will host the event, local reports said.
She stepped in after Pussycat Dolls’ Nicole Scherzinger pulled out after reportedly splitting with her driver boyfriend Lewis Hamilton.
CIRCUIT PARK PARTIES & GIGS
2009 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
Where: Marina Bay circuit park
When: Sept 25 (American R&B singer Mavis Staples, Latin-fusion band Ozomatli and more); Sept 26 (Filipino rockers Rivermaya, Brit DJ Carl Cox, Scottish rock band Travis, and more); Sept 27 (American R&B singer Chaka Khan, pop group Backstreet Boys, Brit DJ John Digweed, and more)
Entry: Tickets from $38 at http://tickets.singaporegp.sg
THE PODIUM LOUNGE BY B-YOND
Where: Greco-Roman pool, The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore
Some of the world’s biggest music acts will descend on Singapore in September when the city hosts the F1 night race.They will be taking part in the inaugural F1 Rocks event which was launched in London and Singapore on Tuesday.Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas and Jacky Cheung are some of the stars that will perform at the US$8 million event.
It will be held at Fort Canning Park from September 24 to 26, and fans will be able to buy tickets which cost from S$150 to S$210.
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