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One Concert
- Two Cities - 25,000 Free Tickets and a Worldwide Audience
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Alanis Morissette, Bob Geldof, The
Chieftains, Dolores O'Riordan and Divine Comedy plus
Katie Melua, Kila and Moya Brennan will be amongst
those bringing Belfast and Dublin to a standstill for Beautiful Night,
an amazing free concert brought to you by the 麻豆官网首页入口 and Irish Broadcaster
RT脡 on Saturday 1 May.
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Plus Ash are creating a unique filmed contribution
to Beautiful Night from a special performance in Belfast taking place
earlier in the 麻豆官网首页入口 Music Live Festival.
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More names will be announced over the coming weeks for
this unique event which is a co-production between 麻豆官网首页入口 and RT脡
and will be staged from two different sites - Donegall Square in front
of City Hall in Belfast and, subject to licence, O'Connell Street
in Dublin - one concert, two huge stages over 100 miles apart.
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There are at least 25,000 tickets available to join
in the celebrations.
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Every single ticket is free. And to ensure that everyone
has a chance to take part in this amazing event, the tickets will be
offered by public ballot.
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You can register for two free tickets to your preferred
city right away by telephoning 0901 293 2004 or by registering online
at
(different numbers and web addresses apply in the Republic of Ireland).
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The ballot will close on Friday 12 March and tickets
will be randomly allocated and supervised by the Electoral Reform Society.
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The successful applicants will be notified by 14 April.
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Calls cost 拢1, mobile call costs may vary, and
proceeds beyond direct costs will go to 麻豆官网首页入口 Children in Need (and in
the Republic of Ireland to The People in Need Trust).
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For the UK, the Beautiful Night concert will mark the
climax of the 麻豆官网首页入口's Music Live festival, an 11 day musical extravaganza
taking place throughout Northern Ireland and bringing music in all its
forms to towns, cities, concerts halls, pubs and stages from 23 April
to 3 May.
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In the Republic of Ireland, 1 May marks the accession
of ten new countries into the European Union during Ireland's Presidency
of the EU.
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The state is hosting a Day of Welcomes to celebrate
this occasion with the Beautiful Night concert as a spectacular finale.
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For both the 麻豆官网首页入口 and RT脡, Beautiful Night is
a landmark event and will reach audiences on a huge scale, broadcasting
on television, radio and online throughout the UK, Republic of Ireland
and to audiences throughout Europe and the rest of the world.
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The unique broadcast link-up between the sites will
be shown on giant screens at both event sites and at a number of other
UK cities including Manchester and Birmingham.
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As well as the concert linking up huge live crowds,
it is expected that world class musicians will create live collaborations
across the airwaves as the two sites create a single concert.
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Lorna Dickinson, Executive Producer of Beautiful Night
and the force behind Party at the Palace says: "The "Beautiful
Night concert is a unique event in every sense of the word; with its
dual stages it is a great technical and musical challenge for all involved.
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"We are looking forward to an amazing night of
music which will bring together huge communities for major celebrations,
from around the UK, the Republic of Ireland and Europe.
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"For the 麻豆官网首页入口, this promises to be a magnificent
end to what will have been a fantastic Music Live festival."
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The 麻豆官网首页入口 is grateful for the support of the Northern
Ireland Events Company and Belfast City Council for their assistance
in mounting the Belfast concert site.
