Pattaya International Music Festival 2007

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PATTAYA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007 LOOKS LIKE BEING THE BEST EVER

Take a break from all the tales of doom and despondency and worldly concerns, roll up for Thailand’s most popular music venue, the Pattaya International Music Festival, to be held on Pattaya Beach from 16th until the 18th of March. Billed as a perfect weekend break for old and young, the music festival will feature the top bands from Thailand, Asia and the international music scene.
There will be many talented singers and popular bands for a weekend of almost non-stop music and dance. The music will embrace a variety of eclectic styles from Hip Hop, Pop, Rock-n-Roll, and electronic music, Soft Jazz, Jazz, Pop-Dance and even easy-listening tunes. There will be both live bands and DJs spinning their latest grooves.

The musical performances will be divided between three major stages:
Stage 1 will feature Thai Pop, Rock and Country music.
Stage 2 features Easy Listening and Pop, and
Stage 3 presents Indy, R&B and Hip-Hop.

Artists will include:

Mos Patiparn, Taxi, Ebola, Kala, Zeal, Paradox, Basher, Fahrenheit, AB Normal, Playground, Endorphine, Pao-Present Perfect, So Cool, Dezember, Penguin Villa, Skalaxy, Day Tripper, Sofa, Blissonic, Corncan, Goose, Senorita, Nat Myria, Palaphol, Lanna, Punch, Panadda, Plam, Ben Chalatit, Boy-Trai, The Peach Band, Bo-Surattanawee, Peck Palitchoke, Ice Saranyu, Jew-New-Nick-M The Star, Tik Shiro, Charin Nantanakorn, Orawee Sujjanon, Tai Orathai, Siriporn Ampaipong, Jintara Poonlap, Fon Tanasoontorn, Nong Mild, Peter Fo Di Fine, Duangjun Suwannee, P Saderd, Kabuan Garn Talid Tid Chueng, Sriprai Sareewong, Phai Pongsathorn, Jakjaan Wanwisa, Tukkatan Chollada, Dok-Or Toongtong, Dumrong Wongtong, David Inty, Lew Warissara, Duangta Kongtong, Bew Pongpipat, Ratchanok Srilophan, Ta Kittisak, Earn The Star, Somlac Khamsinh

And it’s not just music, but also a crafts market with many interesting handicrafts food and floral floats, beauty contests, stalls selling local delicacies and a spectacular display of fireworks on the beach to entertain the revellers. It’s an occasion not to be missed. Go along in your hordes; take all your family, friends and admirers. You’ll regret it if you don’t

Contact: TAT Central Office: Region 3
Tel: +66 (0) 3842 7667, +66 (0) 3842 8750

Pattaya Daily News

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PATTAYA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007 - UPDATES

The Tourist Authority of Thailand (TAT) supported by 3 music companies will hold another concert this year, with the hope that it will share the success of last year’s festival, which raised 500 million Baht.
At 4.30 pm at the TAT’s meeting room in New Petchaburi Rd. Bangkok, there was a conference on how to organize the Pattaya International Music Festival 2007. Those attending were Mr Wansadet Phavornsuk, the Director of the Public Relations and Advertising Department of the TAT and Mr Virawat Khakhai, Deputy Mayor of Pattaya City, with the Assistants of the executives from the music companies: MTV, GMM Grammy and the RS Company.

The conference is hoping to publicize the event throughout Asia. Famous singers from Japan, South Korea, Australia and other countries of the Pacific Rim will be invited to represent the diversity of music on the Asian continent. His Majesty the King’s music will be also played and sung to demonstrate the proficiency of the monarch’s musical abilities, everyday.

The event will be held for 3 days, from 16th – 18th March at Pattaya Indoor Sports’ Stadium at Chaiyapreuk I Road. There will be two stages at the festival, one general and the other, an Indy stage. Various artists will alternate between the two stages such as Ta-Ta Young, Babywalk, Reef, Dr. Octopus, T-Bone, Ampol Lampoon, Clash, Seal, Paradox, Kala, Palmi, Film Rataphum, Ponglang Sa-on, Girli-Berri and Ai Nahm among others.
See photos
More information can be obtained from:
The TAT Data Service Centre – 1673
Call centre Pattaya City – 1337

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Monday 12th March 2007

Further information about this weekends Pattaya Music Festival.

A further preparation meeting for this weekends Pattaya International Music Festival 2007 which will take place in the grounds of the Pattaya Indoor Stadium in Soi Chayapreuk 2 in Jomtien. This meeting discussed the security aspects of the event and provisions for transport links to and from the stadium. A fleet of Baht Buses and the beach buses will be on standby around the City to ensure that those who wish to attend the event will be able to travel to an from the site without any problems. A set fee of no more than 20 baht per person will be imposed by the buses; however this fee only applies to those buses that are assigned to the event. There will be stickers on each bus that will levy this set charge. We can confirm that artists appearing at the event will include top Thai bands such as Clash, Potato and the Internationally renowned Tata Young. We will have further details on this event in the coming days.

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PATTAYA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007 LOOKS LIKE BEING THE BEST EVER

Take a break from all the tales of doom and despondency and worldly concerns, roll up for Thailand’s most popular music venue, the Pattaya International Music Festival, to be held on Pattaya Indoor Sports’ Stadium from 16th until the 18th of March. Billed as a perfect weekend break for old and young, the music festival will feature the top bands from Thailand, Asia and the international music scene.
There will be many talented singers and popular bands for a weekend of almost non-stop music and dance. The music will embrace a variety of eclectic styles from Hip Hop, Pop, Rock-n-Roll, and electronic music, Soft Jazz, Jazz, Pop-Dance and even easy-listening tunes. There will be both live bands and DJs spinning their latest grooves.

The event will be held for 3 days, from 16th – 18th March at Pattaya Indoor Sports’ Stadium at Chaiyapreuk 2 Road. ( Jomtien ) see the VDO clip There will be two stages at the festival, one general and the other, an Indy stage. Various artists will alternate between the two stages such as Ta-Ta Young, Babywalk, Reef, Dr. Octopus, T-Bone, Ampol Lampoon, Clash, Seal, Paradox, Kala, Palmi, Film Rataphum, Ponglang Sa-on, Girli-Berri and Ai Nahm among others.
See photos

The musical performances will be divided between three major stages:
Stage 1 will feature Thai Pop, Rock and Country music.
Stage 2 features Easy Listening and Pop, and
Stage 3 presents Indy, R&B and Hip-Hop.

Artists will include:

Mos Patiparn, Taxi, Ebola, Kala, Zeal, Paradox, Basher, Fahrenheit, AB Normal, Playground, Endorphine, Pao-Present Perfect, So Cool, Dezember, Penguin Villa, Skalaxy, Day Tripper, Sofa, Blissonic, Corncan, Goose, Senorita, Nat Myria, Palaphol, Lanna, Punch, Panadda, Plam, Ben Chalatit, Boy-Trai, The Peach Band, Bo-Surattanawee, Peck Palitchoke, Ice Saranyu, Jew-New-Nick-M The Star, Tik Shiro, Charin Nantanakorn, Orawee Sujjanon, Tai Orathai, Siriporn Ampaipong, Jintara Poonlap, Fon Tanasoontorn, Nong Mild, Peter Fo Di Fine, Duangjun Suwannee, P Saderd, Kabuan Garn Talid Tid Chueng, Sriprai Sareewong, Phai Pongsathorn, Jakjaan Wanwisa, Tukkatan Chollada, Dok-Or Toongtong, Dumrong Wongtong, David Inty, Lew Warissara, Duangta Kongtong, Bew Pongpipat, Ratchanok Srilophan, Ta Kittisak, Earn The Star, Somlac Khamsinh

And it’s not just music, but also a crafts market with many interesting handicrafts food and floral floats, beauty contests, stalls selling local delicacies and a spectacular display of fireworks on the beach to entertain the revellers. It’s an occasion not to be missed. Go along in your hordes; take all your family, friends and admirers. You’ll regret it if you don’t

Pattaya Daily News

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Friday 16th March 2007

Music Festival Ready to Start.
Yet another press conference relating to the Pattaya International Music Festival 2007 took place, this time on Thursday evening, at the Pattaya Indoor Stadium in Soi Chaiyapreuk 2 in Jomtien, just a day prior to the commencement of the extravaganza.
The conference was chaired by Khun Suwit, the Minister for Tourism and Sport, who was flanked by a number of other dignitaries from the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Pattaya City Hall, RS Promotions, MTV, and Grammy, most of whom were wearing brightly coloured shirts to get with the festival theme.
Once all the usual speeches were dispensed with, the performers from the various groups who will strut their stuff over the weekend at the festival, including Girly Berry, Clash, Sek Loso, Potato and Golf-Mike, among others, were herded onto the stage for a series of photo opportunities.
On Friday morning members of a Korean band, named Parun (which probably means ‘loud noise’), went out to Nong Nooch Gardens where they were greeted by hundreds of their loyal fans. The band members were hoisted aboard a couple of elephants in order to avoid being crushed by the throng. It’s not certain what the elephants made of all the fuss, although it’s not an experience they are liable to forget.
The music festival continues until Sunday 18 March.

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Saturday 17th March 2007

The Pattaya International Music Festival 2007 begins.
The much anticipated Pattaya International Music Festival 2007 kicked-off in the grounds of the Pattaya Indoor Stadium on Friday Night, and as expected, the crowds numbered in their thousands to see some of Thailand’s Top Thai bands and singers perform on the two sound stages erected at the location. Once the opening formalities were over with, the fun could begin and on the first night of the Festival, bands such as Girly Berry, Tata Young, Clash and Golf Mike performed to the crowds.
On a serious note, the sale and consumption of Alcohol has been banned and security was visibly tight with checkpoints around the stadium to ensure that no one that could potentially cause trouble would be allowed to enter. The massive security operation utilizing the services of Banglamung Police, the Tourist Police and the Royal Thai Army was clearly effective with no major problems inside the stadium. There was one incident of note after the concert had finished where Police found a handgun concealed in the seat of a motorbike belonging to a 15 year old boy. There were a total of 89 arrests for mostly minor infringements.
A reminder to everyone that the Festival will continue on Saturday and Sunday nights from 6pm until Midnight and if the first night is anything to go by, it is well worth a visit.

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THE FIRST NIGHT OF PATTAYA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007

5.00 PM., 16th March, there were thousands of people travel to Pattaya, to have fun at the Pattaya Music Festival 2007, the excellent choice for a weekend break and everybody is enjoying great music and performances.
I'm a photographer of PDN, not a reporter, all I can say is let my photos talk for us...

Pattaya Daily News

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Checkpoints Working At Music Festival

While the Pattaya Police were at their checkpoint in front of the entrance to the Grand Music Festival, they spotted a suspicious group of teenagers so searched them to find a gun.


At 11.30 pm on 16th March, many police officials were out at checkpoints to prevent crime that might occur on the first day of the International Music Festival. Police Colonel Santi Chainiramai spotted a pickup truck with 7 teenagers inside who were acting suspiciously, so asked them to stop and made a search.
A gun was found under the seat next to the driver – loaded with 6 bullets, which Rungrot, aged 15, confessed to owning. All were taken back to Pattaya Police Station immediately.
The owner of the truck and driver is Phongthep, aged 20. This group stated that they came from Chonburi to see their favorite band at the concert. They didn’t bring the gun to commit crime – they just had it for protection. Their excuse being because they were not from Pattaya, they would have something to protect themselves if they were attacked by local gangs.
The police did not quite believe their statements and will go through their records whether they have been involved in any crime before or not?

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Monday 19th March 2007

Security Problems dominate the disappointing Pattaya Music Festival 2007.
The Pattaya Music Festival is over for another year and initial reports from those who attended the event suggest it did not compare to festivals from previous years. Security was tight but there were still incidents within the stadium including one incident where a young man was stabbed but not seriously injured. Sporadic fights kept security officials busy throughout the festival which for many spoiled the event which featured some of Thailand’s top bands and singers such as Silly Fool, Ebola, Endorphin, Potato, Clash and Tata Young. On Sunday Night as the Festival came to an end, it was almost inevitable that a serious incident was going to occur, as various motorbike gangs left the area with the intention of continuing the party elsewhere. A Police checkpoint outside the venue led to numerous arrests and the discovery of a fake gun and knives.
One major incident occurred at around 3am on Monday Morning at the front of the Ambassador City Hotel in Jomtien where three people were injured in a shooting incident which Police believe was gang related. Questions will now have to be asked relating to issues of security and if the local Police, army and volunteers were fully prepared for the thousands of people who attended the event.

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