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February15
Parade Party
Featuring over 11,000 performers, this year’s
Chingay Parade
is set to be the grandest
parade yet, celebrating Singapore’s 50th
birthday with the themes, “We Love Singapore”
and “Dreams and Hope Singapore”. The parade
will also feature thousands of flowers made from
recycled plastic bags, as part of the “We Love
SG Flowers” community initiative; this gigantic
flowerbed will later be on display at the
Chingay
2015 Night Fiesta
along Orchard Road on 1
March, and at the PAssionArts Festival 2015
in April. See the Chingay Parade on 27 and
28 February at F1 Pit Building, 1 Republic
Boulevard. Tickets from Sistic.
chingay.org.sg
Two-day Dance Party
Previously held inKuala Lumpur, the
popular
FutureMusicFestival Asia
(FMFA) heads to Singapore next
month, boasting the biggest lineup
of international and regional acts
to date. Headliners include major-
leaguers like big beat godfather
Fatboy Slim, industrial dance trio
The Prodigy, EDM golden boy
Avicii, electro-house star Afrojack,
electro-hop rapper Example and
many more. A Southeast Asian
spin-off of Australia’s famous
Future Music Festival, FMFA has
become the region’s most widely
attended electronic dance music
festival. See it on 13 or 14 March at
Changi ExhibitionCentre, 9 Aviation
Park Road. Tickets from Sistic.
futuremusicfestival.asia
A Night of Nostalgia
Award-winningmusic legend
Michael Bolton
, who
has sold more than 53 million albums and singles
worldwide, may not hit the Singapore stage until
May but that doesn’t mean you should wait to
reserve your tickets. The sure-to-be-sold-out one-
night performance will feature a hit-filled set list of
soulful classics, power ballads and beautiful arias
– we’re hoping 80s and 90s adult contemporary
hits like “Said I Loved You… But I Lied”, “How Am I
Supposed to Live Without You”, “How Can We Be
Lovers” and his cover of “When aMan Loves aWoman” will be in themix. See
An Evening with Michael Bolton on 28 May at 8pm at MasterCard Theatres,
Marina Bay Sands. Tickets from Sistic.
baseentertainmentasia.com
Jazzed Up
The Singapore International Jazz Festival
(Sing Jazz) returns this year with another
exciting programme of jazz and jazz-inspired
music. Taking place from 5 to 8 March at Marina
Bay Sands, the four-day festival will feature
performances from over 250 artists, including
both international Grammy Award-winners and
regional stars, across multiple stages. Taking
centre stage is Grammy nominee Jessie J, who
will head up a stellar lineup that includes jazz
star Ramsey Lewis, trumpeter Chris Botti, 10-time
Grammy-winner Bobby McFerrin, British multi-instrumentalists Courtney
Pine and Alan Barnes, fusion-jazz band Snarky Puppy, a capella group
Naturally 7, Indonesian jazz icon Indra Lesmana and Singapore’s Jeremy
Monteiro who’ll be teaming up with Italian jazz organist Alberto Marsico.
Tickets from Sistic and marinabaysands.com/ticketing.
sing-jazz.com
Coming Up