Having hosted sell-out celebrity packed events at the Yas Viceroy since 2013, for this year the Podium Lounge is moving over the road to the indoor entertainment venue: Du Forum. The Du Forum will be transformed into a glamorous lounge featuring an overhead catwalk and VIP balcony suites. It will be able to accommodate up to 3,000 guests each night.
The Podium Lounge regularly hosts Formula 1 drivers, teams, royalty, celebrities, ambassadors, supermodels and the glamorous personalities of UAE's jet-setting party elite each year.
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Friday, November 27
The opening night on Friday, November 27 will welcome the Grammy nominated Freemasons; one of the world's hottest dance acts who found worldwide fame with their smash hits 'Love on My Mind', 'Rain Down Love' and 'Uninvited'.
They’ll be supported by Katherine Ellis who recently wrote and sang the title track of the Oscar winning Hollywood film ‘Gravity’.
Mark Doyle (the creator of Hed Kandi) and the Fierce Angel Collective who headlined The Podium Lounge Singapore in September this year will follow-on from The Freemasons and Katherine Ellis with ‘Fierce Diva’ Soraya Vivian on vocals and London’s most sought-after celebrity saxophonist Lady V.
Saturday, November 28
8KY 6LU (Sky Blue, if you’re struggling) of the duo LMFAO will be turbo-boosting the high-octane party celebrations on Saturday together with his official DJ BMAD who is responsible for creating some of the greatest beats to hit the modern music scene.
The Saturday night party also boasts Miles Slater, the music director of super-stylish private-members club Boujis, famous for hosting royalty, international VIPs, and aristocracy.
Sunday, November 29
After the race has finished, Master British producer, DJ and re-mixer Joey Negro, one of the most celebrated forefathers of the UK dance scene, will be headlining with a celebratory disco house set. With a stack of pop crossover hit singles with tracks such as ‘Must Be The Music’, ‘Make A Move On Me’ and Jakatta’s ‘American Dream’ making the UK Top 10, Joey is a royal regent of the dance-music-compilation realm.
Dimitri, dancing sensation from Paris, will also join the Sunday night party. The stylish snake-hipped pin-up with French reserve, Dimitri was the very first DJ to pioneer house music all over France and is a self-confessed dance music fanatic.
Celebrities at the Podium Lounge
The Podium Lounge consistently sees celebrities such as Gordon Ramsey, Kim Kardashian, Princess Charlene of Monaco, Michel Adam, Bobby Chinn, Andreas Villas Boas, Brian Kelleher, Diego Maradona and several Miss Universes and royalty attending.
Then, of course, there are the F1 racing legends who like to stop by including three-times World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart, Jacques Villeneuve, Eddie Jordan, David Coulthard, Damon Hill, Martin Brundle, Johnny Herbert, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastien Buemi, Pastor Maldonado, Romain Grosjean, Fernando Alonso, Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel. This year, the celebrity-driven Podium Lounge will once again be the place to party the stars of the racing community each night.
What else is happening?
Brent Benger, the official artist for the Rolling Stone Magazine Super Bowl Party 2015, will host a very special and exclusive pop-up exhibition of his works at the Podium Lounge. These include custom original paintings of Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Nico Rosberg, and Sebastian Vettel.
He will be joined by Armin Flossdorf of F1 Arts, who will also be performing at the Podium Lounge throughout the weekend.
Each night there will be a live auction of rare and authenticated F1 memorabilia including helmets, suits, gloves and race programmes signed by some of the legends of motorsport including the late Aryton Senna, Michael Schumacher, the late Sir Jack Brabham, Lewis Hamilton and Nicki Lauda. Silent and live auctions of memorabilia will be run nightly by The Helping Hand Group.
Location Du Forum, Yas Island Timings 10pm till 5am each night Cost Basic entry Dh400 in advance; Dh500 on the door; Dh900 for a 3 night pass. VIP tables start at Dh5,000 and packages go up to Dh45,000 Phone 056 113 4626 Email vip@podiumlounge.com Website Podium Lounge
