Trackside Entertainment
by: BTM - Mon, 02 Mar 2020
The Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix will set Bahrain International Circuit ablaze with headlining concerts under the evening sky and fantastic off-track performances and acts ranging from the bizarre to the quirky all day long at the races.
GRAND CONCERTS
AFROJACK
The crowds are raring to catch Grammy Award-winning producer, songwriter and DJ, Afrojack, perform live at this yearâs highly anticipated F1 weekend. He is known to be one of the top 10 DJs in the world in DJ Magâs Top 100 DJs poll of 2019 (marking his ninth consecutive year of appearing in the Top 12), and is one of the most popular dance music acts around, besides being a sought-after producer.
Afrojack has worked with everyone from Pitbull to Sting and BeyoncĂ©, won a Grammy for his and David Guettaâs remix of Madonnaâs Revolver, and has released an array of diverse hits. This year, he plans to dominate dance floors across the globe with the release of multiple collaborations.
In the last four years, the Dutch-born genre-bending musician was named one of the 50 Most Important People in EDM by Rolling Stone and placed on the Forbes â30 Under 30â list, also receiving a stamp in his likeness in the Netherlands and becoming the second DJ ever to cement his hands into the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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KHALID
Multi-platinum-selling global superstar, Khalid, graces the star-studded roster of artists lined up by BIC for this yearâs racing and entertainment spectacle, making his regional debut in Bahrain. Named one of Timeâs Most Influential People of 2019, Khalid is one of the biggest singer-songwriters in the world today.
His first single, the five-time-platinum Location, exploded onto the scene followed by the release of his debut album, the double-platinum-certified, American Teen. His sophomore album Free Spirit, released to critical acclaim in 2019, was declared a New York Times âCriticâs Pickâ and was called âsuperbâ by the Associated Press.
The pop prodigy, as referred to by Rolling Stone, has been streamed over 16 billion times worldwide across all partners, has been nominated for six Grammys and has won numerous awards including multiple American Music Awards, a Billboard Music Award, a Teen Choice Award, an MTV Video Music Award and an MTV Woodie Award.
Khalid has collaborated with some of musicâs biggest stars, including artists Billie Eilish, Shawn Mendes, Marshmello and more.
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DON DIABLO
Electrifying audiences, Dutch DJ and producer Don Diablo will also appeart on Saturday night, enthralling race-goers with his major hits like On My Mind, Take Her Place, What We Started, Chemicals and Cutting Shapes, and most recently his sophomore album Future, released early 2018.
As a founding father of the Future House movement, Don Diablo is widely considered as a pioneer in dance music. He has earned praise from talent and tastemakers across the globe and has had the privilege of collaborating with artists such as Gucci Mane, Diplo, Emeli Sandé, Calum Scott, Ansel Elgort, Kelis, Alex Clare, Dragonette, A R I Z O N A and Tiësto amongst others. His remix portfolio includes the likes of Kygo, Martin Garrix and Khalid, DJ Snake and Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, Rihanna, Bastille, Madonna, Birdy, Chainsmokers and Coldplay, Mà and Diplo, and many more.
A packed global tour schedule sees him play more than 150 live shows a year, taking to the main stage of renowned festivals including Tomorrowland, EDC, Creamfields, Mysteryland, Lollapalooza and Ultra, whilst also selling out his own shows in major venues throughout the UK, the rest of Europe and the US.
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ROAMING AND PLATFORM ACTS
Witness and revel in the magnificent performances and inimitable charm of Travelling Funfair â a wandering parade of performers and attractions including games, puppeteers, magicians and more!
Masters of magic, Sebastien and Rebecca are an artistic duo that bring you Street Magic. Together they work to unite the manipulation from small everyday objects to large illusions in a single display. They deliver a unique magic show made for the street, close to the audience, where moments of improvisation, public participation and amazing illusions flow into each other to achieve a perfect balance.
Funky Style Band is an innovative and captivating project in the panorama of marching bands. Sporting eye-catching uniforms, they play and dance with the grit and enthusiasm typical of a respectable street band, but without forgetting the elegance of funky Italian style.
With Jam Batucada, fans will feel the freshness of the movements, the beats with the drum and they will be surprised with the effects. A young and talented batucada from Spain, Papaya Jam is a fusion of rhythm, taste, colour and dance through Brazilian and Latin American sounds.
For the first time in Bahrain, Hot Air Balloons will showcase a travelling parade on stilts with grandiose handmade costumes and great visual impact to take all types of audiences on flights of fantasy.
Inspired by the colourful Aras bird from the rainforest, the German Aras Stilt Band presents a combination of percussion and stilt-walking in vivid costumes with big wings and beautiful music.
The Eccentrics are bearers of joy â their mission is to spread an epidemic of good humour. See how their joy is contagious.
Pop the Balloon Man, a multi-award-winning magician and balloon artist from Scotland, returns for the fourth time to the Bahrain Grand Prix. Check out his incredible skills!
With Latin rhythms and dance, Papito presents a fresh and entertaining show â out of a chest come two chairs and a variety of objects with which an uncommon relationship is established. Prepare to be surprised.
Abraham Thill is a professional street and circus performer who gives an energy-packed street performance, including clowning, pantomime, comedy, object- and subject-manipulations, improvisations, some magic and extraordinary, mind-blowing Diabolo skills.
Katastrofa Clown brings a comedy show to the rhythm of rock-and-roll, where the audience becomes an integral part of the performance.
Dr Bubbles returns with flamboyant soap bubbles that reflect the lights, making them shimmer in the colours of the rainbow and awakening the inner child in you. Watch the gigantic bubbles spark your joy!
Kids and grown-ups can partake in the many fun activities off-track, including a Ferris wheel, lots of food stalls and trucks, souvenir centres as well as the Ghost Rider - a carousel-like carnival ride with 16 gondolas.
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