RedEye Burning for Another Year

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Friday, 18 May 2012 02:30

By Alex Holder

Antigua St john's - RedEye, the premier of event of the 2012 Soca Therapy lineup, has been announced for July 21 with an all-star lineup that includes the royal couple of soca music – Bunji Garlin and Fay Ann Lyons.

Officially unveiled on Wednesday with a press launch, the "breakfast fete" event will take place at the Antigua Recreation Grounds.

Providing an overview of the event, the Marketing Machine’s Chalita Rose said RedEye could safely boast to be the single largest private soca fete in the Eastern Caribbean

“We will bring together superpowers of soca music, not only in Antigua but in the world," he said. "It will be a source of non-stop energy driven locally. And there is no event that would come across as the RedEye fete would."

RedEye was first introduced seven years ago as a simple fete to feature local acts.

Rose said, “We heard it from critics and well wishers alike that no one would pay to see local bands all lined up on stage. We believed in the bands, they believed in us, and the rest is history, or as you call it, a marriage made in heaven. Much thanks to the support of the fans, sponsors, team of hardworking people, and of course the bands who continue to believe in our product and share our vision.”

Other acts for the anticipated event include Skinny Fabulous, Swappi, Red Hot Flames, Claudette Peters and the Taxik Band, Tizzy and the El A Kru, Cheezekake Factory, and Ricardo Drue.

Minister of Carnival Eleston "Namba" Adams was on hand for Thursday’s launch and congratulated the young team for puling off a clearly growing event.

He encouraged the Marketing Machine/Source team to continue to forge forward in making the Caribbean’s biggest summer festival for 2012 one to remember.

Chairman of the Carnival Development Committee Kayode O’Marde also expressed congratulations to the team for presenting an impressive entertainment lineup that would undoubtedly be a spectacle in this year’s celebrations.

RedEye comes as part of the Soca Therapy’s five-event lineup that also includes Girl Power, Lots of Liquor (LOL), ICE, and Skin.

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