Abu Dhabi, February 09: Yas Island is set to offer an unforgettable weekend of live music and track action this week with guitar legend Eric Clapton performing on Friday and the ‘Real Action Heroes’ of the Australian V8 Supercars Championship on Friday and Saturday.
The weekend programme also includes the GP2 Asia Series and the Cytech UAE GT Championship, making it an all-action weekend with adrenaline-pumping racing entertainment.
Tickets to see Eric Clapton live at the Yas Arena together with entry to the V8 Supercars Championship at Yas Marina start from Dh270 for a one-day general admission pass. Golden Circle and Paddock passes ranges from Dh630 – Dh1,575.
“It plans to be an action-packed weekend on Yas Island, with Eric Clapton performing his first ever Middle East show and the Australian V8 Supercar action hitting Yas Marina Circuit.
With Ferrari World, Yas Links, Ciprianis fine dining and some outstanding hotel and event ticket deals on offer,Yas Island is a perfect weekend entertainment destination,” said Mike Fairburn, Director, Marketing and Planning, FLASH Entertainment. Yas Marina Circuit is billing the race weekend as the Real Action Heroes event, reflecting both the accessibility of the drivers and their bumper-to-bumper racing style of the opening round of the V8 Supercars Championship.
The GP2 Asia Series will also be on track for the first round of the 2011 season, with a round of the Cytech UAE GT Championship as a support race showing off the best of the local racing talent.
With paddock access open to all so that enthusiasts can see their favourite drivers and teams up close, the weekend promises to be one of the best on the racing calendar this winter at Yas Marina Circuit.
Yas Island Show Weekends continues beyond Eric Clapton with Tiesto — recently voted the world’s number one DJ (mixmag) — performing to a packed house at the FLASH Forum on February 17.
March will also bring American rock stars Thirty Seconds to Mars and their legion of fans to the FLASH Forum on March 11.
The 2011 Show Weekends then culminates in a spectacular finale on March 18 with the legendary singer Stevie Wonder
–Agencies–