IT’S THE SHIP LAUNCHES PHASE 1 LINE UP
SBCR (The Bloody Beetroots), Chvrches and Lil Jon among the acts set to play at Asia’s largest festival at sea
On 15 August, The Livescape Group, the organizer behind Southeast Asia’s largest music festival, Future Music Festival Asia, announced phase one of the confirmed artists slated for its brand new concept festival, IT’S THE SHIP, Asia’s largest music festival aboard one of the world’s largest cruise liners, Royal Caribbean International’s ‘Voyager of the Seas’.
With the festival set to attract regional and international music-lovers for its inaugural sail, IT’S THE SHIP embarks from Singapore on 21 November and will return to shores on the 25 of November via the straits of Malacca. International and regional headliners will perform on multiple stages full steam ahead in a first-ever journey of this magnitude in Asia. As a key highlight, the cruise liner will dock in the tropical island of Langkawi for a star-studded day beach party of epic proportions on November 23.
The phase one list of acts announced today include:
International acts (in alphabetical order)
· Aeroplane
· Alex Metric
· Chvrches
· Crookers
· Lil Jon
· Louisahhh!!!
· SBCR (The Bloody Beetroots) – DJ Set
· Tropkillaz
· + many more to be announced soon
Regional acts (in alphabetical order)
· Dangerdisko (Malaysia)
· Eva-T (Malaysia)
· H3 (Malaysia)
· Irama (Malaysia)
· Mr. Nasty + GuruGuru (Malaysia)
· Rave Republic (Singapore)
· Sungus (Singapore)
· Twinkies (Malaysia)
· + more to be announced soon
Phase 2 of IT’S THE SHIP lineups will be announced in September. For more information on cabin options and prices, logon to www.itstheship.com. Livescape however has dropped hints that phase two of the artist line-up will include a heavier list of EDM acts including “two to three marquee headliners”.
“In true Livescape fashion, expect positive surprises. There is always an element of surprise with us so trust us when we say there will be many more acts to add to the lineup we have just announced. To those who have yet to register, we urge them to do so as soon as possible as we are expecting a sold out cruise,” added Iqbal.
For instant updates or queries on the festival, follow IT’S THE SHIP on www.facebook.com/ITSTHESHIP, www.twitter.com/ITSTHESHIPASIA and www.instagram.com/ITSTHESHIP.
