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28-April-2006 :

A few days ago Manicmalta got a tip-off about a massive party expected in June. We didn't just sit on our laurels of course! Our secret agent got busy tracking down the scent which led us to Graham Bencini, one of the partners of Icon Promotions. He was so pleased he's also giving our visitors the chance to WIN FREE TICKETS! This is what we found out about 17th June 2006

So Graham. What's all this talk about a great party. What's so special?

"We've been thinking of organising such a massive event for some time now. We have been involved in the party scene for years and have been associated with the organisation of several successful major parties. Having co-organised the successful Summer Saturday Nights at Numero Uno, the 2005 New Years Eve party held at the Hilton Conference Centre, the Friday late nights at Sugarshake, Uni-blast last year at Gianpula, other successful parties at Tattingers and Club Lounge, and more recently the very popular Friday Night Unplugged sessions at Grigio and Saturday Night parties at Heat (The Valletta Waterfront), we definitely know what it takes to organise a major event. There are a lot of parties organised in Malta on a regular basis, but all of them tend to be similar in some way or another. The Main attraction at parties seem to be foreign djs, but there are a lot of Top Quality djs in Malta who can also play at a very high level, so we decided to bring them all together at one party, on one night."

So you're telling me that ALL the top local DJs will be playing together on the same night at the same venue?

"Absolutely. In fact we'll have two separate arenas.The the line-up of djs is top-notch. It can’t get any better than this. The crème-de-la-crème of the local artists are going to be playing all together on one night. For many it can be considered to be a dream-come-true. How often do you manage to get a party where all the best-know djs play together at one party ?? Before The Gathering, Never !!!!!"

Impressive. Surely you're anticipating one huge crowd! Which venue could possibly host so many people?

"Being the beginning of Summer, we needed to find an open-air venue that was large enough to cater for a bumper crowd and that could be split into two Arenas to accommodate the two different types of music that will be played on the night. Gianpula was the obvious place that came to mind. Gianpula is synonymous with many successful parties, and we anticipate this is going to be yet another major success for the venue."

Icon Promotions held massive events like Hilton NYE

Can we get the finer details of what to expect?

"With pleasure. The party is going to be split between Gianpula-Main Room and Groove Gardens.

In the “Main Room” which is going to be the House Arena, Ruby, Miss Roberta, Steve Caesar, Toby and Mahoney are going to play the finest Funk House & Electro House tunes of all times, whilst in “Groove Gardens” which is going to be the Trance Arena, Jjoy, Conrad SK, Armani, N’ Heaven and Brady D are going to spin the greatest Trance and Techno anthems ever.

A special after-hours set is going to be hosted by Duncan F, Dimbleby and Drury who organise the very popular Pink Panther parties."

From what I gather this shall truly be an unmissable event. For the first time fans of House and Trance music will be able to listen to their favourite dj playing the best tunes ever on the same night!

“Well the feedback we have got has been tremendous to say the least, and we didn’t even start marketing the party yet! Whoever we spoke to about The Gathering was very excited and is looking forward to this event. In fact we are anticipating a large crowd and a phenomenal vibe. We have thought about every minor detail to ensure that The Gathering will be this Summer’s extreme kick-off experience”

Would you like to add anything Gra?

"Yeah. Thanks manicmalta for featuring this interview. To show our appreciation we're giving your visitors the chance to WIN tickets and party with us at The Gathering on 17th June for FREE.

All we're asking is that they send a wicked party photo of them and their friends to manic@manicmalta.com and the 4 photos we like best will get 2 tickets each. The winners will be announced in the beginning of June. That's 8 ticket give-aways! (Please remember to include some useful contact details in your email like mobile number etc..)

I'd also like to thank all these folks for their backing without which none of this could have been possible. The event is partnered by Puma Fragrance and XFM 100.2. and supported by Rype Promotions, Pure Promotions, Hype Promotions, Fresh Music Agency, Steve Caesar, Miss Roberta, Fabric, Groovin, Basement and G&G. Sponsors are Shark, Heineken, Jack Daniels, Stolichnaya, Eurosport, Myoka and Tune In. Thank you all.

On the 17th June 2006, Icon Promotions are organising The Gathering, a unique event to the Maltese Islands. The Gathering will bring together Malta’s finest djs in House and Trance music under one roof, split over two arenas. Yes, the top 13 local djs of the calibre of Dj Ruby, Miss Roberta, Steve Caesar, Jjoy, Duncan F, Conrad SK, Armani, N’ Heaven, Brady D, Dimbleby, Toby, Mahoney, and Drury, will be playing to one crowd, at Gianpula on the 17th June

For further information call 9942 9487, 7982 0533. Price Lm3.50. Tickets will be out soon.

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