Singapore F1 Entertainment Programme Highlights

Get ready for an electrifying performance from the multi-platinum, Grammy-Award-winning rock band, LINKIN PARK. Currently on tour in support of their new album, A Thousand Suns, LINKIN PARK's live show is a transformative multi-media experience, with visual technology that befits the power of the music. Voted 'Best Live Act' at the 2010 MTV European Music Awards, LINKIN PARK's setlist will combine the biggest hits of the band's career, as well as new material from A Thousand Suns. They will perform at the Padang Stage (Zone 4) on 25 September.

For the first time in Singapore, get charged-up for a power-packed concert by Grammy Award-winning Colombian singer-songwriter and global megastar SHAKIRA, as she headlines the Padang Stage (Zone 4) on Saturday. Shake your booty to her worldwide smash hits 'Hips Don't Lie', 'Whenever Wherever', and 'Waka Waka'. The sultry star will also be performing English and Spanish songs from her latest albums She Wolf and Sale El Sol (The Sun Comes Out).

Better known as G-DRAGON, T.O.P. and SEUNGRI of the massively popular band BIGBANG, this powerhouse trio will drive fans wild with their polished dance moves and infectious tracks at the Padang main stage
(Zone 4) on Friday, 23 September.

Relive the '80s with consummate showman, DJ and flamboyant icon BOY GEORGE as he presents a one night only showcase of his greatest hits and chart-toppers like 'Karma Chameleon', 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me' and 'Bow Down Mister' at the Village Stage (Zone 1) on Saturday.

Catch retro fever as legendary showman RICK ASTLEY belts out irresistible hits such as 'Together Forever' and 'Never Gonna Give You Up' at the Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
(Zone 4) on Saturday and Village Stage (Zone 1) on Sunday. Having sold more than forty million albums worldwide, Astley holds the record for being the only male solo artist to have his first eight singles reach the Top 10 in the UK.

With worldwide hits like 'Mr Boombastic', 'It Wasn't Me' and 'Angel', Grammy Award-winning singer-rapper SHAGGY is the biggest crossover success in reggae and pop. The multi-platinum artiste's unmistakably deep vocals and feel-good music will keep your mood high and the party going at the Esplanade Outdoor Theatre (Zone 4 - Saturday) and Village Stage (Zone 1 - Sunday).

Meet the "Most Talented Girl in the World" as crowned by Oprah Winfrey. At the tender age of 19, YouTube sensation and Glee starlet CHARICE has already performed alongside music greats such as Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli and David Foster. Her debut album, which includes the single 'Pyramid' made her the first Asian singer in history to reach Top 10 of the Billboard 200 album chart. Be moved by Charice's soaring vocals as she takes to the Padang stage (Zone 4) on Friday and Village stage (Zone 1) on Saturday.

Having sold over 17 million albums worldwide, earned 3 Grammy Awards and topped the Billboard charts, American rock band Maroon 5 has churned out numerous smash hits including 'She Will Be Loved', 'This Love', and most recently, 'Moves Like Jagger' and 'Misery' from their third studio album Hands All Over. With magnetic frontman Adam Levine chalking up points as a coach on the hit television series The Voice, Formula One fans can look forward to an adrenaline-charged Saturday show packed with Maroon 5's greatest hits.

Jay Chou’s latest album Exclamation Point (驚嘆號) that combines Middle Eastern tones with American rap, Peking Opera and beatboxing is as remarkable as the man’s ability to play multiple musical instruments, win acting accolades, run his own record label, write one chart-topping hit after another, and release a total of 11 best-selling albums throughout a 12-year-long career.

Mariah Carey

Backstreet Boys (USA)

Adam Lambert (USA)

Chris Daughtry (USA)

Missy Elliot (USA)

Katy Perry is a global superstar whose two albums have generated a string of #1 hit singles and multi-platinum sales during the past four years. She has just concluded her sold-out "California Dreams Tour with 124 arena performances internationally. The special edition Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection is currently in stores and features 3 new songs, including "Part Of Me." Her 3D film, "Katy Perry: Part Of Me" will be in theaters worldwide this summer.

Bananarama have clocked a cool 30 million in record sales throughout a 33-year illustrious career, and have even surpassed The Supremes to be listed in the Guinness World Records as the female group with the most chart entries. Formed in 1979, United Kingdom’s singing-songwriting duo Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward’s hits include ‘Robert De Niro’s Waiting’, ‘Venus’, ‘Cruel Summer’, ‘I Heard a Rumour’ as well as ‘Love in the First Degree’.

Get ready for singer-songwriter Chrissie Hynde’s signature vocals as the Pretenders perform their hits like ‘I’ll Stand By You’, ‘Brass In Pocket’, ‘Don’t Get Me Wrong’, ‘I’m Not In Love’, ‘Stop Your Sobbing’ and more. Their mix of punk, new wave, rock and pop hits have consistently placed them on the Billboard charts and in March 2005, the Pretenders were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Formed in 1978, their self-titled debut album was named one of the best albums of all time by VH1 and Rolling Stone.

With their unique blend of pop, folk, new wave and punk music, fans can expect classics like ‘I’m On My Way’, ‘Letter from America’ and ‘Life With You’. Formed in 1983, the duo’s songs have been featured on the hit movie Shrek as well as popular American television series Family Guy and How I Met Your Mother. Their biggest hit ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’ has become an unofficial Scottish anthem and has even inspired an Internet viral sensation. 2012 also sees the filming of the movie version of the successful award-winning musical drama Sunshine on Leith, which features their songs.