Dubai Festival City honours Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival by welcoming it to its new home

Press release

Published November 23rd, 2011 - 10:20 GMT

Al Bawaba

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Hosts Dubai Festival City has already set plans rolling to build a venue that will not only allow thousands of fans enjoy the sound of brilliance from great musicians but have also galvanised the venue’s F&B, entertainment, shopping and leisure offerings to match the event’s stature.

Ian Plumley, General Manager – Marketing & Sales, Dubai Festival City said: “We are immensely proud to be hosts to the 10^th anniversary celebrations of the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival. We have organised and hosted some of the most successful international events here so it is but natural that the jazz festival be part of Dubai Festival City. It will be an event to remember.”

Al-Futtaim Motors, exclusive distributors for Toyota cars in the UAE, recognises the important role it plays as a member of the UAE community and is extremely happy to support SDIJF.

Simon Frith, Managing Director, Al-Futtaim Motors said: “Toyota has a long global history of backing sports, arts, music and artistes. As exclusive distributors of Toyota in the UAE, we are ensuring the UAE’s favourite auto brand continues this tradition. We are extremely happy to be part of the Jazz Festival as it fits in with our role of being part of the community we serve.”

InterContinental Hotel Group-Dubai Festival City will lay an array of food and beverage that matches the international flavour of the Jazz Festival.

Tom Lord, Acting General Manager at InterContinental Hotels Group Dubai Festival City, said: “The 2012 Dubai International Jazz Festival will be a fantastic, unique experience and we are delighted to be able to support such an established event. We intend to enhance this wonderful occasion with food and beverage that compliments the overall ambiance and we hope the beautiful setting of Dubai Festival City will provide the perfect backdrop for jazz lovers to thoroughly enjoy one of Dubai’s most popular music festivals.”

Background Information

Dubai Festival City

Boasting a 2.5 mill sq. ft. urban retail destination, DFC is home to the Guinness World Record holding cutting-edge daily attraction, IMAGINE, as well as IKEA, the only Hard Rock Café in the Middle East and a world-class mall. Additionally, DFC also encompasses four five-star hotels – Intercontinental DFC, Intercontinental Residence Suite DFC, Crowne Plaza DFC and Holiday Inn DFC.

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