Pitbull to rock Colombo
Two big guns in the world music scene will fire their shots in Sri Lanka during the month of May. One of the biggest Dance and Pop sensations in the world stage ‘Pitbull’ will rock the Colombo audience at the Havelocks Sports Club Ground on May 26 starting at 5.00pm. The Pitbull concert is a Sun FM Presentation.
Meanwhile popular Danish singing sensations ‘Michael Learns To Rock’ will too come alive in Colombo on May 18 at the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre (SLECC) from 6.30pm onwards.
Formed in 1988 and performing almost for the last three decades, ‘Michael Learns To Rock’ popularly known as ‘Copenhagen Trio’ will bring with them a string of all their greatest hits to mesmerise their Lankan fans on Thursday, May 18.
Having a huge following in Sri Lanka, Pitbull will sure draws the historical crowd at the Havelock Sports Grounds.
Armando Christian Perez, popularly known as Pitbull, rose from the streets of Miami to exemplify the American Dream and achieve international success. His relentless work ethic transformed him into a Grammy-winning global superstar and business entrepreneur.
Along the way, he’s been the subject of specials for CNBC, CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC and more, in addition to appearances on Empire, Shark Tank and Dancing with the Stars. His music has appeared in ‘Men In Black III’ and ‘The Penguins of Madagascar’, and he even had a starring voiceover role in the animated 3D movie Epic.Pitbull released his tenth full-length album, Climate Change (Mr. 305, Polo Grounds) on October 28, 2016, after wrapping his second headlining arena run – The Bad Man Tour, named after the Climate Change hit single featuring – and performed on the 2016 Grammy Awards with – singer Robin Thicke, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker.
Climate Change also includes the singles ‘Messin’ Around feat. Enrique Iglesias’, and ‘Greenlight’ feat. Flo Rida and LunchMoney Lewis, both of whom also appear in the Gil Green-directed video filmed in Miami. Climate Change features many other superstar and burgeoning musical guests: Jennifer Lopez, Prince Royce, Jason Derulo, Stephen Marley, R.Kelly, Austin Mahone, Leona Lewis, Kiesza, Stephen A. Clark and Ape Drums.Landing Number 1 hits in over 15 countries, 9 billion YouTube/VEVO views, 70 million single sales and 6 million album sales, Pitbull does not stop. His social networking channels include 59 million likes on Facebook (@Pitbull), 22 million followers on Twitter (@Pitbull) and 4 million followers on Instagram (@Pitbull), plus more than 8 million subscribers on YouTube (PitbullVEVO and PitbullMusic).
Pitbull continues his ascent in the era of streaming music. On Pandora, for example, his all-time metrics include 3.34 billion streams, 14.5 million stations created and 11.2 million active listeners per month, with ‘Give Me Everything’ his most streamed song at 368 million.
The Miami native born to Cuban-American expatriates lives by the motto ‘turn a negative into a positive,’ and this mindset has instilled in him a tenacity that fuels his drive for success.
There’s nothing better than seeing your favourite man performing live in front of your very own eyes. Acts.
The tickets for the ‘Pitbull Live In Concert’ by Sun FM are priced at Rs 10,000/- (VIP) and Rs 4000/- (Platinum) and are available at the Special Events Desk at the Hilton Ports Centre from 10.00am to 7.00pm.