Marquee announces August line-up

Media Release

7 August 2012

Marquee announces August line-up

At the weekend, party boy rapper Lil Jon kicked off what is going to be a huge month of performances at Marquee this month featuring king of mixes DJ Tenzin, celebrity spinner DJ Didier Cohen, house legends Those Usual Suspects and Chris Lake, DJ Ross One and electro house favourite EDX.

Here are some dates not to miss:

Marquee is located at The Star Sydney, harbourside entry via Pirrama Road, Pyrmont NSW 2009. No pre-purchased tickets available, however to book table service, please contact: tables@marqueesydney.com. For further information on Marquee, visit www.marqueesydney.com or call 02 9657 7737.

ENDS

For media enquiries, including picture and interview opportunities please contact:

James Cooley             

Senior Account Executive                           

Stellar* Concepts                                         

02 9151 5909 or 0401 316 701             

james@stellar.net.au                                                       

About Marquee - The Star, Sydney

Marquee is located on the entire top tier of The Star’s new Pirrama Road harbour side entrance, commanding expansive views of Sydney Harbour and the city skyline. With nearly 20,000 square feet of floor space, and a capacity for 1200 people, the venue is designed to house three distinct spaces within the one venue to cater for different tastes and moods.

The Main Room features a 30 foot projection stage with an LED DJ booth and large dance floors.  In contrast, a stylish library-style room offers an intimate lounge experience, accentuated by a working fireplace. Club-goers will also come across the Boom Box, with a separate DJ, state-of-the-art sound system and outdoor patio.  There is also a chill-out area with unparalleled views of the Sydney skyline.

Furnished with dynamic and unique interiors, the venue will have a retail store and separate VIP entrance for quick entry from street level.

The Star has recently undergone an $870 million redevelopment and expansion to become a one-of-a-kind entertainment destination. The Star offers more than 20 restaurants, bars, entertainment venues and cafes, a new five star boutique lifestyle hotel called The Darling, a 16 room day spa, a luxury retail collection, and upscale gaming areas.

Part of Echo Entertainment Group, it currently employs over 4,000 staff across gaming, hospitality and other specialist industries. The redevelopment has created over 700 new jobs, as well as employed over 1,200 contractors throughout its construction. Attracting visitors to Sydney from around the world, The Star currently injects more than $150 million into local, Australian and international economies across a large variety of industry sectors.

About TAO GROUP

The TAO GROUP is considered to be a leading restaurant and nightlife company that develops, owns and operates many of the most successful food and beverage facilities in the United States. The Tao Group partners include: Marc Packer, Richard Wolf, Noah Tepperberg, Jason Strauss and Louis Abin. Collectively the 5 native New Yorkers are the creators of both TAO Asian Bistro, Nightclub & Beach and LAVO Italian Restaurant& Nightclub.  Both TAO & LAVO have locations in Las Vegas (Venetian & Palazzo Resorts) and in New York City (58th Street between Park & Madison Avenues).  The group opened Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub, an indoor/outdoor club, in the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Hotel on New Year’s Eve of 2011 and in June of 2011 they launched the Dream Downtown hotel where the team operates all of the hotel’s food and beverage outlets including room service, Ph-D Rooftop, Electric Room lounge and Marble Lane Steak Joint.  Most recently, they have opened Marquee – The Star, Sydney, in Australia, which is a joint venture with The Star’s parent company, Echo Entertainment, and is the group’s first venture outside the United States.