A MONSTER WEEK PLANNED FOR HALLOWEEN AT MARQUEE

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18 October 2012

A MONSTER WEEK PLANNED FOR HALLOWEEN AT Marquee

Marquee brings a bag of full of Halloween treats to Sydney

Honouring its US heritage, Marquee will celebrate its first Halloween on Aussie shores, with a hair-raising line-up of events for all glamorous vampires, zombies and fairies as it rolls out three huge Halloween nights.   “Halloween is an opportunity to don a disguise, loosen your inhibitions and celebrate the mysticism of this time of year,” said Director of Nightclub Marketing, Bob Shindelar.

Superhero Halloween: Friday 26 October 2012
Superheroes will leap and bound faster than Spiderman and Wonderwoman to Marquee as the Halloween line up of events begins:

         Five tables with a $1,000 bar tab are up for grabs for the first five groups of 6-10 Superheroes to arrive in full costume

         Russian DJs Swanky Tunes are spinning house beats

         First drink free for everyone dressed in the ‘Superheroes’ theme

         Admission: $30 entry or free in costume

Yelloween: Saturday 27 October 2012

Australia’s first ‘Yelloween’, an international event held annually at Marquee, Las Vegas in conjunction with Veuve
Clicquot, will have a Vampire theme and a celebrity twist.
 

         Fashionista Lara Bingle will host and award three prizes; a massive nine litre bottle of Veuve Clicquot for the ‘best dressed’ group, a three litre jeroboam bottle for the ‘best dressed’ individual and a magnum for the individual runner-up

         One of Australia’s leading DJs Nukewood will trick ‘n’ treat the crowds with his electro grooves

         First drink free for everyone dressed in ‘Vampire’ theme

         Admission: $40 entry or free in costume

Heaven and Hell: Wednesday 31 October 2012

Halloween night will bring Heaven and Hell to Marquee Sydney in conjunction with Maxim magazine, with a devilish styled Main Room while angels can proceed right through to heaven in the Boom Box.
 

         Dress the part with $5,000 up for grabs for the sexiest costume

         Self-styled underground duo Peking Duk on the decks along with Trashbags and Redial

         Maxim event from 6 – 9pm, open to the public from 9pm

         First drink free for everyone dressed in ‘Heaven and Hell’ theme

         Admission: $20 entry or free in costume

Marquee is located at The Star Sydney, harbourside entry via Pirrama Road, Pyrmont NSW 2009. To book table service, please contact: tables@marqueesydney.com. For further information on Marquee, visit www.marqueesydney.com or call 02 9657 7737.

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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 1500 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 a private and 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 and separate VIP entrance for quick entry from street level.

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.