Pattaya Music Festival: The musical blast returns to Pattaya

Sontaya Khunpleum, Minister of Tourism and Sports, presided over the press conference of Pattaya Music Festival 2003 at Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Head Office, New Phetburi Road. Also in attendance were TAT governor Chutamas Siriwan and Pattaya Mayor Phairat Suthithamrongkul.

Pattaya Music Festival will be held in Pattaya for 3 days, 21-23 March 2003 at 6 p.m. - midnight. The festival features musical performances of over 100 Thailand's famous artists from 40 record companies. International artists would be invited to this event.

Apart from the music performances, there will be a walking street with numerous entertainments such as music programs, booths of record companies and film production houses, and musical instruments, CDs, and music magazines on sale.

"The aims of the festival are not only promoting tourism; they were also cultivating Pattaya and Thailand's good image. Being the host of APEC 2003 provides a good opportunity to promote Thailand. Intensive tourism promotional activities should be held to optimize this opportunity. We strongly believe that this festival will certainly cultivate Pattaya's image as the city of music festivals."

Pattaya Music Festival was first held in 2002. It is part of TAT's Thailand Grand Festival project. About 300,000 people attended the festival last year and spend around 1,051.71 baht per person. This year's festival is aimed at gaining at least 700 million baht, comparing to 640.49 million baht last year.

Activities

1. Official opening

21 March 2003 at 17.30 p.m. at the Red Stage, North Pattaya Road

2. Walking Street Festival (3 days 3 nights, from midday to midnight)

Music and entertainment products, e.g. tape cassettes, CDs, Karaoke VCD, books, magazines, and souvenirs on sale.

Entertainment activities from TV programs, radio stations, film production houses etc.

3. Free concerts at 3 stages (3 days, 6.00 p.m. till midnight)

Red Stage: Pop, Rock and Country

Green Stage: Easy Listening and Pop Jazz

Blue Stage: Indy, Hip-hop, and R&B

4. TV broadcast

Live broadcast on Modern Nine TV (21 March 2003 at 5.30 - 7.00 p.m.)

Live broadcast on ITV (21 March 2003 at 9.30 p.m. - midnight.)

Artists List

- Modern Dog

- Soul After Six

- Thee Chaidet

- Groove Riders

- Flour

- The Wanderers

- The Peach Band

- Street Funk Rollers

- Jettharin Wattanasin (J)

- Sirisak Itthiponpanit

- Gancore Club

- Palapon Ponkongseng

- Sumet & The Bang

- Dajim

- Saturday Seiko

- Paradox

- Id Nokrob

- Nakarin Kingsak (Pang)

- Ko Mr. Saxman

- Chaichat Srisupawattana(Chat)

- Seksan Panpratheep (O)

- Taxi

- Syam

- Thongchai McIntyre (Bird)

- Mai Charoenbura

- Saowalak Leelabut (Am)

- Haruethai Muangbunsri (Au)

- Nut Meria

- Maleewan Jaymena

- Tewan Sapsanyakorn (Tong)

- Mike Pirompon

- Orawee Sujjanon

- Waipot Phetsupan

- Chai Muangsing

- Cham Chamrum

- 5 Sao Funtalob

- 3 Tone

- Duangchun Suwannee

- Waranuch Puttachat

- Ekkapon Montrakarn

- Tai Orathai

- Pi Saderd

- Sorn Sinchai

- Sla Kunawut

- Opas Tossaporn (Aod)

- Jack Thanapon

- Ponchita @ Songkla

- Sao Sompan

- Christina Aguilar

- Pathipan Patthaweekan (Mos)

- Thitima Pratumthip (Ann)

- G-Junior

- Som

- Day Tripper

- Jintara Poonlap

- Nok Ponpana

- Mad Catz

- Jirasak Panpum (Maew)

- AB Normal

- I-ZAX

- Silly Fools

- Black Head

- Zeal

- Labanoon

- Big Ass

- Bodyslam

- Sunita Leetikul (Beau)

- Katthariya English

- Styrene Jungle

- Friday

- Eve Pancharoen

- Theerapat Sajjakul (Tui)

- Peter Corp Direndal

- Chawin Jitsomboon (Jug)

- Wutthinan Phirompakdee

- Pramoad Wilepana

- Armchair

- Bua Hima

- Kai-jo Brothers

- Clash

- Suda Srilamduan

- EBOLA

- Plan

- Duangta Kongtong

- Khiao Karabao

- Pattamawan Kaomoonkadee (Yui)

- Luknok Supapon

- Pimpa Ponsiri

- Ekkarat Suwannapum

- Noomam Maysinee

- Peter Saleewong

- Poo Chuleeporn

- Jonus Anderson

- Christie Gibson

- Lumduan

- Monotone

- Lek&Friend Slalom

- Pattaya Music Group