Blizzards Acoustic Gig Streamed online TONIGHT With Xbox Live!!

Xbox have announced an exclusive, one off gig by one of Ireland’s hottest bands, The Blizzards, which will be streamed live on www.theblizzards.ie/xbox from 8pm on Wednesday, May 27^th. The multi-platinum selling band will take to the stage to play their first ever full acoustic set in the intimate surroundings of one of Dublin’s most select venues, Number 10, Ormond Quay ahead of Oxegen. Those attending on the night will also get an exclusive sneak preview of one of the summer’s biggest music events as both The Blizzards and Xbox Live Stage will be part of the line-up at this year’s Oxegen Festival.

Boasting a massive 46 sq metres, high-quality LED screen, the Xbox Live Stage will become a focal point for festival-goers as it will feature live performances of VJ and DJ sets from the likes of MTV’s Eclectic Method, Arveene, Mickey Dee, Spin’s Dave Davin and Mark Vity. Xbox are also giving one lucky competition winner the chance to have their own half hour DJ set at Oxegen on the Xbox LIVE Stage in front of thousands of screaming fans. Entrants should email a sample set to vjs@xboxlivestage.com to be in with their chance of performing at Ireland’s top music festival.

Speaking about their upcoming performance, Niall Breslin of The Blizzards said, “

It’s no secret we’re all keen gamers. Xbox Live offers bands such as ourselves the opportunity to reach out to the next generation of Xbox owners with music content and videos available for download 24/7. We are delighted to work with Xbox on an event like this as not only will we get to meet fans up close and personal but we will also be able to play a gig for those fans not lucky enough to make it on the night.”

A select audience comprising of competition winners and dedicated Blizzards fans will also be in with a chance of winning a set of dazzling Limited Edition Lips™ Mics made with CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Element. Each microphone is made with 520 delicately placed gems, with a pair totaling a blinging 1,040 Xilion Rose Flat Back crystals. The winner will also receive an Xbox 360 and a copy of Lips, the new karaoke game.

Tune into www.theblizzards.ie/xbox from 8pm on Wednesday 27^th May to watch this exclusive gig thanks to Xbox LIVE.

WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT UK PARTNERS WITH XBOX TO BRING OSCAR-WINNING PATHÉ MOVIES TO UK XBOX LIVE VIDEO STORE

New partnership will deliver Slumdog Millionaire, The Duchess and many more to Xbox owners

Xbox™, Warner Bros. Entertainment UK and Pathé UK announce a partnership that will bring an extraordinary variety of cutting-edge and locally UK-produced films to Xbox LIVE consumers.

Pathé has been behind a variety of successful films, ranging from The Duchess and Hunger to recent Global smash Slumdog Millionaire. Pathé titles will be available via Xbox at the touch of a button[1], further adding to the wealth of high definition entertainment available on Xbox, directly in the comfort of the living room.

Benefiting from Warner Bros’ existing relationship with Xbox Live, Pathé joins fellow movie industry icons Paramount, MGM Studios and Universal Studios in providing High Definition film content for Xbox LIVE.

“We’re incredibly excited to be offering our Xbox LIVE consumers a number of fantastic Pathé titles ranging from critically-acclaimed indie hits to Oscar-winning smashes”, said Stephen McGill, Director, Xbox and Entertainment, Entertainment and Devices Division, Microsoft Ltd. “Xbox 360 is the ultimate entertainment console in your living room, and by adding the films from another powerhouse film studio to our Xbox LIVE Video Store offering, we have the largest catalogue of High Definition, on-demand entertainment available on any platform.”

Josh Berger, President and MD of Warner Bros. Entertainment UK, said:
“We’re delighted to be working on behalf of Pathé UK, to help bring their exceptional and critically acclaimed movies to ever more film fans around the UK through this partnership with Xbox LIVE.”