Hard Rock Hyde Park contest

[Brian Cady]

Just hit the desk:
http://tinyurl.com/kgq46

Roger Waters and The Who to Headline First Concert in
Worldwide Series

    ORLANDO, Fla., March 8 /PRNewswire/ --
London'sHyde Park will be rockin'this July as HardRock
International celebrates its 35th anniversary in true
rock 'n' roll style with a concert series that will go
down in music history. The Hyde Park Calling festival,
a two-day concert event, featuring rock legends Roger
Waters and The Who, will kick off Hard Rock's
Ambassadors of Rock Tour, a series of concerts
spanning the globe. 

As part of the colossal celebration, one lucky
consumer will have the chance to live the life of a
rock star, traveling the world to Hard Rock's
Ambassadors of Rock concerts.  In addition to the
kick-off event in London, the Ambassadors of Rock Tour
will include shows featuring top artists in Singapore,
Tokyo, Osaka, New York, Chicago, Hollywood (Fla.),
Orlando and Caracas.  Concert details and additional
events will be announced this spring. Beginning
Friday, March 10, 2006, consumers will be able to
enter the sweepstakes via http://www.hardrock.com .

"Hard Rock's 35th anniversary promises to be one of
the top global promotions of the summer," said Hamish
Dodds, president and CEO, Hard Rock International. 
"Our celebration will reach millions of fans around
the world through the Hard Rock Ambassadors of Rock
Tour.  We are thrilled to kick off the tour with The
Who and Roger Waters -- two legends that have helped
shape Hard Rock's history."

Hard Rock Presents Hyde Park Calling

Hyde Park Calling, a two-day festival held on July 1
and 2, will be one of London's premier music events,
with more than a dozen top bands performing on two
stages.  Legendary rocker Roger Waters will headline
the July 1 concert, which promises to be a show to
remember, as the Pink Floyd front-man will perform the
hit album, "Dark Side of the Moon," among several
other fan favorites.  Waters will also be joined by
Texas.

On July 2, timeless rock legends Pete Townshend and
Roger Daltry will take the stage with The Who, along
with chart-toppers Razorlight.  Additional artists
will be announced and tickets for the festival are
available at http://www.hydeparkcalling.co.uk .

In addition to renowned bands and an on-site Hard Rock
Cafe, the festival will include a market area,
performance art, a healing area and a "chill out"
zone. Hard Rock Cafe London will also feature a
star-studded celebrity V.I.P. party on Friday, June 30
to celebrate 35 years of Hard Rock.

Philanthropy will also be an important part of the
35th anniversary celebration as each Ambassador of
Rock event will benefit a local charity, with the
London Party benefiting the Nordoff-Robbins
Foundation.

Pete  ...  Promise Not to Smash THIS Guitar!

It's fitting that Pete Townshend and The Who are a
major focal point of Hard Rock's 35th anniversary, as
Townshend is part of Hard Rock lore.  In the early
70s, the guitarist and frequent guest of Hard Rock
Cafe London saw that Eric Clapton had hung his guitar
to mark his favorite bar stool.  A week later,
Townshend sent his guitar to Hard Rock's owner Isaac
Tigrett with a note saying, "Mine's as good as his,
Pete." The second guitar was placed on the wall next
to Clapton's and Hard Rock's iconic memorabilia
collection was born.  The original Clapton and
Townshend guitars are currently hung where they belong
-- above the bar at Hard Rock Cafe London.  And, the
priceless collection, which started with two guitars,
now claims more than 65,000 pieces of music history.


-Brian in Atlanta
The Who This Month!
http://www.thewhothismonth.com

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