The Silent Gig Featuring BRIT Award-nominated SPECIAL GUESTS

December Sessions at The O2 present The Silent Gig powered by Sennheiser with *very special guests* TONIGHT - December 19th 2011.

December Sessions at The O2 have today announced that BRIT award-nominated *special guests* will headline The Silent Gig powered by Sennheiser on December 19th. Onstage 6pm. They will be on a music programme that by the end of December will have seen over 100 of the most  exciting up-and-coming acts of the moment, all playing live over 20 nights at a specially constructed stage in the London Piazza at the O2. It is a unique entertainment experience giving music fans of all ages the opportunity to see live music at the world’s most popular music venue for free.
 

The Silent Gig powered by Sennheiser involves an audio, visual and sensory stimulation designed to give a truly unique and interactive event experience. It allows individuals to choose their own listening level and mix for the performance by the act they’re seeing, delivering the audio via headphones with virtually no external sound. 

 Tonight, Sennheiser will also be giving away a HD 555 Headset along with a Spur Voucher. The headset retails at £129! Come along to The O2 Piazza and register with an O2 Angel to be in the chance of winning.

With a Number One album, an Ivor Novello Award and a Platinum album under their belts the special guests are supporting the next generation of up and coming young bands. Joining them on the night will be power-pop diva Laura Steel who has already graced the stages of Isle of Wight and Wireless Festival; musical collective Anderson, McGinty, Ward and Fisher, as well as hair Metal Rockers Schtick of Rock and MIB.

Running from December 3rd - 22nd 2011 and with a potential audience of thousands - more than 4,000 capacity in the London Piazza and a further 15,000 possible in the thoroughfare - December Sessions at The O2 gives these new acts a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity to play to a huge audience at London’s most celebrated entertainment venue.

December Sessions have also teamed up with Action On Hearing Loss to raise awareness among music fans of the importance of taking care of your hearing.

Emma Harrison, Action on Hearing Loss Director of Public Engagement, said: ‘We’re really pleased to be linking up with The Feeling for a special Silent Gig to help raise awareness of listening to music safely. So many young and upcoming musicians wear earplugs, but we want more music lovers to follow suit. It’s not cool to have ringing in your ears after listening to loud music – it’s a sign you’ve damaged your hearing and could develop tinnitus! It’s much cooler and safer to wear earplugs!

As well as the live music, there’s plenty more on offer at December Sessions including a photography exhibition by world famous live music photographer Carsten Windhorst. He has created a one-off ‘photowall’ of more than 80 live images as well as 25 portrait shots of some of his most famous pictures. One of London’s iconic red double-decker Routemaster buses has been transformed into a moving museum by The British Music Experience, Britain’s museum of popular music based at The O2 – those attending December Sessions can hop on board and get a snapshot of Britain’s wonderfully eclectic music history and take a turn on the bus’ very own custom band set up. Plus you can pick up a pair of the very latest Festival Spectacles, based on the original Seventies design with a donation from each pair sold going to the Sightsavers charity.

December Sessions at The O2 is proudly supported by Gibson, Best Buy, Sennheiser and Last FM.

Since opening in 2007, The O2 has sold more tickets than any other arena in the world – making it the most popular music venue in the world for four years running. The centrepiece of The O2 is the 20,000 capacity indoor arena. There is also a live music venue – indigO2 – with a capacity of 2,350; The O2 bubble – a state of the art exhibition space that is host to The British Music Experience; a permanent, high-tech interactive music museum; an 11 screen cinema complex and a vibrant ‘Entertainment District’ featuring a variety of bars, restaurants and leisure facilities. 

The O2 has picked up many industry awards including Venue of the Year at the Music Week Awards, Pollstar International Arena of the Year (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) and Best New Major Concert Venue, Venue of the Year at The Event Services Association and Favourite Venue at the TPI Awards. 

The O2 is an official venue for the 2012 Olympics hosting both the gymnastic and basketball events.

December Session at the O2 – December 3rd-22nd.

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December 19, 2011 11:23am ET by Dawbell   Comments (0)

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