Besides fast cars and racing stars, the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix also calls for fans and A-listers all over to world to gear up for the high-octane weekend. The annual night race returns to light up the streets with 20 international racers and some of the biggest names in music including Swedish House Mafia, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Muse from September 20 to 21. If that's not enough, some of the hottest clubs and parties in Singapore are turning the heat up with F1-themed luxury soirées, live DJ sets and street jamborees.
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Swedish House Mafia
Swedish EDM supergroup – consisting of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso – debuted in 2010 with their much-raved about album Until One. But it wasn't their release of their most commercially successful single Don't You Worry Child that the trio cemented themselves globally as EDM heroes.
Also: Toots and the Maytals (September 20 and 22), J.S. Ondara (September 20 and 21), and Wolfgang Flür (Ex-Kraftwerk) (September 20 and 21).
Muse
Brit sci-fi rock masters – and one of the world’s biggest stadium bands – is racing back to our shores as Saturday's headliner. Rock out with the Devon trio as frontman Matt Bellamy bust out the band's greatest hits such as Uprising, Supermassive Black Hole and Starlight, as well as maximalist tracks like Thought Contagion and Something Human from their latest studio release Stimulation Theory.
Gwen Stefani
Whether you know her from the ska-punk band No Doubt or from The Voice, there's no doubt that her F1 set is going to be b-a-n-a-n-a-s. Don't miss the Grammy-award winner flex her vocal chops on pop chart-toppers like Used to Love You, Rich Girl, Sweet Escape, and of course, Hollaback Girl.
Also: Fatboy Slim (September 21 and 22), Lighthouse Family, Larkin Poe (September 21 and 22), and The Ramona Flowers (September 21 and 22).
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Cali funk-punk rockers – charismatic vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bass boss Flea, drum master Chad Smith and guitar guru Josh Klinghoffer – are keeping the F1 weekend red hot with platinum-plated hits like Give it Away, Scar Tissue, and Californication, as well as tracks off their Danger Mouse-produced The Getaway album. Get ready to jump around and head-bang to the energetic performance of this Grammy-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.
Hans Zimmer
If you have a deep appreciation for soundtracks, fill your Sunday night with the familiar sounds from blockbusters like The Lion King, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Dark Knight, Inception, The Da Vinci Code, and Interstellar. Unlike your usual F1 set, prepare to journey through an orchestrated musical showcase by the multi-award-winning German composer backed by a live symphony orchestra.
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