Liquid Blue performed at perhaps the bands biggest show ever (in terms of international exposure) on New Year’s Eve in Beijing China in the first televised event for CCTV’s new All-Olympics channel, CCTV-5. The sold-out concert featured many of
Liquid Blue performed at sold-out Hainan University Stadium in Haikou City, China, on Dec 28th. The concert featured many of China’s hottest pop stars and was televised on CCTV. See photos.
Liquid Blue founders Michael Vangerov and Scott Stephens (Two from Blue) performed Christmas Eve day in Manger Square in Bethlehem. The event was televised by PNN (Palestinian News Network).
Liquid Blue members Scott Stephens and Michael Vangerov (Two From Blue) will perform an acoustic concert at the Bethlehem Peace Center on December 23rd. The concert marks the 100th country Liquid Blue has visited. Bethlehem Peace Center is a Cultural Center located in the City of Bethlehem next to Manger Square between the Church of the Nativity and the Mosque of
Two From Blue will perform an acoustic concert at the “The Daila Cultural Center” in Jerusalem during the Christmas holidays on December 21st. The concert takes place in Israel which marks the 99th country Liquid Blue (and its subsidiaries) have visited. The concert has been organized by Holy Land Trust in cooperation with Peace Center. Photos.
For the 2nd year in a row Liquid Blue has been awarded “runner-up” in the Best Band category of the International Music Awards sponsored by The Music Aid Organization, in association with the United Nations UNV program. Winners were selected from thousands of artists in over 29 countries.
Kevin DuBrow, longtime lead singer of the band Quiet Riot, was found dead at his home in Las Vegas over the weekend from a cocaine overdose. DuBrow was one of the greatest rock singers ever to come out of Los Angeles and will be sorely missed. Quiet Riot made the seen in Hollywood in the late 1970’s with the also now deceased Randy Rhoads on guitar. A few years later they
Liquid Blue performed a show at the legendary Beverly Wilshire Hotel at Rodeo Drive and Wilshire Blvd on Saturday, November 17th, the official start of the holiday shopping season. The Christmas tree and all the traditional lighting decorations were lit by the mayor of Beverly Hills. Sharon Stone was on hand to speak at the nationally televised event.
The BlueGirls sang the National Anthem as the Lakers defeated the Detroit Pistons on Friday, November 16th at Staples Center. The BlueGirls were also scheduled to sing at the Lakers pre-season game in San Diego but the game was cancelled due to the wildfires. After the girls finished the anthem, Glenn Frey of the Eagles strolled over and told them “great singing”. Photo below: BlueGirls with Maroon Five lead vocalist Adam Levine at Staples Nov 16th.
Vault 350, Long Beach’s hottest club, was packed to capacity for Liquid Blue’s performance on Thursday, November 15th.
DJ / BlueGirl Layla Loxa has teamed up with five of the worlds biggest and best DJ companies; Rane, Serato, AKG, Hercules and UDG. RANE is the maker of the leading professional DJ Mixer and Serato produces the leading professional DJ software, “Scratch Live”. Layla uses Rane and Serato exclusively on stage and when mixing in the studio. She has also recently been endorsed by UDG (Ultimate DJ Gear), maker of the finest DJ carry bags on the market and AKG, maker of precision headphones. Last but not least,
Two From Blue (acoustic duo) performed three shows in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet (an autonomous region of China). The duo packed Lhasa’s number one venue, the Tang Club, all three nights. See photos.
Liquid Blue will make their sixth trip to China in the past six years. The band was in China earlier this year for Chinese New Year (Feb). This trip takes the group to Zhongshan City in Guangdong province. Previously the band has performed in Shanghai, Dalian, Sanya, Hong Kong and Macau.
Liquid Blue has now performed for more than 100 corporations. The number of actual corporate shows is much higher as many are repeat clients. Roughly 25% of the over 100 companies qualify for the Fortune 500 list (Includes Fortune 1000, Fortune Global 500 and Forbes “America’s Largest Private Companies”). 2007 has been the bands best year yet for corporate events.
Liquid Blue has just now been notified that the band was the 1st place winner in the 2006 “Wish You Were Here” contest sponsored by the Madison Area Music Awards and Broadjam. This particular category is for acts outside the Wisconsin Area that local music fans like so much they wish they were in the area. The award had been mailed to the band early in 2006 but returned so we are just now finding out about it!
The City of Imperial Beach is hosting a free end of summer concert at Veterans park on Saturday, Sept 30th. Highlights include a laser light show and a headline appearance by Liquid Blue. This is an all ages show starting at 5:00.
Liquid Blue will hit the stage at the Park at the Park immediately following the Padres / Giants game at Petco Park on Sept 14th. The band will do a one-hour post game concert of 90’s music to coincide with the Padres “90’s Retro Night”. The game will feature new home run king Barry Bonds and a San Diego team that is making a run for the playoffs. Over 40,000 are expected to attend. Also, the BlueGirls will sing the National Anthem at game time.
Hercules Stands is Liquid Blue’s newest sponsor. The band will use Hercules mic stands, guitar stands, lighting stands and speaker stands, exclusively. Hercules makes the most innovative stands on the market.
Photo From 2006 European Performance.
Europe has become one of the band’s favorite destinations and this summer the band will spend 5 weeks in the Baltic region as well as the British Isles. Countries include England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France, Norway, Belgium and Denmark. There will be stop in Paris and London. The band has visited all of these countries on previous tours and have now visited 48 of Europe’s
The BlueGirls have been chosen to sing the Star Spangled Banner for the biggest soccer game in Major League Soccer history. David Beckham will make his MLS/ Los Angeles Galaxy debut on July 21st and the BlueGirls will sing the National Anthem to kick-off the historic game. The team recently signed the English superstar Beckham, who is by far the most recognizable soccer star
