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Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Grace Jones, Macy Gray and The Cardigans to feature at Ombak Festival Desaru Coast Johor

Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Grace Jones, Macy Gray and The Cardigans to feature at Ombak Festival Desaru Coast Johor

Ombak Festival features 6x Grammy winner Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Grace Jones, Macy Gray and The Cardigans next month at Desaru Coast, Johor.

The inaugural Ombak Festival, which will take place from 13 to 15 September 2024, at the award-winning destination resort, Desaru Coast, Johor, recently announced their full festival lineup, Festival Day Passes, and new Exclusive Ticketed Events for festival goers.

 

 

Billed as The Ultimate Weekend, Ombak Festival has just added six-time Grammy Award winner Nile Rodgers & CHIC and prolific British DJ and producer Quantic to its star-studded lineup that already includes intrnational stard The Cardigans, Grace Jones and Macy Gray, alongside 24 regional artistes.

Kicking off The Ultimate Weekend is Quantic at Ember Beach Club, One&Only Desaru Coast on 13 September 2024. The excitement continues with Swedish band The Cardigans and pop culture icon Grace Jones headlining the Ombak Main Stage on 14 September 2024. The Ultimate Weekend wraps up with a bang as Macy Gray, who is celebrating the 25th anniversary of her debut album; and Nile Rodgers & CHIC hit the Ombak Main Stage on 15 September 2024, along with local stars including Bunga and Masdo.

Other new acts to the lineup include rapper Joe Flizzow and R&B artist Alextbh will also perform on Ombak Main Stage, alongside local stars including Bunga and Masdo, while Zainal Abidin, Matilde G, Adrian G, and Sweet Nightmare will take to the Sessions Live Stage at Hard Rock Hotel Desaru Coast.

 

 

 

Besides the performances on the Ombak Main Stage, the beats continue on the beach, where festival goers can either chill to scintillating Nanyang jazz by The Shang Sisters and WVC Jazz; sway to the Latin rhythms by Cuban high-energy band Havana Jazz Tumbao; or dance the night away to the Afro-Latin beats of DJ Güpson Pierre or the eclectic selections of Disko Santan.Beyond music, the vibrant coastal celebrations will also feature three other captivating elements: visual arts & craft, F&B, and Ombak Kids.

Ombak Festival also rolled out Exclusive Ticketed Events for Stay Package guests, which are available on a first- come first-served basis. The first of these is the Ombak Supper Club with The Stars by Yellow Fin Horse on Friday, 13 September 2024, where guests staying on destination will have the opportunity to dine with performers and artists. The menu, curated by the highly acclaimed Chef Jun Wong, will be limited to 90 guests.

In addition to hosting the Exclusive Ticketed Event, All Q’ued Up by Quantic, One&Only Desaru Coast will also present Ember Beach Club Brunch by Chef Andrew Walsh, an elevated barbecue experience infused with Asian flavours, to the Southeast Asian sounds of DJs Maft Sai and Mellow Goeslaw.

 

 

Outside of the Exclusive Ticketed Events, Ombak Festival also added puppetry studio Nice Monster and House of Qureshi by Chef Ahsan Ali Qureshi to its music and performances and F&B programming, respectively. Festival goers will be enthralled by Nice Monster’s specially-commissioned giant roving puppets depicting Johorean folk tales and the South Asian offerings of Chef Ahsan, who will be commandeering the kitchen at Big Easy Bar & Grill, which overlooks the stunning Ocean Course at The Els Club Desaru Coast.

Guests will be spoilt for choice at the Festival Village, where Food Fiction by REXKL will serve up F&B stars including Licky Chan, Jojo’s by Joloko, Stellar, Fafaba, KAI, Calle Taco, The REX Bar, Brotani, and Kantin. Also at Festival Village are fashion innovators Kapten Batik, who will showcase their batik collection, along with special Ombak Festival merchandise; as well as Collection Curated by Dia Guild, a platform that spotlights unique fashion from Southeast Asian brands.

Festival Day Passes Ombak Festival launched Festival Day Passes, with a 1-Day Pass priced at RM550+ and a 2-Day Pass priced at RM990+. All Festival Day Passes include access to Ombak Main Stage and retail and F&B areas within the Festival Village on 14 September and/or 15 September 2024.

Festival Day Passes can be purchased from Ticketmelon's https://www.ticketmelon.com/ombakfestival/ombakfestival2024 or SISTIC https://sistic.com.sg/events/ombak0924, while Exclusive Ticketed Events can be purchased from Ticketmelon's https://www.ticketmelon.com/event/ombakexclusives . For more information about Ombak Festival and to purchase festival Stay Packages, please visit www.ombakfestival.com

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