The cream of British urban talent will be taking the Glasgow, and the world, stage by storm as they perform a string of chart-topping hits at the prestigious 14^th Annual MOBO Awards at the SECC Arena on the 30^th September, hosted by Reggie Yates.

 

This year’s Awards show will pay tribute to one of the world’s greatest entertainers, Michael Jackson, with performances from the legendary Jermaine Jackson, Britain’s Got Talent winners, dance troupe Diversity and finalist Shaheen Jafargholi.

 

Sharing the MOBO stage for the first time ever, the likes of Chipmunk, Tinchy Stryder, Ironik, N-Dubz & JLS will be performing their show-stopping hits to an audience of over 6,000 people. Chipmunk will perform live for the first time in Scotland, his top 10 hit “Diamond Rings” alongside Glasgow’s finest Emeli Sande. Tinchy Stryder will do a medley of his number one singles “Never Leave” with Amelle Berrabah (Sugababes) and “Number One” with north London trio N-Dubz.  Britain’s hottest boy-band JLS, will undoubtedly paint the city, red, blue, green and yellow, with a performance of their number one single “Beat Again”.

 

Performing to an estimated billion people at the Michael Jackson Memorial in July, Britain’s Got Talent finalist Shaheen Jafargoli will again pay tribute to the King of Pop at this years MOBO Awards, singing “I’ll Be There”. The 12-year-old Shaheen wowed Britain’s Got Talent audiences, racking up close to 7 million views on Youtube alone.

 

Jermaine Jackson, who will perform “Smile” at this year’s show, commented: "I am delighted to be performing at this year's MOBO Awards.  My family and I have been involved in the global pop music business for over half a century, and it is amazing to see influences from our era in modern day black music artists. I am looking forward to coming to Scotland, meeting the artists, and being part of MOBO 2009".

 

Further international artists and show announcements to be made shortly!  Visit www.mobo.com for show, ticket and travel information, as well as exclusive MOBO content.

 

The 14^th annual MOBO Awards will take place at Scottish Exhibition + Conference Centre (SECC) Arena in Glasgow on Wednesday 30^th September. 

 

For those wanting to attend this year’s MOBO Awards, tickets are now available from Ticketsoup.com and Ticketmaster.com

 

For details of where to stay and what to see and do in Glasgow visit: www.moboawardsglasgow.com  

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Founded by Kanya King MBE in 1996, MOBO has grown to become one of Europe’s leading music brand – celebrating diverse music genres by honouring established as well as up-and-coming MOBO artists. 

 

Over the past 13 years the MOBO Awards Show has attracted the biggest names within the genres of MOBO music, who have given stunning virtuoso live performances before a global audience.  Recent awards show performers include Rihanna, Jay Z and Amy Winehouse and 2009 promises to be even more dazzling and momentous, as you would expect from an organisation that is continually making innovative and impressive efforts to bring MOBO to the world stage.

 

This year’s event will be held at Glasgow’s SECC on 30^th September and will be watched by a capacity audience on the night in addition to being broadcast live nationally on BBC 3 and shown on BBC 1 later in the week.

 

2. The MOBO Awards have been secured for Glasgow and Scotland through a partnership of EventScotland, the national events agency, and Glasgow City Marketing Bureau (GCMB) and also have the support of Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government.

 

3. Supporting Quotes

Michael Russell, Scottish Government Minister for Culture, said: “Today’s announcement adds to the buzz around the MOBO Awards Show being held later this month in Glasgow, which is home to some of Scotland's most exciting musical talent.  We look forward to hosting this world-class event in Scotland - giving fans and viewers from around the world a warm welcome and a taste of our unique and diverse Scottish culture.”

 

Councillor Steven Purcell, Leader of Glasgow City Council and Chair of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, said, “Glasgow’s world-wide reputation for music is sure to be enhanced by this latest announcement that some of urban music’s biggest stars will join home-grown talent in the stellar line-up for the 2009 MOBO Awards at the SECC.  It will be a night that all of Glasgow can revel in, together with millions of television viewers across the world.”

 

Paul Bush OBE, Chief Operating Officer at EventScotland, the national events agency, said: “The countdown to the MOBO Awards 2009 is well underway and excitement is really building as Scotland prepares to welcome this prestigious celebration of urban music. 

 

“Hosting the MOBO Awards will raise Scotland’s profile as a destination for music events around the world through extensive media coverage while also generating in excess of £1 million in economic impact and creating substantial benefits for Scotland’s music and tourism industries.  Scotland is known around the world as a vibrant nation with a thriving music scene and an unrivalled major events industry which will ensure the 2009 MOBO Awards are truly sensational.”

 

Scott Taylor, Chief Executive of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, added, “We are delighted to have played our part in bringing the MOBO Awards to Glasgow later this month.  It is one of the biggest nights in the international music calendar and will undoubtedly reinforce the city’s credentials as Glasgow: Scotland with style!”