A colorful lineup of entertainment including live music, performances, a 3-D light projection countdown show, and a dazzling fireworks display attracted numerous guests to celebrate the arrival of 2015.
MACAO, Jan. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sands Macao Resort once again welcomed a large crowd of locals and visitors on New Year’s Eve. Whether they wereenjoyingthe winter wonderland of The Winter Venice experience outdoors, orsipping champagne while watching the live New Year’s Eve countdown broadcast in the Venetian Ballroom,guests were immersedinthis spectacular celebration tailored to diverse tastes.
The special New Year’s edition of the 3-D light projection show was projected onto the exterior façade of The Venetian Macao on Wednesday night as part of the Sands Macao Resort’s countdown festivities.
A magnificent fireworks display lit up the sky over The Venetian Macao on Wednesday night, marking a perfect finale to a remarkable 2014 for Sands China Ltd.
Legendary hit-makers and Grammy Award-winning group KC and the Sunshine Band performed to entertain guests at the New Year’s Eve gala dinner, as part of the Sands Macao Resort’s celebrations.
Numerous guests gathered at The Venetian® Macao, andina festive party atmosphere, bid farewell to 2014 and welcomed 2015. The free outdoorWinter Venice New Year’s Eve countdownevent drew huge crowds, with live performances by bands and dancers, thrilling acrobatics by Kinetix, and plenty of fun for guests. Meanwhile, street performers and musicians interacted joyfully with children and those young at heart, adding even more color to the festivities.
The highlight of the evening’s activities was the 3-D light projectionshow’sNew Year’s Eve countdown edition.Duringthefinalfive minutes before bidding adieu to 2014, the entire façade of The Venetian Macao transformed into a giant countdown clock, counting down joyfully with the guests to the arrival of 2015. This was immediately followedbya stunning fireworks extravaganza at The Venetian Macao,whichbrought the joyful celebration to a thrilling climax.
While outdoor festivities were underway, some guests also...Atanothersideof The Venetian Macao,"Light Up 2015"a New Year's Eve gala dinnerwelcomed the arrival of the new year. Nearly a thousand elegantly dressed guestsenjoyed a four-course gourmet feastin the Venetian Ballroom. The legendary hit song creators and Grammy Award-winning groupKC and the Sunshine the bandperformed a medley of classic hits for the audience, including “Get Down Tonight,” “That’s The Way (I Like It),” and “I’m Your Boogie Man,” and led the countdown to the new year. Additionally, Zhang Bichen, the champion of the third season of The Voice of China, along with fellow contestant and theme song singer Mo Haijing, delivered entertaining performances, as did Andy Frasco & the U.N., one of the finalists of the 2013 Goldener Jazz & Blues Festival.
Some lucky guests went home with great prizes from the dinner raffle, winning hotel stays, spa treatments, dining, and shopping vouchers.
Another New Year's Eve entertainmentevent,“Our Dreams – 2015 Macau Countdown Concert,”was held atCotaiArena, where pop music fans danced and sang through the night to bid farewell to 2014. The concert featured a friendly musical competition between contestants from China’s top-rated TV variety shows The Voice of China and The Songs of China. Star mentors Yang Kun and Zheng Jun led 18 singers from the third season of The Voice of China in a battle against four singers from The Songs of China, treating Macau audiences to a night of China’s finest voices. This concert was one of the New Year’s Eve programs broadcast live on Dragon TV. At midnight, all the singers took the stage to celebrate the arrival of the new year with the live audience.
In addition, guests at Sands Cotai Central shared a mouthwatering“DreamWorks Experience”New Year’s Eve dinner with the penguin squad from Madagascar and other DreamWorks animated characters, while enjoying their festive dance performances to ring in the new year.