SIMON WEBBE FROM TOP BOY BAND ‘BLUE’ AND NEW RAP SENSATION ‘LYRICAN’ TEAM UP TO RACE AGAINST FANS VIA XBOX® LIVE™
London 7th June - In between rave reviews for his new solo single 'Lay Your Hands' and a cameo role in 'The Truth about Love' which stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and Dougray Scott, Simon Webbe from top British boy band 'Blue' has found time to team up with Xbox Live for the latest Game With Fame event!
Simon and new urban sensation Lyrican, will be chatting and playing exclusively with Xbox Live gamers on the 8th June between 3pm and 5pm GMT. Fans will have the chance to race against Simon and Lyrican in the latest hit motor racing game Forza Motorsport.
Forza Motorsport, the ultra-realistic driving simulator allows gamers to own, collect and transform their own personalised fleet of speed machines from an unprecedented line up of more than 230 cars made by over 60 top manufacturers. Forza is an innovative online racing experience featuring online car clubs with up to 100 different gamertags. It also gives gamers the ability to trade creations with car connoisseurs from all over the world over Xbox Live, downloadable ghosts, race replays and car setups and more than 1,400 different online leader boards for competition of every category, Forza Motorsport is a fuel injection for gamers looking to take their game into cyberspace.
'Blue' who have recently collaborated with legendary artists Stevie Wonder and Elton John, have achieved phenomenal commercial success across Europe - generating sales figures of more than 7 million albums and 4 million singles since releasing their number one hit "All Rise" in 2001. The band is set to embark upon a European tour which will see them play at packed venues across the region.
How do I get the chance to play Simon Webbe and Lyrican?
All Xbox Live members need, to pitch their skills against the band, is:
1. Sign into Xbox Live
2. Add one of the following Game With Fame Gamertags to your friends list:
- If your Gamertag starts with a letter from A-M. add (insert gamertag i.e. Lyrican 1)
- If your Gamertag starts with a letter from N-Z. add (insert gamertag i.e. Lyrican 2)
3. After that, gamers just go onto Xbox Live on the 8th June from 3pm and 5pm GMT (4pm - 6pm CET) to check if they have been invited to join in a game and if they have then...
4. Game With Fame and chat to Simon Webbe or Lyrican.
More Big Names lined up for 2005
This event is part of the Xbox Live 'Game With Fame' programme and is just one of the many opportunities Xbox Live gamers will have to take on some of the biggest names in the entertainment world. This month's Game With Fame stars join a growing list of artists, like The Strokes, Kasabian, Embrace, Maroon 5, Thrills and The Bees, who have all connected with their fans through Xbox Live.
To find out about other great Xbox Live events including Game With Fame, tournaments and Winning Weekends visit the Xbox Live Calendar on http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/live/calendar/default.htm
If you are not lucky enough to catch Simon Webbe on Xbox Live, why not try and catch Blue at one of the below dates whilst on their European tour:
13 June 2005 - Karlsruhe, Germany, DM Arena.
14 June 2005 - Oberhausen, Germany, Arena.
15 June 2005 - Berlin, Germany, Tempodrom.
17 June 2005 - Brescia, Piazza Duomo.
18 June 2005 - Padova, Stadio Plebiscito.
19 June 2005 - Lucca, Piazza Napoleone.
21 June 2005 - Palermo, Velodomo.
22 June 2005 - Salerno, Stadio Arechi.
23 June 2005 - Rome, Curva Stadio Olimpico.
25 June 2005 - Sheffield, Arena.
26 June 2005 - Manchester, Evening News Arena.
27 June 2005 - Manchester, Evening News Arena.
28 June 2005 - Nottingham, Arena.
30 June 2005 - Birmingham, NEC.
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