Today Orange announced a series of Orange Monkey Hologram Gigs set to take place in five shopping centres around the UK and featuring hologram performances from 'Mama Do' singing sensation Pixie Lott, MOBO Award winning N-Dubz and the UK's 'Number One' Tinchy Stryder. The UK's first ever multi artist hologram tour celebrates the launch of Monkey, Orange's brand new Pay As You Go tariff with 4Music, which gives you free music and text messages just for topping up £10 a month.
Kicking off at Lakeside Centre on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September, the gigs will continue for a consecutive four weekends at Birmingham's Bullring, Sheffield's Meadowhall, Bristol's Cabots Circus and Manchester's Arndale Centre respectively. Orange staff will be at the venue giving out free Monkey SIM cards as well as £10 off any Pay As You Go handset over £29 for those who sign up to the tariff in the venue's Orange store that weekend. Tinchy Stryder will be showcasing his brand new single at the gigs and there will also be a chance for fans to meet N-Dubz when they make a guest appearance on Sunday 18th October in Manchester's Arndale Centre. The gigs take place approximately every 20 minutes throughout the weekend from a special Orange Hologram 'stage', anyone can watch the hologram gigs, no ticket is required.
Spencer McHugh, Brand Director for Orange UK, said: "Monkey is our first ever PAYG package that offers free music to customers and provides a whole new music experience both online and on their mobiles. The Orange Monkey Hologram Gigs are an extension of this new music experience giving audiences the chance to see some of the UK's hottest talent in a fresh and exciting way."
The Monkey Hologram Gig dates in full:
19/20 Sept London – Lakeside
26/27 Sept Birmingham – Bullring
03/04 Oct Sheffield – Meadowhall
10/11 Oct Bristol – Cabots Circus
17/18 Oct Manchester – Arndale Centre
Orange 'Monkey' is the first Pay As You Go package that offers free music to customers when they top up their mobile. A unique three way partnership with Universal Music and 4Music gives customers free and easy access to hundreds of thousands of songs (plus free texts) streamed through any mobile handset and online at www.orange.co.uk/monkey. As well as free music, Monkey offers customers free texts, allows for playlists to be shared by mobile, email and social networks.