The Singapore Grand Prix takes pole position for nightlife with A-list concerts at the track and some of the world’s best rooftop bars and exclusive F1-themed parties.
A street track with Singapore’s famous skyline as its spectacular backdrop, there will be over 100 hours of entertainment across 12 stages, complementing three days of high-octane F1 night racing from Sep 20-22, 2024.
An exciting entertainment concert line-up has been announced for the Singapore 2024 race.
OneRepublic, Kylie Minogue, Lenny Kravitz, The Corrs, and more main acts will hit the stage at various zones at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.
American pop-rock band OneRepublic recently released their sixth studio album, ‘Artificial Paradise’. Notably, ‘Singapore’ appears as an instrumental-driven track on the album. Best known for hits such as ‘Apologize’, ‘Stop And Stare’ and ‘Counting Stars’, the band filmed several scenes of the music video for their 2023 single Runaway at Marina Bay Sands. They have performed six times in Singapore.
Australian pop-royalty Kylie Minogue will certainly incite the audience to go ‘Padam Padam’ with her timely return to Singapore. It is expected that her set will be similar to her recent 2024 BST Hyde Park performance, which also ran about 90 minutes.
American rocker Lenny Kravitz is set to hold his first-ever performance in Singapore. Watch him perform iconic songs such as ‘Fly Away’, ‘It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over’, as well as materials from his 12th studio album ‘Blue Electric Light’ released earlier this year.
Irish family band The Corrs is set to bring their unique blend of Irish pop and folk rock using acoustic instruments like violin. They took over the world by storm with their classic timeless songs like ‘Breathless’, ‘So Young’ and ‘What Can I Do’.
Other notable acts include Guy Lawrence (one half of British electronic music act Disclosure); American R&B group Kool & the Gang; “Dance Monkey” singer Tones And I; British electronic DJ duo Honne; Australian crooner Dean Lewis; and K-pop rookie girl group BabyMonster.
Entry to the concerts, which take place on multiple stages around the circuit, is free with your race ticket.
Some interesting facts
The Singapore Grand Prix features some of the biggest concerts in Singapore. In the 2023 edition, up to 65,000 fans watched acts such as British pop star Robbie Williams and American singer Post Malone. The Killers, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Jennifer Lopez and Calvin Harris are just some of the music world’s biggest names to have graced the Singapore Grand Prix.
The Singapore Grand Prix was first night-time event in F1 history and first street circuit in Asia designed for F1 races.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz won the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix to end Max Verstappen’s record-breaking run and Red Bull’s hopes of an unbeaten season. In second was McLaren’s Lando Norris and in third was Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes. Sebastian Vettel has the most wins on the track, with five Singapore Grand Prix victories.
The Singapore Grand Prix has been considered to be one of the most challenging and unique tracks on the Formula One calendar. The endurance of drivers is heavily strained due to various factors such as high heat, high humidity, high amount of sweat and bodily fluid loss, high number of corners (19 in total) and little margin for error (due to the lack of run-off area within a street circuit).
The track is a twisty circuit that is the slowest in Formula One running at normal race distance above 305 km, which combined with its features of proximity to walls leads to frequent safety cars, further extending the running to nearing the race time limit of two hours. Since its inception, Marina Bay has been known for featuring at least one safety car in every race edition, with a total of 24 safety car deployments as of 2023.
