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Legendary boyband 911 to perform in Ha Long Bay

Wednesday, 06/09/2023 | 11:07:36 [GMT +7] A  A

British band 911 is set to play at the “A Night to Remember” music night which are scheduled to take place in the world heritage site, Ha Long Bay, this September.

Ha Long Bay has been chosen as the performance venue for famous international bands.

The music night will mark a strong development of night entertainment services in Ha Long in particular and Quang Ninh in general. Ha Long Bay has been chosen as the performance venue for famous international bands.

911 are an English pop boyband consisting of members Lee Brennan, Jimmy Constable, and Spike Dawbarn. Formed in Glasgow in 1995, the band released their debut single "Night to Remember" in May, 1996. One year later, their album The Journey was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

911 then went on to release two more Silver-certified albums, Moving On and There It Is, in 1998 and 1999, respectively. In addition, the hit song “There It Is” also made up their only UK number-one single, a cover of "A Little Bit More", which topped the UK Singles Chart in January, 1999.

In their five years together, 911 recorded 10 UK top 10 singles, selling 10 million singles and six million albums around the world. They were hugely popular in Southeast Asia, where their first two albums went to number one.

Last year the boyband travelled to Vietnam for their first performance during the HAY Glamping Music Festival 2022. 

Quang Ninh attracted over 12 million tourist arrivals, including  875 thousand foreign arrivals, in the first eight months of this year, gaining the total revenue of VND 23,986 billion, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

By Dao Linh