Officials and performing artists announce
this year’s gala countdown to 2013.
Phasakorn Channgam
Pattaya’s countdown to the New Year will tick off its final days of
2012 with music and fireworks.
The start of the festival will be marked by the lighting up of an
enormous Christmas tree said to be the biggest in Thailand. The tree
lighting ceremony will take place from 8 p.m. on the evening of
Christmas Day. It will be accompanied by a fireworks spectacular and the
first of the concerts on the big stage.
After the opening night, every evening will feature different
entertainment starting at 8 p.m.
A half-million people are expected to visit town each day for the shows
and a Beach Road street market. Countdown epicenter, Bali Hai Pier, has
been decked out with holiday decorations with art exhibitions mixed in
with the music.
Musical acts slated to perform include Kala, Playground, Crescendo,
Stamp, Palmy, Instinct, Modern Dog, Pang Nakhrin, Shin Shinawut,
Thaitanium, Big Ass, Buddha Bless and artists from television talent
show, “The Star.”
The finale, Dec. 31, will be televised nationally and feature a display
of 2,000 fireworks.
