ICELANDAIR PRESENTS SECOND ANNUAL TICKET TO FLY-THE BEATLES TRIBUTE AT MALL OF AMERICA

(PRLEAP.COM) COLUMBIA, MD, September 19 – Icelandair and Mall of America will again collaborate to present the second annual free weekend tribute to the Fab Four. “Ticket to Fly-The Beatles Tribute” will run October 21-23 in the Rotunda of Mall of America in Bloomington, MN. Best of The Beatles-The Pete Best Band will headline the event that will also feature concerts by Meet The Beetles, the Charlz Newman Band, LD Cruiser and the Tones and The End. A competition will also be held for musicians to perform songs written by The Beatles and will be judged by The Pete Best Band (www.petebest.com).

Pete Best was the original drummer when John, Paul and George began their fabled journey in the clubs of Liverpool and Hamburg. He now leads a six-member band in concerts around the world recalling the music that launched what was to become the heartbeat of Rock & Roll. His company, Best Wishes Productions, has just released “Best of The Beatles – The Pete Best Story,” a documentary that will air around the world, including broadcast by PBS in the United States. A supplementary DVD includes never-before-seen footage of The Beatles.

Icelandair’s “Ticket to Fly” will kick off at noon Friday, October 21, with Meet The Beetles, who will perform five one-hour concerts scheduled throughout the day (12:00pm, 2:00pm, 4:00pm, 6:00pm and 8:00pm). Each concert will feature a different period of The Beatles musical career. Please visit www.meetthebeetles.net for information about this fantastic Beatles tribute band.

The Charlz Newman Band, from St. Paul, MN, third-place winners of the 2004 “Ticket to Fly” competition, will open Saturday’s program at 12:00pm, followed by the 2005 Tribute competition throughout the afternoon. Preliminary judging will be decided by Icelandair prior to the event. All entries must be received by October 3, 2005. Complete Rules of Competition are listed below and are available at www.icelandair.com/petebest. There is no fee to enter the competition. The Pete Best Band will judge Saturday’s competition and announce the winner during their concert Saturday night. There will be one Grand Prize.

LD Cruiser and the Tones, from Austin, MN, who won the second prize in last year’s event, will open for The Pete Best Band at 6:00pm. Pete Best will take the stage in the Mall’s Rotunda at 7:30pm.

The musical tributes will conclude Sunday with a concert by the winning band at 2:00pm, followed at 3:30pm with a performance by The End, from Bloomington, MN, last year’s Grand Prize Winners. The End performed in April at The Cavern in Liverpool and recorded an original song at Pete Best’s studios in The Casbah, the Merseyside club that launched The Beatles in 1960.

In addition to a concert in the Rotunda at Mall of America, this year’s Grand Prize winner will receive “Tickets to Fly” to the UK from Icelandair, in addition to many surprise gifts from The Beatles Story and The Cavern Club in Liverpool, VisitBritain and Pete Best.

All events, including the competition, are free and open to the public.
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Icelandair’s TICKET TO FLY-The Beatles Tribute
Rules of Competition

• This competition is open to musicians age 18 and older residing in The Americas.
• Previous winners are not eligible to enter; however, previous entrants who were not selected or did not win may enter this year.
• Icelandair will handle preliminary judging.
• Each entrant/band may contain no more than 6 performers.
• Icelandair will select up to 10 finalists (groups or individuals) to compete at the Mall of America event.
• Entrants must perform ONE SONG written by The Beatles. PLEASE DO NOT PERFORM MORE THAN ONE SONG OR SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE ENTRY.
• In order to be selected for the TICKET TO FLY competition at Mall of America, contestants must first submit a performance on videotape (VHS/NTSC only), DVD, audio cassette or CD with photographs. All materials become the property of Icelandair-The Americas and will not be used for promotional or other purposes.
• Please send materials to:

Icelandair TICKET TO FLY-The Beatles Tribute
5950 Symphony Woods Road
Columbia, Maryland 21044

• Please include all contact information, including: Names and ages of all performers (performers under age 18 are not eligible); mailing address; phone and email contacts for notification.
• Deadline: Entries must be received by Icelandair on or before Monday, October 3, 2005. Late entries will NOT be considered and will NOT be returned to sender.
• A maximum of 10 entries (groups or individuals) will be selected from all entries, as judged by Icelandair. Entrants will be judged on musicianship and quality of performance. The decision by Icelandair is final.
• These preliminary winners will be notified by phone and/or email contacts included with performance tapes/DVD/CD. Preliminary winners will be notified on or before October 7, 2005. NO TELEPHONE CALLS, PLEASE!
• Preliminary winners will be responsible for all transportation and/or other expenses associated with their competition performance at Mall of America on October 22, 2005. Competitors will be assigned a specific performance time to appear onstage at Mall of America on that date; failure to setup and perform within that 20-minute time frame means immediate disqualification from the competition; no one will be rescheduled.
• Contestants will compete onstage during Mall hours and must perform ONLY the song they sent as their entry for the competition; sound and backline for 2 guitars/1 bass and drum kit will be provided; instruments must be supplied by performers.
• The Grand Prize Winner will be announced by The Pete Best Band onstage at the Rotunda at Mall of America during their concert on Saturday, October 22, 2005 (concert starts at 7:30pm).
• The Grand Prize Winner must be prepared to play a one-hour concert at Mall of America on Sunday, October 23, 2005. The music to be performed at Sunday’s concert may be typical of that performer’s repertoire, not just a tribute to The Beatles. Sound, backline and drums will be provided.
• Any expenses associated with the competition and subsequent concert are the responsibility of the contestants and will not be reimbursed by Icelandair, Mall of America, The Pete Best Band or any other entity or organization associated with this competition.
• The Grand Prize includes TICKETS TO FLY to one of Icelandair’s destinations in the UK for each winning performer (maximum of 6) from Icelandair US gateways only; transportation to/from gateways is not provided and is the responsibility of all prize winners; must have valid passports to travel; travel blackout periods apply. Airport taxes and other official charges as well as any charges or expenses associated with travel are the responsibility of the prize winners. Tickets are not transferable and have no cash value and may not be redeemed for cash or other services. Tickets are valid for Icelandair travel only.
• Other prizes may be awarded by participating sponsors at their discretion; Icelandair bears no responsibility or liability for any expenses or restrictions imposed on prizes or services not provided by Icelandair.
• Travel must be completed within one year of Mall of America event and will be awarded based on schedule availability of all participating sponsors and the winning performers.

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