Gig in the Sky

Gig in the Sky

"For the Pink Floyd song, see The Great Gig in the Sky."

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Main party

The concert was in a flying airplane, at 35,000 feet, a record breaking altitude. The plane in which the concert was held lacked a number of seats to be replaced by a built-in stage at the front of the plane.

Breaking the record

The concert's primary objective was to break the record for the "highest concert ever performed". According to [http://funkin.com/news/?id=3482 Funkin.com] , there was a judge present on the plane, who made the records official. In fact, Jamiroquai broke an unexpected six records:
* Highest ever concert
* Fastest ever concert
* Highest ever recording
* Fastest ever recording
* Highest gig in a plane
* Fastest gig in a plane.

This wasn't the first time Jamiroquai has broken a record. They also hold the record for the top-selling funk album of all time, "Travelling Without Moving".

Golden Tickets

Some lucky people may have got golden tickets to meet and greet Jay Kay for real. They may also get a trip in the cockpit.

Afterparty & departure

After the show, an afterparty (another concert) was held at a hotel in Athens. The next day, the "partygoers" departed on a flight, and returned home.

Concert Setlist

Onboard the plane:
# Radio
# Feels Just Like It Should
# High Times
# If I Like it, I do it
# Travelling Without Moving
# Runaway

The setlist for the Athens after-party was:
# Cosmic Girl
# Space Cowboy
# High Times
# Black Capricorn Day
# Little L
# Radio
# Feels Just Like It Should
# Use The Force
# If I Like it, I do it
# Travelling Without Moving
# Love Foolosophy
# Time Won't Wait
# Deeper Underground

Broadcast

According to [http://bb.jamiroquai.com/viewtopic.php?p=119345&highlight=#119345 a press release posted on bb.Jamiroquai.com] , the concert will be broadcast later in 2007.

Criticism

Although a number of fans considered the gig to be a "flight through heaven", another number of them considers the terms of participation in the competition to win tickets to the concert flight to be a tasteless marketing ploy by Sony Ericsson. [http://jamirotalk.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6195&start=165] However, both sides do agree that the concert was one of the most remarkable Jamiroquai experiences.

References

All references taken from Funkin.com. [http://funkin.com/news/?id=3482]
Except records broken - Contact Music [http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/jamiroquai%20gig%20breaks%20six%20world%20records_1023518]

ee also

*Guinness World Records;
*Travelling without Moving.
* [http://www.spiroskaravas.wordpress.com The Gig in the Sky Story : I was there! : A blog dedicated to this once in a lifetime event]


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