World-renowned producer and DJ Paul Oakenfold has been one of the few figures in dance music to have-made an indelible impact on modern day popular culture. From being credited as the main catalyst of the dance music revolution that took hold of the UK in the late 1980’s, to bringing DJ sets to stadiums via his opening slots for major pop acts such as U2, to remixing artists as diverse as Radiohead, Justin Timberlake and The Rolling Stones, the UK-born Oakenfold has consistently been recognized as an artist able to spread the gospel of club music beyond the confines of club culture.
In keeping with this theme, in the summer of 2008 Oakenfold launched a groundbreaking weekly residency at the Palms Hotel & Casino called simply, “Perfecto Vegas.” Conceived by the Maloof brothers and their nightlife team in conjunction with Oakenfold, “Perfecto Vegas” has brought a grandiose, Ibizan-styled club experience to arguably the hippest locale in Vegas for the first time.
To commemorate the ongoing success of the night, Thrive Records is set to release Perfecto Vegas on July 14th. This double CD set consists of 21 exclusive tracks, hand selected and mixed by Oakenfold. The set focuses on the less pop leaning, “classic Oakenfold” sound that core fans have been begging for since his Grammy-nominated 2004 release, Creamfields.
Oakenfold is also set to embark on a lengthy world tour this summer that will cross 25 countries in just over two months. In addition to supporting Madonna for her “Sticky & Sweet” UK and European dates, Paul has been in the studio producing select new material for Madonna’s forthcoming greatest hits album (slated for Sept ’09). “Cutting edge sounds combined with classic Madonna,” says Oakenfold of the new songs. Oakenfold will also co-headline such major summer festival dates as Wireless in the UK, Bonaroo, Red Rocks and the Electric Daisy Carnival at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Touted as being one of the most versatile artists in the business, Oakenfold has built up an impressive resume composing music for film, TV, and video games. Most recently, he has scored The Bourne Conspiracy video game, composed the theme to the hit TV show Big Brother, and contributed tracks to the upcoming Jerry Bruckheimer film G-Force.
Oakefold continues to work on his new original studio album, Pop Killer, which will be released in 2010. The project already features collaborations with The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, and Ce-Lo. His previous two solo releases have sold over 2 million units combined.
Perfecto Vegas is available nationwide in stores and online July 14th 2009.
TOUR DATES:
June-26-2009 LA, CA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
June-27-2009 Las Vegas, NV Palms
July-01-2009 London, UK o2 Brixton academy w/ Lenny Kravitz
July-04-2009 London, UK Wireless fest w/ Basement Jaxx
July-04-2009 London, UK O2 Arena w/ Madonna
July-05-2009 London, UK O2 Arena w/ Madonna
July-07-2009 Manchester, UK MEN Arena w/ Madonna
July-09-2009 Paris, FRA Bercy w/ Madonna
July-11-2009 Werchter, Belgium Festival Grounds w/ Madonna
July-14-2009 Milan, IT San Siro w/ Madonna
July-16-2009 Udine, IT Stadium w/ Madonna
July-19-2009 Marsaille, FRA Velodrome w/ Madonna
July-21-2009 Barcelona, SPA Olympic Stadium w/ Madonna
July-21-2009 Barcelona, SPA Opium Mar
July-23-2009 Madrid, SPA Vicente Calderon w/ Madonna
July-23-2009 Madrid, SPA Sala La riveriera
July-24-2009 Ibiza, SPA Pacha
July-25-2009 Zaragoza, SPA Recinto w/ Madonna
July-25-2009 Zaragoza, Spa Expo
July-28-2009 Oslo, Norway Vallehovin w/ Madonna
July-03-2009 Oslo, Norway Vallehovin w/ Madonna
Aug-01-2009 St peteresburg, Russia Global Gathering
Aug-02-2009 St peteresburg, Russia Town Sq w/ Madonna
Aug-04-2009 Tallin, Estonia Tallin Fest w/ Madonna
Aug-06-2009 Helsinki, Finland West harbour w/ Madonna
Aug-08-2009 Gothhenberg, SWE Ullevi w/ Madonna
Aug-09-2009 Gothhenberg, SWE Ullevi w/ Madonna
Aug-11-2009 Copenhagen, DE Parken w/ Madonna
Aug-13-2009 Prague, CR Natural amp w/ Madonna
Aug-14-2009 Linz, Austria Empire Club
Aug-15-2009 Warsaw, Poland Bowomo w/ Madonna
Aug-16-2009 Budapest, HU Sziget festival
Aug-18-2009 Munich, GER Olympic stadium w/ Madonna
Aug-20-2009 Ljubjana, Slovenia Stadium w/ Madonna
Aug-20-2009 Ljubjana, Slovenia In Box
Aug-22-2009 Budapest, HU Kincshem park w/ Madonna
Aug-24-2009 Belgrade, Serbia USCE Stadium w/ Madonna
Aug-26-2009 Bucharest, romania Parc Izcor w/ Madonna
Aug-28-2009 Athens, GRE Venue
Aug-29-2009 Sofia, BUL Vasil Stadium w/ Madonna
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