Evening entertainment for the America's Cup World Series, Portsmouth

The Massed Bands of Her Majesty's Royal Marines © Nicola Harper

TEAMORIGIN EVENTS, the organisers of the America's Cup World Series, Portsmouth have celebrated this landmark date by announcing their intention to add a full evening programme of entertainment during the event, including The Massed Bands of Her Majesty's Royal Marines South Coast Proms for two nights on the Thursday and Friday and a Saturday night music concert with internationally renowned acts.

The Saturday evening music concert will be a celebration for Portsmouth and feature acts that cater for all ages and tastes. Taking place within the Waterfront Festival Arena on Southsea Common, the concert will be a paid-for ticket with purchasing details, line-up and schedule details to be announced in the next few weeks. The concert will be organised alongside the official event delivery provider "A Stones Throw Events Co", the team behind the Victorious Festival. Their experience of delivering a world class music festival in Portsmouth will ensure a fantastic night of entertainment.

Sir Keith Mills, GBE, The America's Cup World Series Portsmouth event Chairman said: "In my opinion, the America's Cup has always been about combining a premier sporting event with a full onshore programme that delivers the widest possible appeal to a large and growing audience. Adding the evening programme and making maximum use of the facilities set up for the day time means we can provide a true spectacle in Portsmouth for local, national and international visitors."

The Massed Bands of Her Majesty's Royal Marines will host their renowned South Coast Proms two night concert on the Thursday and Friday evenings. The band will take centre stage and enthral the audience with a spectacular two hour concert each night performing a sparkling selection of classical, contemporary, military and mainstream music in glorious surroundings under the summer sky.

The evening programme over three nights adds to the ever increasing schedule of onshore entertainment during the four day sailing event. Tickets for the two ticketed arenas, the Waterfront Festival Arena (Free-to-view tickets) and the Fanzone Arena (Paid-for tickets) have experienced huge amounts of interest with over 90,000 ticket bookings made to date. Fans are encouraged to secure their place now to avoid disappointment.

More information: www.ticketmaster.co.uk/ACWSPortsmouth

Alongside the music concert announcement, TEAMORIGIN EVENTS are also pleased to announce four official media partners for the America's Cup World Series, Portsmouth. The partnerships include The Times & The Sunday Times as the official national media partner, Heart Solent as the official radio partner and Portsmouth News as the official regional media partner.

Karyn Head, Heart Solent's Managing Director, said: "The America's Cup is one of the most spectacular and entertaining races to be taking place in the Solent. We are thrilled to be the official radio partner for the series in Portsmouth and we look forward to bringing this historic event to life for our Heart listeners."

Mark Waldron, The News Portsmouth Editor, said "The News in Portsmouth prides itself on providing our readers with unrivalled coverage of what is happening on our patch, from community events to international showpieces - and you don't get much bigger than playing host to the America's Cup World Series. We are genuinely excited by this sporting spectacular - and what it will bring to the region this year and in the future - and looking forward to working alongside the America's Cup World Series, Portsmouth team as media partners."

The count down to the 2015 ACWS Portsmouth (23-26 July 2015) has started, for more information: visit www.acwsportsmouth.com