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Families and friends flocked to the latestoffering of this global phenomenon in Janabiya to soak up the sun as well asdance barefoot on the main pitch to the sounds of golden oldies and top of thepops in a Coachella music festival atmosphere.
Blankets and gazebos covered the ground onFriday as children ran around blowing bubbles and parents laughed with theirfriends as they were serenaded by one tribute act after the other at thispopular live music event. Although there was barely any room at times to bogey,it didn’t stop people from partying the day and night away.
Teens swayed by the impressive stage to thesounds of Bruno Mars and hands flew up to the air when Pink sang fan favoritessuch as Raise Your Glass, Funhouse and So What. Children were brought up to thestage for a dance challenge and middle-aged mums and dads (and a fewgrandparents too by the look of things) watched the merriment via the two largescreens on either side.
Local band Must also had the crowd boppingtheir heads to a rock ’n’ roll rendition of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, althoughI prefer the England rugby fans version!
Providing you had a wristband entry passyou could dip in and out of the delights and seek sanctuary away from themusic, although there were some Trib Fest diehards who were determined not tomiss a minute of the action. I salute you, sir and madam!
The carefree fun-day continued withlookalike and soundalike (almost) acts including Jessie J, Adele, Bob Marley,Freddie Mercury and many more – a blast from the past, and a total blastthroughout.
