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Macys 4^th of July Fireworks 2010 have been confirmed to be taking place above the Hudson River, this is the second year in a row that the Hudson River has been favoured over the East River which it seems has ceased to be the waterway of choice for the legendary fireworks display.

Last year the fireworks display was moved from the East River to the Hudson in honour of Henry Hudson and the 400 years since he first sailed up that famous river. This has of course affected the annual viewing pleasures of thousands on the East River, who now have to crane their necks to get a whiff of the smoke, so why more the show?

Good question, very insightful of you reader. Well, the good people at Macys have said that the move this year was to better provide viewing for the countless thousands of spectators that annual gather to view the “best fireworks display in America” and to better accommodate the mighty barges employed to launch said pyrotechnics from.

The 2010 Macys Fireworks 4^th of July display by SOUSA Fireworks will have over 40,000 shells launched from 6 barges in the Hudson River. The show, like any big show nowadays, will be synchronised to music. The musicians supplying the tunage for the night’s events will be none other The New York Pops Orchestra and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, along with gospel, choral groups and barbershops quartets. Classy.

We will of course be updating this blog to let you know all you need to know about the best 4^th of July Party in the U.S of A. Stay tuned!!

WHAT – KaBoom Fireworks

WHERE – Candlestick Park San Francisco

WHEN – May 22, 2010

WHAT TIME – 10:15–10:30 p.m.

BEST VIEWS – most places around the bay, unless its foggy

KaBoom Fireworks in San Francisco, sponsored by KFOG radio.

Besides the long lingering question, why do all radio stations in America have 4, seemingly random, letters before the word radio as their name? The big question is how the fireworks will look in their new home?

The KaBoom Fireworks display is moving to Candelstick Park, the famous home of the San Francisco Giants for many years and the spot where the Beatles played their very last commercial concert; a good bit of history there.

KFOG’s annual event was forced to move from its previous spot after safety concerns led to structural tests on pier 30 and 32. It was discovered that these piers are no longer strong enough to hold the mass of equipment and vehicles required to put on this multi-million dollar event. Never mind, onwards and upwards.

The event will be synchronised to a soundtrack that has not been confirmed yet but it is expected to be contemporary music mixed with some old family favourites. This is a very family friendly night that attracts about 400,000 people. It is popular to hire boats and take part in boat trips out onto the bay for the very best view of the fireworks.

Tickets are a reasonable $15 a piece which is not bad considering a world class fireworks display and a fun friendly environment await all. Lets just hope its not too foggy!!

and here it is, a little bit of the 2010 KFOG KaBoom Fireworks Display video from Candlestick Park

WHAT: Skyfest Spectacular

WHERE: King Johns Castle, Limerick

WHEN: Saturday 13^th March 2010

WHAT TIME: 7.30pm

BEST SPOTS: Along the River Shannon

13th March 2010, book your day off now; you are going to need it. In fact, book the week off, Limerick has it covered.

The annual Skyfest spectacular which has the people dancing in the streets and lights in the sky will be held in Limerick this year. This is only the 3rd time that the fireworks and musical event will take place outside of Ireland’s capital and promises to be, and I quote, an “exceptional pyro-musical presentation where dazzling colours and explosive effects are choreographed to an amazing soundtrack”.

And Limerick is the place for it, home of the second largest St Patrick’s Day parade in Ireland so it makes perfect sense to host one of Ireland’s most incredible outdoor events of the year; The Skyfest spectacular.

The Skyfest is the start to the “I Love Limerick” themed St. Patrick’s Day events and with the magnificent back drop of King Johns Castle; this promises to be one of the highlight of Limericks many St Patrick’s Day festivities. To give you an idea of the scale of this display, 30 people have toiled laboriously for 6 days to rig up and set off nearly 3 tonnes of fireworks, that’s a lot of pyro!

For the best views in the city, look for the River Shannon and turn your eyes towards King Johns Castle, we recommend getting there good and early to find a nice spot. The fireworks start at 7.30pm or 8pm, still waiting for confirmation on that but there will be plenty to see and do when you are waiting with street entertainment to keep the crowds occupied until the main event, fireworks!

View video footage of the SKYFEST LIMERICK event by clicking the link

A circular space ship of a stage 50 yards wide, flashing and bursting with multicoloured LED lights, lit up a darkened Sun Life Stadium as The Who matched the electricity of Super Bowl XLIV.

Give mad guitarist Pete Townshend and frontman Roger Daltrey all the credit due a pair of legendary Rock ‘N Roll sexagenarians: They put on an electric and visually stunning show. It has to be said, no guitars were harmed in the making of this half time show.

The flower pedals of swirling lights that made up the stage coordinated with an electric flash of lasers that formed a web of coherent light throughout the stadium, just as The Who opened with Pinball Wizard. The sight was so stunning that the fans, who had been instructed during the last few minutes of the second quarter on how to use their cell phones as virtual lighters, forgot to follow their choreographed directions.

Instead, it was a 15-minute display of lights and talent as Townshend wowed the crowd with his still-fine guitar fingering and Daltry wailed into his harmonica.

They moved, as the lasers, from song to song. From Baba O’Riley they slid into Who Are You? and finally the classic Won’t Get Fooled Again.

Pyrotechnics punctuated the final note. Daltrey, who had never been to an American football game before Sunday, took a bow, and Townshend spared his guitar from oblivion as the crowd cheered.

Danang is gearing up for the Largest Fireworks competition display next March. The skies above the Han River will be filled with spectacular artistic fireworks display of colours and sound presented by the world’s leading fireworks manufactures.

Next March will be the 3rd edition of the musical fireworks competition hosted by the city of Danang. The event is being described as the biggest and best fireworks competition in the world because of the scale of the display over 2 nights: 3 displays on the opening night and 2 displays and the prize giving on the following and final night. It is simply the best annual event of its kind staged in Danang.

With over 500,000 spectators every year including tourist, the organiser’s, and city of Danang have achieved their objective and goal in promoting Danang as a preferred tourist destination.

DIFC 2010 – HANOI 1000 Celebration Key Event:

Hanoi will celebrate its 1,000th birthday in 2010 with a series of activities in Hanoi and around Vietnam.  DIFC 2010 is one such celebration event activity selected to be associated with the Hanoi 1000 celebration.

TEAMS SELECTED FOR DIFC 2010:

Through a meticulous selection process, participating teams were handpicked from America, France, Portugal and Japan and the representing Host country is the Danang military fireworks team.

These teams have been responsible for most of the musically choreographed fireworks displays at international prestigious events. The selected four international renowned firework manufacturers have won numerous past competitions around the globe.

EVENT INFORMATION

For Two nights in March 2010, tagged as biggest event in Vietnam, the skies over the Han’s River are to be lit up by a sequence of world class Pyro Musical performances to celebrate Danang’s 35th Liberation anniversary.

Official Theme:  ‘ Legend of Han River’

The official team for DIFC10 is ‘Legend of Han River’. Participating teams would have to choreograph their show around the theme. Each team will have to produce their pyromusical displays for a minimum of 20 minutes.

The Thang Long Championship Challenge Trophy:

The DIFC10 participant will represent their respective nation and ‘wow’ the spectators with their magical displays over two nights.

The Art of Musical Fireworks Concept:

Musical fireworks technique used at the competition is an art form known as “Pyro-Musical Synchronization” and takes into account the essentials such as timing (measured in fractions of seconds), music choices, rhythm and composition design.

According to the producer, “Fireworks designed for DIFC requires thousand of painstaking hours to be developed. The teams manufacture special effects exclusively for the competition based on their theme.

By the sounds of it this is one competition I know I cannot wait too see. On such a big scale this is sure to be one to look forward to in 2010 for anyone that loves anything pyro.

Check out the video below of the upcoming trailer for THE firework event of 2010.