The 6th edition of Leone Goes Pop takes place Saturday evening in Independence Square, Victoria will host. A event which promises to be a spectacular concert of modern music, presented by the Leone Philharmonic Society, as well as being the closing event of the Victoria Day celebrations organised by the Victoria Local Council.

This year to maintain the spirit of the band’s 150th anniversary celebrations, the Leone Band has enlisted the services of Gozitan singer Deborah C and has managed to secure two of Malta’s finest musical exports – Chiara, three times Maltese Eurosong representative and Kevin Borg, the 2008 Swedish Pop Idol and this year’s Maltese Eurosong runner-up.

With this sixth edition, the Leone will ‘Pop for a Jubilee,’ the audience will be invited to join in the celebration mood with the immortal tunes of Abba, Beatles, Zucchero, Neil Diamond, Tom Jones, Kool and the Gang, Pet Shop Boys, Elton John and Sinead O’Connor to name but a few.

Leone Goes Pop will this year be hosted by TV personality Valerie Vella while resident conductor Colin Attard leads the band.

Colin Attard explained that the concept of Leone Goes Pop goes beyond the traditional Maltese band formation and offers a full musical entertainment experience for the whole family.

The concert starts at 9.00pm, entry is free of charge and seating is free on a first-come-first-served basis.

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