ZANE LOWE, MYSTERY JETS & CUBAN BROTHERS SEE THE SUMMER OUT IN STYLE!

Xbox 360 and Ibiza Rocks Hotel are celebrating a summer of unforgettable events with a closing party line-up set to get the White Isle rocking like never before.

As the Ibiza 2008 party season reaches its climax, the final Xbox Weekender of the summer will take place at Ibiza Rocks Hotel on September 12th-14th. Headlining the Saturday will be none other than BBC Radio One’s Zane Lowe with an exclusive DJ set. A self- confessed Xbox fan, Zane is no stranger to Ibiza having hosted the Xbox 360 Rock Band launch party on the island back in May and more recently, taken the roof off legendary superclub Amnesia with his first ever Essential Mix live from the Radio One Weekend earlier this month.

But the Ibiza Rocks experience wouldn’t be complete without a blistering live act to shake up proceedings – also playing on the Saturday night will be quirky rockers Mystery Jets. Celebrating the end of a full on festival season, the London based band will make a welcome return to the Ibiza Rocks Hotel, to tear up the live stage and, quite possibly, the Xbox Penthouse suite, where they enjoyed a stay earlier this season.

Also appearing over the weekend will be comedy genius Mike Cuban, livening things up by performing as the legend that is hospital radio DJ Barry Peters and also appearing across the weekend alongside his comedy rocker compadres, The Cuban Brothers. These boys are renowned the world over for their brilliant live shows and on-stage antics – expect great tunes, a great laugh and pool parties with some of the most ridiculous moustaches in music.

Finally, partygoers at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel will be treated to the talents of rising star and cutting edge DJ, Doorly. Utilising five decks and a mountain of effects units, expect an eclectic mix of tuneage spanning everything from house and electro through to indie and hip hop to keep the party pumping regardless of genre.

The Xbox Weekenders form part of the Xbox summer of music activity covering music festivals, exclusive gigs and special events to celebrate the fact that players can download cutting edge music videos (and movies) on Xbox LIVE.

Inside the new Ibiza Rocks Hotel, guests can enjoy the ‘Xbox Social’, the perfect place to experience the latest games, music and movies available on Xbox 360, complete with comfy couches and quirky extras. Throughout the hotel, Xbox 360 kiosks are on hand to play all the latest games, and for those who can’t make it out of their rooms after a particularly heavy night’s clubbing, there is also a concierge service available where the Xbox team will set up consoles and games in people’s rooms completely free.

On the top floor of the 368 room hotel, you can find the ‘Xbox Penthouse’ – a premium quality apartment complete with sunset balcony, where all the bands playing at Ibiza Rocks Hotel have been staying during their time on the island. It is also been acting as a luxury safe haven for VIPs and celebrities throughout the season.

Commenting on the latest line up, Alex Weller, Brand Experience manager, Xbox UK said: “The line-up for September’s Xbox Weekender is a fitting way to end what’s been an incredible summer of music events for us. From the first party back in May with The Enemy right through to Zane Lowe and Mystery Jets finishing things off in style, we’ve truly established ourselves as a credible music partner to Ibiza Rocks Hotel and helped create a unique and exciting addition to the Ibiza party scene.”

Andy McKay, Promoter, Ibiza Rocks said: “It’s been brilliant having Xbox on board, contributing to what has been a hugely successful first year at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel, where we’ve hosted the island’s ‘must see’ music events of the summer, including the Xbox Weekenders, Radio One Weekend and, of course, the Ibiza Rocks with Sony Ericsson weekly series of live gigs. September’s Xbox Weekender boasts another impressive line up that will end an incredible summer season.”

Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of the fourth complete album to the Rock Band™ Music Store catalog of downloadable content. Available August 26, the most commercially successful Rush album, Moving Pictures, will be added to the Rock Band DLC catalog giving prog fans the opportunity to build their own Rush setlist for play on their virtual world tour.

Moving Pictures joins the five other Rush tracks in the catalog including the recent release of the Rush Masters Vault selections which includes exclusive Rock Band versions of “Closer To The Heart” and “Working Man (Vault Edition)” and cover versions of “Tom Sawyer,” “Limelight” and “Working Man.” One of the most successful progressive rock bands in music history, the Canadian masters of the time signature change have sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and continue to sell out arenas across the globe.

Moving Pictures, Rush’s eighth studio album, released in 1981 has sold more than four million copies and includes the following tracks:

1. Tom Sawyer
2. Red Barchetta
3. YYZ
4. Limelight
5. The Camera Eye
6. Witch Hunt
7. Vital Signs

Moving Pictures will be available for $10.99 (880 Microsoft Points) for the album, or $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) per track.

Moving Pictures joins the influential Pixies album, Doolittle, Judas Priest’s Screaming For Vengeance and The Cars’ “The Cars” as the fourth full-album DLC release available at the Rock Band Music Store. With the addition of these albums there are now more than 200 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at http://www.rockband.com/dlc). Rock Band continues to fly off shelves and satisfy music fans and gamers’ voracious appetite for rock with more than 18 million downloads since its launch on November 20, 2007. The Rock Band Music Store allows players to preview and purchase downloadable individual music tracks and packs from the vast selection of offerings available to date without ever leaving the game as they build their own custom Rock Band library.

Rock Band allows online play and features that expand the boundaries of music gaming. Rock Band downloadable content is playable and integrated into setlists in all game modes including: Solo Tour, Band World Tour, head-to-head competition either locally or online, and from any Quickplay mode. In order to play downloadable content for head-to-head matches or multiplayer online, all players must own the same downloadable track. Downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft is available for purchase via Xbox LIVE® Marketplace using Microsoft Points and is downloaded directly to the Xbox 360 hard drive. Downloadable content for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system’s version of Rock Band is available for purchase on the PLAYSTATION®Store through the free PLAYSTATION®Network and is downloaded directly to PLAYSTATION 3 system’s built in hard drive.

On June 30, Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game company in the world, and MTV Games, announced the release of Rock Band 2 this coming September and will support all previously downloaded content. The groundbreaking music platform that forever changed the face of music video games is committed to taking gaming to the next level with the evolution of the franchise. Rock Band 2 will make its debut on Xbox 360 and be available for additional platforms later this year.

Rock Band is rated “T” for Teen (lyrics, mild suggestive themes) by the ESRB.

For more information on Rock Band and Harmonix Music Systems please visit www.rockband.com and www.harmonixmusic.com.