GUINNESS 250 Celebrations

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: KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA: Crowd raise a glass to Arthur at Sunway Lagoon during the final event of Arthur’s Day, the Guinness 250th anniversary celebrations. Celebrations began in Dublin at 17:59 with over 30 music events staged around the city, including a concert at the historic St James’s Gate brewery. Events have also taken place around the globe, including New York and Lagos to mark this remarkable milestone. Photo by Getty Images for Guinness.

: Singers Tom Jones and Ronan Keating onstage for the Arthurs Day Guinness 250th Anniversary Celebration held at the Stockhouse

: Singer Kelly Rowland performs onstage for the Arthurs Day Guinness 250th Anniversary Celebration held at Tripod

: Singer Estelle performs onstage for the Arthurs Day Guinness 250th Anniversary Celebration held at the Odeon

: Karen Wheeler of Soul II Soul performs onstage for the Arthurs Day Guinness 250th Anniversary Celebration held at the Odeon

: Kathryn Thomas arrives on the red carpet to Arthur’s Day Guinness 250th Anniversary Celebration at the Storehouse

: Model Alek Wek arrives on the red carpet to Arthur’s Day Guinness 250th Anniversary Celebration at the Storehouse

: Singer Estelle performs onstage during the Arthurs Day Guinness 250th Anniversary Celebration held at the Storehouse

Dublin, Ireland,KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA,– As the world prepares to begin the global Arthur’s Day celebrations, Guinness & Co. has announced more incredible international talent joining the line-up of artists taking part. R&B star Kelly Rowland and Australian chart-topper Natalie Imbruglia will be performing at studio venues in Dublin, joining a star-studded list of more than 60 acts already confirmed to take part, including Sir Tom Jones, Razorlight, Paolo Nutini, Estelle, Sugababes and Kasabian.

The Arthur’s Day celebrations mark 250 years since Arthur Guinness signed the 9,000 year lease on the St James’s Gate Brewery in Dublin. Festivities will begin in the Irish capital at 17:59 local time with a toast to Arthur and carry on around the world in Lagos, Kuala Lumpur and New York.

Around the world amazing talent will perform at Arthur’s Day events including Sean Paul headlining the live show in Lagos, Nigeria and The Black Eyed Peas leading the celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Arthur’s Day celebrations will be beamed across the globe from Ireland, UK, US and Africa via broadcast partners SKY, ITV2, and DirecTV.

As part of the Arthur’s Day celebrations Guinness & Co. has established the €6 million Arthur Guinness Fund which will be active from September 2009. Arthur Guinness and his family were responsible for some of the most well known acts of philanthropy in Ireland and to honour and continue this legacy we are establishing this fund with the goal of enabling and empowering individuals with skills and opportunities to deliver a measured benefit to their communities.

For more information on the GUINNESS 250 celebrations please visit www.guinness.com

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