Palm Jumeirah Island to be lit up in a giant fireworks display on 20 November 2008. Kylie Minogue's debut performance in Middle East at private concert for invited guests. Atlantis, The Palm the flagship resort of the world-renowned Palm Jumeirah, has unveiled plans for one of the biggest events of the year to celebrate the opening of the resort and birth of an icon. Atlantis, The Palm is a 1,539 room, ocean-themed destination resort located at the centre of the crescent of the man-made Palm Jumeirah in Dubai with 17 hectares of water park amusement, further marine and entertainment attractions and a collection of some of the most renowned world-class chefs. All invited guests will enjoy three days of celebration, with the highlight being on Thursday 20 November. Entertainment will include music legend Kylie Minogue's debut performance in the Middle East, a show by Nawal Al Zoghbi - one of the highest selling Arab artists of all time, Bollywood Superstar Priyanka Chopra will unveil a spectacular fireworks display, designed and executed by the Grucci's, lighting up 43 km of palm shaped shoreline and illuminating the entire island with more than 100,000 specially-designed pyrotechnic devices, and dinner hosted by Nobu Matsuhisa, Santi Santamaria, Michel Rostang and Giorgio Locatelli. DJ Samantha Ronson will helm the turntables for both evening's events joined by a host of notable names including Charlize Theron, Michael Jordan, Robert DeNiro, Janet Jackson, Preity Zinta and Lily Allen. Other expected guests include The Duchess of York, Agyness Deyn, Boris Becker, Petra Nemcova, Denzel Washington, Samantha Ronson, Mary Kate Olsen, Mischa Barton, Bipasha Basu, John Abraham, Rani Mukherjee, Gosha Kutsenko and many others from all corners of the globe.
