The Abu Dhabi home-grown company fought off competition from a number of global event companies, to win two of the evening's most prestigious awards: Best Fair/Festival/Concert category for the George Michael and Alicia Keys Live in Abu Dhabi concert held in December last year, in addition to the Best Sporting Event for the Capital World Tennis Championship, Abu Dhabi's first international tennis tournament held in January this year.
The two Middle East Event Awards wins come in addition to a recent slew of awards Flash celebrated winning including the Event Organizer of the Year title from Sound and Stage Magazine Middle East. In addition, the company's New Years Eve spectacular Shakira Live in Abu Dhabi won the Favourite Concert, Abu Dhabi award at the What's on Abu Dhabi Awards 2009. Other recent Flash productions include concerts for Shakira, Andrea Bocelli and Coldplay.
Speaking on the night of the Middle East Event Awards, John Lickrish, managing director, Flash commented, "We are thrilled to have won these prestigious awards, and I am delighted my teams' hard work and efforts have been recognized by both the industry and the public. We are hugely proud of our Abu Dhabi and UAE roots and to have played a positive part in bringing and promoting a greater variety of entertainment in the city. These awards are as much a prize for Abu Dhabi, as they are for Flash."
(Jim Evans)
