The night becomes your stage at the W Kuala Lumpur

Source: W Kuala Lumpur. The W logo with the
Petronas Towers as a backdrop.

The W Kuala Lumpur is billing itself as an ideal base for after-dark adventures.

Located in the capital city's golden triangle, guests can easily stroll over to Changkat, Bukit Bintang, Chinatown, or visit the hotel's own rooftop bar WET Deck - featuring a stunning view of the Petronas Twin Towers to set the mood.

The W invites guests to bask in the the neon glow of Petaling Street's night market, sample late-night culinary adventures at Jalan Alor, or chase an adrenaline rush in the Changkat nightlife district. Other destinations for foodies include Taman Connaught Night Market in Cheras, Tapak Urban Street Dining, and Persiaran Hampshire, off Jalan Ampang.

Club venues include kyō Kuala Lumpur and Pitt Club KL.

The W hotel in Kuala Lumpur offers stylish accommodation with the signature W amenities. All 150 rooms and suites feature traditional and modern elements of the jungle city and Kuala Lumpur skyline views.

The WOW and Extreme WOW Suites on the 23rd floor are decorated with distinctive jungle-city designs. The expansive spaces host views of the Petronas Twin Towers, and easily transform into bespoke event spaces.

Hashtags: #LuxurySuites, #luxuryhotel, #KualaLumpur, #PetronasTwinTowers, #WHOTELS, #AfterDark, #Malaysia

*Note that the YEN Cantonese restaurant will be undergoing renovations from 17 March 2025 to 27 May 2025. The AWAY Spa is temporarily closed.

Singapore's most Instagrammable nightclub opens today

MARQUEE Singapore launches at Marina Bay Sands on 12 April 2019, with two of the world’s best DJ talents, Tiësto and Afrojack, helming the deck on its opening weekend. American rapper A$AP Rocky will be making a special appearance.

The 8K screen is the backdrop for TAO's
co-founders Tepperberg (left) and Strauss (right).

The first MARQUEE is one of the longest-running nightclubs in New York, US, and was launched in 2003. Now with three existing locations including New York, Las Vegas, and Sydney, MARQUEE Singapore is the brand’s first foray into Asia and TAO Group's 35th project.

A partnership between TAO Group, a nightlife and hospitality company, and Marina Bay Sands, MARQUEE Singapore is an entertainment complex that is set to inject new life into the Singapore nightlife scene.

Jason Strauss, co-founder, TAO, said that MARQUEE is larger-format than any of the group's US properties, and was created after studying the market for over a year. "We're elevating our game while paying attention to the market place," he said. "We think it's an extremely iconic venue and we think people around the region will come here for night life."

At 2,300 sq m and ceilings that 30 m high, MARQUEE will be Singapore’s largest nightclub, boasting an immersive party experience across three floors. MARQUEE Singapore is home to a one-of-a-kind, fully-operational, eight-armed ferris wheel, a three-storey spiralling twin slide, gilded cage bars, theatrical lighting and performers to complete the nightclub playground experience.

“We are very excited to open MARQUEE at such an exciting venue in Singapore,” says TAO Group’s Co-Founder, Noah Tepperberg. “The space at Marina Bay Sands has given us a great opportunity to introduce a truly imaginative concept unlike any other nightclub, and this latest iteration of the MARQUEE brand is one that is unrivalled in design, technology and features.”

Tepperberg observed that the clubbing scene is vibrant in Singapore. "(People) like to go out. They like to dance. They like to see DJs," he said.

“Marina Bay Sands is known for our ongoing pursuit to provide the best the world has to offer in leisure and entertainment for our guests,” says George Tanasijevich, President and Chief Executive Officer of Marina Bay Sands. “Our partnership with TAO Group to bring Asia’s first MARQUEE to Singapore is no exception.”

Conceived by New York-based design and innovation house, ICRAVE, theatrical lighting specialist, SJ Lighting, and audio experts, Sound Investment, MARQUEE Singapore is designed to push boundaries and set a new industry standard for night life and performance spaces. The design goal for MARQUEE Singapore was to create a unique and fully immersive entertainment experience - to be a best-of-class nightlife venue.

"Even if you didn't have a table you'd still come and have fun," said Tepperberg.

The existing grand theatre space at Marina Bay Sands offered an opportunity to design elements that would not typically be seen in a nightclub space. ICRAVE took the theatre’s core essence and combined it with the energy of festival culture, bringing to life a ‘nocturnal carnival’.

Limited only by imagination, MARQUEE Singapore was built using the latest technologies in theatrical lighting and special effects, together with uncompromised, high-fidelity sound from its state-of-the-art Funktion One DJ console and sound system. This is TAO's first club to have two different sound systems. The Funktion One system offers nightclub sound while a separate system will deliver live music.

MARQUEE Singapore is a three-storey complex of carnival-cum-nightclub amusement. At 40 m in diameter and 30 m tall, The Big Q eight-cabin ferris wheel offers visitors a breathtaking view of the entire nightclub. Each four-person gondola also comes equipped with a touchpad camera, doubling up as a photo booth to capture Instagrammable moments. The three-storey spiralling Sunny Slide Up is a pair of slides internally lit with LED lights that transport guests from the highest level to the ground floor of the nightclub.

At the heart of MARQUEE Singapore is the dance floor, which accommodates 200 people. Rigged with digital screens and a 20 m high custom LED native 8K resolution screen that frames the DJ booth, the floor rivals some of the most famous concert stages in the world. Visual Artform, known for their production for the world’s top artists and largest music festivals, have also created a stunning visual experience at MARQUEE Singapore. Visual Artform has also created custom visuals and animation with the latest Monstro 8K camera technology to create one of the world’s highest-definition live video shows exclusively for MARQUEE Singapore.

Above the dance floor, ICRAVE reimagined the iconic MARQUEE disco ball (there are four) to be a focal point of the nightclub with a dynamic ceiling lighting system. The banquettes around the dance floor draw inspiration from ornamental theatre details, with futuristic flourishes. Tables offer four to 40 seats.

Four full-service bars with some 20 bartenders have been strategically placed across MARQUEE Singapore. Each is named after one of the four cities where MARQUEE resides. Sydney, the largest bar located on the second level, is a cage-inspired bar with peacock displays for a Moulin Rouge vibe. The Las Vegas bar directly below has a warm gold glow. On the top floor, adorned in moonlight and carnival lights for those who wish to recharge, is the Singapore bar. Go on the Sunny Slide Up to be transported to the New York Wonderland Bar right next to the slide outlets.

Known for bringing in a stellar rotation of music acts, MARQUEE Singapore will play host to the nightlife circuit’s biggest names like Above & Beyond, Steve Aoki, Kaskade and Showtek on back-to-back weekends in April.

Explore:

Check MARQUEE Singapore’s lineup

MARQUEE
Marina Bay Sands,
2 Bayfront Avenue, #B1-67 (near Sands Theatre, next to Koma)
Singapore 018972.

Opening hours

Friday: 10 pm till late

Saturday: 10 pm till late

Eves of public holidays: 10 pm till late 

Make reservations by calling +65 6688 8660 or emailing Marquee.Reservations@MarinaBaySands.com 

Tickets can be bought online (excluding booking fee and drinks)

Tickets can also be bought at the door: S$38 (female), S$48 (male), inclusive of one drink. The cover charge may vary depending on the event/guest DJ. 

Resident DJs are DJ FVDER and DJ MASS. 

The minimum age for admission is 18 years old.

Browse pictures of MARQUEE in Singapore Recommends' Facebook albums, including sneak peeks of the yet to be open Koma Japanese restaurant and Avenue speakeasy lounge

View videos of the interior on Instagram here,  here, when the sound and light systems were playing, and of The Big Q

Hashtag: #marqueesingapore

Vivid Sydney brings back the magic from 27 May

• Expansion into Royal Botanic Garden Sydney and Taronga Zoo
• Over 80 light installations and projections
• Bjork, New Order and Bon Iver for Vivid Music
• Spike Jonze, Jenji Kohan, Beau Willimon for Vivid Ideas

Source: Vivid Sydney, Destination NSW. Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) - The Matter of Painting – artist impression by Huseyin Sami and Danny Rose.

The longest ever Vivid Sydney will shine for 23 nights when it illuminates Sydney Harbour, new and much-loved precincts, and hosts vibrant music performances and big ideas talks, from 27 May to 18 June 2016. Now in its eighth year, the event is the world's largest festival of light, music and ideas and is owned, managed and produced by the NSW Government's tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.

Destination NSW Chief Executive Officer and Executive Producer, Vivid Sydney, Sandra Chipchase said, "This year Vivid Sydney is back with an incredible programme where art, creativity and innovation meet, and are celebrated by local and international visitors.

"Vivid Sydney delivers the world's leading light artists in Vivid Light, cutting-edge musicians in Vivid Music, and creative innovators in Vivid Ideas. In 2015 the festival attracted a record 1.7 million attendees, and this year visitors to Vivid Sydney will have longer to experience the wonder of Vivid Sydney, and enjoy our biggest year yet."

Source: Vivid Sydney, Destination NSW. Songlines – render impression by Artists in Motion inspired by Artist Karla Dickens.

In a Vivid Sydney first, the sails of the world-heritage listed Sydney Opera House will celebrate the rich and diverse work of Australia's indigenous artists through the projection Songlines. This exceptional work of art is directed by Sydney Opera House Head of Indigenous Programming, Rhoda Roberts of the Bundjalung Nation of NSW, and brings together six indigenous artists whose work illustrates the extraordinary connections between indigenous astronomy and the natural world - the celestial and terrestrial Songlines that weave through time and distance, earth and sky.

Vivid Sydney's brilliant light also returns to Chatswood, Central Park, Darling Harbour and the Australian National Maritime Museum, Martin Place and new precinct The Galeries, which becomes the festival's first indoor precinct. Traditional attractions the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney and Taronga Zoo will light up during Vivid Sydney in celebration of the monumental anniversaries both celebrate in 2016.

At Garden of Light, visitors will take a glittering journey through the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney as part of its 200^th birthday celebrations. Grand installations will dazzle including the 60m Cathedral of Light, made from hundreds of thousands of white LEDs which radiate gentle but brilliant light from all angles.

Taronga Zoo will be illuminated by larger-than-life multimedia sculptures of ten critical species, ranging from the magnificent Asian elephant to the vividly coloured Corroboree frog, encouraging visitors to Be the Light for the Wild in Taronga Zoo's centenary year and beyond.

Vivid Music will pulse through the city with new sounds and venues with highlights including the world premiere of Bjork Digital, a new virtual reality project from the international avant-garde artist and the inaugural Curve Ball - a large-scale live music and art event from Fuzzy Music, both held at Carriageworks.

Vivid Live at the Sydney Opera House will unleash a series of incredible acts including synth-pop legends New Order, indie folk band Bon Iver, jazz artist Esperenza Spalding and the Australian premiere of Anohni's multimedia show.

The Sydney Conservatorium of Music will present The Sound Gardens: Vivid New Music performed by talented students with guest artists Natasha Anderson, Anthony Pateras and Clayton Thomas. Aussie hip-hop will be celebrated at Come Together @ Luna Park and One Day Sundays at The Factory in Marrickville. ARIA Hall of Fame inductees and 80s trailblazers the Models will join fellow chart-toppers the Machinations and a stripped down version of Dave Mason's The Reels to present The Models, Machinations & The Reels for one night only at the Enmore Theatre.

Vivid Music venues joining the lineup in 2016 include Newtown Social Club, brand new venue Cake Wines Cellar Door and returning favourites including Oxford Art Factory, Freda's and The Basement.
At Vivid Ideas, the Game Changers Talk Series will be headlined by storytellers shaping the creative landscape including acclaimed director and producer Spike Jonze, House of Cards creator Beau Willimon, the creative force behind Orange is the New Black Jenji Kohan, and one of Australia's most influential new creatives, Margaret Zhang.

Across the city, creative conferences will dive into the business of innovation and imagination with highlights including The Sunrise which delves into Australia's start-up culture, an exploration of how technology and digital media can shape exciting, liveable cities at the Media Architecture Biennale 2016 and Conscious Change Makers, a dynamic summit exploring the idea that 'good business' is good for everyone.

Interested?

Vivid Sydney runs from 27 May to 18 June 2016.

Vivid Sydney 2016 programme highlights include:

Where	What	When
Sydney Opera  House	Songlines brings together six indigenous artists whose work illustrates the connections    between indigenous astronomy and the natural world - the celestial and terrestrial  songlines  that weave through time and distance, earth and sky.	Nightly  6pm - 11pm
Royal Botanic  Garden  Sydney  (New)	Celebrating its 200th birthday, the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney will transform into a  Garden  of Light with 3D-mapped projections and large light installations.	Nightly  6pm - 11pm
Taronga Zoo  (New)	Vivid Sydney's wildest precinct will light up with Be The Light for the Wild to celebrate its  centenary, and raise awareness of special animal species the Zoo is committed to    protecting.	Nightly  5:30pm -  9:30pm
The Galeries  (New)	Perspectives will bring together prominent video artists in the world in an installation  spread  throughout the complex.	Nightly  5:30pm -  11pm
Customs  House	Sydney's Hidden Stories tells the story of an adventurous blue-tongue lizard that spreads a  message of sustainability as he explores incredible landscapes concealed around Vivid  Sydney's home city.	Nightly  6pm - 11pm
Museum of  Contemporary   Art Australia  (MCA,  sandstone  original  building)	Western Sydney Artist Huseyin Sami and French artistic collective Danny Rose collaborate to  present The Matter of Painting, a grand projection which transforms the MCA into a huge,  vibrant canvas that appears to be carved, painted, cut and brushed.	Nightly  6pm - 11pm
Circular Quay  & the Sydney  Harbour  Bridge	Dress Circle takes the interactive lighting of Circular Quay's buildings to a new level with  visitors able to control the lighting of the city panorama, the Cahill Expressway and for the  first time ever, the eastern side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Harbour Lights will return to  light up the waterways with illuminated ferries and boats.	Nightly  6pm - 11pm
Vivid Light  Walk	The Vivid Light Walk, which stretches around Circular Quay to The Rocks and Walsh Bay,  boasts over 60 installations including interactive experiences from rocketships to pinball  games, an illuminated Love-O-Metre and giant installations.	Nightly  6pm - 11pm
Martin Place	Martin Place will again be home to Sydney's most popular food and beverage purveyors, alongside grand, interactive light installations.	Nightly  6pm - 11pm
Darling Harbour	The Laser-Dragon Water-Theatre will wow visitors with four video-projected water-screens, 56 fountains, 22 flame jets and 10 powerful lasers, creating awe-inspiring forms and affects including ferocious dragons and laughing clowns.	Nightly  6pm - 11pm
Australian National Maritime Museum	The journey of Norbert the Nautilus continues with a projection on the rooftop named the Nautilus and the Sea. Characters from the film come to life as giant lanterns in this undersea fantasy.	Nightly  6pm - 11pm
Central Park	X Factory will explore technology and the changing human workplace through a projection on the façade of the heritage-listed Carlton Brewery building. The free Silent Disco will return to this exciting precinct, available to dance-loving visitors every Friday and Saturday evening from 5.30pm.	Nightly 5:30pm - 10:00pm
Chatswood	WILDLIGHT - The Bio-kinetic City, will explore the creatures of Gondwana through a high-tech journey from the Chatswood Interchange to The Concourse.	27 May - 13  June,  Nightly  5:30pm -  10:30pm
Vivid LIVE at the Sydney Opera House	Part of Vivid Music, Vivid LIVE features Anohni (formerly Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons), indie folk band Bon Iver, synth-rock band New Order and jazz artist Esperanza Spalding.	27 May - 13  June
Vivid Music	Vivid Music at venues offering an array of musical genres from R+B to house, retro revival rock, electronica, queer beats, eclectic and hip hop.	27 May - 13  June
Vivid Ideas	The Game Changers talk series with Beau Willimon, Spike Jonze, Jenji Kohan and Margaret Zhang, creative conferences plus the Vivid Ideas Exchange sessions at the MCA.	27 May - 18  June

The Great Escape from the Asian Civilisations Museum

The Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore is organising two evenings involving movies and lockdown games in Night at the Museum: The Great Escape from Asian Civilisations Museum.

Billed as the first-ever lockdown game in a museum in Singapore and probably the world, participants have to solve puzzles, uncover secrets of the museum and learn the hidden meanings behind ancient objects in order to 'escape'. Winners stand a chance to win movie vouchers for Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.

Participants can also enjoy free screenings of Night at the Museum and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian on a first come, first served basis*.

The first of nine game sessions is a corporate challenge, where all team members have to be from the same company, but participants are free to join any of the other sessions. 

Game Play Schedule
12 December	13 December
*6.30pm – 8pm (Corporate Challenge)	5pm-6.30pm
8pm-9.30pm	8pm-9.30pm
9.30pm- 11pm	9.30pm-11pm
11pm-12.30am	11pm-12.30am

Tickets cost S$25 per person, with early bird discounts in force till 24 November. Teams must consist of four to eight people. Book tickets here.

Location surcharge for taxis in Singapore during Formula One Singapore Grand Prix

There is a S$5 location surcharge for SMRT taxis from 19 to 21 September 2014 at certain taxi stands and hotel driveways. Other cab companies may also impose surcharges during this period.

Details are as follows:

19 September 10.30pm to 12am

20 and 21 September 9.30pm to 12am

Taxi Stands:

1. Suntec Convention Centre at Raffles Boulevard

2. Suntec Tower 3 & 4 at Temasek Boulevard

3. Suntec Tower 5 at Temasek Boulevard

4. Millenia Walk at Raffles Boulevard

5. Millenia Tower at Temasek Avenue

6. Funan Digitalife Mall at North Bridge Road

7. Peninsula Plaza at Coleman Street

8. Hitachi Tower at Collyer Quay

9. Straits Trading Building at Battery Road

10. Temporary taxi stand at The Concourse along Nicoll Highway

Hotel Driveways:

1. Conrad Centennial S’pore

2. The Pan Pacific Hotel S’pore

3. Marina Mandarin

4. Mandarin Oriental S’pore

5. The Ritz Carlton Millenia S’pore

6. Marina Bay Sands Tower 1

7. Marina Bay Sands Tower 3

8. Marina Bay Sands Casino

9. Marina Bay Sands MICE

Limousine taxi services by SMRT are also available at the Taxi Counter located in front of Kallang Carpark F & G from 7pm to 2am with a location surcharge of S$15.

Trains and selected buses will have extended schedules over these days. Click here to find out more.