{"id":53929,"date":"2025-12-17T07:01:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T06:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/?p=53929"},"modified":"2025-12-17T07:01:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T06:01:15","slug":"new-years-eve-concert-at-cottonera-with-kantera-matthew-james-and-ira-losco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/new-years-eve-concert-at-cottonera-with-kantera-matthew-james-and-ira-losco\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year\u2019s Eve Concert at Cottonera with Kantera, Matthew James and Ira Losco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">\u00a0For another year, the New Year\u2019s Eve concert will be held at Dock number 1, in Cottonera.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">This activity has become synonymous with the beginning of a new year, as in recent years, the Cottonera Foundation has always seen to it that a high-level activity is held to bid farewell to the year that is about to end and welcome the new year.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Details about this activity were announced at a press conference addressed by the Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government Alison Zerafa Civelli and the Chairperson of the Cottonera Foundation Joe Mizzi.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"> This year the group Kantera, and artists Matthew James and Ira Losco will be taking part, while the concert will be presented by Ray Calleja and Dorianne Mamo.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">However, apart from the music, there will also be an aerial fireworks show and a drone show.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"> Parliamentary Secretary Alison Zerafa Civelli said that this activity has now entered the cultural calendar of our country, as many people are choosing Cottonera on this night of the beginning of a new year.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"> \u201cThe activity we are announcing today is one of the various activities that the Cottonera Foundation is preparing throughout the year, however this remains the Foundation\u2019s biggest activity. In recent years, the potential of Cottonera has been increasingly exposed and enjoyed by all Maltese and foreigners who visit these parts. Therefore, this New Year\u2019s Eve activity will be another opportunity to start the year against the beautiful backdrop of the bastions and fortifications, together with the music and shows prepared, which will be offering a wonderful activity, both to the people of Cottonera and also to those who will choose to spend this New Year\u2019s Eve in Cottonera,\u201d said the Parliamentary Secretary.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The Parliamentary Secretary concluded by saying that as a Government we are committed to continuing to support these activities that continue to take place and provide a better quality of life for residents, opportunities for Maltese artists and above all, unite communities during these festive times.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Chairperson of the Cottonera Foundation, Joe Mizzi, said that in recent weeks the workers within the Foundation have been committed to preparing for this activity that will offer the public a high-level and high-quality spectacle.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"> \u201cThroughout the year, as a Foundation we are instrumental in staging a large number of activities that aim to continue promoting Cottonera, but not only that, we are making sure to help with any project that may be of support to Cottonera. However, this activity, which we are talking about today, is the largest activity that the Cottonera Foundation has staged. This year we have continued to see how we will continue to strengthen it. This is through established singers, excellent presenters who will continue to animate the evening and we have also prepared a wonderful daytime and drone show for the stroke of midnight,\u201d concluded Joe Mizzi.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_53929\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"53929\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0For another year, the New Year\u2019s Eve concert will be held at Dock number 1, in Cottonera. 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