Where the beautiful people come to sun themselves, sip world-class cocktails and nibble on the finest sushi and other international cuisine, Suada is befitting of glamorous Istanbul. Set in the middle of the Bosporus with a 360 degree panoramic view of Istanbul.

Suada is essentially a floating club in the Bosporus with a floating Olympic size pool.

Placed in the water at Kuruçeşme, the swimming deck Suada has a 360 degree panoramic view of the Bosphorus. It is popular with poolside parties on hot summer days.

For dinner you can choose from the following fine restaurants located on Suada. Suada kebap, Mezzaluna, Alan & GS, and Arsipel.

Boats shuttle guests to and from the mainland throughout the day.

Address:
Suada istanbul
Eski Galatasaray Adasi
Kurucesme
Tel: +90 212 263 7300

For more info visit

http://suadaclub.com.tr

Lineups are out now for 2011, and tickets are on sale, so check out the top Istanbul Concerts and events below.

The Istanbul air comes alive with the sound of music when summer concert series kick off all around the Istanbul.

ROXETTE IS BACK AGAIN
80’S Most famous Swedish group Roxette is coming to Istanbul for the first time.
“ Listen to your Heart “, “It must have been love” and “Joyride” are just a few hit songs of this group.
With the production of 33 singles and record album sales of 75 million dollars, Roxette has conquered the world long time ago. They will be performing in Kucukciftlik Parki in Macka on May 25th.
We are sure Roxette fans will be happy to hear about this concert.

JOE COCKER
Place: Kucukciftlik Park / Macka
When : 08 June 2011 / 19.00
Singer of unforgettable songs like “Unchain my heart “, “Many Rivers to Cross “ and “You can leave your hat on “, legendary Joe Cocker coming to Istanbul for the first time.
Price: 90 TL – 420 TL

RICKY MARTIN
Place: Kurucesme Arena
When : 08 June 2011 / 19.00
Legendary Latin singer Ricky Martin coming to Istanbul .
Famous singer is giving concerts across Europe for his world tour “Musica Almo Sexo “
Price: 80 TL – 270 TL

DJ TIESTO
Where : Parkorman
When : 19 June 2011 / 18.00

World’s top DJ and music producer Tiesto will give an unforgettable performance on June 19th with amazing light shows and visual effects.
Price: 80 TL – 315 TL

IRON MAIDEN
Where : Kucukciftlik Park / Macka
When : 19 June 2011 / 21.30

Sonisphere Festival will be held for the 2nd time this year with some great artists around the world.
Iron Maiden, Slipknot ( co-headliner ), Alice Cooper , In Flames and Mastodon are the artists attending this year.
Price: 150 TL – 520 TL

AMY WINEHOUSE
Place : Kucukciftlik Park / Macka
When : 20 June 2011 / 19.00

Known to be one of the best voices, 5 grammy award winner Amy Winehouse will give only one concert on June 20 th, in Istanbul
Price: 152 TL – 600 TL.

JAMES BLUNT
Place: Kucukciftlik Park / Macka
When : 24 June 2011 / 19.00

Handsome young singer James Blunt has already many hit songs like “Goodbye my lover “, “You are beautiful “ and “Stay the night “. Superstar will be visiting Istanbul for a single concert on June 24th. He will be singing songs from his new album “Some kind of Trouble” as well as his hit songs.

Price: 89 TL – 365 TL

JAMIROQUAI
Place: Kucukciftlik Park / Macka
When : 26 June 2011 / 21.00

One more time famous singer is visiting Istanbul for a concert.
Price: 108 TL – 261 TL

ONE LOVE FESTIVAL
Place: Santral Istanbul
When : 02 July 2011 / 14.00
This Festival will be celebrating his 10th year .
Open for young people over 24 years old, One Love Festival will be hosting the following artists;
Manic Street Preachers, Happy Mondays, Nneka, Buyuk Ev Abluka, 123 and many others.

Price: 35 TL – 55 TL

ARMIN VAN BUUREN
Where: Kucukciftlik Park / Macka
When : 02 June after 18.00

World’s number 1 DJ Armin van Buuren is coming for Godskitchen Urban Wave party to Istanbul.
Price : 80 TL – 190 TL.

CHILL OUT FESTIVAL
Place: Kemer Golf & Country Club
When : after 12.00
The guests are Kruder & Dorfmeister, Belleruche, Kraak & Smaak live, Waldeck feat. Zeebee, The Swing Ninjas, Malik Alary, Puik’s Journey, Omer Faruk Tekbilek and his Ensemble
Price : 84 TL

FRESHTIVAL
Place : Kucukciftlik Park , Macka
When : 28 May 2011 after 14.00
It is for people over 24 years.It is the newest festival this year. Leftfield, Crystal Fighters, Noisettes and Can Bonomo are the guests.
Price : 35 TL

INTERPOL
Where: Kucukciftlik Park / Macka
When : 28 May after 14.00

Famous Rock group from New York has a lot of fans in Turkey.
Turkish Rock group Mor ve Otesi will be a guest as well.
Price: 55 TL – 130 TL

ELTON JOHN
Having his World Tour, Sir Elton John will be giving concerts in 21 countries and 47 cities. Known to be the writer of great songs, Sir John will be visiting Istanbul on July 5th and will also give a concert in Ankara on July 6th.

Istanbul concert will be held in Kucukciftlik Park in Macka which is the biggest concert area in Istanbul.

Ticket prices will be between 140 TL – 565 TL.

Called as the pearl of The Bosporus, tonight Sortie’s opening his doors to summer. Sortie will welcome his guests with world’s greatest tastes.

Offering the best Turkish mesa’s and fish, Fishmekan, presenter of the Lebanon kitchen Al Mahara, world’s famous Cafe de Paris, Italian kitchen Fratelli la Bufala and Brazilian kitchen Rodizio.

For the first time this year, Sortie will open his own kitchen called Sortie Restaurant which will serve weekly set menus.

Kaynar Brothers will organize special nights as well. Wednesday evenings “Marvelous Years”, Thursday evenings R&B nights and Sunday evenings “After sun parties “.

Sortie is a must see place in Istanbul for the ones who wants a great clubbing on the Bosporus.

The glitzy, glamorous and down right gorgeous fans of Reina are in for a treat this summer, as the hip Istanbul summer club gears up to make 2009 their best year yet.

Every year the clubs sling open their doors to hordes of raving Istanbul lovers for the first night of the season. The most popular places for the rich and famous are opening their doors, with Istanbul’s most elite venues such as Reina are preparing for great opening parties. Running from the middle of May through until the start of July when the season is fully in swing and everywhere’s opened up.

The opening night is often seen as a chance for the clubs to show off what enhancements and treats they’ve come up with for visitors during the off season- new sound systems, decor and residents are showcased and no expense is spared on booking the best Dj’s.

Reina is always the place to be with their classic opening activities, music and all kinds of entertainment are being prepared to be to top spot again this summer.

Reina Restaurant, with its magnificent Bosporus view, is continuing to host its guests in this summer with delicious dishes and peerless atmosphere.

Stunning tastes mainly from Mediterranean cuisine prepared by the first class restaurants such as; Dragon, Candlestick Park, Blue Topaz, Kosebasi, Itsumi and Bice.

Set for a soft opening in May 2009, Reina’s guests will get the chance to grab some sun-drenched days on the Bosporus and long leisurely lunches before the official Grand Opening Party on Thursday May 28th.

The summer nightclubs lining the Bosporus mostly located between Ortaköy and Kuruçeşme are among the most preferred places in Istanbul on summer nights. These sites host celebrities, socialites, VIPs and Jet Setters. Other popular Istanbul summer clubs are; Anjelique, Suada, Sortie

Are you ready to party?

Lineups are out now for 2008, and tickets are on sale, so check out the top Istanbul Concerts and events below.

The Istanbul air comes alive with the sound of music when summer concert series kick off all around the Istanbul.

Top Istanbul concerts for 2008:

• March 3rd Marianne Faithfull
• May 8th. Einstürzende Neubauten
• May 9th. 10th. Broken social scene
• May 14. Bryan Adams
• May 20th. Kylie minogue
• May 24th. Chris de burg
• June 6th Jethro Tull
• June 13th. Mark knopfler
• June 20th. Anathema
• June 21st. Testament
• June 24th. Linkin Park – Efes One Love Festival
• July 13th. Judas Priest
• July 19th. Rage Against The Machine – Rock’n Coke Festival
• July 20th. Bon Jovi
• July 27th. Metallica
• July 30th. Lenny kravitz
• August 3rd. Bjork
• August 8th. Moby

The list gets longer and longer as the summer approaches and does not even include a number of music festivals that will take place throughout the summer. We will update this list frequently with changes and new events.

Last years season was fantastic! now we are looking forward to this year!

Leave a comment below if you have any additional information or in case we missed any event.

The lineup for 2008 is even more amazing then last year.

Continue reading if you want to know more about the concerts and events that took place last year.

2007 season was fantastic! If you would like to know or rh3h3ber some of the events then check out the list below.

Every year they are getting bigger and better in Istanbul. This is the lineups for 2007 so check out the top 10 and leave a comment below for your review of any of the concerts.

1. Beastie Boys – Efes One Love Festival

   June 17 Sunday / 21:00

   Efes One Love Festival is the first festival in the summertime. The open air music festival taking place at Parkorman which will last for 3 days. You will meet musical phenomenon’s, like world-renowned Beastie Boys, Brooklyn Funk Essentials Senlendirici, Nekropsi, cirKus featuring Neneh Cherry and Beastie Boys.
   For more information on the festival check www.biletix.com

2. Daft Punk

   June 23 / 20:00

   Daft Punk is the collective name of Parisian musicians, Guy-Manuel de Homh3-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. The duo have released three albums, thirteen singles and consider thh3selves one of the most successful electronic robot collaborations of all time, both in album sales and in critical acclaim.

   Daft Punk will preform With Digitalism at Turkcell Kurucesme Arena.

   For more info visit www.futuregeneration.net/

3. Marilyn Manson – Radar Live 2007

   Jun 29 – Jul 2

   The concert is at Kilyos Solar Beach. Istanbul Turkey. You will be able to watch nearly 100 performances in three different stages.

   The festival will be screened live from MTV Turkey, the official broadcaster of the festival for the first time.

   The line up: Marilyn Manson, James, The Rapture, Juliette and The Licks, Cocorosie, Beirut and Nouvelle Vague, and many more.

   For more information on the festival check http://www.radarlive.com/

4. Gloria Gaynor

   June 30

   Gloria Gaynor will make music lovers live a mh3orable night at Istanbul Parkorman with her world-famous hit songs like “I Will Survive”, “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” and “Never Can Say Goodbye”. She was born in Newark, New Jersey.

   gloria gaynor & special guest superstar ajda pekkan will perform at Parkorman Istanbul.

   For more information check http://www.biletix.com

5. Bueno Vista Social Club

   July 03

   One of the mh3bers of the legendary Buena Vista Social Club Orlando “Cachaito” Lopez, was born in Havana in 1933.

   Both his parents were musicians leading the way of Cuban music starting from 1930s. “Cachaito”‘s family got into the records as the creators of mambo.

   Cachaito met counterbass at his early ages and composed his first song at the age of 13. In time he developed his own style and became one of the most important virtuosos of Cuba.

   He started to work with Omara Portuondo another mh3ber of the Buena Vista Social Club in 1960s and continued upto this day.

   He released his first solo album in 2001 and will perform in Parkorman on July 3, as a part of his world tour.

   Location: Parkorman

   For more information check http://www.parkorman.com.tr

6. Live Earth Istanbul

   July 07

   Istanbul, the City With Seven Hills, Will Be Part of the 24-Hour, 7-Continent Concert Series to Combat Global Warming Expected to Reach Over 2 Billion People on 7/7/07. Istanbul joins London, New York, Sydney, Shanghai, Tokyo, Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro and Hamburg as official Live Earth host cities.

   The artist line-up for Live Earth Istanbul will be announced at a later date.

   Tickets for Live Earth Istanbul Go On Sale Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 5 p.m. EEST

   For more information on the festival check http://liveearth.msn.com/about/turkey

7. Norah Jones – Istanbul Jazz Festival

   July 03

   Don’t miss Norah Jones, Robert Plant, Bryan Ferry, Michael Bolton, Wynton Marsalis and Robin Gibb playing at the 14th International Istanbul Jazz Festival between July 3rd until 18th.

   The 14th International Istanbul Jazz Festival will take place between July, 3-18. With almost 40 concerts at various venues, the Festival h3braces both jazz and other styles like pop, classic & alternative rock, world music, Latin and more.

   Glowing with a programme of stars to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, the Festival will be hosting renowned artists and groups.

   For more information on the festival check http://www.iksv.org/caz/english/

8. Shakira

   Jul 9th

   Shakira will show Istanbul how to belly dance at her Oral Fixation Tour in Istanbul. If you’re a Shakira fan, then this is the concert event you’ve been waiting for. The global superstar will be belly dancing in Istanbul Turkey on July 9th 2007 as part of her Oral Fixation (or Fijacion Oral) Tour. Shakira’s Oral Fixation tour will officially end on June 9 with a concert in Istanbul, Turkey.
   Location: Kurucesme Arena, 9:00pm Istanbul Turkey

   For more information on the concert visit http://www.biletix.com/

9. Avril Lavigne – Masstival

   July 14

   Organized for the first time in Turkey, Masstival has the slogan of “Festival for masses” In the list of the line-up declared up to now, there are musicians like Lauryn Hill, Tori Amos, Avril Lavigne, Sinead O’Connor, Cake, Riverside.

   Location: Parkorman

   For more information on the festival visit www.masstival.com

10. Smashing Pumpkins – Rock and Coke

    Sep 01

    Scheduled to take place on the 1st and 2nd of Septh3ber at Hezarfen Airfield, the countdown to the 5th Rock and Coke festival has begun! Turkey’s biggest open-air festival will once again play host to some of the biggest acts in music today. This year, the festival will host The Smashing Pumpkins, Manic Street Preachers, Franz Ferdinard and many more famous bands and DJ’s.
    For more information on the festival, keep checking www.biletix.com and www.rockncoke.com

If you attend to any of these events, you can write review in the comments.