This year is set to be the MOBO Awards' most exciting yet as 18th anniversary celebrations kick off on Monday, June 24 in Glasgow – the host city for MOBO Awards 2013.
Inspirational MOBO founder and CEO, Kanya King MBE will be joined by star performers, past and present, including chart topping girl group Stooshe and the legendary music maker, Jazzie B of Soul II Soul who won an award at the first ever show in 1996.
Tickets for the MOBO Awards, varying from £25 to £49 will go on general sale Tuesday, June 25 at 13:00 via www.mobo.com.
The 18th MOBO Awards ceremony will be aired on BBC3, repeated on BBC1 and broadcast worldwide via BBC World News reaching an estimated audience of 400 million people around the world.
Councillor Gordon Matheson, Leader, Glasgow City Council and Chair of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau said: "I'm very much looking forward to welcoming the MOBO Awards back to Glasgow in October. As a UNESCO City of Music, Glasgow enjoys an enviable reputation as one of the world's top music cities and we're home to the best audiences for music events in the UK, which is why leading shows like the MOBO Awards return time and again. This year, I'm delighted that we'll be hosting the MOBO Awards at The SSE Hydro, which will provide a foretaste of what music fans and visitors can expect from this terrific new venue in years to come, especially when MOBO return in 2015 to celebrate their 20th birthday in their second home.
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Opening on the site of the SECC later this year, the SSE Hydro will play host to national and international music mega stars as well as global entertainment and sporting events. With a seating capacity of 12,000 The Hydro will augment the SECC's existing facilities and will play host to around 140 events per annum. The global significance of this iconic building, designed by Foster + Partners, cannot be overestimated. Aspiring to attract an audience of 1 million visitors each year will position The Hydro in the top five busiest indoor music arenas in the world alongside such iconic venues as Madison Square Garden and The O2 arena. The Hydro has the potential to inject an additional £131 million annually into the local economy.