Watch the World Cup 2010 at Flicks Bar, Corralejo

The 2010 World Cup is taking place between 11 June and 11 July 2010.

For those of you coming to Corralejo (or anywhere else on Fuerteventura) wondering about the World Cup 2010 then the good news is that you WILL be able to watch the World Cup Live from many bars, pubs and restaurants!

If you are heading to Corralejo, among the many bars and pubs that will be showing the World Cup football is Flicks Bar. Here at Flicks we have decided to make this World Cup 2010 a very special event… to make Flicks Bar THE best place to watch the World Cup football live from South Africa. 

For the England matches, we have some really special events planned. We want to make watching England in the World Cup 2010 the sort of experience you would want and expect from being in a holiday resort on Fuerteventura!

Flicks Bar will have:

-Two large Projector Screens (One in Flicks Lounge Bar and one in Flicks Karaoke and Disco Bar)

- Five Large screen Plasma TVs

- Large Terrace area to watch World Cup matches

- Air conditioning inside the bar

- Supervised (Thomas Cook) Children’s events on terrace inc. England Face Painting, games etc

- Exclusive World Cup England gifts and Special England World Cup Football drinks and drink deals.

- Plus much much more

So, if you are coming to Corralejo, Fuerteventura over the World Cup period, and want to watch the football in the best venue then DO make sure you come to Flicks Bar where we guarantee you will have the best World Cup Experience possible!!

The word Karaoke comes from the two Japanese words: kara meaning “empty,” and ōkesutora (oke) meaning orchestra- so basically Karaoke means Empty Orchestra.

There are many different claims to who first invented the name karaoke. The most widely held belief is that the karaoke type machine was actually invented by a Japanese musician named Daisuke Inoue.

Daisuke Inoue, who was a  musician when he was a young man, had a job backing businessmen who wanted to sing in bars. It is believed that he invented the machine so that they could sing  without the cost  and trouble of having to organise a live backing group or any live musicians. This was in 1971. The only problem was that Daisuke Inoue did not actually go to the trouble of patenting the machine… and therefore never made any money from it, thus missing the chance to become one of the richest men in Japan!!

Time Magazine named Inoue as one of  “The Most Influential Asians of the Century” in 1999 (recognising the giant worldwide craze that Karaoke had become..which was nice that he was now recognised as having invented Karaoke… but I bet he would rather had got the money!).

In fact Daisuke Inoue lost his chance to become one of Japan’s richest men to Roberto del Rosario.  He was a Filipino inventor who had actually developed a sing along system in 1975 (4 years after Daisuke Inoue had invented his system) and went and patented it in the 80s.  Roberto del Rosario called his sing-along system “Minus-One” but he holds the patent for the basic model that we now all know as the “karaoke machine”.

Karaoke developed across Asia to be one of the most most popular types of entertainment. The most common type of karaoke venue in asia being known as a karaoke box, which is usually a quite small room (thus providing an intimate atmosphere) that  contains karaoke equipment rented by the half hour or hour.

Across the rest of the world Karaoke started to become  extremely popular in pubs and clubs where they would offer karaoke on a weekly schedule, while some started to have Karaoke every night, developing into Karaoke Bars.

Flicks Bar has been offering Karaoke since 1997 and has, over the years, developed a fantastic concept… a lively Disco Fun Pub bar that plays all the latest club hits ..that also does Karaoke! Its a concept that has worked so much that it has turned Flicks bar into the one of the busiest bars and best bars in Corralejo Fuerteventura. Most people who come in to dance to the latest club sounds dont think they would ever sing on stage..but when they see everyone having fun, and then take a look through the list of the thousands of songs that are on offer, they very often have a go (usually with a little help from a cocktail or two)!!

So make sure that when you are in Corralejo, and you head into the centre of nightlife at Flicks Karaoke and Disco Bar for a fantastic night out..and you see the Karaoke with everyone having fun, then give just a little thought to Daisuke Inoue- the inventor of Karaoke!  (although, if you remember his name after a couple of cocktails then, well.. we’ll buy you a shot!!)

Corralejo is home to some of the busiest and best bars, best karaoke and best restuarants in the whole of  Fuerteventura.

Corralejo is compact and so traveling on foot is not a chore – the main nightlife attractions are all within walking distance.

The Atlantic centre is the focal point of Corralejo at night. Here you will find everything across the spectrum from quiet subtley lit bars to full blown disco bars catering for all age groups.

Corralejo is ideal for singles, couples or stag and hen parties.

Corralejo is the Las Americas of  Fuerteventura. Imagine the best bit of Las Americas, this is Corralejo.