The Xbox Lounge at the Hard Rock Hotel, where many of the celebrities in town to promote movies and TV shows stay, will feature Kinect and Xbox 360 games like Kinect Star Wars, Dance Central 2 and Gears of War 3.

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Instead, a Maori warrior clutching a spear and with a face full of paint came running into the hall and began a ceremonial war dance.

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Many bands and performers who were to become musical legends passed through the show including U2, REM, The Smiths, Depeche Mode and Joy Division - but of late On the Wire has taken a more relaxed view of the music scene and is as likely to play pre-war hillbilly music as much as experimental dance or dub.

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