Following its triumph in 2007,
The company that inaugurated the Statue of Liberty is back on Saturday at L’International des Feux Loto-Québec presented by TELUS!


Montreal, Thursday, June 25, 2009 – The winner of the Gold Jupiter in 2007 – the same company that designed the fireworks exhibition for the inauguration of the Statue of Liberty in 1886 and for the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana in 1981 – is back in town and ready to dazzle. After lighting up the sky two years ago with an unforgettable display of pyrotechnics at L’International des Feux Loto-Québec presented by TELUS, the United Kingdom’s Pains Fireworks is back with a show on Venus and Mars, celebrating women and men… what sets them apart and what brings them together.

The music at the end of the show will celebrate togetherness, with selections such as “It Takes Two” sung by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston and “My Immortal” by Evanescence. This finale will be preceded by two acts. The first act will feature songs by women on the pleasures of femininity and the responsibility of being a woman, including “Man, I Feel Like a Woman” by Shania Twain and “Woman” by Neneh Cherry. In the second act, it will be the men’s turn in the spotlight, with songs that include “It’s a Man’s World” by James Brown and “I Am a Man” by British group, Pulp.

Michael Jones, the show’s creator, admits that he was inspired by the best-selling book, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. Though he selected the “women’s songs” for the show, he does confess that he asked his wife to validate his choices.

Pains Fireworks produced gunpowder for cannons as early as 1650 and got its start in pyrotechnics in 1835. In the early 1980s, the company closed down its manufacturing arm and began using products from around the world in its shows – including impressive electrical fireworks that are sure to astound fans in Montreal on Saturday.

Interview excerpts with Pains Fireworks can be heard online at www.internationaldesfeuxlotoquebec.com. The site also lists the 12 musical selections that will be heard as part of the show.