Nassau, Bahamas: Anticipation has reached fever pitch in Bahamas as tonight's 'Millennium Countdown 7' show at the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre has become the marquis event of this holiday weekend.

Jah Cure, who is staying at the posh Atlantis hotel in the island, has been heavily promoting the event and last night, turned up at a pre-party show at 'c**cktails' nightclub that was crammed with partygoers. The girls screamed in alcohol-fuelled ecstasy when he entered the club, showing that he is a regarded as a monumental reggae icon in The Bahamas.

"The buzz has been incredible so far, we have thousands of pre-sold tickets so far, especially the platinum arm bands, everyone wants to be close to the stars," Downsound Records CEO Josef Bogdanovich said.

Yesterday, Downsound Recording artistes Natalie, I-Maroon and Millennium did a series of live radio interviews and went to the popular Jukebox record shop where they signed autographs for adoring fans. As soon as the artistes stepped out of a Hummer limo, theri fans rushed to meet them. Even the cameraman and this reporter got major attention from sexy Bahamian girls.

"I was overwhelmed by the response, is like dem see me video on MTV Tempo and dem love it, as dem see me, dem start sing 'mi salt mi salt mi salt'," I-Maroon told One876Entertainment.com. The singer's Mi Salt song has occupied the pole position of reggae charts in Jamaica, and in Europe over the last few weeks. His video, Mi Salt also enjoys regular rotation on RE TV and MTV Tempo.

Artistes such as Tanya Stephens, Turbulance and Sasha are also billed to perform tonight.