[1] The Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre was originally chosen as the host venue, but was later moved to the Stein Studios.

Colombo is a busy and vibrant place with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins[6] with a population of about 752,993 in the city limits.

The original venue selected to host the festival was the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, in Colombo.

The festival organiser's presented 'Tokens of Appreciation' to the performers as a sign of recognition of the diverse range of musical genre.

[12] Of the sixteen preliminary entries, twelve were selected to proceed to the final of the ABU Radio Song Festival.