NEW YORK, April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — To kick off another summer of incredible live music tours, Live Nation will mount its second annual National Concert Day Show sponsored by Citi and Pringles on
May 3, 2016
. The live concert event will take place at Live Nation’s Irving Plaza and feature performances by
Dierks Bentley, Wiz Khalifa, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick along with special appearances by some of this summer’s hottest touring artists including
Nick Jonas
, AWOLNATION, Goo Goo Dolls,
Corey Taylor & Shawn “Clown” Crahan of Slipknot,
Simon Kirke
of Bad Company,
Rome from Sublime with Rome
,
Jared Watson & Dustin Bushnell of Dirty Heads,
Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness and
Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional.
Hoda Kotb of The TODAY Show will also return as host of this year’s event. Following the event, AWOLNATION will perform live at Irving Plaza for an exclusive after show presented by Citi. Fans can also catch the full concert when it is streamed live on Yahoo. For more information, visit www.livenation.com/concertday16.
To mark the beginning of the summer concert season, Live Nation also announced a special $20 summer concert ticket offer. Starting May 13 and running through May 20
, Live Nation will launch the Kickoff to Summer Sale, a special $20 ticket offer to nearly a thousand summer concerts. Stay tuned to LiveNation.com and Live Nation’s Facebook and Twitter pages for the latest updates on the offer.
National Concert Day 2016 is brought to fans by Citi and Pringles. Citi is the preferred credit card of Live Nation, offering Citi debit and credit cardmembers access to presale and preferred tickets for select tours throughout the summer via Citi’s Private Pass Program, the bank’s entertainment access program. Last year alone, Citi worked with more than 1,400 artists ranging from preferred tickets and early access to concert tickets, to curated special events and VIP experiences. For more information, or to purchase presale tickets to the after show on May 3, Citi Presents AWOLNATION, visit www.citiprivatepass.com.
Pringles is helping fans celebrate summer with music and memories, kicking off at Live Nation’s National Concert Day. For those looking to make the most out of summer, head to LiveNation.com/Pringles for the Pringles Summer Jam offer – score four tickets for the price of three! Share all of your summer fun and check out the memories from other fans across the country by following #PringlesSummerJam.
From experiencing live music under the stars at an outdoor amphitheater to rocking out at an arena or taking a road trip to a music festival, this summer 2016 will bring millions of music fans together to see their favorite artists. From Country, Indie & Alternative Music, Classic Rock, Rock, Metal, Hip-Hop, Electronic Music, Comedy and Pop – there is something for everyone. For tickets and more information, visit www.livenation.com
LIVE NATION 2016 SUMMER TOURING ARTISTS
5 Seconds Of Summer
Adam Sandler
Amy Schumer
AWOLNATION
Bad Company & Joe Walsh
Bill Burr
Black Sabbath
Blake Shelton
Blink-182
Brad Paisley
Brantley Gilbert
Brian Regan
Bryan Adams
Coldplay
Counting Crows & Rob Thomas
Darius Rucker
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Dave Matthews Band
Dead & Company
Def Leppard
Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas
Dierks Bentley
Disturbed & Breaking Benjamin
Dixie Chicks
Drake & Future with Special Guests
Duran Duran
Flight of the Conchords
Florence + The Machine
Florida Georgia Line
G-Eazy & Logic
Goo Goo Dolls with Special Guests Collective Soul
Gwen Stefani with Special Guest EVE
Guns N’ Roses
Halsey
Hank Williams Jr & Chris Stapleton
Heart, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick
Il Divo
Jason Aldean
Jim Gaffigan
Josh Groban
Journey and The Doobie Brothers
Keith Urban
Kenny Chesney
Kevin James
Korn & Rob Zombie
Lewis Black
Luke Bryan
Maná
Meghan Trainor
Miranda Lambert
Rascal Flatts
Ray LaMontagne
Rihanna
Shinedown
Slipknot with Marilyn Manson
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
Sublime with Rome
Taste Of Chaos with Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back Sunday & More
The 1975
Toby Keith
Vans Warped Tour
Wanda Sykes
Weezer & Panic! At The Disco
Zac Brown Band
LIVE NATION
2016 SUMMER FESTIVALS
Austin City Limits
Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival
Bonnaroo
Camp Bisco
EDC Las Vegas
EDC New York
Electric Forest
Faster Horses
Free Press Summer Festival
Governors Ball
HARD Red Rock
HARD Summer
Jamboree in the Hills
Lollapolooza
Budweiser Made in America Festival
MixTape
Music Midtown
Nocturnal Wonderland
Paradiso
Peach Music Festival
Roots Picnic
Route 91 Harvest
Sasquatch!
Shaky Beats
Shaky Knees
Watershed
Windy City Lake Shake
Voodoo Music + Arts Festival
About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Live Nation Media & Sponsorship and Artist Nation Management. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.
About Citi
Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. Additional information may be found at www.citi.com | Twitter: @Citi | YouTube: www.youtube.com/citi | Blog: http://new.citi.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/citi | LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/citi
Contacts
Live Nation Touring and the 2016 National Concert Day event: Victor Trevino, [email protected] or Live Nation: Carrie Davis, [email protected] or Kaitlyn Henrich, [email protected]