LAUDERDALE LIVE 2015 LINE-UP ANNOUNCED: PHILLIP PHILLIPS AND O.A.R. TO HEADLINE THE FESTIVAL
The Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau’s office of Film, Music and Entertainment, AEG Live and Donahue Entertainment are excited to announce the Lauderdale Live 2015 line-up. Lauderdale Live will take place over the weekend of June 19 – 21, 2015 at Fort Lauderdale’s beautiful waterfront Huizenga Plaza.
Friday, June 19 will feature a special VIP pre-festival, intimate event including special live performances. Details will be announced very soon.
Saturday, June 20 will be headlined by Phillip Phillips, who won the eleventh season of American Idol and has been nominated for numerous American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards and Teen Choice Awards. 2012’s The World from the Side of the Moon debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 and featured the 5x platinum smash hit “Home”. 2014’s Behind The Light featured lead single “Raging Fire,” an epic and urgent love song that debuted in the Billboard Hot 100 and quickly earned raves for Phillips’s stirring vocal delivery and thrilling guitar work. Ben Rector released The Walking in Between in 2013 on his own label, Aptly Named Recordings, and the album debuted at #16 on the Billboard 200 chart. His previous two independent releases, 2010’s Into the Morning and 2011’s Something Like This, were both iTunes leaders with Something Like This reaching #1 on the digital retailer’s Singer/Songwriter Albums chart. Tracks from both albums appeared in multiple television shows, including One Tree Hill, Castle, The Neighbors and Pretty Little Liars. Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors will also perform on Saturday. The band’s latest album Medicine was released on January 27, 2015. 2005’s Washed in Blue had multiple TV placements on Lifetime’s Army Wives, Showtime’s United States of Tara and A&E’s The Cleaner. Kris Allen won the eighth season of American Idol, and his self-titled debut album featured the hit “Live Like We’re Dying” which peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and achieved platinum status with over 1.7 million in combined sales. Kris is also a philanthropist dedicated to using his position to raise awareness about a number of philanthropic causes including Music Empowers, World Vision and Global Genes. And Emily Kopp, a singer-songwriter from Florida, is ready to become a full-time road warrior with the release of her debut full length album Serendipity Find Me. Her music has been described as a marriage between “bluesy heartache vocals and pop songwriting smarts” (The Advocate).
Sunday, June 21 will be headlined by O.A.R. (short for Of A Revolution). The band has released eight studio albums since their formation in 1996 in Rockville, Maryland. “Shattered (Turn the Car Around)” from 2008’s All Sides achieved platinum status. The band went home while making their latest release, 2014’s The Rockville LP, which gave them a sense of peace and triggered a journey of creative renewal and inspiration. Sister Hazel was formed in Gainesville, FL in 1993 and impressively there have been no changes to the band’s line-up after over 20 years. 1997’s …Somewhere More Familiar reached platinum status, and the smash single “All For You” hit #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band gets up close and personal with their empire of ‘Hazelnuts’ each year for their Rock Boat excursions, the world’s largest floating music festival. Dumpstaphunk stands out among New Orleans’ best as one of the funkiest bands to ever arise from the Crescent City. Born on the Jazz & Heritage Festival stage and descended from Neville family bloodlines, these soldiers of funk ignite a deep, gritty groove that dares listeners not to move. 2013’s Dirty Word features 11 songs with special appearances by Trombone Shorty, Ani DiFranco, Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rebirth Brass Band, Art Neville and the Grooveline Horns. Luke Wade hails from Dublin, TX where he was born to extraordinary artists and self-described ‘Hippies’, an environment that encouraged and cultivated creativity. The son of a well-known artist and a dancer, Luke decided years ago that his future was going to be on stages and scenes telling his stories. He aspires to capture our journey through it – and his sophomore album, The River, speaks to a brilliant departure on that journey. And Beverly McClellan reached the final four on the premiere season of NBC’s hit TV show, The Voice. Originally from Virginia, she started singing at age 24 and had been performing at clubs and bars around Fort Lauderdale for 20 years. A soulful rock singer with honest lyrics and a raw sound, Beverly plays over 10 instruments and has already released five independent albums.
General Admission (GA) and VIP tickets are on sale now at www.lauderdalelivemusic.com and www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets range in price from $39.50 to $299.50, plus applicable service fees.
Single day GA tickets can be purchased in advance for $39.50, and day of show for $47.00. Two-day GA tickets for both Saturday + Sunday admission can be purchased in advance for $69.50, and day of show for $87.00 (applicable to day of show purchases on Saturday, June 20 only). GA ticket holders will have access to incredible live music and various dining options, as well as public restrooms.
Single day VIP ticket packages for Saturday, June 20 or Sunday, June 21 can be purchased for $129.50. Two-day VIP ticket packages for both Saturday + Sunday admission can be purchased for $199.50. Both Single and Two-day VIP packages include access to all GA amenities, two drink tickets (per day), a VIP area with private bar and concessions, private restrooms, a separate VIP entrance/exit, and a commemorative tote bag with festival goodies.
Platinum single day VIP packages for Saturday, June 20 or Sunday, June 21 can be purchased for $229.50, which also includes admission to the Friday night VIP event on June 19 with special live performances (details to follow). Platinum two-day VIP packages for both Saturday + Sunday admission can be purchased for $299.50, which also includes admission to the Friday night VIP event on June 19 with special live performances (details to follow). Both Platinum single and two-day VIP packages also include access to all GA amenities, two drink tickets (per day), a VIP area with private bar and concessions, private restrooms, a separate VIP entrance/exit, and a commemorative tote bag with festival goodies.
Discounted hotel packages will be available at www.lauderdalelivemusic.com in conjunction with the following hotels:
• Pier 66 • The Doubletree Bahia Mar
• The W Hotel • The Hilton Marina
For hotel bookings, please contact JCA travel Services at (305) 987-6213 or juan@jcatravelservices.com.
Huizenga Plaza is a public cultural space in the heart of the city’s dining, arts, entertainment and nightlife scene. Just minutes from vibrant Las Olas – the boulevard know as Greater Fort Lauderdale’s “style mile” – festival goers will enjoy a fun-filled weekend of music, food and drink set against the backdrop of scenic waterways, fine dining, top hotels, acclaimed art galleries and world class shopping.
Greater Fort Lauderdale offers more than 34,000 hotel rooms, a diverse mix of accommodations ranging from luxe spa resorts to Superior Small Lodgings, many within walking or biking distance of Huizenga Plaza. Abundant public transportation will also be available throughout the festival, including city taxis, trolleys and water taxis. For more information on Fort Lauderdale, visit the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau website www.sunny.org.
NICKI E. GROSSMAN, PRESIDENT OF THE GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU: “The strength of this year’s Lauderdale Live line up is amazing. It is really a credit to the partnerships the CVB, Broward County, the OFME and the City of Fort Lauderdale have been able to forge. In a very short period of time, our partnership with AEG Live and Donahue Entertainment has been able to evolve this exciting riverfront concert event and it will only continue to grow in the future. Play on!”
NOELLE P. STEVENSON, VICE PRESIDENT, FILM, MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT, CVB: “We could not be happier with AEG’s line up for Lauderdale Live 2015! Artists, such as Phillip Phillips, O.A.R., Sister Hazel, Kris Allen among a few is exactly who we are as a music genre and destination – raw, organic, indie rock, is the music we go after… it is our underground live music culture and Greater Fort Lauderdale is the perfect home for it! Thanks to these types of music events, we have attracted more music lovers, from the drive market to the national regions.”
Media inquiries? Please contact Kirstyn Schwartz, AEG Live: kirstyn@aeglive.com
Sponsorship inquiries? Please contact Don Donahue, Donahue Entertainment: don@donahueentertainment.com
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