iHeartRadio Music Festival Announce 2015 Daytime Village Performers

iHeartRadio are kicking off the Summer by announcing the artists who will be making the trip to Las Vegas for the fifth annual iHeartRadio Music Festival.

Acts like newcomer Hozier, former boy bander Nick Jonas, Top 40 darlings Walk the Moon, and Swedish pop star Tove Lo will all be making appearances on the Daytime Village stage on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Echosmith, Trey Songz,  George Ezra, Tori Kelly, James Bay, Shawn Mendes, Zella Day, and The Struts will also entertain fans during the day, while also giving attendees a chance to look at the “future of music in one afternoon,” at least according to John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia.

“The Daytime Village has quickly become a showcase for the most exciting young artists in the world,” said Sykes.

“This is a great way to see the future of music in one afternoon.”

“We can’t wait for this year’s Daytime Village at the iHeartRadio Music Festival! Some of our biggest on-air personalities will be inviting their fans to hang out with them on the Vegas Strip while they check out performances from both the hit makers and the hottest emerging artists in the world,” said Tom Poleman, President of National Programming Platforms for iHeartMedia.

The iHeartRadio Music Festival Daytime Village will return to the MGM Resorts Village across from the Luxor Hotel and Casino.

As of now, the media mega-company has yet to announce any of the artists who will actually perform at the iHeartRadio Music Festival set to take place during the evening of Friday, Sept. 18 and Saturday, Sept. 19.

The company does tease that the announcement will come sometime this Summer.

For those interested in attending the Daytime Village, tickets are currently available here.

Rock in Rio USA Add More Artists to Line-Up, Unveil “City of Rock” Streets

Rock in Rio USA announced several headlining artists for the upcoming inaugural gathering in Las Vegas back in January, but it looks like those aren’t the only one heading to Sin City for the two weekends.

Today, the festival took to the web to announce the complete line-up. The line-up includes a couple of more performers on the main stages, some DJs that will represent the countries the festival has already invaded (Spain and Portugal to name a few) and those cool “City of Rock” streets they hinted at when the idea was still being formed (each street represents the musical culture of either the United States, United Kingdom, or Brazil).

Check out the full schedule for the two weekend which have been divided in half. The Rock-centric weekend will take place May 8-9 while the Pop music-centric weekend will take place May 15-16.

ROCK WEEKEND:

May 8:

Main Stage:  No Doubt, Maná, The Pretty Reckless, Smallpools

Sunset Stage: Foster the People, Gary Clark Jr, Bleachers, Saints of Valory

Electronic Stage: AN21, Ftampa, Wax Motif, MVTH

Rock Street Brazil: Spock Frevo Orquestra, Pepeu Gomes, Leo Gandelman

Rock Street USA: DJ Druskee & MC Myron Marten, Academy of Villains, Rock in Rio Dance Crew

Rock Street UK: Stones the Beetles, Terra Celta

May 9:

Main Stage: Metallica, Linkin Park, Rise Against, Hollywood Undead

Sunset Stage: Deftones, Sepultura (feat. Steve Vai), Coheed and Cambria, Of Mice & Men

Electronic Stage: Caked Up, Gaslamp Killer, Felguk, Alok

Rock Street Brazil: Spock Frevo Orquestra, Pepeu Gomes, Leo Gandelman

Rock Street USA: DJ Druskee & MC Myron Marten, Academy of Villains, Rock in Rio Dance Crew

Rock Street UK: Stones the Beetles, Terra Celta

POP WEEKEND:

May 15:

Main Stage: Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Echosmith, Ivete Sangalo

Sunset Stage: Jessie J, Charli XCX, Tove Lo, James Bay

Electronic Stage: Whitney Fierce, Jeniluv, Valida, Heidi Lawden

Rock Street Brazil: Simoninha Feat. Toni Garrido, Marcos Valle, BossaCucaNova

Rock Street USA: DJ Druskee & MC Myron Marten, Rock in Rio Dance Crew

Rock Street UK: Stones the Beetles, Terra Celta

May 16:

Main Stage: Bruno Mars, Sam Smith, Empire of the Sun, Big Sean

Sunset Stage: John Legend, Joss Stone, Magic, Mikky Ekko

Electronic Stage: Behrouz, Renato Ratier, Uner, Dj Vibe

Rock Street Brazil: Simoninha Feat. Toni Garrido, Marcos Valle, BossaCucaNova

Rock Street USA: DJ Druskee & MC Myron Marten, Rock in Rio Dance Crew

Rock Street UK: Stones the Beetles, Terra Celta

Tickets for Rock in Rio USA are available on the festival’s website.

Echosmith Take Us Camping in Their “Bright” Video

After having a successful 2014 thanks to their hit song “Cool Kid,” Echosmith are back with their brand new music video for the song “Bright” which is featured on their debut album, 2013’s Talking Dreams.

The new video features the four-piece performing in the song in a cool outdoor venue and then packing up their bags, and car, and heading out to the wilderness to go camping with some friends.

Check out the video below.

If the video wasn’t enough to quench your thirst for the California band, don’t sweat it. They will be heading out on their first ever headlining tour beginning tonight at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley.

The month and a half long trek will conclude on March 29 at the House of Blues in San Diego. Echosmith’s full tour schedule can be seen below.

ECHOSMITH 2015 HEADLINE TOUR:

2/12/15 – 3rd & Lindsley – Nashville, TN
2/14/15 – Fitzgerald’s Upstairs – Houston, TX
2/15/15 – Emo’s- Austin, TX
2/18/15 – House of Blues – New Orleans, LA
2/20/15 – The Social – Orlando, FL
2/25/15 – Visulite Theatre – Charlotte, NC
2/26/15 – 930 Club – Washington, DC
2/28/15 – Theatre of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
3/01/15 – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA
3/03/15 – Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre – Montreal, QC
3/05/15 – Virgin Mobile Mod Club – Toronto, ON
3/06/15 – Beachland Ballroom & Tavern – Cleveland, OH
3/07/15 – Shelter – Detroit, MI
3/11/15 – Deluxe @ Old National Center – Indianapolis, IN
3/12/15 – Metro – Chicago, IL
3/17/15 – Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO
3/18/15 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
3/20/15 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
3/21/15 – Showbox at the Market – Seattle, WA
3/22/15 – The Rio Theatre – Vancouver, BC
3/25/15 – The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
3/27/15 – The Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
3/28/15 – House of Blues – Anaheim, CA
3/29/15 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA

Rock in Rio USA Reveal Complete Line-Up for Inaugural Event

Last September, Rock in Rio announced they would be bringing the Brazilian party to the United States by recreating the famous festival in the U.S.’ adult playground; Las Vegas.

With the initial announcement made last year, the festival had revealed that acts like Metallica, No Doubt, Deftones, Linkin Park, John Legend, and Taylor Swift had been confirmed to perform at the inaugural event.

Now, the festival organizers have announced the complete, massive line-up for the event slated to take place over the course of two weekends in May.

Announced via a press conference, Sam Smith, Charli XCX, Bleachers, Jessie J, Magic!, The Pretty Reckless, Hollywood Undead, Foster the People, Gary Clark Jr., Saints of Valory, Of Mice and Men, and many more were added to the original line-up from last year.

“We want different flavors. We want different types of artists,” said Roberta Medina, daughter of festival founder Robert Medina in a voice over about the chosen performers.

Tickets for Rock in Rio USA will go on sale beginning this upcoming Monday, Jan. 19 at the festival’s website. General-admission weekend passes will put attendees back $298 while VIP weekend tickets with access to VIP areas, open bars, buffet, and access to an exclusive entrance will cost those interested, $498.

The first weekend, named the “Rock Weekend,” will take place May 8-9, while the second weekend, named the “Pop Weekend,” will take place May 15-16 at the City of Rock MGM Resorts Festival Grounds.

It is estimated that a grand total of 240,000 to 320,000 attendees will show up during the course of the weekend with festival organizers hoping to have 80,000 a day though they admit it might be more like 60,000 attendees per day.

Check out the line-up for each day of the festival below.

Saturday, May 8:

Main Stage: No Doubt, Mana, The Pretty Reckless

Sunset Stage: Foster the People, Gary Clark Jr., The Bleachers, Saints of Valory

Sunday, May 9:

Main Stage: Metallica, Linkin Park, Rise Against, Hollywood Undead

Sunset Stage: Deftones, Sepultura (featurng Steve Vai), Coheed and Cambria, Of Mice and Men

Saturday, May 15:

Main Stage: Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Echosmith, Ivete Sangalo

Sunset Stage: Jessie J, Charli XCX, Tove Lo, James Bay

Sunday, May 16:

Main Stage: Bruno Mars, Sam Smith, Empire of the Sun

Sunset Stage: John Legend, Joss Stone, Ma!, Mikky Ekko