NEW YORK, April 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2015 summer concert season is here and some of your favorite music artists are hitting the road to perform their biggest hits for you... LIVE! To celebrate the greatest summer of live music ever, Live Nation announced today that May 5, 2015 will be the first ever National Concert Day - a day to recognize not only fans but also music artists, live music industry leaders, tour managers and their teams as well as all the hard working employees at venues across the country that work tirelessly to produce the incredible music experiences that will be seen this summer. As part of the celebration, Live Nation will host the 2015 Summer Spotlight presented by Hilton - a massive live concert and media event on May 5 at New York City's famed concert hall, Irving Plaza, featuring performances by Kid Rock and Florida Georgia Line and special appearances by some of this summer's hottest touring artists including Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, Brandon Boyd & Mike Einziger of Incubus, Jason Wade & Bryce Soderberg of Lifehouse, Kip Moore, Metric, Mick Jones of Foreigner, Rae Sremmurd, Tinashe and Wiz Khalifa along with host of the event, Hoda Kotb of The TODAY Show.

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A global leader in entertainment, Live Nation will bring fans worldwide yet another epic summer packed with incredible music from nearly 60 of the biggest stars including U2, Madonna, Foo Fighters, Zac Brown Band, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, The Smashing Pumpkins & Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire, Imagine Dragons, Ariana Grande, One Direction, Meghan Trainor, Kelly Clarkson, Idina Menzel, Josh Groban, Kevin Hart, Nicki Minaj, J. Cole and Bette Midler to name just a few. Fans will be able to experience even more artists at one of Live Nation's nearly 30 summer festivals including EDC Vegas (Insomniac), HARD Summer (HARD Events), Sasquatch! Festival, Squamish Valley Music Festival, Big Guava, the first-ever FarmBorough, the Budweiser Made In America Festival and more.

Official sponsors of Live Nation's 2015 Summer Spotlight include Hilton, Malibu Rum, Citi and Pepsi. Hilton has teamed up with Live Nation to offer its guests once-in-a-lifetime experiences with some of the biggest names in music through Hilton@Play - a movement designed to inspire guests to stop, take a hard-earned vacation and reclaim playtime. Malibu is ensuring the Best Summer Ever by bringing a custom-built Malibu Rum Beach House to select festivals and concerts where fans will enjoy live music and specialty cocktails; additional details can be found at www.malibubestsummerever.com. Citi is the official credit card of Live Nation, offering Citi cardmembers access to preferred tickets for select tours throughout the summer through Citi's Private Pass Program; details at www.citiprivatepass.com. Pepsi's "Out of the Blue" platform delivers on uniting fans around unbelievable, once-in-a-lifetime music experiences that they can only get from Pepsi; bringing them closer to the artists they love at the biggest Live Nation music events across the country this summer.

Live Nation operates leading live music venues across the country including Nikon at Jones Beach Theater (New York), Gexa Energy Pavilion (Dallas), The Gorge Amphitheatre (Seattle) as well as the brand new Ascend Amphitheater (Nashville) opening this summer and the recently re-opened Bayfront Park Amphitheater (Miami). These venues offer the best amenities in live entertainment. Now, 34 Live Nation venues across the country will not only be known for offering the hottest entertainment in the coolest outdoor venues in the country, but they will have amazing food and beverage to elevate the music lovers experience in 2015. This year's menu reflects the unparalleled variety of culinary choices and includes specialty dishes crafted by celebrity chef Guy Fieri, along with our own chef rock stars. Dishes you have to make sure to taste are: the new Buffalo Chicken Sandwich, Gourmet Chicken Sausages, Black Bean Vegetable Burger and the Vegetarian Nachos. The in-seat menus now feature hand-crafted sandwiches and wraps, roasted vegetable quesadillas and more to name a few. Our commitment to serving Humanely Raised proteins and locally harvested produce is unprecedented in the sports and entertainment industry, as fans will be able to experience the freshest food possible in general concessions and all VIP areas.

Summertime is what music memories are made of. From experiencing live music under the stars at an outdoor amphitheater with the family, taking your best friends to see world class artists perform at arenas around the country or heading out on a road trip to one of the many music festivals featuring dozens of artists on the line-up, summer 2015 will bring millions of music fans together. From Country, Indie & Alternative Music, Classic Rock, Rock, Metal, Hip-Hop, Electronic Music, Comedy and Pop - there will be something for everyone.

LIVE NATION'S 2015 SUMMER TOURS AND FESTIVALS

For tickets and more information, visit www.livenation.com

2015 SUMMER TOURS



    5 Seconds of Summer

    atl-J

    Ariana Grande

    The Australian Pink Floyd Show

    Bette Midler

    Boys of Zummer: Fall Out Boy & Wiz Khalifa

    Brad Paisley

    Bryan Adams

    Chicago and Earth Wind & Fire

    Counting Crows

    Darius Rucker

    Dave Matthews Band

    Def Leppard

    Dierks Bentley

    Drake

    Fifth Harmony

    Flogging Molly and Gogol Bordello

    Florida Georgia Line

    Foo Fighters

    G.E.M.

    Go HARD Tour

    Idina Menzel

    Imagine Dragons

    Incubus and Deftones

    J Cole

    Jason Aldean

    Joe Bonamassa

    Josh Groban

    Kelly Clarkson with Pentatonix

    Kevin Hart

    Kid Rock with Foreigner

    Lady Antebellum

    Lana Del Rey

    Lewis Black

    Luke Bryan

    Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival

    Meghan Trainor

    Motley Crue with Alice Cooper

    Neil Diamond

    Nickelback with Lifehouse

    Nicki Minaj special guests Meek Mill, Rae Sremmurd, Tinashe & Dej Loaf

    New Kids on the Block with TLC & Nelly

    One Direction

    OneRepublic

    Outcry Tour

    Paramore

    Pokemon: Symphonic Evolutions

    Rascal Flatts

    Ricky Martin

    Rise Against

    Slipknot

    Sublime with Rome

    The Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson

    Third Eye Blind and Dashboard Confessional

    Tim McGraw

    Toby Keith

    Train

    Van Halen

    Vans Warped Tour

    Zac Brown Band

SUMMER 2015 FESTIVALS



    Austin City Limits

    Beyond Wonderland Southern California

    Big Guava Music Festival

    Blaze N Glory

    Budweiser Made In America

    Delaware Junction Festival

    Digital Dreams

    Downtown Hoedown

    EDC Las Vegas

    EDC New York

    FarmBorough Festival

    Faster Horses Festival

    Field Trip

    Fvded In The Park

    HARD Summer

    Jamboree In The Hills

    Knotfest

    Music Midtown

    Nocturnal Wonderland

    Paradiso Festival

    Peach Music Festival

    Route 91 Harvest Festival

    Sasquatch! Festival

    Squamish Valley Music Festival

    Watershed Festival

    Windy City LakeShake Festival

About Live Nation Entertainment

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