Global Citizen Festival today!, Rock in Rio
Hello! It’s been announced that No Doubt will be playing at the first USA Rock In Rio festival, which takes place in Las Vegas over two weekends, May 8 to 9 and 15 to 16!
From Yahoo! Music: “…the 2015 U.S. Rock in Rio music festival, which will take place in Las Vegas over two weekends, May 8 to 9 and 15 to 16, event organizers announced at a September 26 press conference at the NASDAQ building in New York’s Times Square. Also performing on the main stage in Vegas will be Linkin Park, Taylor Swift and No Doubt, VP Roberta Medina said. Deftones and John Legend have been confirmed for the Sunset Stage for festival debut.
At the tail end of the press conference, No Doubt, graced the podium and Rock in Rio representatives presented the band with an honorary guitar shaped like the event logo. The band posed for a photo-op but did not answer questions.
The U.S. Rock in Rio will take place at a 37-acre facility that will be constructed on the Las Vegas Strip and will hold 85,000 fans per day. Performances will begin at 4 p.m and run until 2 a.m. The event will include two main stages – the 262 foot long primary stage and the smaller Sunset Stage – an alternative rock stage and a stage for electronic music and DJs. There will also be three locations designated to music and culture from Brazil, America and the UK. Co-sponsors Cirque Du Soleil ar expected to schedule performances at the event.
The grounds will feature a giant Ferris wheel and a 600-foot zip line constructed high above the main stage.”
The Global Citizen Festival takes place today in Central Park!
It will air live on MSNBC and MSNBC.com at 3pm ET. NBC News will also broadcast a one-hour prime-time special from the event, which will air on TV at 9pm EST. It will also be streaming on Vevo.com, and GlobalCitizen.org.
MSNBC posted a video interview with the band about the festival:
