PRESS RELEASE: QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT TO PLAY THE 2013 iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FEST

CLEAR CHANNEL ANNOUNCES THE 2013 iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL LINE-UP
AND ADDS NEW DAYTIME 'FESTIVAL VILLAGE' FOR MUSIC FANS

ustin Timberlake, Katy Perry, J.Cole, Elton John, Muse, Tiësto, Chris Brown, Keith Urban, fun., Miguel,Bruno Mars, Phoenix, Zedd, Maroon 5, Tim McGraw, Ke$ha, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Benny Benassi, Plus a Rare Live Appearance by Queen + Adam Lambert And Other Special Surprise Guests Will Rewrite Music History in Las Vegas September 20 and 21

And Adding Even More Excitement This Year, New Daytime

“iHeartRadio Music Festival Village” Will Feature Multi-stage Live Performances by Miley Cyrus, The Wanted, Jason Derulo, The Band Perry, Avril Lavigne, Krewella, Cher Lloyd, twenty one pilots, Pete Tong, AWOLNATION and a special guest appearance by Ne-Yo

New York, NY — July 15, 2013— Clear Channel today announced the artist line-up for the biggest live concert event in radio history, the iHeartRadio Music Festival, taking place in Las Vegas on September 20 and 21. This year’s extraordinary line-up includes Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, J. Cole, Elton John, Muse, Tiësto, Chris Brown, Keith Urban, fun., Miguel, Bruno Mars, Phoenix, Zedd, Maroon 5, Tim McGraw, Ke$ha, Thirty Seconds to Mars and Benny Benassi, plus a rare live appearance by legendary rock band Queen + Adam Lambert, this year's Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star winner, The Summer Set and other special surprise guests to be announced later. Ryan Seacrest, host and producer of the top-rated nationally syndicated LA Morning drive-time show - “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” on Clear Channel’s 102.7 KIIS-FM, will return for a third record-breaking year to host the Festival, kicking off the two-day event on the evening of Friday, September 20 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.

The Festival will broadcast LIVE across Clear Channel radio stations in 150 markets nationwide, and this year will air as a two night special on The CW Network on Sept. 30 (night one) at 8-10 p.m. ET/PT and Oct. 1 (night two) at 8-10 p.m. ET/PT, to launch the network’s fall season.

This year, the Festival gets even bigger with the addition of the “iHeartRadio Music Festival Village” on Saturday afternoon. The Festival Village will feature live performances on two stages by nearly a dozen popular and up-and-coming artists, including Miley Cyrus, The Wanted, Jason Derulo, The Band Perry, Avril Lavigne, Krewella, Cher Lloyd, twenty one pilots, Pete Tong, AWOLNATION and a special guest appearance by Ne-Yo. The Village will also feature fan zones, games, concessions and interactive experiences hosted by the iHeartRadio Music Festival and Festival Village brand partners including Macy’s, AT&T, Pepsi, Fruttare™, State Farm®, MGM Grand, The CW Network, Matador Snacks and Regency Enterprise’s RUNNER RUNNER, released by 20th Century Fox. The Village will take place at The Lot, which spans 15 acres along the Las Vegas Strip located across from Luxor Hotel.

“The iHeartRadio Music Festival truly captures the essence of what music is all about — excitement, energy and the deep connection between artists and fans,” said John Hogan, Chairman and CEO of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment. “Every year, we try to push the boundaries of what live music events can be by showcasing the hottest artists across all genres and radio formats all on one stage. And year after year, the iHeartRadio Music Festival produces more and more of music's most memorable moments. Now, with the addition of the iHeartRadio Music Festival Village featuring even more artists, this year will push those limits even further — it's going to be incredible.”

Promotion of 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival kicked off this morning with a simultaneous roadblock announcement by all 850 Clear Channel radio stations nationwide, their websites and iHeartRadio. In addition, throughout a summer-long on-air and online promotion, Clear Channel station listeners across the country will have the chance to win one-of-a-kind, all-expense paid dream trips to Las Vegas where they will join thousands of other dedicated music fans to experience the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the legendary MGM Grand.

“Last year, the iHeartRadio Music Festival sold out in minutes, trended worldwide on Twitter, dominated the media and ruled the airwaves, and inspired fans from all around the world,” said Ryan Seacrest, the host of the iHeartRadio Music Festival. “This year, the iHeartRadio Music Festival becomes a trilogy -- remixing, redefining and rewriting music history. I couldn't be more excited to be a part of this must-see, one-of-a-kind total music experience.”

The iHeartRadio Music Festival is co-produced by John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for Clear Channel and Tom Poleman, President of National Programming Platforms for Clear Channel Media and Entertainment. For more details about the iHeartRadio Music Festival visit iHeartRadio.com/vegas. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster beginning Saturday, July 20 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. The iHeartRadio Music Festival is a Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Production.

For more details about the iHeartRadio Music Festival visit iHeartRadio.com/vegas.

Tickets are available via Ticketmaster beginning Saturday, July 20 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET.

The iHeartRadio Music Festival is a Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Production.

How very regrettable.

This VERY possibly is biggest, most popular, most widely viewed, most important concert that Queen have EVER done in the U.S....this should be REAL interesting. Great things to come if they can pull this shit off! Also Brian does need to dye his hair...and Roger too. I'm just saying.

Heard this on 98.7 this morning.


The guy has zero charisma and I probably can't afford tickets.



(Cause I still WOULD go)

These festival tickets usually run a couple hundred bucks right?


Either way... COULD be good

FFS - what the hell are they doing on a bill like that? The absolute nadir of Queen live........

Karaoke hits at best.

I think Adam Lambert is great with Brian and Roger....

And now we know what Brian and Roger were being so coy about and saying they could not discuss earlier this year.

Expect for them to steal the show and no one saw it coming.

Spare us.

dear oh dear, lambert is SHIT!, more embarassment

You know what's REALLY shit? People wasting time and bandwidth turning this more into Moanzone each and every passing day, when they could be diverting their energy making much more productive use of their times.

Say what you want about Lambert - he's an extremely good singer, and a fuck load richer than any of us.

Nobody is a perfect fit to replace Freddie. We can pick it apart, or see it as a plus that Brian and Roger are still motivated to play music. Lambert does plenty of the songs justice - like Who Wants To Live Forever.

Just take it for what it is - a hugely high profile gig. Indeed, this may be Brian and Roger's biggest gig in decades.

I always thought he's an extremely BAD singer with a GREAT voice

Ditto pittrek AND QUEEN USA.



bad singer. .. non artist, but they're likely to steal the show. (If it's a festival it's over a couple days)

Would be nice to have a wake up call to any boring generation kids raised on loops and drugs. (Usa)


I welcome it. Even if Lambert isn't much of a fit.


Yes he did do WWTLF some justice.

The guys enjoy playing, just a poor choice of a lead singer. Resurrect George Michael since Freddie is impossible! Anyone but that wanna be.

paul rodgers, jeff scott soto, matt bellamy, justin hawkins, marc martel all are better and would be better than that prick lambert