NEW YORK, July 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM announced
today that it will broadcast live performances and interviews from
the annual Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago as SiriusXM's Alt Nation channel
becomes SiriusXM's Lollapalooza Channel.
The broadcast will showcase a diverse
line-up featuring performances from Lorde, Arctic Monkeys,
Fitz & The Tantrums, Grouplove, Kings of Leon, Chvrches,
Childish Gambino, Martin Garrix, Jenny
Lewis, Bleachers, Interpol and many more.
"SiriusXM is committed to providing its subscribers special
access to the world's biggest music festivals," said Steve Blatter, Senior Vice President and General
Manager, Music Programming, SiriusXM. "We are thrilled to bring
performances from this year's amazing Lollapalooza line-up to
satellite radio listeners across all of North America."
SiriusXM's Lollapalooza Channel will air on channel 36 beginning
Friday, August 1 at 6:00 pm ET through Sunday,
August 3. Select performances will also air on SiriusXMU,
The Spectrum, BPM, Hip-Hop Nation and through the SiriusXM
Internet Radio App on smartphones and other connected devices, as
well as online at siriusxm.com.
Additionally, live video of performances from Lollapalooza will
be streaming on SiriusXM's website at www.siriusxm.com/lolla.
For more details about broadcast times go to
www.siriusxm.com/lolla.
For more information on the Lollapalooza Music Festival, please
visit www.lollapalooza.com.
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www.siriusxm.com.
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