NEW YORK, June 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM
announced today that it will broadcast performances, interviews,
and backstage reports from the Firefly Music Festival in
Dover, Delaware, from Friday, June 19 through Sunday, June 21, across multiple music
channels.
The exclusive broadcast will include The Killers, Kings of Leon,
Cage the Elephant, Hozier, Modest Mouse, Foster the People, Spoon,
Bastille, Walk the Moon, Gary Clark
Jr, Big Data, Awolnation, Sublime with Rome, Cold War Kids, and many more.
"We are excited to bring performances by some of the top
alternative rock and indie artists today directly to our
subscribers who are unable to attend Firefly," said Scott
Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "With
performances airing across multiple channels, our broadcasts from
Firefly are another example of SiriusXM going where music fans are,
bringing the excitement, vibe and great music of the music festival
to wherever listeners may be."
SiriusXM's Firefly Music Festival broadcast will air on Alt
Nation channel 36, beginning Friday, June
19 at 1:00 pm ET through
Sunday, June 21. Select performances
will also air on The Spectrum, channel 28; SiriusXMU, channel 35
and Jam On, channel 29.
The broadcast will also be available through the SiriusXM App on
smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at
siriusxm.com.
SiriusXM's Firefly Music Festival broadcast is one of the many
festivals that SiriusXM broadcasts for its listeners. Previous
SiriusXM festival broadcasts have featured Coachella Valley Music
and Arts Festival, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Hangout Music
Festival, Governors Ball Music Festival, Rock on the Range,
Lollapalooza, Ultra Music Festival, and Electric Daisy
Carnival.
Firefly Music Festival is a premier music experience set among
lush wooded landscapes, featuring renowned headliners and emerging
artists. Guests witness unforgettable performances and discover the
engaging attractions nestled around every turn that make Firefly a
can't-miss summer tradition for music fans from around the world.
In 2012, Firefly attracted 30,000 attendees in its inaugural year
with a sell out of 90,000 in 2015, making it one of the country's
fastest growing festivals. In late 2014, festival organizers Red
Frog Events partnered with Goldenvoice (creators of Coachella and
Stagecoach) to produce and promote Firefly.
For more details about channels and broadcast times, go to
www.siriusxm.com/firefly.
For more information on the Firefly Music Festival, please visit
https://fireflyfestival.com/.
For more information on SiriusXM, please visit
www.siriusxm.com.
About SiriusXM
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radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has more than 27.7
million subscribers. SiriusXM creates and broadcasts
commercial-free music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy;
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provider of connected vehicles services to major automakers, giving
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