Muse Live at BlizzCon® 2017
October 05 2017 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Grammy Award–winning rock legends to close out
Blizzard Entertainment’s epic gaming convention and community
celebration on November 4
Watch the concert LIVE online at
www.blizzcon.com with the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket
Whether you’re joining us for BlizzCon® in person or online, get
ready for an epic finale—Muse is coming to BlizzCon 2017!
Blizzard Entertainment today announced that the Grammy
Award–winning band will close out the 11th BlizzCon on Saturday,
November 4, delivering a stage-shattering conclusion to Blizzard’s
two-day community celebration for everyone attending in person and
joining from home with the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket.
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Muse is closing out BlizzCon 2017 (Photo:
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Widely renowned as one of the best live acts in the world,
Muse—Matt Bellamy, Dominic Howard, and Chris Wolstenholme—have won
numerous music awards, including two Grammy Awards, an American
Music Award, five MTV Europe Music Awards, two Brit Awards, six NME
Awards, and six Q Awards. Since forming in 1994, Muse have released
seven studio albums, selling more than 20 million copies worldwide.
Their latest album, Drones, debuted at #1 in 21 countries around
the world and scored the band their first #1 album in the United
States—along with an award for Best Rock Album at the 2016 Grammy
Awards.
Returning to Anaheim, California for its 11th year, BlizzCon is
a massive celebration of Blizzard’s universes and the global player
communities that bring them to life. The event has drawn thousands
of Blizzard gamers from all over the world to the Anaheim
Convention Center for more than a decade, with millions more tuning
in online. This year’s show, running November 3 and 4, will be
loaded with in-depth developer panels, thrilling esports
tournaments, community contests, and much more.
“We’re thrilled to close out our 11th BlizzCon with a
performance from one of rock’s greatest live acts,” said Mike
Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “Muse has
wowed millions of people around the world with their groundbreaking
music, and we’re excited that they’re coming to give BlizzCon
attendees an epic sendoff.”
This year’s Virtual Ticket brings the Blizzard community viewing
from home even closer to BlizzCon with expanded stage coverage, a
new BlizzCon All Access channel, on-demand videos, and several
series of weekly preshow videos—available to watch now on
www.blizzcon.com. It also comes with a cache of commemorative
in-game goodies for a variety of Blizzard games, including World of
Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Hearthstone®, Diablo® III, StarCraft® II,
and Heroes of the Storm®.
For more information on the events, community activities, and
other activities taking place at BlizzCon 2017, visit
www.blizzcon.com.
About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft®,
Hearthstone®, Overwatch®, the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo®
franchises, and the multi-franchise Heroes of the Storm®, Blizzard
Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision
Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of
entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s
most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track
record includes twenty-one #1 games* and multiple Game of the Year
awards. The company's online gaming service, Blizzard Battle.net®,
is one of the largest online-gaming services in the world, with
millions of active players.
*Sales and/or downloads, based on internal company records and
reports from key distribution partners.
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strategies regarding the future, including statements about the
dates, event plans and features of BlizzCon and the features and
functionality of the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket, are forward-looking
statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Factors that could cause Blizzard Entertainment's
actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in
the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include
unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the
risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s most recent annual
report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form
10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon
information available to Blizzard Entertainment and Activision
Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Blizzard
Entertainment nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to
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