Foo Fighters, Kacey Musgraves, Anderson .Paak
& The Free Nationals, Beck, Gesaffelstein, Brandi Carlile,
H.E.R., Jamie xx, to be joined by newly added artists, including
SOPHIE, Toro Y Moi, Kelsey Lu, JPEGMAFIA, The Black Madonna, Weyes
Blood, Snail Mail, Japanese Breakfast, and more
Intersect debuts December 6-7 in Las Vegas,
celebrating the intersection of inspiring musicians and
storytellers, innovative art and technology, and community
Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company
(NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the full lineup of artists performing at
Intersect, a brand new music festival put on by AWS celebrating
creativity, innovation, and community, that will debut December
6-7 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas. Foo
Fighters, Kacey Musgraves, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals,
Beck, Brandi Carlile, Leon Bridges, H.E.R., Jamie xx, will be
joined by newly added artists, including Toro Y Moi, SOPHIE, Kelsey
Lu, JPEGMAFIA, The Black Madonna, Weyes Blood, Snail Mail, Japanese
Breakfast, and more.
Beyond the music, Intersect attendees can explore a million
square feet of games and activities, including a video arcade,
post-apocalyptic dodgeball stadium, and mega-sized ball pit with
over 200,000 balls; with everything taking place in a futuristic,
custom-designed indoor/outdoor environment full of lasers, video
screens, and immersive art and design. Food and cocktails will be
provided by some of the premier caterers in the festival industry,
including Wolfgang Puck, Best Beverage Catering, and Backyard
BBQ.
Next-generation visual artists from around the world, including
Nonotak, Kytten Janae, Beeple, Ouchhh, and Mike808, will share work
throughout the festival environment, including a six-story video
tower called the ‘Monolith.’ Intersect attendees are in for a
special treat as, “Intel Presents UPLIFT: A drone light show
celebrating women in tech in collaboration with Kacey
Musgraves.” Musgraves will provide creative direction for 500
Intel drones programmed and flown by a female-led team in a tribute
to women’s contributions to advancements in technology. The show
will accompany a donation to the nonprofit educational initiative
Girls in Tech.
Single-day and two-day general admission (GA), VIP, and VIP+
tickets are on sale now starting at $169 at intersectfest.com.
“Music has been an uncanny unifier of people over the years,”
said Ariel Kelman, Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, AWS.
“We’ve built a pretty amazing and unusual live music experience at
our annual AWS conference that attendees have loved; and with
Intersect, we’re excited to extend this unique event into a
two-day, public music festival. Festivalgoers can look forward to a
mix of musical performances from legendary acts like the Foo
Fighters and Kacey Musgraves, unique musical talents from the likes
of Brandi Carlile, Kelsey Lu, and JPEGMAFIA; coupled with immersive
digital installations, and some of the interactive games and
technology elements our AWS re:Invent and re:Play attendees know
and love.”
Intersect is presented by AWS and produced by Production
Club.
INTERSECT by AWS, with performances by: Foo Fighters
Kacey Musgraves Beck Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals The
Black Madonna Brandi Carlile Channel Tres Chvrches
Flying Lotus (3D) Gesaffelstein H.E.R. Jamie xx Japanese
Breakfast JPEGMAFIA Kaytranada Kelsey Lu Leon Bridges
Max Cooper (Live AV) Miya Folick Nonotak Shawn Mullins Snail
Mail SOPHIE Spoon Sudan Archives Thundercat Toro y
Moi (Dj) Unknown Mortal Orchestra Weyes Blood Willy Porter
Zach Person
+ more
*BOLD indicates new additions
About Amazon Web Services
For 13 years, Amazon Web Services has been the world’s most
comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. AWS offers over
165 fully featured services for compute, storage, databases,
networking, analytics, robotics, machine learning and artificial
intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, security,
hybrid, virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR), media, and
application development, deployment, and management from 69
Availability Zones (AZs) within 22 geographic regions, spanning the
U.S., Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Middle
East, Singapore, Sweden, and the UK. Millions of
customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest
enterprises, and leading government agencies—trust AWS to power
their infrastructure, become more agile, and lower costs. To learn
more about AWS, visit aws.amazon.com.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather
than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to
operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews,
1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment
by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets,
Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and
services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit
amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
About Production Club
Production Club is a multidisciplinary creative studio
specialized in designing and producing immersive experiences for
the music, tech, and gaming industries. With a global team
headquartered in Los Angeles and Spain, Production Club takes a
comprehensive approach to experience-building, working
collaboratively with our artist and brand clients to design and
direct all aspects of a project from concept to programming to
execution. To learn more about our diverse work and clientele,
please visit production.club.
About Las Vegas Festival Grounds
Las Vegas Festival Grounds is a multi-purpose outdoor venue
located along the famed Las Vegas Strip on the southwest corner of
Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Blvd. Spanning nearly 40 acres and
accommodating up to 80,000 fans for an event, the site boasts a
permanent stage and a 7.5-acre dedicated transportation area. The
Festival Grounds provides a great fan experience during all events
with new turf throughout the property, food and beverage outlets,
shaded areas and almost 400 permanent restroom facilities. The Las
Vegas Festival Grounds has hosted the iHeartRadio Daytime Stage,
Rock in Rio and the ACM Party for a Cause Festival as well as a
number of major conventions. For more information, visit the Las
Vegas Festival Grounds website.
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