The world might be social distancing at the moment as it faces the coronavirus pandemic, and while major festivals and concerts have been postponed, music fans just got a little bit closer to what would otherwise be "festival season" with Warner Music Group's PlayOn Fest.
Just as its title suggests, PlayOn Fest allows incredible live performances to live on. The three-day festival, which takes place (virtually) on April 24th through April 26th for 72 hours straight, will livestream previous performances from an all-star lineup of artists and bands, including Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Cardi B, Nipsey Hussle, Panic! at the Disco, twenty one pilots, Wiz Khalifa, Coldplay and more.
These previous performances are from festivals and concerts including Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, The O2 Arena, Rock In Rio, Global Citizen Festival, Sydney Opera House, Apollo Theater, and more. See the full lineup below.
Some of the performances that fans can look forward to during PlayOn Fest weekend include:
- Nipsey Hussle (the incredible Victory Lap album release show from the Hollywood Palladium).
- Coldplay (taken from the band’s São Paulo, Brazil show during their A Head Full Of Dreams Tour in 2017, which became the third biggest tour of all time).
- Bruno Mars (24K Magic Live at the Apollo – Mars’ first primetime special that was recorded from the stage of the legendary Harlem theater in 2017).
- Panic! At The Disco (shot during their sold-out arena tour at the famed O2 Arena in London in 2019).
- Ed Sheeran (taking his stadium show to the intimate Austin City Limits stage for a special performance on the iconic PBS series in 2017).
- KORN (a groundbreaking performance filmed inside of a living art installation celebrating the release of their 2019 album The Nothing).
PlayOn Fest will be streamed throughout the weekend via YouTube, and kicking it all off is LL Cool J on Friday (April 24th at noon ET. Additionally, Warner Music Group has launched a pre-sale of PlayOn Fest merch, and all proceeds will go to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response fund for WHO. And throughout the three-day festival, fans will be encouraged to click-to-donate to the fund. This important fund helps in tracking and understanding the virus, ensures that patients get the care that they need and that all of the brave frontline workers receive essential supplies.
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