Bonnaroo is currently set to announce their much-anticipated lineup at 9 P.M. EST on February 19th with their BLAM event. BLAM, or the Bonnaroo lineup announcement megaton, will be streamed live from the Bonnaroo website. BLAM will be preceded by a two hour pre-show highlighting past performances from artists such as My Morning Jacket, J. Cole, and Jack Johnson. Be sure to also catch the pre-show for special surprises.
The BLAM event will be hosted by comedians Taran Killiam (of SNL fame) and Hannibal Buress. In true Bonnaroo fashion, the event will also feature a superjam comprised of the Flaming Lips and Ben Folds. If you wish to get more involved with BLAM, several official watch parties will be hosted across cities in the United States. Your city not listed? Simply create your own! The entire event will also be streamed from the Bonnaroo app on Xbox.
February 19th cannot come soon enough.
The official press release below:
BLAM! 2014 will be a colossal celebration of music, comedy, surprises and the hottest information your brain has ever processed. Your hosts Taran Killam (Saturday Night Live) and comedian Hannibal Buress will be holding down this Bonnaroo-style barn party featuring a SUPERJAM with The Flaming Lips and Ben Folds plus special guests.
7PM EST – BLAM! Pre-Party with 2 hours of legendary LIVE cover song performances from artists including Dave Matthews Band, Tenacious D, Kings Of Leon, Phish, fun., The Lumineers, Jack Johnson, My Morning Jacket, J.Cole and more!
9PM EST – It’s BLAM! time!OFFICIAL BLAM! 2014 WATCH PARTIES
We invite you to get together and celebrate BLAM! with the help of our friends at Record Store Day, [http://www.recordstoreday.com/Home] who are gearing up for their big day on April 19. Parties will kick off at 7:00pm EST (unless otherwise noted).Here’s What to Expect:
• A chance to win GA or VIP tickets to this year’s Bonnaroo!
• Stylish FREE t-shirts compliments of our friends at GAP…show up early, these are going to go fast!
• FREE official BLAM! Posters, while supplies last
• In-store discounts on 2014 Bonnaroo artist catalogs*
• FREE samples of Ben & Jerry’s Bonnaroo Coffee Caramel Buzz*
• Sweet prizes from our friends at Xbox*
*At select party locationsNashville, Tennessee— Grimey’s [http://www.grimeys.com/]
Louisville, Kentucky— Guestroom [http://guestroom-records.com/]
Atlanta, Georgia – Criminal Records
Lexington, Kentucky – CD Central [http://www.cdcentralmusic.com/]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania— Main Street Music [https://www.facebook.com/pages/MainStreetMusicPA/109854695706800]
St. Louis, Missouri— Vintage Vinyl [http://www.vintagevinyl.com/]
Toronto, Canada- Sunrise [http://shop.sunriserecords.com/]
Charlottesville, Virginia- Plan 9 [http://www.plan9music.com/Home]
Knoxville, Tennessee- Disc Exchange [http://www.discexchange.com/Home]
Miami, Florida—Sweat [http://sweatrecordsmiami.com/]
Orlando, Florida—Park Ave [http://www.parkavecds.com/]
Richmond, Virginia- Plan 9 [http://www.plan9music.com/Home]
Raleigh, North Carolina- Schoolkids [http://www.schoolkidsrecords.com/Home]
Baltimore, Maryland- The Sound Garden [http://www.cdjoint.com/]
Cleveland, Ohio- Music Saves [http://www.musicsaves.com/]
Los Angeles, California- Touch Vinyl [http://www.touchvinyl.com/]Don’t see your town on the list? Start your own watch party and share the invite #BLAM
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