Clear Channel Entertainment Announces 'Smirnoff Summer of Live'.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2003 Remember those warm summer night concerts, outside under the stars and that exhilarating feeling you had sharing the live experience with your best friend, the love of your life... and thousands of music fans? Well, Clear Channel Entertainment is celebrating those great memorable days with "Smirnoff Summer of Live," a national music program beginning in May through September, which will feature over 170 of today's most popular artists performing live on stage in 40 markets nationwide. "We want to remind - and excite - music fans about the annual tradition of the outdoor summer music season and concerts under the stars," said Brian Becker, Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel Entertainment. "We have put together a live entertainment experience that not only promises to make great memories, but adds a new dimension with lower ticket prices and one of the largest ticket giveaways in live music history." Summer of Live will showcase a wide variety of performers - from pop and hard rock, to country and jazz, to alternative and reggae - that promise to appeal to all musical tastes. Among the artists performing this summer at Clear Channel Entertainment venues throughout the country are the Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. For most of its career, the group has consisted of vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary, and drummer Chad Smith. , James Taylor
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"We want to reacquaint reacquaint Verb reacquaint oneself with or become reacquainted with to get to know (someone) again Verb 1. people with the outdoor summer concert experience, that moment when the lights go down, you hear the roar of the crowd, the artist hits the stage and you hear the first few notes of your favorite song - all under the stars at our state-of-the-art amphitheaters," stated Don Law, Chairman and co-CEO of Clear Channel Entertainment - Music. A number of artists have also shared their thoughts and memories of summer: "Outdoor amphitheatres are fun for me; I love playing them. I enjoy watching people at summer concerts; they dance when they want to and do whatever they feel like. Usually outdoors you can see the audience. For this artist, if you can call me that, I like to look at the people and see their reactions. A lot of times they can bring their families with them to an outside place, cause even the babies can come. They can have the whole family and we just have a good time." - Blues Legend, B.B. King "Our favorite moments performing have been some of the concerts we've done outside in the summer. There is something special that happens in connecting with the audience, and you can't beat that experience." - Allman Brothers Band frontman front·man n. 1. also front man A man who serves as a nominal leader but who lacks real authority. 2. Music A leading singer with a group. , Gregg Allman Summer of Live is also emphasizing value in encouraging music fans of all ages to come out and enjoy entertainment in the great outdoors. "There really is nothing like the live concert experience and we're making that experience affordable for everyone," said Dave Lucas, President and co-CEO. "Clear Channel looks forward to working with many of the bands and artists to make $10 tickets available to the public for concerts at each of our outdoor amphitheaters." These tickets are available at the venue box offices, but quantities are limited. "As the sponsor of Summer of Live, Smirnoff is excited to be bringing an amazing array of talent and memorable summer experiences to fans throughout the country," said James Stammer stam·mer n. A speech disorder characterized by hesitation and repetition of sounds, or by mispronunciation or transposition of certain consonants, especially l, r, and s. v. To speak with a stammer. , Smirnoff Senior Brand Manager. In addition, Summer of Live features a $3 million sweepstakes of contests and promotions all summer long. Concert tickets, unique event experiences, parties and getAccess memberships will be given away through radio station promotions, online at www.cc.com and at the various concert venues. Smirnoff will host "Smirnoff Liberation Lounges" in venues where concert-goers can discover their inner Smirnoff with interactive games, daily raffles and other experiential entertainment. The associate sponsor for the summer program is eBay. About Clear Channel Entertainment Clear Channel Entertainment, a leading producer and marketer of live entertainment events, is a subsidiary of Clear Channel Worldwide (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CCU CCU abbr. 1. coronary care unit 2. critical care unit CCU critical care unit. CCU Critical care unit, see there ), a global leader in the out-of-home advertising Out-of-home advertising (also referred to as OOH) is essentially all type of advertising that reaches the consumer while he or she is outside the home. This is in contrast to broadcast, print, or internet advertising, which may be delivered to viewers out-of-home (e.g. industry. Clear Channel Entertainment currently owns, operates and/or exclusively books approximately 135 live entertainment venues, including more than 100 in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and 30 in Europe. In 2001, more than 66 million people attended approximately 26,000 events promoted and/or produced by the company, including: Live music events; Broadway, West End and touring theatrical shows; family entertainment shows; and specialized sports and motor sports events. The company, which operates throughout North America, Europe, South America and Australia, also owns independently operated athlete representation businesses, which provide management, marketing and financial consulting services to many of the world's top professional athletes. More information may be found by visiting www.cc.com http://www.cc.com and www.clearchannel.com. |
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