THIRD DAY OF YAHOO! WIRELESS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED

 

QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK, LONDON TICKETS FOR YAHOO! WIRELESS HEADLINED BY LEGENDS OF THE SUMMER (JULY 14) GO ON SALE FRIDAY 15 MARCH AT 9AM AVAILABLE AT www.wirelessfestival.co.uk 

Tuesday 12th March – Live Nation are thrilled to announce that due to phenomenal demand and tickets for days 1 & 2 selling in record time, there will be a third day of Yahoo! Wireless Festival on Sunday July 14. This will be a preview of JAY Z and Justin Timberlake’s North American LEGENDS OF THE SUMMER STADIUM TOUR. A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, A$AP Rocky and Rizzle Kicks also join the bill. Justin Timberlake and JAY Z are already confirmed to headlineYahoo! Wireless Festival independently on Friday 12 July (Justin Timberlake) and Saturday 13 July (JAY Z), tickets for these dates were the fastest selling in Wireless Festival history. 

Tickets for the final Yahoo! Wireless Festival date Legends Of The Summer featuring Justin Timberlake and JAY Z –will go on sale Friday 15th March, available at www.wirelessfestival.co.uk 

Unlike their separate headlining dates, on Sunday 14th July, Justin Timberlake and JAY Z will share the stage as a special preview to their North American Legends of The Summer Stadium Tour. 

Groundbreaking hip-hop pioneers A Tribe Called Quest are confirmed to join Justin Timberlake and JAY Z on Sunday July 14, this is their first UK show in twenty years. The group helped pave the way for innovative hip-hop and are cited as one of the best rap groups of all time. Other sensational acts confirmed are the incomparable Nas, New York rapper A$AP Rocky and Rizzle Kicks

Additional acts confirmed to join Justin Timberlake for his solo headline showon Friday 12 July are Ke$ha, Wretch 32, Conor Maynard, Bingo Players, and Iggy Azalea, the bill also features Snoop Dogg, Trey Songz, John Legend, Miguel and very special guest Frank Ocean.   Additional acts confirmed to join JAY Z for his headlineshow on Saturday July 13 are Macklemore and Ryan LewisFlux Pavilion and Zedd, they join already announced Emeli Sande, Rita Ora, Kendrick Lamar, Miguel, DJ Fresh/Live, and very special guest Calvin Harris. 

Yahoo! Wireless Festival is the UK’s number one urban/ pop festival and the destination of the summer. A dazzling open-air live music experience It offers a chance to experience the excitement of watching the best in popular music in one of London’s most iconic sites – Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. With many more acts and details still to be unveiled, Yahoo! Wireless Festival 2013 is set to be thebiggest and best event on the summer’s musical calendar. 

Dennis Hone, Chief Executive of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park added 'It's a credit to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park that this year's Yahoo! Wireless Festival is the fastest selling in the event's history and we are delighted that both Justin Timberlake and Jay Z will be performing a third date here in July with a special preview of their North American Legends Of The Summer Stadium Tour" 

Robert Bridge Snr Director, Head of International Marketing at Yahoo! said “Yahoo! Wireless is the culmination of a three month long mobile entertainment festival that we are rolling across two continents. With the hottest line up of the summer, we can’t wait to inspire and entertain Yahoo! fans across Europe every day. On The Road, culminating in the Yahoo! Wireless festival in London will bring to life the best of Yahoo!”  

 

YAHOO! WIRELESS FESTIVAL LINE-UP SO FAR:

FRIDAY 12 JULY

Justin Timberlake, Snoop Dogg, Trey Songz, John Legend, Miguel, Ke$ha, Wretch 32, Conor Maynard, special guest Frank Ocean, Iggy Azalea, Bingo Players. 

SATURDAY 13 JULY

JAY Z, Emeli Sande, Rita Ora, Kendrick Lamar, Miguel, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, DJ Fresh/Live Special guest Calvin Harris, Flux Pavilion, Zedd. 

SUNDAY 14 JULY

Justin Timberlake and JAY Z LEGENDS OF THE SUMMER STADIUM TOUR, A Tribe Called Quest, NAS, A$AP Rocky and Rizzle Kicks 

Ticketing Information:

Tickets Sunday 14 July - go on sale Friday 15 March at 9am and are priced at £75 plus booking fee. Tickets available at www.wirelessfestival.co.ukWireless festival 2013 is Subject to Licence and Planning 

Yahoo! Wireless Festival media enquiries:

Emma Elwood at LD Communications

emma.elwood@ldcommunications.co.uk 0207 439 7222 

 

About Yahoo!

Yahoo! is focused on making the world's daily habits more inspiring and entertaining.  By creating highly personalized experiences for our users, we keep people connected to what matters most to them, across devices and around the world.  In turn, we create value for advertisers by connecting them with the audiences that build their businesses.  Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., and has offices located throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific (APAC) and the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions. For more information, visit the pressroom (pressroom.yahoo.net) or the company's blog (yodel.yahoo.com). 

 

About Live Nation Entertainment:

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment and ecommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world’s top five ecommerce sites, with almost 27 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 22,000 shows annually for more than 2,300 artists globally. Artist Nation is the world’s top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling nearly 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors

 

About Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will begin to open to the public this summer. Wireless is one of a series of summer concerts and events taking place throughout the summer. For further information go to www.NoOrdinaryPark.co.uk and sign up to our newsletter. The Park will be fully open by spring 2014.

March 12, 2013 6:25am ET by Live Nation   Comments (0)

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