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Friday, August 1, 2014

BMI TO SHOWCASE 21 MUST-SEE PERFORMERS AT ITS LOLLAPALOOZA STAGE AUGUST 1-3 #BMILolla #Lolla

Hey Chi, IL... chiIL out this weekend with ChiIL Live Shows (adult) and ChiIL Mama (family friendly). We'll be covering the best of the fest! 

 
We were at the first Lollapalooza EVER and we've been covering every day of the last 10 years Lolla & Kidza have called Chicago home! But don't let us tell you what to do and see. Get out there and explore for yourselves. We'll have photo recaps and features after the fact, but for now, here are some links from our friends at BMI, to help you find some new favs. This is one of our favorite annual showcases at Lolla and a sweet break from the huge headliner crowds.



BMI at Lolla 2014
Broadcast Music, Inc. is proud to present the performers on its 2014 Lollapalooza stage. Running August 1, 2 and 3 at Grant Park’s Hutchinson Field in Chicago, Ill., BMI’s stage will kick off performances at 12:00 p.m. each day, setting the pace at the behemoth music festival.

They'll be giving away tank tops all three days of the festival. Follow @bmi and #BMILolla for details. First 25 to show us your #selfie! Tweet ur #Lolla selfie from the BMI stage during @Highly_Suspect (8/1, 12PM) for a chance to win excl. #BMILolla tank!




BMI:

Betty Who, Wallpaper, Johnnyswim, Bebe Rexha and
Vic Mensa among BMI bands & singer-songwriters assembling in Chicago 
for a riveting three-day lineup of performances 


WHO: Lollapalooza and Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), a global leader in music rights management, representing over 600,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music and more than 8.5 million works.

WHAT: BMI is proud to present the performers on its 2014 Lollapalooza stage, a bucolic respite from the Chicago heat, where festival-goers can enjoy the soulful sounds, acoustic balladry and pop-rock rhapsodies from a variety of singer-songwriting acts.

WHY:  BMI’s partnership with C3’s Lollapalooza is designed to offer more prime showcasing opportunities to its songwriters, a distinct priority of the organization.

WHEN: August 1, 2, and 3; 12:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. everyday

WHERE: Grant Park’s Hutchinson Field in Chicago, IL

EXPECTED:  21 diverse acts reflecting Lollapalooza’s wide-ranging approach in offering festival-goers performances that are unique and remarkable.


Friday, August 1

Highly Suspect: 12:00 p.m. – 12:40 p.m.

Of Verona: 1:10 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.

Dugas: 2:10 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

Johnnyswim: 3:20 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Bebe Rexha: 4:30 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.

Cash Cash: 5:40 p.m. – 6:20 p.m.

Royal Blood: 6:50 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.




Saturday, August 2

Rocky Business: 12:00 p.m. – 12:40 p.m.

Charlie Hirsch: 1:10 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.

Desert Noises: 2:10 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

The Last Internationale: 3:20 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Wallpaper: 4:30 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.

JoyWave: 5:40 p.m. – 6:20 p.m.

Vic Mensa: 6:50 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.


Sunday, August 3

Plastic Visions: 12:00 p.m. – 12:40 p.m.

Space Capone: 1:10 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.

Fly Golden Eagle: 2:10 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

Crass Mammoth: 3:20 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Cardiknox: 4:30 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.

Betty Who: 5:40 p.m. – 6:20 p.m.

Bronze Radio Return: 6:50 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.




About BMI
Celebrating 75 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and businesses, Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®) is a global leader in music rights management, serving as an advocate for the value of music. BMI represents the public performance rights in more than 8.5 million musical works created and owned by more than 600,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers. The Company negotiates music license agreements and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to its affiliated writers and publishers when their songs are performed in public. In 1939, BMI created a groundbreaking open-door policy becoming the only performing rights organization to welcome and represent the creators of blues, jazz, country, and American roots music. Today, the musical compositions in BMI’s repertoire, from chart toppers to perennial favorites, span all genres of music and are consistently among the most-performed hits of the year. For additional information and the latest BMI news, visit www.bmi.com, follow us on Twitter @BMI or stay connected through Broadcast Music, Inc.’s Facebook page.



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