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MEDIA CONTACT:
Sharrin Summers – Hollywood Records, Publicity
818.560.5787 / [email protected]
R5 TEAMS WITH LIVE NATION & YAHOO TO LIVE-STREAM SPECIAL R5 FOR $5 CONCERT
FROM NEW YORK’S GRAMERCY THEATRE SEPTEMBER 29 AT 8PM ET/5PM PT
TICKETS FOR GRAMERCY THEATER SHOW AVAILABLE TO THE R5 FAN CLUB
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24 STARTING AT 7AM ET AND TO THE PUBLIC STARTING AT 12NOON ET
R5 PICKED AS VEVO LIFT ARTIST FOR OCTOBER
BAND TO PERFORM ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28
L to R: Rydel, Riker, Rocky, Ross Lynch, Ellington Ratliff/Photo credit Josh Goleman
Ross Lynch / Photo credit: Will von Bolton
September 23, 2014 – Burbank, CA - Pop-rock quintet R5 have announced a special fan event, dubbed R5 for $5, which
takes place Monday, September 29 at the Gramercy Theater in New York City.
To share this final show with their fans across the U.S. and around the world, R5 has teamed up with Live Nation and
Yahoo to live-stream the concert. This is one of 365 concerts to stream over a 12-month period on the Live Nation
Channel on the Yahoo! Screen.
Fans can either tune in on 9/29 at 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT here: https://screen.yahoo.com/live/event/r5 or they also
have the option to stream the concert wherever they are through Yahoo Screen on iOS, Android, mobile Web, desktop
and Smart TV platforms including Apple TV, Roku and Xbox 360.
For fans in the New York area that want to be part of the live-stream, tomorrow (Wed., Sept. 24) at 7:00am ET R5 fan
club members (the R5Family) will get a message with a special link and code allowing them to purchase the $5 ticket
from 7amET until 12noon ET. Fan club information can be found HERE. Tickets will be available to the general public
starting at 12noon ET HERE.
In addition, Vevo has chosen the Colorado born/LA based band for the coveted and influential LIFT artist spotlight
starting Tuesday, September 30 and continuing throughout the month of October. Previous LIFT artist include Lorde,
Bastille, Sam Smith among others. Fans can visit Vevo’s apps, Vevo.com and partner web sites for the opportunity to get
know the band (siblings Ross, Rocky, Riker, Rydel Lynch and good friend Ratliff) through exclusive interviews,
performance videos and behind-the-scenes footage.
In support of the band’s EP, R5 will stop by Good Morning America, the #1 rated morning show in the country, Friday,
November 28 to perform their new single and title track “Heart Made Up On You” .
The band’s third EP , Heart Made Up On You, is available now at iTunes, Amazon Music and Google Play. Upon release,
the EP hit #2 on the iTunes Pop Chart, #3 on the iTunes overall chart and #12 on Billboard’s Digital album chart.
R5 will release their sophomore full-length album in early 2015.
R5: LIVE ON TOUR dates as follows - Ticket information can be found at r5rocks.com.
Sept. 14
Sept. 16
Sept. 18
Sept. 19
Sept. 20
Sept. 21
Sept. 23
Sept. 25
Sept. 26
Sept. 27
Sept. 28
Sept. 29
Oct. 11
San Francisco, CA
Denver, CO
Minneapolis, MN
Chicago, IL
Milwaukee, WI
Detroit, MI
Toronto, ON
Youngstown, OH
Sayreville, NJ
Mashantucket, CT
Lowell, MA
New York, NY
Fresno, CA
Regency Ballroom
SOLD OUT
Ogden Theatre
Mill City Nights
SOLD OUT
Rosemont Theatre
Pabst Theatre
SOLD OUT
Royal Oak Music Theatre
SOLD OUT
Sony Centre
Stambaugh Auditorium
Starland Ballroom
SOLD OUT
Foxwoods Casino
Lowell Memorial Auditorium
Gramercy Theatre
Live Nation / Yahoo! live-stream 8pm ET
Fresno Fair
Please visit R5rocks for additional ticket and tour information.
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R5 Media kit page: http://www.hollywoodrecords.com/press/r5-media-kit/
Wide Download Link: http://smarturl.it/r5ep1
Amazon Music Smart Link: http://smarturl.it/r5amep1
Google Play Smart Link http://smarturl.it/r5gpep1
Wide Streaming Partners Link: http://smarturl.it/r5step1
For More Info on R5, visit:
Official Website - www.R5rocks.com
Facebook - http://facebook.com/OfficialR5:
Twitter - http://twitter.com/OfficialR5: @officialR5; @rossR5; @rockyR5; @rikerR5;@rydelR5; @ratliffR5
Instagram - http://instagram.com/officialr5
VEVO - http://www.vevo.com/artist/r5
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/officialR5
R5 tour video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBel8B8cCMk
About Live Nation Channel on Yahoo Screen
The Live National Channel on Yahoo Screen fuses together global superstars and emerging artists across genres, from rock to pop,
hip hop to electronic. Fans will also have the freedom to stream the R5 concert wherever they are through Yahoo Screen on iOS,
Android, mobile Web, desktop, and Smart TV platforms including Apple TV, Roku, and Xbox 360.
About Vevo
Vevo, the world’s leading all-premium music video and entertainment platform with over seven billion monthly views globally, for
its emerging artists program, LIFT. Fans can visit Vevo’s apps, Vevo.com and syndication partner web sites for the opportunity to get
to know the band through exclusive interviews, performance videos and behind-the-scenes footage.