Kanye West, the Who, Janet Jackson, Sam Smith set for iHeartRadio Music Festival in September

CP34023371
FILE - In this April 15, 2015 file photo, Roger Daltrey, left, and Pete Townshend perform with The Who at the tour opener of The Who Hits 50! US tour at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Kanye West, Sam Smith, Janet Jackson and the Who are some of the A-Listers set for the iHeartRadio Music Festival this fall. IHeartMedia announced Thursday, July 30, 2015, that Lil Wayne, Coldplay, the Weeknd and Blake Shelton will also perform during the two-day event in Las Vegas on Sept. 18-19. (Photo by John Davisson/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Kanye West, Sam Smith, Janet Jackson and the Who are some of the A-listers set for the iHeartRadio Music Festival this fall.

Lil Wayne, Coldplay, the Weeknd and Blake Shelton will also perform during the two-day event in Las Vegas on Sept. 18-19, IHeartMedia announced Thursday.

The festival, in its fifth year, will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Ryan Seacrest will host the event.

Tickets go on sale Saturday for the general public.

Other performers include David Guetta, Kenny Chesney, Fall Out Boy, Disclosure, Duran Duran, Prince Royce, Diplo, the Killers and Jason Derulo.

The festival will live stream on Yahoo! and iHeartMedia’s radio stations. It will air as a two-night special on The CW Network on Sept. 29-30.

The festival will also include outdoor daytime performances at the MGM Resorts Village on Sept. 19. Performers for the Daytime Village include Demi Lovato, Hozier, Tove Lo, Trey Songz, Walk the Moon, Nick Jonas, Big Sean, Lee Brice, Echosmith and James Bay.

___

Online:

http://www.iHeartRadio.com/

News from © The Associated Press, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Join the Conversation!

Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?

Create a free account

The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.

Related Articles