Wednesday July 11, 2012, Sydney – Nickelodeon Australia is delighted to announce today that a brand NEW wave of slime is coming in the form of SLIMEFEST, which is set to be Australia’s first music festival created especially for tweens.
Taking place at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Saturday September 15, SLIMEFEST is set to be a next-‐level concert experience combining all the best elements of Nickelodeon’s mega-‐ popular Kids’ Choice Awards (KCAs) events: music, stars, stunts, and of course -‐ Nickelodeon’s trademark slime.
Tickets for the 5pm show go on sale Friday July 27, available through Ticketek (www.ticketek.com.au) and are anticipated to be the hottest tix in town for the kids and tween demographic.
Artists already confirmed to rock the arena for SLIMEFEST include JESSICA MAUBOY, REECE MASTIN, JUSTICE CREW, STAN WALKER and JOHNNY RUFFO. Jess, Justice Crew and Stan are all Australian KCAs veterans, having been previous nominees as well as performers, and are very familiar with the massive excitement that a Nickelodeon concert event generates.
General Manager of Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand, Ben Richardson, said, “Fans of the Australian KCAs can expect SLIMEFEST to be a next-‐level concert experience, injected with spectacular slime stunts. It will be an event that kids and tweens all over Australia will want to be part of, and we’ll be making sure they can, no matter where they are. We’re planning audience participation in the arena as well as fan integration into the show through social media, with details to be revealed in the coming weeks after tickets go on sale.
“Of course we will also be giving the show a national broadcast, extending the excitement to kids and tweens at home. Our mission with this new event is to deliver the Kids’ Choice Awards slime experience to more kids and tweens than ever before – watch out for some sliming world records to be broken!”
About the SLIMEFEST artist line-‐up
Jessica Mauboy will appear in the highly anticipated film The Sapphires which opens in
cinemas around Australia on August 9. She also features on the official soundtrack which hits stores on July 27 performing the first single Gotcha (available on Friday July 13) as well as a number of other classic soul songs from the 60’s including; What A Man, I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) and Who’s Loving You .
Taking place at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Saturday September 15, SLIMEFEST is set to be a next-‐level concert experience combining all the best elements of Nickelodeon’s mega-‐ popular Kids’ Choice Awards (KCAs) events: music, stars, stunts, and of course -‐ Nickelodeon’s trademark slime.
Tickets for the 5pm show go on sale Friday July 27, available through Ticketek (www.ticketek.com.au) and are anticipated to be the hottest tix in town for the kids and tween demographic.
Artists already confirmed to rock the arena for SLIMEFEST include JESSICA MAUBOY, REECE MASTIN, JUSTICE CREW, STAN WALKER and JOHNNY RUFFO. Jess, Justice Crew and Stan are all Australian KCAs veterans, having been previous nominees as well as performers, and are very familiar with the massive excitement that a Nickelodeon concert event generates.
General Manager of Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand, Ben Richardson, said, “Fans of the Australian KCAs can expect SLIMEFEST to be a next-‐level concert experience, injected with spectacular slime stunts. It will be an event that kids and tweens all over Australia will want to be part of, and we’ll be making sure they can, no matter where they are. We’re planning audience participation in the arena as well as fan integration into the show through social media, with details to be revealed in the coming weeks after tickets go on sale.
“Of course we will also be giving the show a national broadcast, extending the excitement to kids and tweens at home. Our mission with this new event is to deliver the Kids’ Choice Awards slime experience to more kids and tweens than ever before – watch out for some sliming world records to be broken!”
About the SLIMEFEST artist line-‐up
Jessica Mauboy will appear in the highly anticipated film The Sapphires which opens in
cinemas around Australia on August 9. She also features on the official soundtrack which hits stores on July 27 performing the first single Gotcha (available on Friday July 13) as well as a number of other classic soul songs from the 60’s including; What A Man, I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) and Who’s Loving You .
Reece Mastin, winner of 2011’s The X Factor, has had an exhilarating year so far with
national sold out tours in both Australia and New Zealand, all whilst penning tracks and collaborating with exciting artists for his forth-‐coming album such as; Benji Madden, Ilan Kidron from The Potbelleez and Jenna & Wac from Tonight Alive. ‘Shout it Out’ is co-‐written by Reece and DNA as well as being produced by DNA. His new single, Shout It Out, debuted at #1 on the ARIA Chart, and he will be releasing an album later this year.
Since touring with One Direction earlier this year, Justice Crew, Australia’s favourite dance crew, have been hard at work on their new single ‘Boom Boom’ which is out now. Since premiering the upbeat-‐pop track with a TV performance on Australia’s Got Talent last week, ‘Boom Boom’, has stormed up the itunes chart; currently sitting at #6. ‘Boom Boom’ flies hot off the success of the previous singles from Justice Crew: Friday To Sunday (DOUBLE PLATINUM), And Then We Dance (PLATINUM) and Dance With Me (GOLD).
Following on from the success of his 2nd album Let The Music Play, released in November last year, Stan Walker is currently hard at work in the studio working on new material for his 3rd album. Stan also recently completed filming in New Zealand for his acting debut alongside Temuera Morrison in Mt Zion, set for release early next year, where he stars as Turei, a talented young musician with a dream – for his band to win the audition to be the support act for Bob Marley’s 1979 concert in Auckland.
Johnny Ruffo’s last 12 months has seen the loveable Perthite firmly embraced by the Australian public. First on 2011’s The X Factor, Johnny then went on to take out the crown on 2012’s Dancing with the Stars and has just released his debut single, ON TOP which is currently climbing the singles & airplay charts! Johnny has also been busy performing onstage with international hip hop superstars Salt ‘N Pepa, as well as home grown favourites Guy Sebastian and Reece Mastin. Johnny also supported global pop sensations One Direction on their record-‐breaking tour down under, as well as recently touring with US pop icons Backstreet Boys and NKOTB on their recent Australian NKOTBSB tour.
Since touring with One Direction earlier this year, Justice Crew, Australia’s favourite dance crew, have been hard at work on their new single ‘Boom Boom’ which is out now. Since premiering the upbeat-‐pop track with a TV performance on Australia’s Got Talent last week, ‘Boom Boom’, has stormed up the itunes chart; currently sitting at #6. ‘Boom Boom’ flies hot off the success of the previous singles from Justice Crew: Friday To Sunday (DOUBLE PLATINUM), And Then We Dance (PLATINUM) and Dance With Me (GOLD).
Following on from the success of his 2nd album Let The Music Play, released in November last year, Stan Walker is currently hard at work in the studio working on new material for his 3rd album. Stan also recently completed filming in New Zealand for his acting debut alongside Temuera Morrison in Mt Zion, set for release early next year, where he stars as Turei, a talented young musician with a dream – for his band to win the audition to be the support act for Bob Marley’s 1979 concert in Auckland.
Johnny Ruffo’s last 12 months has seen the loveable Perthite firmly embraced by the Australian public. First on 2011’s The X Factor, Johnny then went on to take out the crown on 2012’s Dancing with the Stars and has just released his debut single, ON TOP which is currently climbing the singles & airplay charts! Johnny has also been busy performing onstage with international hip hop superstars Salt ‘N Pepa, as well as home grown favourites Guy Sebastian and Reece Mastin. Johnny also supported global pop sensations One Direction on their record-‐breaking tour down under, as well as recently touring with US pop icons Backstreet Boys and NKOTB on their recent Australian NKOTBSB tour.
