The iHeartRadio Music Festival is held for two day every year in September since 2011. This festival is organized by iHeartRadio at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In the year 2013, a village stage was added to the venue. The first iHeartRadio Music Festival was broadcast by VH1 and the subsequent editions were broadcast by The CW. The music shows are also replayed often on Palladia. The host of all the editions till now has been Ryan Seacrest, the popular radio and TV host.
In 2013, the two-day festival was expanded by adding in the iHeartRadio village. This constitutes of a separate event that is free for those who had tickets to the principal event. Tickets for the village are also available to be purchased separately.
This festival is known to showcase some of the most outstanding and well-established musical artists of our times. The village, on the other hand, provides an audience to lesser-known talented musicians. Ever since its launching in 2011, the festival has gained tremendous interest among music lovers of different genres.
The highlights of 2014’s festival were the performances of pop stars such as Iggy Azalea, Lorde, Nicky Minaj and Ariana Grande. Other stars that performed were Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, One Direction and Paramore. Other guest performances included the Zac Brown Band singing Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and the Motley Crue. With all those star lineups add to that some star guests performances and several other surprises, the crowd certainly had a great moment at the festival.
