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Here Are The Life Is Beautiful Festival Set Times For 2023

September 18, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Kendrick Lamar Glastonbury Festival 2022 — Getty Image

This weekend, the annual Life Is Beautiful festival will take over Los Angeles, from Friday the 22nd to Sunday the 24th. If you’re heading the fest and want to know who’s performing when and on what stage, we got you covered.

Friday’s headliner, The Killers, takes the Downtown Stage at 11:30 p.m. (all times PT). Elsewhere with late sets are Blxst at 11:50 p.m. at the Fremont Stage, Flume at 10:30 at the JBL Stage, Yeah Yeah Yeahs at 9:40 p.m. on the Downtown Stage, and Bebe Rexha at 8:55 p.m. on the JBL Stage. Also performing at various times and stages throughout the day are Dayglow, Inhaler, Slayyyter, and even Cirque Du Soleil.

Next is Saturday, when Kendrick Lamar will headline the Downtown Stage at 11:40 p.m. Madeon takes over the Fremont stage starting at midnight. The 1875 will be at the JBL Stage at 10:30 p.m., Omar Apollo will precede Kendrick on the Downtown Stage at 9:50 p.m., and Reneé Rapp hits the Rolling Stone Stage at 9:05 p.m. Elsewhere on Saturday are sets from Cigarettes After Sex, Chika, Purple Disco Machine, and Yung Gravy.

Closing out with Sunday, Odesza headlines the Downtown Stage at 11:25 p.m. Khalid goes on at the JBL Stage at 10:25 p.m., Baby Tate will be at the Rolling Stone Stage at 10:35 p.m., Nelly hits the Downtown Stage at 9:45, and Kim Petras will go on at 8:35 p.m. on the JBL Stage. Also performing the festival’s final day are Rina Sawayama, Baby Tate, and Miya Folick.

Check out the full day-by-day set times schedule below.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

The Killers, Kendrick Lamar, And Odesza Are Heading To Las Vegas For The 2023 Life Is Beautiful Festival

March 28, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Life Is Beautiful, the annual Las Vegas music festival, has revealed its lineup to celebrate the tenth anniversary. The Killers, Kendrick Lamar, and Odesza will be headlining each of the three nights from September 22 to 24.

Other acts on the bill this year include The 1975, Flume, Khalid, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Nelly, Kim Petras, Omar Apollo, Blxst, Madeon, Ferg, Bebe Rexha, Rina Sawayama, Raye, and many more performers.

“We are thrilled that all three headliners will be returning to the festival,” Craig Asher Nyman, Director of Music, Programming, and Development for Life is Beautiful, said in a statement. “It’s pretty special to have this collection of artists who have all been so instrumental to music over the lifespan of Life is Beautiful. Pairing those artists with current and future superstars of music sets the stage for our biggest party yet.”

Along with music, there will be the standard local food trucks and special appearances from casino performers like Blue Man Group, Cirque Du Soleil, Piff The Magic Dragon, Tape Face, Magic Mike Live, and more.

“This year’s lineup is a reflection of the ten years we’ve spent striving to give fans incredible experiences, centered around a weekend of revelry in Las Vegas,” Nyman added. “They asked, and we listened! Our fans are the heartbeat of this festival, and it’s our intention to deliver a festival that is a true representation of their interests.”

Tickets for the festival go on sale on March 30. More information is available here.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Lorde, Jack Harlow, And Migos Will Headline The 2022 Life Is Beautiful Festival

March 15, 2022 by newhiphopnews

Lorde 2021 Guggenheim Gala — Getty Image / Dimitrios Kambouris

The Life Is Beautiful festival is set to return to downtown Las Vegas this September. Headlining the positivity-focused fest, which goes down from September 16 to 18, are Lorde, Jack Harlow, Migos, Arctic Monkeys, Gorillaz, and more. Also set to appear are Rico Nasty, Sylvan Esso, Charli XCX, and Big Boi. Elsewhere in the EDM-heavy line-up of hitmakers are Calvin Harris and Kygo. More acts are expected to be added, and an official schedule of performances will be revealed soon.

“Every year we learn a little bit more from our audiences,” said Craig Asher Nyman, head of Music & Live Performances at Life Is Beautiful, in a statement. “What are they inspired by? What do they crave? And every year we have an opportunity to create something better and impact our community in a truly positive way.”

In addition to an eclectic musical line-up, Life Is Beautiful promises comedy performances and “world-renowned culinary offerings.” The
festival’s IDEAS Series will feature lectures by prominent speakers, previous line-ups having included RuPaul Charles, Deepak Chopra, and Bill Nye.

General on-sale begins Friday, March 18.

Check out the full line-up below.

Life Is Beautiful 2022 Line Up — Courtesy of Life Is Beautiful

Some of the artists mentioned are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

‘Rolling Stone’ Purchases A Majority Stake In Las Vegas’ Life is Beautiful Festival

February 5, 2022 by newhiphopnews

Life Is Beautiful Festival 2019 Bacardi stage — Getty Image

Rolling Stone is taking a step into the music festival world. The publication recently announced that it purchased a majority stake in Las Vegas’ Life Is Beautiful festival. The estate of Zappos’ ex-chief executive officer Tony Hsieh, who founded the Vegas festival, will retain a piece of the business and the terms of the deal have not yet been revealed. The publication’s CEO, Gus Wenner, made the purchase in order to curate an events business to complement the editorial side of the company. Wenner reached out to Hsieh in June 2020 and the two worked out a deal before Hsieh died later that year.

The festival will retain the name Life Is Beautiful, but Rolling Stone will look for ways to incorporate the company into the showcase. One example includes naming one of the festival stages after the publication. David Oehm, the new CEO of Life Is Beautiful, will continue to run the festival with his team. “Live events and experiential are so much a part of the future of publishing,” Wenner said in an interview, according to Bloomberg. He hopes to build the business in a way that will allow Rolling Stone to be as relevant to music fans today as it was in the past.

Life Is Beautiful was originally founded in 2013 as a part of Hsieh’s plan to revitalize downtown Las Vegas. The Killers and Kings of Leon headlined the first edition, and since then it’s grown to be a three-day event. The most recent edition of Life Is Beautiful was held in September of 2021.

Check Out These Photos Of Life Is Beautiful’s Return To Las Vegas

September 28, 2021 by newhiphopnews

I don’t know about you, but I really, really missed music festivals. And after a year and a half without them, music festivals returned big time this summer, and are now in full swing. Some favorites, like Lollapalooza, Rolling Loud, and Pitchfork Music Festival, all already welcomed fans back to their grounds (and you can look at what’s still to come in our handy hub that we built for you). But there is no festival quite like Life Is Beautiful in Las Vegas.

Taking over Downtown Vegas for the weekend, LiB shows visitors a different side of the desert oasis. It’s not held on the more popular strip area, but in what is commonly referred to as Old Vegas, featuring some of the classic area casinos and hotels as a backdrop and abundant street art on the side of nearly every building. In a city that already feels like a playground, Life Is Beautiful ups the anti, imparting fans with stunning views, top-tier cuisine, educational seminars, and, of course, music. This year saw an impressive slate, including Tame Impala, Green Day, Glass Animals, St. Vincent, Young Thug, ASAP Rocky, and many more. Check out some of the highlights, shot by our own Paul L. Carter, below.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Life Is Beautiful Announces A Slate Of Aftershows With Brittany Howard, Ludacris, and Others

August 27, 2021 by newhiphopnews

Las Vegas festival Life Is Beautiful was forced to cancel its 2020 edition (of course), but it’s coming back strong in 2021 with an impressive lineup. Even if you can’t make it to the actual festival (which takes place from September 17 to 19), though, some additional “Life Is Beautiful Presents” performances will still pack quite the punch.

The festival announced the series of shows, at Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas, today: Jacob Collier will perform on September 15, Brittany Howard (with Ant Clemons) on the 16th, San Holo on the 17th, and Ludacris (with Childish Major) on the 18th.

Those artists are also on the festival lineup, which is led by Billie Eilish, Tame Impala, ASAP Rocky, Green Day, Haim, Young Thug, St. Vincent, 6lack, Modest Mouse, Don Toliver, Lany, Earthgang, Purity Ring, Ashnikko, Shaed, Trevor Daniel, Still Woozy, Noah Cyrus, Yaeji, Remi Wolf, and Jamila Woods.

When announcing that lineup, organizers noted, “When curating the lineup for Life Is Beautiful this year, we challenged ourselves to stay grounded in the realities of the year that we just lived. The way we discover artists changed, the places we listened to music evolved, and the meaning of music deepened as we listened in new ways. This year’s lineup isn’t our 2019 lineup in 2021. It’s our 2021 lineup, and celebrates the artists, both established and emerging, who were the shining lights during our darkest days.”

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.