OFFICIAL SCHEDULE FOR 2ND LOTTE DUTY FREE GUAM LIVE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED

(Tumon, Guam) The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) announced today the official line-up schedule for this summer’s 2nd annual Lotte Duty Free Guam Live International Music Festival slated for June 5-6, 2015 at the Paseo Stadium in Hagatña.

The doors open for the two-day event at 4 p.m. on Friday, June 5th with Guam’s Mount Carmel Phoenix Stage Band and Heineken Battle of the Bands winner “To The Hill” kicking off the festival at 5 p.m. Contemporary R&B artist Tinashe and Island Music sensation Common Kings will follow next in the performance line-up, with 5-time Grammy Award winning artist CeeLo Green capping off the Friday night festivities.

Doors will open on Saturday, June 6th at 4 p.m. with Japan’s hip hop trio Home Made Kazoku taking the Guam Live stage at 6 p.m., followed by Japan’s vocal unit “w-inds.”, Korea’s multi-platinum star Jay Park and American hip hop artist Hoodie Allen. Chart-topping group Far East Movement will close out the festival with their high-energy hits. Local rap group Handle Bars will also treat music lovers to guest performances on both nights.

 

FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH

Doors open: 4 p.m.

Show starts: 5 p.m.

(Live Entertainment in order:)

Mount Carmel Phoenix Stage Band

To The Hill

Tinashe

Common Kings

CeeLo Green

 

SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH

Doors open: 4 p.m.

Show starts: 6 p.m.

(Live Entertainment in order:)

Home Made Kazoku

w-inds.

Jay Park

Hoodie Allen

Far East Movement

 

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW

Festival Pass tickets are available at all 76/Circle K locations, MWR, Andersen ITT, Guam AutoSpot or online at www.guam-live.com.

The Lotte Duty Free Guam Live International Music Festival is presented by United Airlines, Docomo Pacific, 76/Circle K, The Stations of KUAM, Guam AutoSpot, Call Guam and Heineken. This event is also brought to you by Hilton Guam Resort and Spa, Lotte Hotel, The Pacific Islands Club, Pacific Star Resort and Spa, Fiesta Resort, Monster Energy, Kwikspace, Paradise Limousines, and Pepsi. Special thanks is also given to Uno Magazine, Jack Daniel’s, Jamaican Grill, Crowns Guam, The Gap, Fence Masters, Patron Tequila and Sky Vodka.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

CeeLo Green

The multi-talented CeeLo Green is known as a television personality, actor, entrepreneur, pop culture & fashion icon, and professional “lady killer”. In addition to his success as a recording artist, CeeLo Green completed four seasons as a coach on NBC’s hit show, The Voice, alongside mega-stars Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton.

Common Kings

In just two short years, Common Kings compiled an impressive resume, including sold-out tour stops in Hawaii, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Australia. With an extremely loyal following of fans, over 7 million YouTube views were generated on the group’s independently produced hits, such as “Alcoholic”, “Wade In Your Water”, “No Other Love”, and “Fly”. Common Kings also opened for big name artists, which includes Justin Timberlake, Brian McKnight and Fergie.

Tinashe

The stunning 21-year old rising star brings a distinct and dynamic vision of R&B punctuated by hip hop attitude, pop flavor, rock swagger and electronica spark. This unique blend of genres can be traced back to her childhood in Los Angeles and her father’s Shona Heritage from Zimbabwe. Tinashe released her debut studio album, Aquarius, with her recent single, “2 On” featuring ScHoolboy Q and produced DJ Mustard, further solidifying her presence. In addition to her music career, Tinashe has had TV and film roles in The Polar Express with Tom Hanks and a recurring spot on Two and a Half Men.

To The Hill

A local band in the Indie Rock Music Genre and winner of the 2015 Heineken Battle of The Bands, To The Hill has always been about the musical experience.  Wanting people to enjoy, but more importantly feel their original music in the middle of the Pacific, they all have peculiar lives, exploring the emotions and stories of Guam’s humble inhabitants.

Mount Carmel Phoenix Stage Band

Made up of Mount Carmel alumni, the Phoenix Stage Band is a touring school band that has performed for various local events throughout Guam. This award winning elite group of young musicians has also performed with Grammy Award winning artist Yvonne Elliman and the tribute group for Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

Handle Bars

John "Meta" Sarmiento, Yoshi "Fullcast Flip", Francis "F-Up" Sunga, and Jedd "Snoozix" Antonio are four of Guam’s most popular rappers that will perform on both nights of Guam Live. John “Meta” Sarmiento is a University of Guam (UOG) alumnus, who achieved his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Education. He was inspired to transition to hip hop after building strong lyrical creativity through his experiences in youth poetry slams. “Full Cast Flip” is a local DJ at the Pentagon that has helped to grow Guam's hip hop community through viral social media videos. “F-Up” Sunga and “Snoozix” represent the newest generation of local hip hop as they are fresh out of high school with a strong data base of musical content and a growing local fan-base. Recently, Meta and Full Cast Flip had the opportunity to compete in Los Angeles, California, against other top U.S. rappers for TeamBackPack, a rapidly growing hip hop community.

Far East Movement

Also known as FM, Far East Movement is a quartet that blends elements of hip-hop, pop, electro, and dance to create their own unique sound. With their stylish shades, fresh kicks and designer threads, the group took the Los Angeles club scene global with headlining world tours, national television performances, song placements in television and film, and a top song, “Girls On The Dance Floor”, before they released their debut album. The red-hot pop sensation's debut album, Free Wired, included multi-platinum explosive smash hits “Like A G6” and “Rocketeer”. Their second studio album, Dirty Bass, had chart topping single, “Live My Life” featuring Justin Bieber, and international hit, “Turn Up The Love”, featuring Cover Drive.

Hoodie Allen

Hoodie Allen went from internet favorite to chart topping artist with the release of his 2012 EP All American that landed him at number ten on Billboard's Top Albums. The rapper, born Steven Markowitz, is from Long Island, New York. At the beginning of his career, he met with producer RJF during an Alpha Epsilon Pi-hosted party at the University of Pennsylvania. The two would release the street albums Bagels & Beats and Making Waves and win MTV's Best Music on Campus Award in 2009. Hoodie’s track, "You Are Not a Robot", also became a hit in 2010. The song was sampled from Marina and the Diamonds' hit, "I Am Not a Robot" and landed on his popular mixtape Pep Rally. After a successful headlining tour and the release of All American, the 26 year old released his acoustic EP Americoustic in 2013. His debut album, People Keep Talking, arrived a year later, featuring the singles "Movie" and "Dumb for You". Hoodie’s recent single, “All About It” featuring Ed Sheeran, has also been gaining a lot of airplay and internet buzz.

Jay Park

Jay Park rose to fame as the leader of the South Korean boy band 2PM, formed by record label JYP Entertainment in 2008. The award-winning Korean-American singer, songwriter and dancer is also a member of the Seattle-based b-boy crew, Art of Movement (AOM). In 2010, Park uploaded a cover video of B.o.B’s hit “Nothin’ on You” to YouTube, which went viral and was viewed over 2 million times in less than 24 hours. It led to the release of his first EP, Count on Me in July 2010. Additionally, Park’s first album in 2011, Take a Deeper Look, went multi-platinum in South Korea. He also was the only solo artist to win “Record of the Year” at the 2011 Golden Disk Awards, popularly referred to as the Korean Grammy Awards. He has appeared on television and film, also becoming a permanent cast member of Saturday Night Live Korea in early 2013.

w-inds.

Japanese trio and dance vocal unit “w-inds.” began as street performers in Yoyogi Park and Shiibuya and released their first single "Forever Memories" in 2001. Since then, “w-inds.” has had over 33 top 10 hits on the Oricon chart to date and received numerous awards. From 2002 to 2014, “w-inds.” had conducted over 486 tours and gathered an accumulated audience of over 1.5 million. The trio is acknowledged in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Greater China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia through their tours and songs in the music charts.

Home Made Kazoku

This hip-hop trio debuted in May 2004 and won acclaim as the best upcoming artist of the year in the Japanese music scene. Their song, “Thank You!!” was used as the second ending theme of the popular anime BLEACH in 2005 and became a sensational hit. They are currently signed to Ki/oon Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music.

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