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Travis Kelce wants you to fight for your right to party and to help you do so, he’s hosting his second music festival in Kansas City.
The aptly-named Kelce Jam was founded by the Kansas City Chiefs tight end as a celebration every time the NFL star’s team wins the Super Bowl. This marks the second year the football player will be trading his cleats for hosting duties. The festival will be held on Saturday (May 18) at the Azura Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, KS, going from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. CT.
The lineup consists of a mix of some of the athlete’s favorite artists including Lil Wayne and Diplo. If you’re a fan of the Chiefs or want to catch a glimpse of Taylor Swift’s boyfriend in person you can officially buy Kelce Jam 2024 tickets online.
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Kelce Jam 2024 Lineup
Fans can expect to see Lil Wayne and Diplo headlining Kelce Jam as well as a mix of other artists including 2Chainz and DJ Irie. Along with live concerts, the event will feature local restaurant pop-ups and interactive activations for fans to take advantage of. Since Kelce is hosting the event, it’s also not uncommon for attendees to see the star make onstage appearances.
How to Get Tickets to Kelce Jam 2024?
Official tickets and VIP options went on general sale through Ticketmaster on Friday (April 5) with VIP packages quickly selling out. Tickets are still available on Ticketmaster with prices ranging from $50-$110.
Last year, the event completely sold out and featured viral moments including the Chiefs player spiking a replica of the Lombardi Trophy and joining Machine Gun Kelly on stage for a performance. If you want to score tickets and add the event to your list of festivals and tours, you won’t want to wait too long
If the desired spot or VIP package you want isn’t available, there are a range of cheap ticket sites offering resale options you can find below.
Where to Buy Tickets to Kelce Jam 2024
Vivid Seats has tickets to Kelce Jam available starting at $61 and include a Buyer Guarantee to keep your purchases protected. You can also choose your tickets based on price or seating area in the venue. You can also score $20 off purchases of $200+ when you use the code BB2024 at checkout.
Another affordable option is StubHub, which is offering tickets for as low $62. You can sort tickets based on price, seating section and recommended ones from the site. Each purchase comes with a FanProtect Guarantee that you can read more about here.
Seat Geek is another option for scoring cheap tickets to Kelce Jam with options starting at $85. The ticket resale site uses a ranking system on a scale of 1-10 to rate the deals. Tickets labeled 10 are the best deal and one-rated tickets are the worst. You can include fees when looking at ticket prices and even sign up to get notified if ticket sales drop in cost.
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Gametime is a great option for last-minute tickets offering options starting as low as $66. You can sort tickets based on how good of a deal it is, the price and section of the venue. Your purchase is also protected by the Gametime Guarantee that you can read more about here.
In excitement for Kelce Jam, the athlete took to Instagram on Tuesday (April 2) to announce the music festival.
“Kansas City are you ready to fight for your right to party!? Let’s kick off year two of – @KelceJam Presented by @jimbeamofficial – returning Saturday, May 18th with electric performances by some of my favorite artists @liltunechi, @diplo, @2chainz, and more! Prepare for legendary superstar artists, KC’s best BBQ, and tons of interactive experiences,” the Instagram caption says.
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The Texas Eclipse Festival currently happening in Burnet, Texas, has advised attendees that they must evacuate the festival site Monday (April 8) due to forecasted severe weather.
Earlier in the day, the event announced, “We regret to inform you of the severe weather forecast, including risks of high winds, tornadic activity, large hail, and thunderstorms for later today, including during the eclipse, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
“Your safety is our top priority,” the announcement continues. “With the support and coordination of Burnet County officials, local safety agencies, and The National Weather Service, we’ve agreed to end the festival today in a calm orderly manner.”
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This cancellation announcement comes hours before the festival’s main event, the total eclipse the sun that will happen Monday at 1:27 p.m. local time. The festival’s announcement advises that attendees “may stay for the eclipse provided they pack and are prepared to depart after totality. This guidance may change based on weather.”
Totality refers to the moment during a total eclipse when the moon fully blocks out the sun. Burnet is on the eclipse’s path of totality, the line across the United States where this total eclipse will be visible.
Additionally, the festival announced that “all programming and performances for Monday and Tuesday are canceled,” and that attendees are to begin packing and preparing to leave the campgrounds. No additional guests will be allowed to enter the venue, with remaining in bound shuttle services canceled. Festival staff is coordinating shuttle services for early departure. Attendees were also advised they they’ll “receive an email with a partial refund policy soon, addressing details and timing.”
The festival’s lineup includes Tycho, Subtronics, String Cheese Incident, Disco Biscuits, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead along with dozens of others, including CloZee, Boogie T, LP Giobbi, Zeds Dead and Bob Moses.
As reported in Billboard, Texas Eclipse is organized by a newly formed alliance of independent promoters including longtime EDM promoter James Estopinal and his recently rebranded Texas concert outfit Disco Presents; technologist, entrepreneur and Texas Eclipse festival founder and “head of alignment” Mitch Morales; and California-based festival organizer, curator and producer Gwen Gruesen from Symbiosis Gathering.
Texas officials are expecting more than 1 million people to visit the state for a chance to experience a rare total solar eclipse in the state that will be visible from the Texas border town of Eagle Point to Texarkana.
Made In America won’t be taking place in 2024 after festival organizers announced the event’s cancellation for a second consecutive year. The festival released a statement to social media on Wednesday (April 3), simply saying that their executive production team is “reimagining a live music experience” and promising an “exciting return” in the future. “Since […]
Ask Travis Kelce about his favorite music, and his face will light up. The outer corners of his eyes crinkle with excitement, and he talks with overflowing glee through a wide, toothy smile.
It’s the same expression that the lovable Chiefs tight end might wear after scoring an unbelievable touchdown at Arrowhead Stadium, or while joking about being the Yoko Ono to girlfriend Taylor Swift‘s John Lennon alongside his brother, retired Eagles center Jason Kelce, on their joint podcast, New Heights. It’s definitely the same passion with which he’s known for discussing his love for Kansas City, for whom the Ohio native secured a second Super Bowl win in a row this February.
Now, in his latest love letter to the city he currently calls home, Travis is bringing back Kelce Jam — a self-curated music festival he launched last year in honor of the Chiefs taking home the 2023 Lombardi Trophy. Following the inaugural event’s lineup of Machine Gun Kelly, Rick Ross and Loud Luxury, this year’s offering will feature headliners Lil Wayne, Diplo and 2 Chainz, plus performances from Irie and E-V, as announced by the athlete Tuesday (April 2).
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“I’m super excited for it,” a charged-up Travis tells Billboard the same day, rocking a baseball cap emblazoned with “L.A.,” the initials of his whereabouts at the time of our Zoom call. “We got Jim Beam as the big sponsor, and they’re bringing so many cool new things to it, like a drone show. They’ll be out there giving out free barbecue — you know how much Kansas City loves their barbecue.”
Slated for the evening of Saturday, May 18, at Azura Amphitheater, the 2024 Kelce Jam is also backed by Medium Rare, this year’s partner, as well as an array of other brands like Takis, which will livestream the festival globally across Travis’ socials. Fans can already register online for an event pre-sale starting Friday (April 5), with Travis advertising plainly and confidently on Instagram, “All tickets will sell out.”
Much like last year, the festival will serve as one last celebration of the Chiefs’ incredible season before Travis and his teammates, led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, start the process over again in training camp this summer. Unlike 2023, however, this year’s Kelce Jam comes in the wake of a community tragedy, with the Feb. 14 Super Bowl parade ending in a deadly shooting that killed one person and injured 22 others.
The gravity of this isn’t lost on Travis, but neither is the real importance of coming together in the face of tragedy (or, as he likes to put it, fighting for his right to party). Below, he catches up with Billboard about his favorite artists, Chiefs Kingdom, playing the role of festival curator and more ahead of 2024’s Kelce Jam:
This year’s Kelce Jam is billed as featuring some of your own personal favorite artists. What was the process of curating the lineup like?
When it came to this year’s lineup, I wanted to keep it fresh, keep it new and keep everybody coming back for something. We got Lil Wayne – Tunechi — who’s been one of my favorites since I was in high school. 2 Chainz as well, another one that’s been one of my favorites since high school. And then Diplo, who I’ve gotten to know, and I’ve gotten to appreciate his music so much. One of my favorites in the game as well.
It’s just so much fun being able to bring this to Kansas City, because of how much Kansas City shows out for me and the Chiefs every single game day. To be able to bring this to them, a music and food fest, something where we can all celebrate and have a great time — I’m just so blessed and so fortunate to be able to do this. It’s gonna be exciting.
This year’s Super Bowl parade in Kansas City obviously ended in a deeply upsetting way. (After gunfire broke out at the celebration, which Travis attended on a float with his teammates, he tweeted that he was “heartbroken.”) How has that experience affected your approach to putting on an event like this?
The parade was very sad on our hearts, and our hands are still out to everybody involved in terms of what went down. It’s not easy to deal with stuff like that as a community.
Security is going to be something that I take seriously, so that everybody feels safe when they’re there. But also, I think it is another chance to be able to celebrate. Last year I was fortunate to be able to do this for the first time after we won the [2023] Super Bowl. It was kind of like my last hoo-rah, the last time I was going to celebrate that Super Bowl. I think this is going to be the last hoo-rah for me this year, celebrating the [2024] Super Bowl with the city of Kansas City because of how much I appreciate and love them.
If you ever host a third Kelce Jam, which artists would be your dream headliners?
Woo! I got a list of about a hundred people that I absolutely – music is one of my favorite things. On top of that, live music is something I never pass up on. The Chainsmokers are my brothers, I love those guys. Marshmello is one of my brothers. T-Pain is one of my favorite performers of all time. I’ve gotten to love guys like Morgan Wallen.
The list just goes on, and the genres vary everywhere. I’m a real music lover. I’m just fortunate we got the guys that we have this year, and I think it’s going to be a blast.
Do you plan to make Kelce Jam its own annual festival independent of your football career? Or do you plan on keeping it as a post-Super Bowl event that’s special to Kansas City?
That’s been in talks, to see where [Kelce Jam] fits and where we could go with it. I know one thing, and it’s that I love celebrating with Kansas City. I don’t know what the future holds or how much more fun we could have with it outside of KC, but it’s interesting, and I guess we’ll have to see where it takes us.
Will your Chiefs teammates be in attendance? How about the Kelce family?
I’ve got my fingers crossed that I can have the whole shebang, have all my teammates, even my coaches – Andy Reid, come on down baby, have some fun with us. Anybody that shows up, I’m just ultimately appreciative of.
It’s such a unique opportunity for me to be able to host an event like this – on May 18! I don’t know if I plugged that [date] yet. [Laughs.] Hopefully I can get everybody to sign up for this one, knowing how much fun last year’s was.
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Global Citizen announced Monday (April 1) that its annual festival will return to Central Park in 2024, with the nonprofit planning to unveil this year’s lineup in the coming months.
The confirmation comes about six months after last year’s concert, which — due to heavy rain on the day of the event — caused severe damages to the New York City park’s Great Lawn. The Central Park Conservancy reported in September that a third of the property had been “fully destroyed” due to stage equipment and high foot traffic on the grass throughout the downpour, forcing the park to close the area for annual renovations six weeks earlier than scheduled.
The damages required restorations; however, the Global Citizen Board of Directors “paid for all repairs that were requested,” according to a new release, which noted that the Great Lawn is scheduled to reopen April 6.
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At press time, Central Park’s website displays a banner reading, “The Great Lawn is currently closed … the Conservancy is seeding, aerating, and sodding portions of the lawn to repair significant damage.”
This year’s Global Citizen Festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 28. More details, including lineup billings, will be announced later this year. As in years past, attendance will be free, but entry must be earned by “taking action towards ending extreme poverty.”
Last year’s festival saw Jung Kook, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Anitta, Megan Thee Stallion and more headliners taking a stage made entirely out of repurposed and recycled materials. The 2023 iteration also featured an all-vegetarian menu served with fully compostable packaging and utensils and more eco-friendly initiatives.
“Since 2012, the Global Citizen Festival has called Central Park its home, thanks to the long-standing partnership with NYC Parks and the City of New York,” said Hugh Evans, Global Citizen co-founder and CEO, in a statement. “Annually, we have welcomed 60,000 global citizens to the Great Lawn, who have played a crucial role in our mission, and we look forward to coming back again on September 28 to drive more action and commitments towards ending extreme poverty.”
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Maná made its grand return to Tecate Pa’l Norte on Sunday, March 31 after headlining the festival in 2017.
The iconic Mexican rock band took the Tecate Light stage at 8:30p.m. to a sea of fans that crowded around the main stage. “Monterrey, Monterrey, Monterrey. What a great night, we missed you so much,” the band’s frontman, Fher OIvera, said. “Historically, Monterrey has been a strong connection for Maná. We have performed many concerts here since we launched our career and would sing at nightclubs and now look at how many people are here,” he added, acknowledging the festival’s 100,000 in attendance.
As in all of their shows, Maná gives fans exactly what they want, sticking to a setlist that includes the songs — many of which turned into anthems throughout the years — that made them Latin America’s favorite rock band. And you can always count on the band to perform all its hits, taking old and new fans alike down memory lane with songs like “Vivir Sin Aire,” “Oye Mi Amor,” “Me Vale,” “En El Muelle de San Blas” and “Rayando El Sol.”
You can also always count on Olvera’s candidness. “Se nos está colando el reggaetón aquí y eso no está chido (which loosely translates to reggeatón is spilling over and that’s not cool). So, you have to sing really loud so we don’t listen to that over here,” he said, making it very clear, once again, that he’s not the biggest reggaetón fan (which he mentioned in Maná’s February Billboard Español digital cover story).
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Between songs, Olvera also encouraged fans to vote for the politicians who “know how to protect Earth.” And to leave behind a clean planet for the next generation. A message that aligns with their efforts to flight climate change. The poignant words preceded its socially conscious “¿Dónde Jugarán Los Niños?” song from the ’90s.
Maná’s setlist also included other hits like “Manda Una Señal,” “Corazón Espinado,” “Ángel de Amor,” “Labios Compartidos” and “Mariposa Traicionera.”
The third and last day of the festival also featured sets by Santa Fe Klan, Mario Bautista, Lola Índigo, Gale, Álvaro Díaz, Enanitos Verdes, Elena Rose, The Warning, and Imagine Dragons, the main stage closing act. Meanwhile, Fuerza Regida closed out the Tecate Original stage.
In a span of thee hours, the Oasis Bacardí stage at Tecate Pa’l Norte 2024 was host to three very different artists on Saturday (March 30): Yng Lvcas (reggaeton), Humbe (pop) and Gabito Ballesteros (corridos tumbados).
Ballesteros, who took the stage at 9:15 p.m., honored the stage’s eclectic taste by delivering a genre-spanning, 50-minute set that included classic banda hits, his corridos-turned-anthems and covers of pop-rock songs, including “Me Voy” by Julieta Venegas and Maná’s “Clavado en un Bar.”
Before taking the stage, a video played on the screen with footage of the 24-year-old singer-songwriter as a kid singing with a mariachi. The video chronicled Ballesteros’ hustle, starting from when he was young and singing in a church choir to today, leading forces in the música mexicana scene alongside artists like Peso Pluma, Natanael Cano and Junior H, all with whom he’s collaborated.
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He kicked off with “El Muchacho Alegre,” a banda gem that got everyone dancing. He also performed another banda classic, “El Sinaloense,” igniting a zapateado showdown with festivalgoers dancing up a storm.
Clad in all black, dark sunglasses and thick silver chains around his neck, Ballesteros was accompanied by a troupe of musicians that played trumpets, clarinets, tubas, requintos, an accordion, a tololoche and drums, which allowed Ballesteros to go from banda to corridos throughout his set. When it came to performing corridos, he delivered the hits, from “Lady Gaga” to “LOU LOU” (a fan favorite that called for an encore), “El Tsurito” and “El Boss,” his latest song with Natanael Cano.
“Que chingones son, los amo (you’re amazing, I love you),” he said, acknowledging the massive crowd that gathered to watch him play.
He also performed “A Puro Dolor” — a cover of Son by Four’s hit, which he released as a single last year — and Venegas’ “Me Voy,” revealing that it’s a song that will be included on his upcoming album.
He surprised fans by singing his version of Maná’s “Clavado en un Bar.” “It’s the first time we sing this live,” he shared. “Let’s see how it sounds.” The cover inspired a sing-along among fans who seemed to approve his take on the ’90s song.
Day two of the festival also featured sets by Anitta, Danna Paola, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Louis Tomlinson, and Blink-182, the main stage closing act.
Anitta performing on any stage is enough of a celebration, but on Saturday (March 30), it was double the celebration at the 2024 Tecate Pa’l Norte festival in Monterrey, Nuevo León. The Brazilian star was celebrating her 31st birthday and, as is Mexican tradition, she was honored with “Las Mañanitas” (the birthday song) by a […]
