NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orange Drive, jointly developed by Union Square Agency (USSE Corp., Pink OTC Symbol: UCRP) and the Orange Bowl Committee announced today that the entire Orange Drive Miami Music Festival will be nationally televised live on HDNet.
The second annual Orange Drive Miami Beach Music Festival is a three-day event from December 30, 2011 to January 1, 2012 taking place on the sands of Ocean Drive (between 7th and 9th Streets). Audiences will rock and celebrate the New Year with performances by Ne-Yo, Cee Lo Green, Pete Wentz, Jermaine Dupri, Boyz II Men and many more; plus DJ Samantha Ronson and Miami’s own DJ Irie will be spinning top of the charts music.
Each night, HDNet will broadcast live from the festival with New Year’s Eve hosted by Daymond John (“Shark Tank”) and HDNet’s Lana Tailor who will also host the other two evenings. Broadcast coverage will include exclusive interviews with participating artists and audiences, fireworks and all the festivities surrounding this unforgettable celebration.
"It has always been our intent to create a national and international media platform to tie in the excitement created by the Orange Drive Miami Beach Music Festival,” said Ed Manetta, Senior Executive Producer of Union Square Agency. “As Orange Drive grows, we continue building the foundation for this world class event and the largest New Year’s beach celebration in the world.”
We’re capping off a great year of live concerts on HDNet with a back-to-back-to-back event filled with great live music this New Year’s Eve,” said Mark Cuban, president and co-founder of HDNet. “So, get your friends together and tune in, log onto our Facebook page for exclusive news and giveaways and join the party on HDNet this New Year’s weekend!”
A state of the art amphitheater will be constructed on the sand which can hold up to 15,000 party goers each night. Tickets for Orange Drive are on sale at Ticketmaster.com and available via Ticketmaster nationwide.
For more information, visit www.orangedr.com. Become a fan on Facebook at Orange Drive or follow on Twitter @OrangeDriveFest.
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Through the HDNet Concerts label, HDNet is the only network broadcasting live music events in HD with performances from Widespread Panic, Bush, Ted Nugent and more. HDNet also delivers the world's largest and most diverse concerts, including premieres from Train, Seal, 311, Sheryl Crowe and others. The Sunday HDNet Concert line-up has featured many of the world’s leading artists from Paul McCartney, Mariah Carey, Eminem, Rolling Stones, U2, The Black Eyed Peas, Sting and Green Day to name a few. Launched in 2001 by Chairman Mark Cuban and General Manager Philip Garvin, the HDNet networks are available in the U.S. via AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Suddenlink and Verizon FiOS and in Canada via Access Communications, Cogeco, Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct.