Armin Van Buuren at Preakness: 5.16.15
Glow Washington DC presents:
Armin van Buuren at Preakness 2015
with special guest Childish Gambino
Saturday May 16, 2015
Pimlico Race Course | 5201 Park Heights Avenue | Baltimore, MD 21215
Gates open at 8AM | Tickets and more infomation
Electronic Music Icon & Grammy Nominee Armin van Buuren To Headline 2015 Preakness Concert Series’ InfieldFest On Preakness Day!
Grammy-Nominated Rap Artist Childish Gambino Special Guest BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Jockey Club announced today that Armin van Buuren, the world’s most popular electronic music DJ and producer, will headline the 2015 Preakness InfieldFest Concert. The progressive trance DJ, recognized as the world’s best five times by DJ Mag, will play an extended set on the main stage at Pimlico Race Course Saturday, May 16 when the Maryland Jockey Club, North America’s oldest sporting organization, plays host to the 140th Preakness Stakes. Joining the lineup on the main stage will be special guest Childish Gambino, nominated at the recent Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album (Because the Internet) and Best Rap Performance (3005). The Grammy-nominated van Buuren’s A State of Trance radio show has 30 million weekly listeners around the world, and was awarded “Best Podcast” by the International Dance Music Award. His music video In and Out of Love is one of the most watched music videos ever on YouTube with more than 100 million views. Digital World calls van Buuren’s shows an “amazing and unforgettable EDM experience.”
Childish Gambino has performed to sold-out audiences at Coachella, Hangout Fest and The iHeartRadio Festival. Because the Internet was No. 1 on Billboard + Twitter Trending 140 chart, and was called by the Huffington Post the “most significant album in recent history.” “We’re extremely excited and honored to welcome critically acclaimed artists Armin van Buuren and Childish Gambino to InfieldFest at this year’s Preakness Stakes,” said Pimlico Race Course’s General Manager Sal Sinatra. “Both Armin van Buuren and Childish Gambino are global stars who have embraced emerging technologies while altering the way we hear, see and feel music. They are unique artists with fan appeal that cut across different generations and demographics. This is the kind of extraordinary talent our fans expect at the Preakness Concert Series’ InfieldFest.”
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