Janelle Monae, Terrell Owens, Omarion, Keri Hilson, Too Short and
More Lead All-Star Lineup of Talent Confirmed for Sprite® Celebrity
Basketball Game and Fan Fest Main Stage
The Free BET Fan Fest Takes Place at the Los Angeles Convention
Center Saturday and Sunday
BET Experience at L.A. LIVE Takes PlaceJune 25-28, 2015
#BETX / #BETAWARDS
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Today, BET NETWORKS and AEG announced a star studded
lineup for the highly anticipated Sprite® Celebrity Basketball Game and
BETX Stage appearances at the BET Experience at L.A. LIVE presented by
Coca-Cola®. Fan Fest is free for attendees and has fun activations and
engaging activities for all ages at the Los Angeles Convention CenterSaturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28, 2015 from 12:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
PT.
Participants in Saturday's hot ticket Sprite® celebrity basketball game
include Snoop Dogg, Nick Cannon, French Montana, Terrell Owens,
Omarion, Keri Hilson, Wale, and Soulja Boy alongside guest
announcers, former NBA All Star Baron Davisand ESPN's Jemele
Hill. Additionally, retired NBA player and current NBA analyst, Kenny
"The Jet" Smith, will guest judge the annual celebrity Slam Dunk
Contest along with Washington Wizards' John Wall, who will also
coach the game along with Tyrese, recently named the first-ever
"Mayor" of BET Experience. Tip off for the Sprite® celebrity basketball
game is at 1:00 p.m. PT and will be streamed LIVE to fans at home on www.bet.com.
On Saturday, June 27, fans will also be able to attend free concerts all
afternoon, including an "LA to the BAY" set with performances by Too
Short, Cypress Hill and Vince Staples; and an electrifying
performance by Wondaland presented by Janelle Monae in
honor of her joint venture with Epic Records. The free concerts
continue Sunday with "Inspiration Nation" featuring spiritual artists Lecrae
and Dee-1; Latin Stage with Los Rakas; and
Carnival with Machel Montanoand more!
As previously announced, BET Networks will make its return to Los
Angeles for the weekend long music festival, the BET Experience at L.A.
LIVE presented by Coca-Cola®, June 25 - 28, 2015. Teaming up with AEG,
one of the leading entertainment companies in the world and
developer/operator of L.A. LIVE and STAPLES Center, the BET Experience
at L.A. LIVE presented by Coca-Cola® will feature some of today's
hottest artists including Kevin Hart, Nicki Minaj, Ice Cube, Snoop
Doggand Kendrick Lamar. The four day event will showcase the
best in music, comedy concerts, entertaining and interactive activations
at the FREE fan festival, "106 & PARK" tapings, seminars and celebrity
appearances.
Tickets for the BET Experience at L.A. LIVE presented by Coca-Cola® are
on sale now. Single day STAPLES Center show tickets are priced as low as
$59.50, while 3-day STAPLES Center concert ticket packages start at
$169.50. For fans looking to roll like a VIP throughout the biggest
summer weekend in entertainment, the VIP packages are the only way to
purchase "BET AWARDS" tickets, get great seats to the STAPLES Center
shows, and exclusive access your friends will envy. Quantities are
limited, so order now at http://www.axs.com/betexperience.
Follow BET Experience on Twitter @betexperience for the latest and
greatest and join the conversation by using #BETX. Feel free to also
check us out online at http://www.betexperience.com.
ABOUT BET NETWORKS
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B), is the
nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and
public affairs television programming for the African-American audience.
The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can
be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom
and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer
brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading
Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news;
CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to
54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel
and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment
tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings
for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event
Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with
festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides
ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET
International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the
extension of BET network programming for global distribution.
BET EXPERIENCE AT L.A. LIVE PRESENTED BY COCA-COLA®
BET Networks, an entertainment powerhouse, and AEG, one of the leading
entertainment companies in the world and developer/ operator of L.A.
LIVE, have teamed up once again to create the BET EXPERIENCE AT L.A.
LIVE (BETX), June 25 - 28, 2015 presented by Coca-Cola®. This three-day
festival will be filled with music and comedy concerts taking place at
Club Nokia and STAPLES Center; "106 & PARK"; FREE BET Fan Fest at the
Los Angeles Convention Center including seminars, celebrity basketball
games, celebrity meet & greets; and other special appearances. The
weekend will be capped off with the "BET Awards" on Sunday, June 28,
2015 at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE.
ABOUT AEG
AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the
world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, owns or
is affiliated with a collection of companies including more than 100 of
the world's preeminent facilities such as STAPLES Center (Los Angeles),
StubHub Center (Carson, CA), Best Buy Theater (Times Square, New York),
Sprint Center, (Kansas City), Target Center (Minneapolis), Mercedes-Benz
Arena (Shanghai, China), MasterCard Center (Beijing, China), O2 WorldHamburg, Allphones Arena (Sydney, Australia), Ericsson Globe Arena
(Stockholm, Sweden), O2 World Arena (Berlin, Germany) and The O2 Arena
and entertainment district (London, England), which are all part of the
portfolio of AEG Facilities. Developed by AEG, L.A. LIVE is a 4 million
square foot / $3 billion downtown Los Angeles sports, residential &
entertainment district featuring Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE; Club Nokia; a
54-story, 1001-room convention "headquarters" destination; along with
entertainment, restaurant and office space that officially opened in
2010.
AEG Live, the company's live-entertainment division, is the world's
second largest concert promotion and touring company, and is comprised
of touring, festival, exhibition, broadcast, merchandise and special
event divisions with fifteen regional offices. AEG Global Partnerships,
a division responsible for worldwide sales and servicing of sponsorships
naming rights and other strategic partnerships. In addition to
overseeing privately held management shares of the Los Angeles Lakers,
assets of AEG Sports include franchises such as the LA Kings, LA Galaxy
and Houston Dynamo and the Amgen Tour of California cycling stage race.
In 2010, AEG launched its AEG 1EARTH environmental program with the
announcement of 2020 environmental goals and the release of the
industry's first sustainability report. And in 2011, AEG introduced AXS,
a comprehensive entertainment platform serving as the company's primary
consumer brand, including AXS Ticketing, which provides fans the
opportunity to purchase tickets directly from their favorite venues via
a user-friendly ticketing interface, Examiner.com and the AXS TV
network. For additional information, visit http://www.aegworldwide.com
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