The iHeartRadio Music Festival Returns To Las Vegas September 21 and 22

The Daytime Stage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival Reveals Dua Lipa, 5 Seconds of Summer, Lil Uzi Vert, Dustin Lynch, Bazzi, Belly, Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots and Greta Van Fleet as First Released Performers

Annual "Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star" Talent Search Returns 

New York, N.Y. – April 30, 2018 – iHeartMedia announced today the return of the annual star-studded iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 21 and 22 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and its Daytime Stage, which will take place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Saturday, Sept. 22.  The Daytime Stage will feature live performances by both popular and emerging artists including first-revealed performers Dua Lipa, 5 Seconds of Summer, Lil Uzi Vert, Dustin Lynch, Bazzi, Belly, Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots and Greta Van Fleet with more to be announced.  The main stage performance lineup for the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival will be announced at a later date. 

In addition to live performances, the Daytime Stage will also feature fan zones and interactive experiences by iHeartRadio's brand partners. Tickets for the Daytime Stage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival will go on sale Thursday, May 3 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET and start at $29 plus taxes and fees. Fans can visit  to purchase tickets. For news and information about the Daytime Stage fans can visit or follow #iHeartDayStage on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 

The "Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star" talent search will also return for the seventh year in a row providing emerging artists the chance to perform on the same stage as music's biggest superstars at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival. Starting in early May, iHeartRadio listeners and Macy's shoppers will once again have their chance to cast their votes for their favorite up-and-coming artists, and by voting, fans will also be entered for a chance to win a trip to Las Vegas for the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival. 

The "Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star" winner will take the stage as the opening act of the epic two-night event.  Since the launch of the first iHeartRadio Music Festival in 2011 the star-studded lineups have featured live performances by superstars including U2, Sting, Drake, Bruno Mars, Coldplay, The Weeknd, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Elton John, Lady Gaga, Jay Z, Ed Sheeran, Kings of Leon, Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Zac Brown Band, twenty one pilots, and more. More details on the “Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star” talent search will be available soon at .

The iHeartRadio Music Festival will broadcast live on iHeartMedia Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) stations across the country that weekend including the iconic Z100 in New York; KIIS-FM in Los Angeles; Y100 in Miami; KISS FM in Dallas, Chicago and Boston; as well as many more, and will also be featured as an exclusive national television broadcast special on The CW Network at a later date.

Proud partners of this year's event include 1800® Tequila, Bai Beverages, Bioré® Skincare, Capital One®, The CW Network, Macy's, Taco Bell® with more to be announced.

About iHeartMedia, Inc.

iHeartMedia, Inc. [Nasdaq: IHRT] is the leading audio media company in America, with 90% of Americans listening to iHeart broadcast radio in every month. iHeart’s broadcast radio assets alone have a larger audience in the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the size of the next largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled audience of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined, has the most recognizable live events across all genres of music, has the number one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more followers than the next audio media brand, and is the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services. Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.