ST. LOUIS, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The
All-American Rejects will headline the free Charter Center Stage
concert in culmination of the Charter Center Stage Battle of the
Bands. Opening for the world renowned band will be the talented
winners of Charter's online music battle. The concert will be held
at the Charter Taste of St. Louis festival in downtown
St. Louis (TasteSTL.com) on
September 29 and will be webcast live
on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/chartercom).
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The concert at Soldiers' Memorial in St. Louis caps off the 2nd annual Charter
Center Stage Battle of the Bands in which hundreds of aspiring
musicians from across the country vie for a chance to appear as the
opening act. Throughout the summer, bands have been submitting
videos online, while music fans found new musical favorites and
voted for those they hope to help launch to stardom.
"As the leading provider of Internet services in markets across
the country, we created the Charter Center Stage contest as a way
to bring bands and fans together online. We give bands new ways to
showcase their talent while providing fans with a fun way to
discover and share the music that is an increasingly important part
of their lives," said Allan Samson,
Charter Senior Vice President, Marketing.
"By providing bands with social sharing tools for Facebook and
Twitter along with other promotional materials to draw fans in to
view and to vote on their uploaded videos, we had more than 55,000
fan votes in our inaugural year and we're expecting to more than
quadruple that number this year," he continues. "Our Internet
speeds make it incredibly easy to upload and download videos, and
to stream and listen to music without lags or interruptions, so
Charter Center Stage Battle of the Bands is the ideal way to
demonstrate the power of our Internet service."
The All-American Rejects will arrive in St. Louis coming off a successful
international tour to promote their most recent album, "Kids In The
Streets." Starting in Stillwater,
OK in 1999 with humble beginnings, the band has gone on to
sell more than 4 million albums and 16 million singles worldwide.
The group is composed of lead singer and bassist, Tyson Ritter; drummer, Chris Gaylor; guitarist, Nick Wheeler; and rhythm guitarist, Mike Kennerty.
"It will be an experience of a lifetime for our contest winners
to perform for 100,000 fans, warming them up to greet The
All-American Rejects," said Mr. Samson. "And we know it's going to
be an evening they'll never forget."Details about the event can be
found on the Charter Center Stage website
(www.charter.com/centerstage).
The winning band also walks away with a prize package
valued at up to $25,000, which
includes a $10,000 gift card plus
travel expenses to perform at the free concert.
Besides casting a vote for a favorite band, voters in Charter's
service areas can register to participate in the Charter Center
Stage Sweepstakes for an opportunity to win a gift card of up to
$2,500. Fans can vote one time every
day.See complete contest rules at
https://connect.charter.com/CenterStage/Home/HowItWorks#contest_rules
Key Dates:
Band Submissions – Ends July
30
National Voting – Ends August 20
Finalist Voting – August 27 through
September 10
Winner Announced – On or around September
12
Charter Center Stage Concert – September
29
Charter Presents Taste of St. Louis Festival – September 28-30
To learn more, visit charter.com/centerstage
About Charter
Charter (NASDAQ: CHTR) is a leading broadband
communications company and the fourth-largest cable operator in
the United States. Charter
provides a full range of advanced broadband services, including
advanced Charter TV® video entertainment programming, Charter
Internet® access, and Charter Phone®. Charter Business® similarly
provides scalable, tailored, and cost-effective broadband
communications solutions to business organizations, such as
business-to-business Internet access, data networking, business
telephone, video and music entertainment services, and wireless
backhaul. Charter's advertising sales and production services are
sold under the Charter Media® brand. More information about Charter
can be found at charter.com.
About Taste of St. Louis
The Charter Taste of St. Louis is an award-winning
celebration of the best food, art, music and culture our great city
has to offer. St. Louis Post Dispatch readers voted it the
"Best Family Festival" in the region, and our turnout of more than
350,000 patrons last year proves it. The event has also been
recognized as one of the "Best Food Festivals" in AAA Midwest
Traveler's Best of the Midwest 2010, voted the "Best Festival"
by Metromix.com and "Best Culinary Festival" in Alive
Magazine's Top 100 Hot List.
This year's event will take place at Soldiers' Memorial (12th
& Market – Downtown St. Louis)
on September 28, 29 and 30 and will
feature celebrity chef appearances, 50+ restaurants on Restaurant
Row and Food Truck Row, the Chef Battle Royale Culinary
Competition, National Concerts on the Charter Center Stage, the Art
& Wine Walk, the interactive Marketplace, and the Kids
Kitchen.
New this year, we introduce the Grand Tasting Event – an
upscale, private sampling experience with delectable tastings from
the area's best establishments, premium wine & beer samplings,
celebrity appearances, live music and free event parking for the
day.
In 2009, the Taste introduced EGS – an Event Greening &
Sustainability program – which has resulted in a 50% diversion in
landfill waste (among other impressive achievements). More info at
TasteSTL.com
Charter Taste of St. Louis Dates and Times:
Friday, September 28,
4:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 29, 11:00 a.m. – 11:00
p.m.
Sunday, September 30, 11:00 a.m. – 9:00
p.m.
SOURCE Charter