Troye Sivan, Smallzy, Jai Waetford announced for internet celebrity festival

PRESS RELEASE:

The internet’s biggest and brightest music and comedy talents will perform live for their Australian fans at AMPLIFY 2015, a festival for the connected generation, on a massive national tour in April.

Announced by AMPLIFY’S special guest MC, Smallzy, the festival will hit Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth during the first school holiday break of 2015.

Award-winning AMPLIFY headliner, Connor Franta, has been a strong presence on YouTube since his channel launched in 2010, and he is still one of the freshest creators around. With 4.2 million loyal subscribers, he is respected as a leader in the online community, and in the fight for sexual equality. Australian headliner Troye Sivan

With a combined following of 20 MILLION across YouTube, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter, these unique creators personify a new wave of artists who are more passionately engaged with their devoted audience than ever before.

Geoff Jones, Nine Live CEO, said today: “This new breed of superstars are some of the most driven and innovative entrepreneurs I have had the pleasure of working with, and I am excited to bring these artists together with their fans in a dynamic and fun environment.”

Tom Maynard and Haydan Parker, co-creators of AMPLIFY, said today: “This tour, and our partnership with Nine Live, further highlight the huge demand for live events in the new media space, and gives these already highly connected artists an outlet to reach an audience that would not ordinarily be able to meet them. The passion of their fanbases is nothing short of incredible.”

Tickets for AMPLIFY 2015 go on sale at 10.00am this Friday, 20 February, 2015 via Ticketek.

TUESDAY 7 APRIL, 2015 –SYDNEY HORDERN PAVILION
THURSDAY 9 APRIL, 2015 –BRISBANE CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE
FRIDAY 10 APRIL, 2015 –MELBOURNE MARGARET COURT ARENA
SUNDAY 12 APRIL, 2015 –PERTH ARENA