NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- SiriusXM announced today that it will broadcast
Phish's Magnaball Festival in Watkins Glen, NY, August 20 through August 23, on SiriusXM's Jam On
channel.
The live broadcast of the festival will include seven live Phish
sets throughout the weekend. The broadcast will also include
exclusive material from the band's archives presented by Phish's
official archivist Kevin
Shapiro.
The broadcast will air on Bunny Radio, a live, freeform radio
station Phish creates on-site at their festivals. Bunny Radio will
take over SiriusXM's Jam On channel for the weekend-long
festival.
Phish's Magnaball Festival broadcast will air beginning
Thursday, August 20 at 9:00 pm ET and will air through Sunday, August 23 via satellite on Jam On,
channel 29, and through the SiriusXM App on smartphones and other
connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com.
Subscribers will also be able to listen to the broadcast via
SiriusXM On Demand through the SiriusXM App for smartphones and
other mobile devices and online at siriusxm.com.
SiriusXM's Jam On has also broadcasted from previous Phish
festivals, including Festival 8 and Super Ball.
SiriusXM's broadcast of Phish's Magnaball Festival is one of the
many festivals that SiriusXM broadcasts for its listeners. Previous
SiriusXM festival broadcasts have featured Coachella Valley
Music and Arts Festival, Lollapalooza Music Festival, Bonnaroo
Music and Arts Festival, Hangout Music Festival, Electric Daisy
Carnival, Firefly Music Festival, Governors Ball Music Festival,
Rock on the Range, and Ultra Music Festival.
Jam On listeners will hear live improvisational, eclectic rock
music from artists including Phish, Dave
Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, Moe., Gov't Mule,
Allman Brothers Band, Disco
Biscuits, Umphrey's McGee, The String Cheese Incident, Black Crowes
and My Morning Jacket.
For more information on SiriusXM, please visit www.siriusxm.com.
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