MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital
One® announced that for the first time ever it will host
the Capital One Beach Bash on South Beach, a free concert leading
up to the 2015 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital
One Orange Bowl. The all-star lineup will feature
performances by the four-time Grammy winning duo, Macklemore &
Ryan Lewis whose new single
"Downtown" continues to climb the Billboard and radio charts and
won the European Music Award for Best Video last month. They will
kick off an intimate run of historic US theatres in January and
February before heading to Europe
for an arena tour in March. Headlining the star-studded
concert experience will be Grammy Award winning rock band Imagine
Dragons, fresh off the release of their sophomore album Smoke +
Mirrors available via KIDinaKORNER/Interscope, which debuted at #1
on the Billboard Top 200 album chart.
The Capital One Beach Bash will be held on South Beach, at Ocean
Drive and 10th Street, is free of charge to the general
public and a select number of Capital One cardholders will have the
opportunity to be part of an upgraded concert experience
onsite. Beyond the concert, the same South Beach location
will feature a variety of activities throughout the day including
celebrations for the participating Capital One Orange Bowl teams,
special appearances, beach games, exclusive event merchandise, food
and beverage and a beer garden. A fireworks show will close
out the evening at 10:30 p.m.
Select performances of the concert will be shown during halftime
broadcasts of the Capital One Orange Bowl and the Chick-fil-A Peach
Bowl. It will be streaming live on WatchESPN so fans across
the country can join the excitement from South Beach as it
happens.
"We are thrilled to bring this free South Beach concert
experience, with some of today's most popular artists, to college
football fans in Miami and
beyond," said Marc Mentry, Chief
Brand Officer, Capital One.
"Imagine Dragons and Macklemore & Ryan
Lewis are some of today's most popular music acts, and we
have no doubt the Beach Bash will make this year's Capital One
Orange Bowl festivities even more exciting."
For additional information about the Capital One Beach Bash
leading up to the concert, visit game.orangebowl.org/beachbash.
This is a non-ticketed event open to the public on a first-come
basis.
About Capital One
Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a
financial holding company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital
One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., had $212.9
billion in deposits and $313.7
billion in total assets as of September 30, 2015. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad
spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small
businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels.
Capital One, N.A. has branches located primarily in New York, New
Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company,
Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
"COF" and is included in the S&P 100 index.
Capital One, an NCAA Corporate Champion, began its affiliation
with college sports with the sponsorship of the Capital One Bowl
(formerly the Florida Citrus Bowl) in 2001. Since that time,
Capital One has sponsored programs including the Capital One Mascot
Challenge and Capital One Academic All-America Program. In 2010, it
created the Capital One Cup to recognize the best men's and women's
Division 1 College Athletics Programs in the country and awards a
combined $400,000 in student-athlete
scholarships. As an NCAA Corporate Champion, Capital One supports
all 89 NCAA Championships. In 2014, Capital One became an official
sponsor of the Capital One Orange Bowl and the new College Football
Playoff.
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