UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.,
May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal
CityWalk's® "5 Towers" state-of-the art concert venue welcomes the
Final Four of NBC's blockbuster vocal competition show, "The
Voice," for a live performance at 10:30am on Thursday, May
3, 2012. The special one-time concert in Los Angeles invites fans to Universal CityWalk
to cheer on their favorite performer. "The Voice" winner will be
announced next Tuesday, May 8.
CityWalk's new interactive outdoor concert venue will serve as
the energetic backdrop to showcase the leading vocal artists from
celebrity musician coaches Christina
Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam
Levine and Blake Shelton. The
artist lineup set to command the stage at "5 Towers" include
Kansas native Chris Mann for Team Christina, Florida native Juliet
Simms for Team CeeLo, Connecticut native Tony Lucca for Team Adam, and New York native Jermaine Paul for Team Blake. Competing to
be named "The Voice" in Season 2 of the hit show, each of the final
four artists will perform one song on the "5 Towers" stage and the
performances will be streamed live to Facebook, NBC.com and at the
NBC Experience Store in New
York.
First to christen the "5 Towers" stage in July 2011 was none other than CeeLo himself
paving the way for the first-of-its kind outdoor concert venue with
fan immersive features and next-generation technology. The
Music Spotlight Series held this spring at "5 Towers"
featured Billboard chart-topping talent Carly Rae Jepsen, as well as an eclectic and
impressive lineup of local homegrown favorites including The Thomas
Nicholas Band, Midnight Red, and Cherri Bomb, to name a few.
"We are so excited to have the finalists from 'The Voice' here
at the 5 Towers on CityWalk," said Pat
Donahue, Director of CityWalk Entertainment. "While
we've hosted established recording artists like Flo Rida, Good Charlotte and Justin Bieber, we also have a strong commitment
to supporting emerging artists. It's a great privilege to
provide up-and-coming talent with an outstanding, state of the art
venue to do what they love to do - which is to play great music and
entertain the masses!"
Before the final four contestants were announced, the eight
semi-finalists recently were treated to a behind-the-scenes sneak
peek of Universal Studios Hollywood's epic, new thrill ride,
Transformers™: The Ride-3D, set to open officially on
May 25, 2012. Photos and video
featuring the semi-finalists in the theme park are available upon
request.
More information on Universal CityWalk's upcoming events is
available at www.CityWalkHollywood.com. Artist announcements
and "5 Towers" concert venue events can also be found on Twitter
@CityWalkLA and Facebook-Universal CityWalk Hollywood.
"The Voice" Final Four Live Performances at Universal CityWalk
"5 Towers" Concert Venue
100 Universal City Plaza, Universal
City, CA 91608
Press Check-In: 8:30AM / Media Interviews: 9-11AM
/ Live Concert: 10:30AM-11AM
Universal Studios Hollywood (SM), The Entertainment Capital of
L.A.(SM), includes a full-day, movie-based theme park and Studio
Tour; the CityWalk entertainment, shopping and dining complex, the
Universal CityWalk Cinemas, the "5 Towers" state-of-the-art outdoor
concert venue, and the Gibson Amphitheatre concert and special
event arena. World-class rides and attractions include the
intense, award-winning new ride, "King Kong 360 3-D" on the famed
behind-the-scenes Studio Tour, "The Simpsons Ride™,"
"Revenge of the Mummy(SM) —The Ride" indoor roller coaster and
"Jurassic Park® —The Ride," as well as the much-anticipated
mega-attraction, "Transformers™: The Ride-3D," opening in
May 2012.
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& Resorts division of NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal is one
of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the
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networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television
production operations, a leading television stations group, and
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About NBC's "The Voice"
"The Voice" is a vocal competition show featuring celebrity
musician coaches Christina Aguilera,
CeeLo Green, Adam Levine and
Blake Shelton. Carson Daly hosts and serves as producer, and
Christina Milian serves as social
media correspondent. The show's innovative format features three
stages of competition: the first begins with the blind audition,
and then the competition enters into a battle phase, and finally,
the live performance shows. In the end, each coach will have one
star artist left ready to compete against the other teams'
finalists to be named "The Voice" – the winner will receive the
grand prize of a recording contract.
"The Voice" is a presentation of One Three Inc. (a
Hearst/Mark Burnett company), Talpa
Media USA Inc. and Warner Horizon
Television. The series is created by John de Mol, who
executive-produces along with Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Stijn
Bakkers and Lee Metzger.
For artwork and a complete press kit from the show please visit
the NBC Universal Media village website at
HTTP://WWW.NBCUMV.COM. Follow on Facebook at
HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NBCTHEVOICE and on Twitter at @NBCTheVoice
and #TheVoice.
SOURCE Universal Studios Hollywood