AT&T Will Webcast 2008 Bonnaroo Festival
by 
Scott on June 10th, 2008
As most people know Bonnaroo Festival 2008 is coming up this weekend. Well if you can’t make it to the show AT&T is giving you a chance to view it via Webcast. Of course this is a way of AT&T to get you to also check out their line of products, but that’s what sponsors do. Without sponsors and marketing things like Bonnaroo Fest couldn’t happen. here is a press release and where you can find out how to view the webcast. Click on the image tio the left to see a full size of it and see who is performing.
AT&T to Deliver Exclusive Webcast of the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
Live and On-Demand Performances From Select Festival Artists Available via AT&T blue room
SAN ANTONIO, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Music fans from coast to coast are about to experience some of the best performers in rock ‘n’ roll, jazz, Americana, hip-hop and electronica without ever leaving their homes.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced today that the company will deliver the exclusive webcast of the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival (http://www.bonnaroo.com/) via the AT&T blue room (http://www.attblueroom.com/). Performances from select festival artists will be available daily, June 13 - 15, and archived on blue room for a limited time. Artists scheduled to participate in the webcast include Metallica, Mastodon, Raconteurs, Les Claypool, Ozomatli, Umphrey’s McGee, Fiery Furnaces, The Wood Brothers, Robert Randolph’s Revue and more. A complete performance lineup for the webcast of Bonnaroo 2008 will soon be available on blue room.
“We are proud to consistently bring music fans the opportunity to experience their favorite music when and where they want it,” said Dan York, head of Content and Programming, AT&T. “Through our agreement with Bonnaroo, we’re able to bring the thrill and excitement of one of the most exciting events of the summer into the homes of music fans nationwide.”
“AT&T blue room is an important part of our marketing initiatives,” said Joey Schultz, vice president of AT&T Consumer Marketing. “As we continue to deliver webcasts of today’s top music festivals, such as Bonnaroo, we create opportunities to introduce consumers to AT&T’s full lineup of products and service offerings.”
Other live webcasts scheduled for the year that will be offered exclusively by AT&T include Lollapalooza (Chicago, Aug. 1 - 3) and Austin City Limits Music Festival (Austin, Texas, Sept. 26 - 28). Additional festival webcasts will be added to blue room throughout the next several months. The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a four-day camping festival held on a beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn., every June. The multistage event brings together some of the best performers in rock ‘n’ roll, along with dozens of artists in a variety of complementary styles.
The blue room is an online music and sports destination that helps fuel the sales of the company’s core offerings — high speed Internet, wireless, voice and video — while building an affinity for the AT&T brand in the entertainment space. For the complete array of AT&T offerings, visit http://www.att.com/.
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2 opinions for AT&T Will Webcast 2008 Bonnaroo Festival
Jun 11, 2008 at 7:22 pm
This I did not know. Very cool. Will have to login for a few performances. My Morning Jacket is one I want to see. How about you?
Jeff
Jun 11, 2008 at 9:39 pm
I’d like to see The Sword again as well as Robert Plant and Allison Kraus, Mastodon, and Lez Zeppelin, Jack Johnson, BB king…there are just so many I would love to see. I just hope the weather holds up for everyone.
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