The BET Experience is back!
Set to kick off this June in the run-up to the 2014 edition of the BET Awards, the three-day extravaganza will see the likes of Mary J. Blige, Maxwell, Tamar Braxton, Jennifer Hudson, and more take to the stage at one of Los Angeles’ most renown arenas.
Peep the press release after the jump…
Via BET:
The STAPLES Center will be the home of three nights of concerts featuring the hottest and most popular artists performing today beginning Friday, June 27 when GRAMMY® Award winning artists Maxwell and Jill Scott join Marsha Ambrosius to start the highly anticipated weekend with soul stirring performances. A$AP Rocky, Rick Ross, K. Michele, Ty Dolla $ign and August Alsina are the first group of artists announced for STAPLES Center’s stage for Saturday, June 28 plus a very special hip hop reunion you won’t want to miss! Closing the weekend festivities on Sunday, June 29, will be the Queen of Hip Hop Soul, GRAMMY® Award winning artist Mary J. Blige, Trey Songz, GRAMMY® Award winning artist Jennifer Hudson and Tamar Braxton. Ticket sales begin this Friday, March 14, 2014 at 1 p.m./EST via www.BETExperience.com and www.AXS.com
“We are proud to once again be working in partnership with BET to co-host the BET Experience at L.A. LIVE, said Dan Beckerman, President and CEO, AEG. “Combining the assets, the creativity and the experience of each of our brands to produce such an all-encompassing event as the BET Experience at L.A. LIVE will once again create an incredibly memorable weekend. We look forward to welcoming the thousands of fans from all over the U.S. that will come to Los Angeles and L.A. LIVE to attend this one-of-a-kind tribute and celebration.”
“The BET Experience was a major success with over 100,000 attendees and we are thrilled to return to the City of Los Angeles during “BET AWARDS” weekend,” said Debra Lee, Chairman and CEO of BET Networks. “This year we will again provide a weekend filled with music, entertainment, and culture and are excited to once again partner with AEG to pull off another BET Experience.”
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Exciting times! The BET Awards it self takes place on June 29th.