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HDNet & Zippo present 'Hot Tour' Concert Series
HDNET PRESENTS 9-PART ZIPPO HOT TOUR CONCERT SERIES
Nine-Week Original Series Features Interviews, Shows, and a
Behind-The-Scenes Look at the Nationwide Tour
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - LOS ANGELES/Bradford, PA - March 1, 2005 -
HDNet, the leading high-definition television network, premieres the
9-part Zippo Hot Tour Concert Series beginning Sunday, March 6, 2005 at
10:00 PM EST. The series chronicles the 2004 ZIPPO HOT TOUR and
features interviews and performances from the hottest unsigned rock
bands from eight U.S. cities competing for a showcase with Island
Records in New York City.
In the premiere episode, host Katie Daryl introduces the Zippo Hot Tour
and takes in a performance by the 2004 kick-off band, Abloom. Each
week, HDNet travels to the eight cities of the tour, including Austin,
Denver, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, W. Palm Beach, Raleigh, Detroit and San
Diego, known for their live music scene, to meet the bands in the
competition. Katie introduces the performances and interviews band
members as they tell their struggles of getting signed by a record
label. She then takes viewers on a tour of each city's bustling club
scene. In the final episode, HDNet will feature the winner's showcase
as San Diego's 3against1, voted by fans as the best unsigned rock band
in America, performs for Island Records in New York City.
The 2005 ZIPPO HOT TOUR, which is the only nationwide competition where
the fans choose the bands, kicked off this month and bands from Austin,
TX, Cincinnati, OH, Denver, CO, Memphis, TN, Orlando, FL, Philadelphia
and Pittsburgh, PA, Phoenix, AZ, Raleigh and Charlotte, NC, have until
April 14, 11:59:59pm EST, to register at www.zippohottour.com to qualify
for the first round of online competition, and a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity. The winning prize packages, valued at nearly $100,000,
includes a showcase performance with Capitol Records A & R executives in
Hollywood, CA, a full equipment package from partners, Peavey
Electronics, TAMA Drums, ESP Guitars, PureVolume, Discfarm, Sonicbids,
and Pro-mark, cash, customized Zippo lighters, and a decked out tour bus
for an all-expense paid 10-city Zippo Hot Tour with a national
headlining band in November.
# # #
About HDNet
HDNet provides viewers with exciting and topical news, sports, music and
entertainment programming. The network features up to 20 hours of
original programming each week, all produced in the highest quality
1080i HDTV format - more original high-definition programming than any
other network. HDNet news and entertainment includes original series
"HDNet World Report," "Face 2 Face with Roy Firestone," "Art Mann
Presents," "HDNet Concert Series," and "True Music," as well as every
episode of the acclaimed Warner Bros. series "Smallville." Live sports
productions include NASCAR auto racing, National Hockey League and Major
League Soccer games. HDNet Movies, the company's second network,
features a wide selection of major studio's theatrical releases - all
uncut, unedited, and appearing in their original aspect ratio - as well
as features produced and finished in true 1080i high-definition.
Co-founded by Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and General
Manager Philip Garvin, the HDNet networks are available on Adelphia,
Charter, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable and
more than 40 NCTC cable affiliate companies. For more information visit
www.hd.net.
About Zippo Hot Tour
The Zippo Hot Tour is a promotional marketing initiative to support the
local music industry and provide rock groups with a platform to bring
their music to a national audience. The program consists of a series of
online and offline activities, including a music tour visiting Austin,
Charlotte, Cincinnati, Raleigh, Denver, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Orlando,
Pittsburgh and Memphis. For more information on the Zippo Hot Tour
contact Los Angeles based promotion agency, FUSE, at 323-871-9900.
About Zippo
Zippo Manufacturing Company was founded in 1932 in Bradford, PA. The
Zippo windproof lighter has become an international icon of American
ingenuity and tradition and is a treasured collectible throughout the
world. The Zippo windproof pocket lighter - in addition to the
traditional chrome finish - features millions of designs depicting
hobbies, activities, logos and lifestyle interests. More than 400
million Zippo lighters have been manufactured in Bradford since 1932,
and all are backed by Zippo's unparalleled lifetime guarantee. For
more information on Zippo, please visit the company's web site
www.zippo.com.
Nine-Week Original Series Features Interviews, Shows, and a
Behind-The-Scenes Look at the Nationwide Tour
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - LOS ANGELES/Bradford, PA - March 1, 2005 -
HDNet, the leading high-definition television network, premieres the
9-part Zippo Hot Tour Concert Series beginning Sunday, March 6, 2005 at
10:00 PM EST. The series chronicles the 2004 ZIPPO HOT TOUR and
features interviews and performances from the hottest unsigned rock
bands from eight U.S. cities competing for a showcase with Island
Records in New York City.
In the premiere episode, host Katie Daryl introduces the Zippo Hot Tour
and takes in a performance by the 2004 kick-off band, Abloom. Each
week, HDNet travels to the eight cities of the tour, including Austin,
Denver, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, W. Palm Beach, Raleigh, Detroit and San
Diego, known for their live music scene, to meet the bands in the
competition. Katie introduces the performances and interviews band
members as they tell their struggles of getting signed by a record
label. She then takes viewers on a tour of each city's bustling club
scene. In the final episode, HDNet will feature the winner's showcase
as San Diego's 3against1, voted by fans as the best unsigned rock band
in America, performs for Island Records in New York City.
The 2005 ZIPPO HOT TOUR, which is the only nationwide competition where
the fans choose the bands, kicked off this month and bands from Austin,
TX, Cincinnati, OH, Denver, CO, Memphis, TN, Orlando, FL, Philadelphia
and Pittsburgh, PA, Phoenix, AZ, Raleigh and Charlotte, NC, have until
April 14, 11:59:59pm EST, to register at www.zippohottour.com to qualify
for the first round of online competition, and a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity. The winning prize packages, valued at nearly $100,000,
includes a showcase performance with Capitol Records A & R executives in
Hollywood, CA, a full equipment package from partners, Peavey
Electronics, TAMA Drums, ESP Guitars, PureVolume, Discfarm, Sonicbids,
and Pro-mark, cash, customized Zippo lighters, and a decked out tour bus
for an all-expense paid 10-city Zippo Hot Tour with a national
headlining band in November.
# # #
About HDNet
HDNet provides viewers with exciting and topical news, sports, music and
entertainment programming. The network features up to 20 hours of
original programming each week, all produced in the highest quality
1080i HDTV format - more original high-definition programming than any
other network. HDNet news and entertainment includes original series
"HDNet World Report," "Face 2 Face with Roy Firestone," "Art Mann
Presents," "HDNet Concert Series," and "True Music," as well as every
episode of the acclaimed Warner Bros. series "Smallville." Live sports
productions include NASCAR auto racing, National Hockey League and Major
League Soccer games. HDNet Movies, the company's second network,
features a wide selection of major studio's theatrical releases - all
uncut, unedited, and appearing in their original aspect ratio - as well
as features produced and finished in true 1080i high-definition.
Co-founded by Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and General
Manager Philip Garvin, the HDNet networks are available on Adelphia,
Charter, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable and
more than 40 NCTC cable affiliate companies. For more information visit
www.hd.net.
About Zippo Hot Tour
The Zippo Hot Tour is a promotional marketing initiative to support the
local music industry and provide rock groups with a platform to bring
their music to a national audience. The program consists of a series of
online and offline activities, including a music tour visiting Austin,
Charlotte, Cincinnati, Raleigh, Denver, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Orlando,
Pittsburgh and Memphis. For more information on the Zippo Hot Tour
contact Los Angeles based promotion agency, FUSE, at 323-871-9900.
About Zippo
Zippo Manufacturing Company was founded in 1932 in Bradford, PA. The
Zippo windproof lighter has become an international icon of American
ingenuity and tradition and is a treasured collectible throughout the
world. The Zippo windproof pocket lighter - in addition to the
traditional chrome finish - features millions of designs depicting
hobbies, activities, logos and lifestyle interests. More than 400
million Zippo lighters have been manufactured in Bradford since 1932,
and all are backed by Zippo's unparalleled lifetime guarantee. For
more information on Zippo, please visit the company's web site
www.zippo.com.
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