JetBlue offers free Sarah McLachlan concert

On Thursday, July 29 at 7:00 p.m. EST, JetBlue will launch its "Live at T5" 2010 music schedule with a free Sarah McLachlan concert held at the Marketplace in Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York. Any passenger who has cleared TSA security is welcome to attend the show. JetBlue is also offering a treasure hunt through its Facebook web page, which will give 15 lucky winners access to the secure terminal area to attend the event, without holding boarding passes. Contest winners will also get tickets for the 2010 Lilith Tour concert on Saturday, July 31 at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ.

Canadian born singer songwriter Sarah Ann McLachlan, is known for her dream-like hauntingly beautiful ballads, which have sold over 40 million albums worldwide, and earned the performer 2 Grammys, and four Juno Awards, Canada's top music honors. Her latest album i"Laws of Illusion", was released on June 15.

CAPTIONS: (ABOVE LEFT) Recording artist Sarah McLachlan performs during a campaign rally for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) at the Aria Resort & Casino at CityCenter July 8, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images); (BELOW RIGHT) Jet Blue's Terminal 5 at JFK Airport in NY (Photo courtesy JetBlue); (BELOW LEFT) Rihanna (Getty Images)

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In 1997 McLachlan co-founded the touring musical festival called "Lilith Fair", with Nettwerk Music Group's Dan Fraser and Terry McBride, and New York talent agent Marty Diamond, because she was irked that concert promoters and others in the music industry would not feature two female vocalists on the same show, or a consecutive radio play list. Lilith Fair consisted of McLachlan and other touring female performers, including Paula Cole, Jewel, Suzanne Vega, and Lisa Loeb, among others, who were joined by local women artists at each venue, making every show and set list unique. It was, and remains, very successful.

This is the second year that JetBlue is sponsoring live concerts for passengers at its flagship JFK facility. This year's music roster at T5 has not yet been announced. Those performing in the concert series last year included Dan Dyer, Nicole Atkins, American Princes, Alberta Cross, Justin Townes Earle, and others. The low fare value airline last year also sponsored a free concert contest in New York City, with Rihanna (Robyn Rihanna Fenty), partnering with the mega star diva to promote travel and tourism to Barbados.  Rihanna was born in Saint Michael, Barbados.

The Airlines/Airport Examiner was privileged to meet Ms. McLachlan at a reception after a show at the Moore Theater in Seattle, and has also watched her perform previously at Lilith Fairs in California and Canada. If your travels take you through Terminal 5 tomorrow, July 29, it would be a treat to catch this free concert.

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