Thousands of students attended last year's Textbooks & Tickets Tour, which is part of Chegg's ongoing mission to connect with students and provide them with tools and services to help them save time, save money and get smarter. Using direct feedback from college students, Chegg and College Battle of the Bands created this unique tour based on successful up-and-coming artists that students enjoy the most.
The tour, which kicks off on October 6, 2011, includes:
- Two-time Grammy winner, T-Pain, in Orlando, Florida on October 6, 2011
- Progressive and dynamic hip hop duo, The Cool Kids and Milkman in Austin, Texas on October 27, 2011
- Rising electro-pop star MNDR and special guests in Los Angeles, California on November 03, 2011
- MTV Video Music Awards Best New Artist nominee, Kreayshawn, in Tempe, Arizona on November 19, 2011
Dan Rosensweig, president and CEO of Chegg offered this rationale thats sure to go over on campus, "We appreciate how hard college can be, so we want to celebrate our students by throwing them a party every now and then!"
"Textbooks & Tickets represents the future of college-music promotions and sponsorships. We are excited to grow this series to its huge potential," added Ben Weeden, COO North America at Live Nation.
Beyond putting on epic concerts for the collegiette class, College Battle of Bands also shines the spotlight on student musicians and future up and comers, having featured artists such as Chiddy Bang, Mike Posner, Land of Pines and The Local Natives.
"The Textbooks & Tickets Tour gives college students an unprecedented opportunity to see some of today's hottest acts. Now in its second year, the events are becoming widely known as a unique concert opportunity for thousands of students across the country who may have not been able to afford seeing their favorite music artists on their own," said Evan Shapiro, Co-Founder of Textbooks & Tickets Tour and College Battle of the Bands. "We are thrilled to roll out this second year and look forward to giving students the unparalleled atmosphere and innovative experience they have come to count on!"
Tickets are available now and can be claimed by college students at www.textbooksandtickets.com. Another exciting and new entry to this year's tour is the first ever Back to School Mixtape: Volume I, an exclusive compilation download featuring some of the world's hottest musical artists is available for free to students from the site.
Back to School Mixtape: Volume I track listing includes college favorite Chiddy Bang who opens up with "Baby Roulette" featuring Grammy-award winners Train, followed by "In the Dark" by G6 breakout star Dev (feat. Flo Rida) and a flawless live recording of "Don't Gotta Work It Out" by soul pop ambassadors Fitz and The Tantrums. Also featured are Tay Dizm feat. T-Pain, T.Mills, Kid Sister, Datarock, Black Cards, Wavves, Wallpaper, Dillon Francis and rising talent Ben Burgess with his aptly named and highly infectious single "College Girls." 2011 College Battle of the Bands winners Land of Pines and their contagious new mix "Not Your Fault" in addition to tracks by finalists The Mohicans, Rozzi Crane, Old Abram Brown and The John King Band to round out this inaugural Mixtape volume. Fans can go to Chegg's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/chegg to listen and download.
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