The First-Ever iHeartRadio ALTer Ego Brings Alternative Rock鈥檚 Biggest Superstars Together For Star-Studded Concert At The Forum In Los Angeles

Mumford & Sons, Cage The Elephant, Beck, Spoon, WALK THE MOON, The National, Dashboard Confessional and AJR Perform Live On One Stage in Los Angeles 

New York, NY 鈥 January 20, 2018 鈥 The first ever iHeartRadio ALTer Ego, which featured the biggest names in Alternative Rock concluded Friday evening with unforgettable performances from Mumford & Sons, Cage The Elephant, Beck, Spoon, WALK THE MOON, The National, Dashboard Confessional and AJR at the Forum in Los Angeles, California. The event also included special guest appearances by Sarah Hyland, Bella Thorne, Darren Criss, CHVRCHES, Jana Kramer, Wells Adams, Chris Harrison, Vanessa Grimaldi and Annaliese Puccini and broadcasted live across over 60 Alternative and Rock iHeartRadio stations.


For the first time ever, the music of iHeartRadio鈥檚 popular Alternative Rock stations and the iHeartRadio App came to life with an extraordinary lineup that included these special moments:

  • Mumford & Sons returned back to the states for the first time since September 2017 to kick off the first-ever iHeartRadio ALTer Ego with a blistering set, opening the show with 鈥淏elieve鈥 before belting out folk-rock anthems 鈥淟ittle Lion Man,鈥 鈥淚 Will Wait鈥 and 鈥淟over Of The Light鈥 before welcoming Maggie Rogers to the stage to contribute her beautiful haunting vocals to 鈥淎wake My Soul.鈥 
  • Dashboard Confessional returned to music after eight years and performed their latest track from their forthcoming LP, 鈥淗eart Beat Here鈥 for the first time 鈥 and with a lot of soul during their set. Frontman Chris Carrabba told the crowd, 鈥淭his song is about trying to get rid of Trump.鈥 The band also performed 鈥淰indicated,鈥 鈥淗ands Down鈥 and politically charged lead single 鈥淲e Fight.鈥
  • Beck made his triumphant return to Los Angeles, the city that birthed not only the sonic pioneer but his eclectic musical style at iHeartRadio鈥檚 ALTer Ego. After kicking off his performance with his 1994 mega hit 鈥淟oser," the postmodernist unleashed joyous dance tracks off his thirteenth studio album Colors, a sublime piece of alt-pop that he crafted specifically for his live performances onto the sold-out venue.
  • WALK THE MOON officially reestablished themselves as "a band鈥檚 band of dudes playing rock music together鈥. The Cincinnati, Ohio-formed band performed new hits 鈥淥ne Foot,鈥 鈥淜amikaze,鈥 "Surrender," 2014 smash hit 鈥淪hut Up and Dance,鈥 and even 2010 throwback 鈥淎nna Sun.鈥
  • Cage the Elephant shut down iHeartRadio鈥檚 inaugural ALTer Ego with pyro and high-energy. The pumped-up performance featured performances of 鈥淭o Late to Say Goodbye,鈥 鈥淐old Cold Cold,鈥 鈥淚t鈥檚 Just Forever,鈥 鈥淐ome a Little Closer,鈥 鈥淭eeth,鈥 鈥淎in鈥檛 No Rest For The Wicked,鈥 and 鈥淪hake Me Down.鈥
  • The National performed 鈥淏lood Buzz,鈥 鈥淭he System,鈥 鈥淒ay I Die,鈥 鈥淕uilty Party,鈥 鈥淚 Need My Girl,鈥 and 鈥淢r. November.鈥


iHeartRadio ALTer EGO is the newest in 茄子污污视频's incredibly successful roster of major concert events, which includes the iHeartRadio Music Festival, the biggest live concert event in radio history, which features more than 20 A-list artists across every music genre on one stage; the iHeartSummer鈥17 Weekend by AT&T; the nationwide iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Concert Tour; the iHeartCountry Festival; the iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina; and the iHeartRadio Music Awards, which generated 165 billion social media impressions.


iHeartRadio ALTer EGO is an 茄子污污视频 Production. Proud partners of this year's event include Jersey Mike's Subs庐 and SoFi. For more information, visit iHeartRadio.com/alterego. 

 

 

 

 

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