Nickelodeon SlimeFest

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Nickelodeon SlimeFest is an annual music and entertainment festival organized by the American children's network Nickelodeon.[1] Originally held in Australia, other SlimeFest festivals were then held in various parts of the world, including the United States, which held its most recent edition in June 2019.[2]

Nickelodeon SlimeFest
GenreMusic festival
Presented by
Country of originAustralia
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Running time90 mins (including commercials)
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon
Release15 September 2012 (2012-09-15) –
9 June 2019 (2019-06-09)
Related
Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards

The event was set to return to the United States on 21–22 March 2020 at The Forum as a tie-in with the 2020 Kids' Choice Awards,[3] however, the event was cancelled as a result of local health concerns about the international coronavirus pandemic.[4]

Hosts and Cities

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Event Date Host City Venue
Event Aired
1st Annual (2012) 15 September 2012 16 September 2012 Luke Ryan
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Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd
Sydney Hordern Pavilion
2nd Annual (2013) 27 September 2013 30 September 2013 Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
3rd Annual (2014) 26 September 2014
28 September 2014
29 September 2014 Sydney &
Melbourne
Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre &
State Netball and Hockey Centre
4th Annual (2015) 25 September 2015
27 September 2015
28 September 2015 Rahart Adams[5] Sydney &
Melbourne
Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre &
State Netball and Hockey Centre
5th Annual (2016) 25 September 2016 (Melb)
30 September 2016 (Syd)
30 September 2016 Delta Goodrem[6] Sydney &
Melbourne
Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
&
Margaret Court Arena
SlimeFest US

(2018)

9–10 June 2018 (Chicago)[1] Chicago Huntington Bank Pavilion
SlimeFest US

(2019)

8–9 June 2019 (Chicago)[2] Chicago Huntington Bank Pavilion
SlimeFest US

(2020)

Cancelled
(Los Angeles)[3]
N/A N/A Los Angeles The Forum

SlimeFest Performances

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SlimeFest 2012

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SlimeFest 2012 included performances by[7] and appearances by:[8]

SlimeFest 2013

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SlimeFest 2013 included performances by[9] and appearances by:

SlimeFest 2014

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SlimeFest 2014 included performances by[10] and appearances by:

Performers

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Appearances

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SlimeFest 2015

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SlimeFest 2015 included performances by[11] and appearances by:

SlimeFest 2016

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SlimeFest 2016 included performances by:[12]

SlimeFest U.S. 2018

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SlimeFest U.S. 2018 included performances by[11] and appearances by:

SlimeFest U.S. 2019

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SlimeFest U.S. 2019 included performances by[11] and appearances by:

Performers

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Appearances

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SlimeFest U.S. 2020

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SlimeFest U.S. 2020 was cancelled on 3 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] This is what would have been the lineup:[3]

Performers

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Appearances

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  • Ryan Alessi
  • Aria Brooks
  • Reece Caddell
  • Kate Godfrey
  • Gabrielle Nevaeh Green
  • Nathan Janak
  • Lex Lumpkin
  • Chinguun Sergelen
  • Cooper Barnes
  • Sean Ryan Fox
  • Michael D. Cohen
  • Young Dylan

International

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Following on from the success of Nickelodeon SlimeFest in Australia, the music festival has since been exported to several other countries with local performers and artists. SlimeFest events have taken place in Spain, Italy[13] and the UK[14] (September 2016). Nickelodeon announces its first Slimefest in Asia in August 2019. It was held at the Mall of Asia Concert Grounds in the Philippines on 28 September 2019.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nickelodeon to Launch SlimeFest Music Festival in the U.S." hollywoodreporter.com. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Nickelodeon SlimeFest: Pitbull, Bebe Rexha and T-Pain Set to Perform". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "JoJo Siwa, Why Don't We, French Montana, and Blanco Brown to Perform at Nickelodeon's U.S. SlimeFest Music Festival, March 21–22 at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif" (Press release). Nickelodeon. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019 – via BusinessWire.com.
  4. ^ a b Nickelodeon [@Nickelodeon] (3 April 2020). "Important update on SlimeFest 2020 in Los Angeles" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 April 2020 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Rahart Adams to host SlimeFest 2015". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Delta to host Slimefest". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Nickelodeon ready for Slimefest". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  8. ^ Knox, David (13 September 2012). "Charlotte Dawson to appear at SlimeFest". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Nickelodeon ready to slime!". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Gallery: Slimefest 2014 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  11. ^ a b c "Gallery: SlimeFest 2015 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  12. ^ "Slimefest 2016 acts announced". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  13. ^ "NickALive!: Nickelodeon Italy To Hold First SLIMEFEST Event On Sunday 28th February 2016". NickALive!. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Nickelodeon brings Slimefest family festival to UK".
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