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August 23, 2006 at 11:55:00 AM | more stories by this author
Rihanna, All-American Rejects, Chamillionaire, Cartel, and New Found Glory will play a free concert in New York's Battery Park on August 29.
Not content with the preshow and red carpet arrivals, MTV is extending the buildup for the 2006 Video Music Awards to two days prior for a pair of concerts featuring some of the biggest young names in music.
All-American Rejects
On August 29, MTV will hold a free concert in New York City's Battery Park, with a second show the next day at Webster Hall benefiting the AIDS prevention non-profit LIFEbeat.
The Battery Park event will begin at 5 p.m. and will feature performances from Caribbean R&B star Rihanna, emo upstarts All-American Rejects and Cartel, Houston rapper Chamillionaire, and pop-punk outfit New Found Glory. Free tickets will be available at the two Tower Records locations on Broadway in Manhattan and at the MTV Store.
On August 30, MTV is sponsoring a concert that is independent of the awards show, with performances by the Jared Leto-fronted 30 Seconds to Mars and Taking Back Sunday at New York's Webster Hall. Tickets are $40 and go on sale today through Ticketweb.
As previously reported, the VMAs will be broadcast from Radio City Music Hall in New York August 31 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Shakira, Madonna, and Panic! At the Disco lead the list of nominees, and Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Panic! At The Disco, the Killers, T.I., and Ludacris are all set to perform.
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