SEMA Fest Taps Musical Heavyweights & Tixr for First Annual Car Culture Gathering in Las Vegas
Imagine Dragons, Incubus, Wiz Khalifa, AJR, Third Eye Blind, Bush, Walk The Moon, and more set to perform November 3-4 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds
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SEMA Fest, a two-day full-throttle festival that fuses car culture and music, will bring together automotive enthusiasts, the biggest names in music, and the hottest automotive brands in a large-scale festival format, open to all enthusiasts, at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on November 3-4, 2023. This year’s lineup features world-class musical acts Imagine Dragons, Incubus, Wiz Khalifa, AJR, Third Eye Blind, Bush, Walk The Moon, and more. Ticket sales and extras are now on sale HERE, powered by Tixr, the largest, fastest-growing privately-held primary ticketing and live event commerce marketplace.
“We are excited to open the gates for the inaugural SEMA Fest experience and welcome music lovers and car enthusiasts to this one-of-a-kind festival,” said Mike Spagnola, SEMA president and CEO. “SEMA, producers of the largest automotive aftermarket trade show, will give all attendees an opportunity to be a part of this unique festival that features top musical artists, along with automotive and motorsports demonstrations. SEMA Fest promises to captivate the car culture in a fresh and exciting new way!”
SEMA Fest is hosted by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), producers of the SEMA Show, a massive trade-only event held annually in Las Vegas. The inaugural SEMA Fest marks the conclusion of SEMA Week, which kicks off with the 2023 SEMA Show on October 31-November 3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. SEMA Fest will also feature a full slate of immersive automotive lifestyle events, a consumer marketplace, world-class drifting, motorsports competitions, freestyle motocross and more. More details will be announced soon, including a full concert lineup of more than 20 bands.
“Personally, I couldn’t be more excited to bring SEMA Fest into the Tixr fold starting with the inaugural year. What the SEMA team has dreamed up checks every box for me as a diehard automotive enthusiast, motorsports fan, and music lover,” said Patrick Bradley, Tixr’s Chief Revenue Officer. “Our system’s built for big, and large-scale festivals shine on Tixr. There’s so much SEMA Fest can do with our dynamic user experience, unified commerce toolset, and yield optimization innovations to deliver a superior fan experience and supercharged sales.”
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For more information about SEMA Fest and to purchase tickets, visit www.semafest.com or Tixr.com.
About SEMA
SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association founded in 1963, represents the $51.8 billion specialty-automotive industry. The industry provides appearance, performance, comfort, convenience and technology products for passenger and recreational vehicles. Association resources include market research, legislative advocacy, training and product development support, as well as leading trade shows such as the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nev., and the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show in Indianapolis, Ind. For more information, visit www.sema.org, www.semashow.com, or www.performanceracing.com.
About Tixr
Tixr, the largest, fastest-growing privately-held primary ticketing and event commerce marketplace in the world, is transforming the ticket-buying experience. Born from a fan-focused frame of mind, the Tixr platform empowers large-scale events, music venues, and sports properties with innovative solutions to highly complex ticketing and e-commerce needs. Founded in 2013 in Santa Monica, CA, Tixr’s modern, unified commerce experience supports all types of events, from festivals to global arena tours, and an almost limitless suite of commerce offerings beyond admission tickets. Find upcoming events at tixr.com and learn more about the Tixr platform at creators.tixr.com.