Uncharted: The Jeep(R) Compass Music Tour to Feature Emerging Music Artists Playing Free Concerts Across the U.S.
16 Août 2006 - 5:37PM
PR Newswire (US)
* G. Love & Special Sauce kick off multi-city tour with free
concert in New York's Central Park on Thursday, Aug. 24 * Central
Park concert includes eight emerging artists who will then tour the
country performing 320 free concerts with the all-new 2007 Jeep
Compass AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The
Jeep(R) brand announced today that eight emerging artists will tour
the country performing 320 free concerts in an Uncharted: The Jeep
Compass Music Tour launching the all-new 2007 Jeep Compass. The
tour kicks off Thursday, Aug. 24 with a free concert in New York
City's Central Park featuring headliner G. Love & Special Sauce
and the eight emerging artists. "The Jeep Compass music tour
kick-off concert and subsequent grassroots concerts are a great
opportunity to expose a wide audience to some new, really talented
artists," said G. Love. "We are excited to be part of the New York
event and look forward to making some great music." Following the
Central Park kick-off event, Uncharted: The Jeep Compass Music Tour
hits the road, with the emerging artists touring eight regions of
the country and performing at stops -- some planned and some
spontaneous -- in their designated region. The performance stops
will be at traditional concert venues and public locations that are
popular with music-oriented audiences. During each performance, the
artists will incorporate the all-new Jeep Compass with its
flip-down rear lift gate speakers. "The artists in Uncharted: The
Jeep Compass Music Tour were selected for their
'true-to-themselves' sound. Similar to the Jeep brand, they are
authentic and original," said Jay Kuhnie, Director - Jeep
Communications. "Through this concert series, we want to reach a
new audience who are not traditional Jeep buyers, but a much
younger group that makes music a part of its lifestyle. G. Love is
an excellent choice to kick off the concert series with his unique
sound and popularity with the people we want to reach." Fans can
track the tour and listen to the artists on the Jeep Compass
Uncharted MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/jeep ). The MySpace
page will include a tour schedule of performance dates and
locations, downloadable videos and pictures from performances, and
an interactive chat with other fans. The 2007 Jeep Compass expands
the Jeep brand into a new territory with an all-new modern-styled
compact Jeep that delivers fun and utility, while Uncharted: The
Jeep Compass Music Tour is an opportunity for emerging artists to
expose their music to a wider audience. "The Jeep brand has a
history of supporting emerging artists at owner events such as Camp
Jeep(R), so the music tour is a natural extension for us," said
Kuhnie. "It is mutually beneficial. It gives the emerging artists a
chance to increase their audience base and gives us the opportunity
to showcase the unique features of our newest Jeep vehicle in less
traditional settings." Uncharted: The Jeep Compass Music Tour The
Thursday, Aug. 24 kick-off concert, featuring headliner G. Love
& Special Sauce and eight emerging artists, begins at 6:30 p.m.
at Rumsey Playfield in New York's Central Park. G. Love, whose
style is described as blues infused hip-hop, will perform a
75-minute set during the Central Park concert that will include new
tracks from his just-released CD "Lemonade" and other favorites.
The emerging artists, including Dave Berkeley, SONiA and AM, will
each perform a short set prior to G. Love. Additionally, other
artists will perform using the Jeep Compass with its unique
flip-down rear lift gate speakers as their stage. Following are the
eight emerging artists and their tour cities for the Uncharted: The
Jeep Compass Music Tour, which begins on Aug. 26 at locations
across the country. For a more detailed concert schedule, visit
http://www.myspace.com/jeep . All performances are free of charge.
Artist Region Markets AM West Portland, Ore.; San Francisco; Aug.
26 - Sept. 24 Los Angeles; Pasadena, Calif.; Berkeley, Calif.;
Santa Monica, Calif.; San Diego; Escondido, Calif.; Phoenix; Tempe,
Ariz.; Tucson, Ariz. Creede Williams Southwest Albuquerque, N.M.;
Austin, Aug. 26 - Sept. 22 Texas; Dallas; Baton Rouge, La.; New
Orleans; Memphis, Tenn. SONiA Mid-Atlantic Philadelphia; College
Park, Aug. 26 - Sept. 24 Md.; Washington, D.C.; Annapolis, Md.;
Landover, Md.; Upper Marlboro, Md.; Largo, Md.; Reholboth Beach,
Del.; Dewey Beach, Del.; Baltimore; Charlottesville, Va.; Norfolk,
Va.; Pittsburgh Eric Hutchinson Great Lakes Cleveland;
Indianapolis; Aug. 26 - Sept. 24 Cincinnati; Columbus, Ohio;
Detroit; Auburn Hills, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Mich.; Royal Oak, Mich.;
East Lansing, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Mich. Mike Himebaugh Midwest
Minneapolis, Minn.; Madison, of the Hello Aug. 26 - Sept. 24 Wis.;
Milwaukee, Wis.; Chicago; Dave Band Normal, Ill.; Champaign, Ill.;
St. Louis John Pringle Southeast Miami; Miami Beach, Fla.; Aug. 26
- Sept. 24 Tampa, Fla.; Orlando, Fla.; Gainesville, Fla.;
Jacksonville, Fla.; Atlanta; Athens, Ga.; Chapel Hill, N.C.;
Durham, N.C.; Charlotte, N.C. Christopher Jak Rocky Mountains Park
City, Utah; Denver; Aug. 26 - Sept. 24 Boulder, Colo.; Fort
Collins, Colo.; Lawrence, Kan.; Manhattan, Kan.; Kansas City, Kan.;
Omaha, Neb.; Lincoln, Neb. David Berkeley Northeast Belmar, N.J.;
Seaside Heights, Aug. 26 - Sept. 24 N.J.; Wildwood, N.J.; Avalon,
N.J.; Ocean City, N.J.; Sea Isle, N.J.; Syracuse, N.Y.; Hampton
Beach, N.H.; Chestnut Hill, N.H.; Boston; New York; Brookville,
N.Y. About the Jeep Brand The Jeep brand's 65-year history of
legendary capability has made it synonymous with freedom,
adventure, mastery and authenticity. In 2006, the Jeep brand
continues to deliver on its promise to provide rugged, versatile,
innovative four-wheel drive vehicles with the recently introduced
Jeep Wrangler, Jeep Wrangler 4-door Unlimited, Jeep Compass and
Jeep Patriot. This expansion of the Jeep brand grows its showroom
from three to seven sport utility vehicles following last year's
introduction of the Jeep Commander. The other two Jeep vehicles are
the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty. 2007 Jeep Compass The
all-new 2007 Jeep Compass combines the packaging and functionality
of a sport-utility vehicle (SUV) with the performance, handling,
fuel economy and price of a compact car or small pickup. With a
starting U.S. MSRP of $15,985 (including destination charges),
Compass is the Jeep brand's first front- wheel-drive-based product
with a fully independent suspension for comfortable on-road ride
and handling and fun-to-drive characteristics. Jeep Compass will be
available in both front- and four-wheel drive, and will deliver
best-in- class 4x4 fuel economy for the compact SUV segment.
DATASOURCE: Chrysler Group CONTACT: Eileen Wunderlich,
+1-248-512-0332, , or Carrie McElwee, +1-248-512-2664, , both of
Chrysler Group; or Rick Bourgoise, +1-248-649-8000, , for Chrysler
Group Web site: http://www.myspace.com/jeep
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