Lorde to perform at Preakness InfieldFest

Lorde will perform before equine royalty takes the stage (Photo by Charles Howells) The Maryland Jockey Club Thursday announced that double Grammy Award winner Lorde will headline the 2014 Preakness InfieldFest concert. The 17-year-old superstar will play an extended set on the main stage May 17 at Pimlico Race Course when the Maryland Jockey Club, North America’s oldest sporting organization, hosts the 139th renewal of the Preakness Stakes. The annual running of the Preakness is an American institution. First contested in 1873, it is one of Thoroughbred horse racing’s most valued Grade 1 stakes races. Now one of the largest single-day sporting events in the United States, “The People’s Race…The People’s Party” has hosted up to 121,309 for the pivotal middle jewel of Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown at famed Pimlico. Lorde earned Grammy Awards last month for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for her number one single “Royals” and received nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for her debut album, Pure Heroine, which was released in September 2013 to commercial success and critical acclaim. The New Zealand native was one of fourteen artists selected to perform at the Grammy Awards and appeared on the cover of the January issue of Rolling Stone. Additional information can be found at http://lorde.co.nz/ as well as her Twitter and Facebook pages.

“Preakness InfieldFest enters its sixth year, now positioned as the region’s
biggest, best and most unique party with first-class music and top-notch racing
throughout the day,” Maryland Jockey Club President Tom Chuckas said. “Lorde’s
popularity is rising at a staggering rate from radio spins to social media to
online plays and views. Her appeal cuts across multiple fan demographics and
reflects the cutting edge talent fans have come to expect at InfieldFest. She is
an extraordinarily talented artist and we look forward to welcoming her to
Preakness InfieldFest.”

In addition to the main stage, Preakness InfieldFest will feature live music
from top acts on a second stage and a variety of
other activities. The Jägermeister stage acts and the other main stage
performers will be announced at a later date.

Renowned independent promotion and production company, I.M.P., of 9:30 Club and
Merriweather Post Pavilion fame, has booked and produced the InfieldFest main
stage since its inception in 2009. Additional information can be found
on http://www.930.com/.

Grammy winners Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2013), Maroon 5 (2012), Bruno Mars
(2011), Train (2011) and Zac Brown (2010) have performed on the main stage in
previous years as well as Pitbull (2013), Wiz Khalifa (2012), O.A.R. (2010),
Buckcherry (2009) and Hall of Famers ZZ Top (2009). Click
here
for an InfieldFest video.

Infield tickets will be reduced to $50, with a MUG Club package $70 through
midnight Friday, before returning to $60 (infield ticket) and $80
(MUG Club) through April. Prices increase to $70 (infield ticket) and $90 (MUG
Club) on May 1.

Seating information and ticket reservations are available at
www.preakness.com.
Tickets can be bought by calling the Preakness sales office (877-206-8042) or by
logging onto this

site.

Additional information can be found on
InfieldFest’s
Facebook page and the
Preakness Twitter
page.

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