iHeartRadio Fest Fever Heats Up Las Vegas

Clear Channel hosted its second iHeartRadio Music Festival Sept. 21-22 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Boasting a star-studded lineup that included No Doubt, Green Day, P!nk, Rihanna, Pitbull, , Usher, Bon Jovi, , Miranda Lambert, Calvin Harris and a surprise appearance from Prince, the festival was a sold -out draw for the 13,000 -capacity venue and a popular live stream on more than 100 Clear Channel stations, Xbox Live and Yahoo. The CW will broadcast an abbreviated version of the concert on Oct. 1.

SEAN PARKER (left), co-founder of live video website Airtime, poses with Clear Channel 1Media and Entertainment CEO BOB PITTMAN in the arena's VIP section. Among other VIPs spotted during the weekend: Universal Music Group VP of promotion David Nathan, Big Machine Label Group CEO Scott Borchetta and former MTV Networks CEO Judy McGrath. PHOTO: MATT KARAS/ CLEAR CHANNEL

2JOE PERRY and (from left) of Aerosmith grab a minute backstage with Clear Channel's BOB PITTMAN and president of national programming platforms TOM POLEMAN before playing a hits -heavy set featuring "Cryin'" and "Dream On." The band's first album in eight years, Music From Another Dimension!, is due Nov. 6 on Columbia. PHOTO: DOUG SONDEPS/CLEAR CHANNEL

3CLEAR CHANNEL Entertainment Enterprises president JOHN SYKES (center) is flanked by iHeartRadio performers PITBULL (left) and CALVIN HARRIS. Harris played a few songs from new album 18 Months, arriving Oct. 30 on Roc Nation/Ultra/Columbia. Pitbull closed the festival with an energetic blast through his own cadre of hits, a few '90s rock riffs (Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child 0' Mine," Lenny Kravitz's "Are You Gonna Go My Way") and a duet with Ne-Yo on the finale, "Give Me Everything." PHOTO: DOUG SONDERS/CLEAR CHANNEL

4CLEAR CHANNEL Media and Entertainment chairman/CEO JOHN HOGAN (left) takes a backstage breather in the shade with Coca-Cola VP of media and interactive ANNIS LYLES and MediaLink CEO MICHAEL KASSAN. Instrumental in bringing Bob Pittman to Clear Channel in 2010, Kassan also helped negotiate the veteran media executive's minority stake in the company. PHOTO: MATT KAPAS/CLEAR CHANNEL

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