For immediate release Contact: Annette Einhorn, 203/348-5285 [email protected] MEDIA ADVISORY: TO APPLY FOR MEDIA CREDENTIALS FOR FUTURE ALIVE@FIVE OR WEDNESDAY NITE LIVE 2019, ACCREDITED MEDIA MUST APPLY BY JULY 12 AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: DEADLINE HAS PASSED FOR THIS WEEK. http://stamford-downtown.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-ALIVE@FIVE-WNL-MEDIA- APPLICATION_FORM.pdf STAMFORD DOWNTOWN PRESENTS WEDNESDAY NITE LIVE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES (BEGINS JULY 10) ALIVE@FIVE (BEGINS THURSDAY, JULY 11) Wednesday Nite Live Concerts Wed., July 10 through August 7, 2019 Alive@Five Concerts Thursdays, July 11 through August 8, 2019 STAMFORD DOWNTOWN, Conn., July 8, 2019 – Two of the region’s hottest concert series, Morgan Stanley presents Wednesday Nite Live in partnership with BDO USA and City Carting & Recycling on the Dental365 Stage and Alive@Five in partnership with Reckson and BevMax on the Dental365 Stage and kick off on Wednesday, July 10 and Thursday, July 11 respectively in Columbus Park in Stamford Downtown. Morgan Stanley presents Wednesday Nite Live in partnership with BDO USA and City Carting & Recycling on the Dental365 Stage kicks off Wednesday, July 10 in Columbus Park in Stamford Downtown. The five-week long series runs Wednesdays, July 10 through August 7 in Columbus Park at 6:30 pm. All ages will be admitted to Wednesday Nite Live. $20 Entrance Fee, 12 and under free with paid adult. For more information and a complete list of rules and restricted items please visit: www.stamford-downtown.com/events July 10 Andy Grammer Multi-platinum selling pop artist Andy Grammer is all about inspiring and empowering the world by communicating his truths through his music. The first male pop star in a decade since John Mayer to reach the Top 10 at Adult Pop Radio on his first two singles, Grammer has taken the music world by storm with a succession of anthemic pop hits, 6 of which are certified gold or better. His debut album featured the platinum singles "Keep Your Head Up" and "Fine By Me." Andy's second album, Magazines or Novels, featured the triple platinum Andy Grammer infectious smash hit "Honey, I'm Good," which was one of the best-selling songs of 2015, and the certified gold anthem "Good To Be Alive (Hallelujah)." Andy’s third full length album, The Good Parts, was released December 1, 2017. The record includes his global smash hit single “Fresh Eyes,” which has become a streaming phenomenon with over 300 million total streams, the catchy summer jam featuring LunchMoney Lewis, “Give Love,” as well as his NEW hit single Raquel & The Wildflowers “Smoke Clears.” andygrammer.com Raquel & The Wildflowers Raquel & The Wildflowers debuted this past May. Raquel’s first song, “Run Towards the Highway”, charted #32 on DRT Top Country Airplay charts. Previous performances include opening for Jessica Lynn (Daryl’s House) & Skeeter Creek (Rockin’ on the River). This July, the band will release their first single, “Hot July (Summer Love).” raquelwildflowers.com July 17 Sponsored by Frank Mercede & Sons Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes southsidejohnny.com Jake Kulak and the LowDown jakekulak.com July 24 War war.com Brewster Moonface brewstermoonface.com July 31 Chubby Checker chubbychecker.com Altruistic facebook.com/AltruisticMusic August 7 Jon Secada jonsecada.com Melissa Otero melissaotero.com Download high resolution photographs and biographies of each Wednesday Nite Live artist at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gbhp25qtmuqbr97/AADhBXFNDcUHas14RyYqoOA7a?dl=0 Alive@Five kicks off with Shaggy and closes with T-PAIN and also stars 98 Degrees, POP 2000 Tour Hosted by Lance Bass of *NSYNC and Travie McCoy. The concerts begin at 5pm and run five Thursdays, July 11 – August 8. $20 Admission Fee - Alive@Five Happy Hour: $5 BEER/WINE FROM 5-6PM - Over 21 ONLY will be admitted to Alive@Five. For more information and a complete list of rules and restricted items please visit: www.stamford-downtown.com/events This year’s awesome Alive@Five line-up is shown below. Alive@Five in partnership with Reckson and BevMax on the Dental365 Stage, Columbus Park, Stamford Downtown, Thursdays, 5pm July 11 Shaggy Multi Grammy award winning artist Shaggy is by all accounts the true definition of a renaissance man, besides his continuing success in reggae/dancehall music and its influence on pop music worldwide, Shaggy is a fierce businessman, and humble philanthropist. The Jamaican-Born American Reggae fusion singer is best known for his singles “Boobmastic”, “It wasn’t me” & “Angel”. Shaggy has released numerous albums including the Grammy winning, Platinum selling “Boombastic”(1995) & the Diamond selling “Hot Shot”(2000), as well as Shaggy topping an impressive chart list that includes the Top 40 Rhythmic charts, Hot 100, Billboard 200, among others. shaggyonline.com Rayvon Rayvon, known for collaborations with Shaggy: “Big Up.” “In the Summertime” & “Angel”, also has billboard hits; “No Guns, No Murder”, “2- Way”, “My Bad”, and “Bashment Party”. Rayvon recently dropped hot singles such as "Sugarcane", "Trouble Again", "Blaze Like a Fire" and remake of the classic "Now that We Found Love". 1rayvon.com Rayvon Kemar Highcon Kemar Woodfine, popularly known as Kemar Highcon was born in Kingston Jamaica. At an early age he was captivated by his father playing music and knew he was destined to do something with music. In 2003, he migrated to New York and by this time his passion for Jamaican music grew beyond just listening. By December 2015, Kemar launched his ground breaking hit single “OH GOSH” and continues to release an array of songs to let the world know he is here to stay! To listen to music from Kemar Highcon please visit instagram@KemarHighcon. kemarhighcon.com Kemar Highcon kunjancollective.com Gruv / Rob Newberry / Kunjan/MC JHype July 18 Sponsored by Reckson 98 Degrees 98degrees.com Ryan Clark Ryanclarkmusic.com kunjancollective.com Xima/Goldenboy/Dancin’ Mark/MC JHype July 25 Pop 2000 Tour Hosted by Lance Bass of *NSYNC Performances by OTown, Aaron Carter, Ryan Cabrera, Tyler Hilton pop2000tour.com Alex2E alex2e.com kunjancollective.com Mahatma Manny / Paul Spirit / Matthew Mixwell / MC JHype August 1 Travie McCoy (of Gym Class Heroes) traviemccoy.com Mandala Mandalact.com kunjancollective.com Just J/Tommy Carlucci/A-Game/MC JHype August 8 Sponsored by NBCUniversal T-PAIN tpain.com A-natural anatural4ever.com kunjancollective.com Michael Sage/ E.L. / Philly Philz/MC JHype Download high resolution photographs and biographies of each Alive@Five artist at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4ple0w2qo2914t0/AAD6hycnkNiQhoYD2jbOExDKa?dl=0 Alive@Five in partnership with Reckson and BevMax on the Dental365 Stage is produced by Stamford Downtown Special Services District. Additional sponsors include NBCUniversal, Bon & Viv SpikedSeltzer, Bud Light, Connecticut Distributors Inc., EFFEN Vodka, Gallo Wines Mia Campo, Michelob Ultra, Crowne Plaza Stamford, Hotel Zero Degrees, Sheraton Stamford Hotel, Stamford Marriott, Palace Theatre, Event Management, Inc., Happyhaha Photography, Kunjan Collective, Simply Signs, Stamford Advocate, 95.9 THE FOX, STAR 99.9 radio stations and our participating Columbus Park Area Merchants. Morgan Stanley presents Wednesday Nite Live in partnership with BDO USA and City Carting & Recycling on the Dental365 Stage is produced by Stamford Downtown Special Services District. Additional sponsors include BevMax, Connecticut Distributors Inc., Gallo Wines, Crowne Plaza Stamford, Hotel Zero Degrees, Sheraton Stamford Hotel, Stamford Marriott, Palace Theatre, Event Management, Inc., Happyhaha Photography, Simply Signs, Stamford Advocate and WEBE 108. For more information on each concert evening please email Annette Einhorn at [email protected] or call 203-348-5285. # # .