New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Some of the hottest names in music will be returning to their hometowns for free live music performances for fans as part of the Live at Aloft Hotels Homecoming Tour. Aloft Hotels, Marriott International's brand for music lovers and music makers, and Universal
Music Group & Brands (UMGB), the brand partnership division of Universal
Music Group, have joined together for a special tour thanking the fans for helping to launch the careers of some of today's most talked-about artists.
With its long-standing live music program Live at Aloft Hotels, the Homecoming Tour is Aloft's way of continuing to support the artist community by taking musicians back to the locations that made them who they are today, as well as giving the fans that supported them from the beginning a chance to reconnect with their hometown headliners in an intimate setting.
The global eight-stop Homecoming Tour will feature performances from UMG artists at Aloft's newest and most notable hotels located in some of the best music cities around the world, including:
• August 23: NJOMZA at Aloft
Chicago Mag Mile (United States)
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September 15:
Troye Sivan at Aloft Perth (Australia)
• October 3:
Mala Rodriguez at Aloft Madrid Gran Vía (Spain)
• November 20:
Dermot Kennedy at Aloft Dublin City (Ireland)
• Additional tour stops will include a performance by BANKS at a U.S. Aloft property (TBA), as well as other artist performances in Dubai, Shanghai and South
America in late 2019/early 2020
"Being able to return home and connect with my fans in Australia is always a really special experience for me and being able to return to my hometown of Perth where my musical journey began is truly magical. I couldn't be more excited to be a part of Aloft's Homecoming Tour and share my music with the community that shaped me and with music-loving travelers staying at Aloft," said Troye Sivan.
"Through the global Live at Aloft Hotels music platform, every week up-and-coming artists are playing intimate, no cover, open-to-the-public, sets for their local communities," said Toni Stoeckl, Global
Brand Leader, Aloft Hotels and Vice President, Distinctive Select Brands for Marriott International. "As a travel brand, we want to bring breakout musical talent closer to their greatest fans by bringing them back to their hometowns. For our Marriott Bonvoy members, the Live at Aloft Hotels Homecoming Tour is going to be particularly special with once-in-a-lifetime experiences available through Marriott Bonvoy Moments, where they can bid points to get up close and personal with the artists."
