Earlier this afternoon, Diversity's Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely, the hosts of the UK's first-ever Nickelodeon SLIMEFEST, sent a special invitation to Jack Griffo and Kira Kosarin, stars of Nickelodeon's hit live-action series The Thundermans, if they'd like to visit the UK and hang out at SLIMEFEST, and they accepted!!:
Hey @kirakosarin & @JackGriffo! We have a special message for you from @Jordan_Banjo & @realperrikiely 😱😃 #SlimeFest pic.twitter.com/0sNfLMo868
— Nickelodeon UK (@NickelodeonUK) July 29, 2016
OMG can't wait for #SlimeFest! 🎉🎉🎉 @kirakosarin @JackGriffo @Jordan_Banjo @realperrikiely 😜😍 https://t.co/x48QrQH8fX pic.twitter.com/O4Y509xUFf
— Nickelodeon UK (@NickelodeonUK) July 29, 2016
Also appearing as part of the music and mayhem, vlogger and host of Nickelodeon's SummerFest, Roxxsaurus will be a part of the SLIMEFEST concerts! The YouTube star with over one million subscribers joins previously announced dance group Diversity and California-based band The Tide!
Hosted by Diversity's Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely, SLIMEFEST is a slime-soaked musical festival featuring top musical acts, skits, stars and more, including a spectacular performance from Britain's Got Talent-winning dance troupe Diversity, created exclusively for SLIMEFEST by Ashley Banjo. Tickets for both the 11am and 5:30pm SLIMEFEST concerts are available now at Ticketmaster.
SLIMEFEST forms part of the world-famous Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On Weekend. There's the opportunity to package your SLIMEFEST ticket purchase with the Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On show on Friday 2 September, or to tie it in with ticket entry to Blackpool Pleasure Beach, which includes Nickelodeon Land! Plus every SLIMEFEST ticket holder will receive an exclusive official SLIMEFEST HYPE® bag!
Grab your tickets now and don't miss all the slime, music and mayhem, coming to Blackpool's Winter Gardens Saturday 3 September.
Highlights from the live shows will be broadcast in a special programme on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland later this year.
To celebrate the UK's first-ever Nickelodeon SLIMEFEST in September 2016, nick.co.uk has launched Nickelodeon's official SLIMEFEST 2016 website, nick.co.uk/slimefest, where fans can find the latest SLIMEFEST 2016 news and information, read bios for the artists fans will be able to watch live on stage at SLIMEFEST, watch aweslime video clips, view super photos, and play slime-tastic games to get set for SLIMEFEST!
To further celebrate the first-ever Nickelodeon SLIMEFEST UK, Nick UK has teamed up with new movie The BFG to give fans the chance to win VIP tickets to SLIMEFEST 2016! Enter now at nick.co.uk/bfg!
It's time... for slime!
About SLIMEFEST
Launched in Australia in 2012, Nickelodeon's SLIMEFEST is a family music festival made especially for kids, featuring headline talent, DJs and a showground festival.
The UK edition of SLIMEFEST will be an immersive music and entertainment festival focusing on kids aged four to 15. Featuring costume character appearances, hands-on activities, games and music, SLIMEFEST will run across 3rd and 4th September in Blackpool.
About Nickelodeon
The home of SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Dora the Explorer, Nickelodeon UK Network is available in over 13 million cable and satellite homes and now reaches more than 10 million viewers a month. Launched in 1993, the top-performing Nickelodeon network comprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15 and their families: Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon HD, Nickelodeon +1, Nicktoons, Nick Jr., Nick Jr. +1 and Nick Jr. Too. The entertainment company has built a diverse multi-platform business by putting kids first in everything it does – Kids Rule! Content is at the core of the business with critically-acclaimed and hugely-popular television programming from the UK and around the world as well as bespoke content online and Nick Play, as well as consumer product and recreation opportunities such as the UK's first-ever Nick theme park, Nickelodeon Land and the Nickelodeon Store.
Additional sources: The Scoop, VisitBlackpool.
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