DELTA GOODREM UNLEASHES THE SLIME AT
NICKELODEON’S SLIMEFEST 2016
FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY: OMI, HAVANA BROWN, G.R.L., IN STEREO,
MASHD N KUTCHER AND MEGAN NICOLE
Today, Nickelodeon’s SLIMEFEST completely lived up to its name, turning thousands of Melbourne kids green at Margaret Court Arena.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Delta Goodrem walks onto the stage during the Nickelodeon Slimefest 2016 evening show at Margaret Court Arena on September 25, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images for Nickelodeon Australia)
Hosted by DELTA GOODREM, the epic event featured tonnes of slime, stunts and performances by international headliner OMI, HAVANA BROWN, G.R.L., IN STEREO, MASHD N KUTCHER and MEGAN NICOLE. DELTA was in charge of the slime and didn’t disappoint, unleashing slime mayhem on the excited Melbourne crowd.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Lauren Bennett, Natasha Slayton and Jazzy Mejia of G.R.L perform during the Nickelodeon Slimefest 2016 evening show at Margaret Court Arena on September 25, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images for Nickelodeon Australia)
“It was amazing to experience the buzz and excitement at SLIMEFEST today. The kids couldn’t wait to get slimed and of course, neither could I! It was truly a moment I’ll never forget,” said DELTA.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: OMI performs during the Nickelodeon Slimefest 2016 evening show at Margaret Court Arena on September 25, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images for Nickelodeon Australia)
DELTA opened the show with her brand new smash hit River before heading into a Wings/Dear Life mash-up, which saw slime fly out of her piano and into the crowd – and that was only the start! Australia’s hottest export HAVANA BROWN wowed the crowds with a debut performance of her brand new single Like Lightning, before pumping out her top hits, We Run the Night, Big Banana, You’ll Be Mine and Warrior. Boy band and teen heartthrobs IN STEREO sent their fans crazy with She's Rock and Roll, Make Your Daddy Like Me and Honest. They finished their set by throwing their arms in the air and unleashing a shower of slime rain onto the ecstatic crowd.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Havana Brown performs during the Nickelodeon Slimefest 2016 evening show at Margaret Court Arena on September 25, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images for Nickelodeon Australia)
Newly reformed G.R.L., got the kids up and dancing to their global hits, Wild, Wild Love, Don't Talk About Love, Rewind and Ugly Heart in their first arena performance since announcing their comeback this year. Jamaican pop sensation OMI, kept the crowd bopping with his global smash hits Hula Hoop, Drop In The Ocean and Cheerleader. The final SLIMEFEST performance was by Brisbane based DJs MASHD N KUTCHER, who “mashed” up favourite Nickelodeon theme songs to create the ultimate Nickelodeon dance tune!
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Delta Goodrem performs as slime explodes out of her piano during the Nickelodeon Slimefest 2016 evening show at Margaret Court Arena on September 25, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images for Nickelodeon Australia)
SLIMEFEST wouldn’t be complete without a final EPIC sliming, Nickelodeon style! DELTA, along with all the SLIMEFEST performers, returned back on-stage to take on SLIMEFEST’s official dance – the MAYHEM MOVE, before being covered head to toe in the glorious green goo.
Delta Goodrem is covered in slime during the Nickelodeon Slimefest 2016 evening show at Margaret Court Arena on September 25, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images for Nickelodeon Australia)
SLIMEFEST 2016 will be heading to Sydney for two more shows (11am and 6pm) on Friday, 30th September.
The SLIMEFEST 90 minute special will air exclusively on Nickelodeon on Friday, 30th September at 6pm
(Foxtel Channel 701, Fetch Channel 146).
Tickets are available for both Sydney shows via SLIMEFEST.COM.AU. Ticket options include: Premium Mosh (mega-slime-action), Standing Floor (moderate-slime-action) and Seated (no-slime-action).
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Members of In Stereo slime the audience during the Nickelodeon Slimefest 2016 matinee show at Margaret Court Arena on September 25, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images for Nickelodeon Australia) *** Local Caption *** Jakob Leo Delgado; Ethan Connor Karpathy; Christopher James Lanzon
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Delta Goodrem performs during the Nickelodeon Slimefest 2016 matinee show at Margaret Court Arena on September 25, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images for Nickelodeon Australia)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Matt Minor and Adam Morris of Mashd N Kutcher perform during the Nickelodeon Slimefest 2016 matinee show at Margaret Court Arena on September 25, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images for Nickelodeon Australia)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Matt Minor and Adam Morris of Mashd N Kutcher perform during the Nickelodeon Slimefest 2016 matinee show at Margaret Court Arena on September 25, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images for Nickelodeon Australia) *** Local Caption *** Matt Minor; Adam Morris
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Slime squad squirt slime into the crowd during the Nickelodeon Slimefest 2016 matinee show at Margaret Court Arena on September 25, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Delta Goodrem is dunked in slime during the Nickelodeon Slimefest 2016 matinee show at Margaret Court Arena on September 25, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images for Nickelodeon Australia)
ABOUT NICKELODEON’S SLIMEFEST
Now in its fifth year, Nickelodeon’s SLIMEFEST is a family music festival made especially for kids, featuring headline talent, DJs and a showground festival. SLIMEFEST has grown to become the most anticipated event for families in Australia, attracting thousands of kids to experience the ‘slime of their lives’ at the Sydney and Melbourne events. SLIMEFEST is a multiple Astra Award winner, most recently for Most Outstanding Music Program for SLIMEFEST 2014.
ABOUT HOST DELTA GOODREM
Delta Goodrem first appeared on Australian screens in Neighbours before taking over the world of pop music and flying onto the charts with her debut single Born to Try. With 9 number one singles and three number one albums behind her, Delta has achieved multi- platinum and ‘beyond’ status many times over. Delta has been a judge on The Voice Australia for four seasons, with Team Delta’s Alfie Arcuri winning The Voice 2016. Delta’s current album ‘Wings Of The Wild’ debuted at #1 on the National ARIA and iTunes charts and features hit singles ‘Wings’, ‘Dear Life’ and ‘Enough’. Delta will be undertaking her National ‘Wings Of The Wild’ tour in October/ November this year.
OMI
Omi was born in Clarendon Jamaica and grew up singing at every occasion that provided an audience – the church, school concerts or any other community gathering. His global smash hit “Cheerleader” was officially hailed as “Song of the Summer” by Billboard after a six week reign at #1. “Cheerleader” has achieved an incredible 500 million combined video views, streamed over 400 million times on Spotify and is recognised as one of this year’s biggest smashes. Omi’s 2015 album, ME 4 U, introduced the incredibly catchy “Hula Hoop” as its first single.
HAVANA BROWN
LA-based pop artist and DJ, Havana Brown has steadily taken over the charts as well as the world’s dance floors. She has amassed almost 1 Million loyal Facebook fans, sold over 2.5 million singles worldwide, and amassed over 40 million streams. Havana’s single “We Run the Night” reached Triple Platinum in Australia and debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at #7. The single went on to sell over 1 million units in the U.S., and hit the Top 30 on iTunes in over 30 countries across the globe. Her debut album “Flashing Lights” debuted on the ARIA Albums Chart at #6 and contained “We Run The Night” as well as Double Platinum single “Warrior” and Platinum Single “Big Banana.”
G.R.L
G.R.L. is a multi-platinum selling girl group formed by Robin Antin. The group consists of members Lauren Bennett, Natasha Slayton and Jazzy Mejia. They have enjoyed huge success in Australia with their debut single “Ugly Heart” going four times platinum and their hit with Pitbull “Wild Wild Love” landing straight in the Top 10.
The band tragically lost their member Simone Battle in September 2014. After a brief hiatus the group re-emerged and continued as a quartet releasing “Lighthouse” as a tribute to Simone. The single went on to chart in the Top 40 in Australia. The group is set to enter the studio to record new music later this year, and are in the planning stages of a G.R.L world tour in 2017.
IN STEREO
In Stereo is an Australian boy band consisting of members Jacob Delgado, Efan Karpathy and Christopher Lanzon. The group took Australia by storm with their debut performance on the 2015 X Factor auditions, winning the hearts of teenage girls all over Australia and garnering over 2 million views online. The band’s audience continues to grow at an extremely rapid rate via weekly episodes of ‘The In Stereo Show’ (a web series exclusively supported by Facebook), which now reaches over 350,000 fans each week.
The band’s debut EP “She’s Rock N Roll” reached #11 ARIA ALBUM DEBUT and #2 AUSTRALIAN ALBUM DEBUT in the week of release and saw the band selling out venues across the country.
MASHD N KUTCHER
Mashd N Kutcher are definitely NOT your average DJs! Combining their love for music and skills in drumming and keyboard playing, their first single “Do It Now” achieved gold status and gained support from radio stations across the country. They have become the fastest growing online DJ brand in the Australian music industry this year, with hundreds of thousands of followers across Facebook, YouTube and social networks.
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