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Jett flies high at balloon festival
from: njherald.com
READINGTON -- She helped turn the rock world upside down and now JOAN JETT will be taking it to new heights as she becomes the first female performer to headline the 32nd annual Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning.
The New Jersey Lottery presents JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS in association with NJ101.5 on Sunday at 3 p.m. Other festival headliners are America tonight, Hot Chelle Rae on Saturday and 3 Doors Down, also on Saturday.
"We're thrilled to have the dynamic JOAN JETT as our first female headliner," said Festival Executive Producer Howard Freeman. "Her music connects with our attendees, from the parents who grew up listening to her in the late ‘70s to their children who enjoy her music today across so many platforms."
The Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning in association with PNC Bank is the largest summertime hot air balloon and music festival in North America. The three-day Festival, July 25-26-27, at Solberg Airport in Readington features twice a day mass ascensions of more than 100 balloons from around the world and a hugely popular concert series.
Ticket prices at the gate prices are $30 adults and $15 children. General admission includes lawn seating for the concerts. Reserved concert seats range from $55 to $125. Visit www.balloonfestival.com or call 1-800-HOT-AIR-9.
As the leader of the hard-rocking BLACKHEARTS, JOAN JETT has had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics "Bad Reputation," "I Love Rock ‘N' Roll," "I Hate Myself for Loving You" and "Crimson and Clover."
Jett's music has become a permanent force in mainstream culture. A version of "I Hate Myself for Loving You" has been the theme for NBC's Sunday Night Football telecasts, performed this past season by Carrie Underwood ("Waiting All Day for Sunday Night"). Her music is heard in countless films and TV shows including Easy A, Kick Ass, The RUNAWAYS, Shrek, Baby Mama and many more.
Since co-founding the RUNAWAYS, the pioneering all-girl punk quartet, at age 15, Jett's determination and drive have kept her in the public eye. She was able to see her story told in The RUNAWAYS, the film based on Cherie Currie's book Neon Angel, starring Kristen Stewart as Jett and fellow A-lister Dakota Fanning as Currie. Jett served as an executive producer.
A sports fan, Jett's "Bad Reputation" was used by UFC's women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey as her walkout song at the pay-per-view event UFC 157. Her cover of "Love is All Around" from The Mary Tyler Moore Show was used to promote the NCAA's Women's Final Four basketball tournament. She has also supplied theme songs for the ESPN X-Games premiere and has performed the national anthem at numerous sporting events.
An originator, an innovator and a visionary, Jett sits at the head of her own independent label, BLACKHEART RECORDS. She has acted in movies and in television, including 1987's Light of Day, and in a Tony-nominated musical, The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Jett has spent her lifetime breaking barriers and challenging expectations -- she is both a spokesperson for PETA and a devoted supporter of the U.S. Military. She's fought hard for all of her historic accomplishments yet remains humble and appreciative.
"I've had a blessed career," said Jett. "I consider myself lucky to have been able to do things my own way."
The perennial classic rock band America, best-known for their two biggest hits "A Horse with No Name" and "Ventura Highway," will open the 2014 Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning concert series tonight.
Known for their lush, melodic folk-rock sound and tight vocal harmonies, America was at the cornerstone of 1970s Top 40 and FM rock radio with their string of hits which also included "I Need You," "Don't Cross The River," "Tin Man," "Lonely People" and "Sister Golden Hair."
Hot Chelle Rae gained widespread attention with their 2011 double platinum single "Tonight Tonight" and "I Like It Like That" en route to being named Best New Artists at the 2011 American Music Awards. "Tonight Tonight" sold more then two million copies and reached the Top 10 charts in the U.S., Australia, Canada and Japan.
They capped off that successful year by performing on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest and opened 2012 by performing at the NFL's Pro Bowl in Hawaii. They later toured with Taylor Swift on her "Speak Now World Tour" in Australia and New Zealand and toured with Demi Lovato.
Hot Chelle Rae has recently released the singles "Recklessly" and "Don't Say Goodnight" from their upcoming third studio album. "Don't Say Goodnight" was inspired from their nights and experiences on tour with Swift in Australia.
Modern American rock band 3 Doors Down, which enjoyed international fame with their mega hit "Kryptonite," will headline with their full concert show on Saturday at 8 p.m.
3 Doors Down has sold more than 16 million albums worldwide, garnered three Grammy nominations, two American Music Awards, and five BMI Pop Awards for songwriting, including BMI's coveted "Songwriter of the Year" award. |
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