ELEVENTH SEASON OF
LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN
PREMIERES ON PUBLIC TELEVISION
BEGINNING OCTOBER 2016
NEW SEASON FEATURES:
PANIC! AT THE DISCO, YOUNG THE GIANT,
STURGILL SIMPSON, AND THE LUMINEERS.
New York, NY (September 13, 2016)—Kicking off October 2016, the eleventh season of Live from
the Artists Den premieres nationwide on public television (check local listings). The critically
acclaimed concert series provides fans an intimate music experience, showcasing ground-breaking
and inspiring artists in places they wouldn’t typically find themselves. The new season features highdefinition episodes from some of the music industry’s finest acts, which include performances from
arena touring internationally acclaimed award winning alternative rock band Panic! At The Disco at
the historic Mayan Theater in Los Angeles, chart-topping indie rockers Young the Giant, boundarypushing musical visionary Sturgill Simpson, and Grammy-nominated Americana group The
Lumineers. Together, these four artists have sold over 5 million albums worldwide, generated more
than 2 billion Spotify streams, and have a collective audience of over 9 million Facebook fans and 2
million Twitter followers. Live from the Artists Den Season 11 premieres in New York Saturday,
October 8th at 11 PM on WLIW21, and on public television stations nationwide throughout the Fall
(please check local listings or artistsden.com).
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For superstar Brendon Urie, frontman of Panic! At The Disco, the opportunity to perform in a new
space is what excited him the most. “There’s something about playing a new venue that’s more
exciting for me, a place that we’ve never played before…I just want to learn [about] the venue and
see how people react in that room,” he says of his first performance at The Mayan. Currently on a
cross-country arena tour, the experience of a small crowd created an intimate vibe for a larger-thanlife band.
Young the Giant had the opportunity to showcase brand new music – the band’s latest album
Home of the Strange had not yet been released at the time of the taping - for just 550 fans at Los
Angeles’ legendary El Rey. Hailing from Southern California, all of the members of Young the Giant
had a special connection with the venue. “It’s actually great to come back here. We haven’t played
here for a long time, and I think it enriches the experience for us,” says lead singer Sameer Gadhia,
who fondly recalls seeing some of his favorite bands on the same stage in his youth.
Grammy-nominated Sturgill Simpson found himself in a room well-suited to his chart-topping album
A Sailor’s Guide to Earth. The universally acclaimed, boundary-pushing concept album was penned
as a sailor’s poignant letter home to the wife and child he left behind. The Broad Street Ballroom,
which features wall-to-wall murals of ships, made for an incredible performance space. “That was a
selling point for me just in terms of the theme of the record,” he says, “I thought the songs could tie
the room together.”
The season closes with superstar indie group The Lumineers at the historic Kings Theatre in
Brooklyn. Though they are now based in Denver, The Lumineers have a unique connection to New
York, since the city inspired much of their songwriting. “I wrote the bulk of ‘Ho Hey’ in an apartment
in Brooklyn,” says frontman Wesley Schultz of their number-one breakthrough hit. “We were known,
too, in Denver as the band from New York City, which I think had its little allure,” added Jeremiah
Fraites of their reception back home. The band’s love for the city resonated deeply to the theatre of
1400 passionate fans.
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Live from the Artists Den is a production of Artists Den Entertainment, presented by WLIW LLC in
association with WNET, and is distributed nationally by American Public Television.
Bonus content from Season 11 episodes will be available at artistsden.com. To join the Artists Den
guest list and find out about future TV tapings, go to artistsden.com/join.
Artists Den has partnered with Spotify to create a unique digital broadcast channel, playlists, and
bonus content from the new season. You can explore more on the Artists Den Spotify Channel.
SEASON 11 EPISODES
Panic! At The Disco at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles, CA
Downtown Los Angeles’ historic Mayan Theater provided a spectacular backdrop for Panic! At The
Disco’s taping of Live from the Artists Den. The LA-based band, led by frontman Brendon Urie,
offered a boisterous performance highlighting material from their critically acclaimed new album
Death of a Bachelor, debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Urie and crew revisited favorites like
“Time To Dance” and “Nine In The Afternoon” as well as new tracks like “Victorious” and “Hallelujah”
Panic! At The Disco also recreated Queen’s epic “Bohemian Rhapsody” with Urie’s falsetto taking
center stage. Five hundred of the band’s fans filled the ornate theater, which was originally built in
1927, and lent their voices to the night’s closing song and fan favorite “I Write Sins Not Tragedies.”
Panic! At the Disco is the first episode of Live from the Artists Den shot in 4K video.
Young the Giant at the El Rey in Los Angeles, CA
The celebrated El Rey Theatre in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles hosted an intimate
hometown show by alt-rockers Young the Giant. Five hundred and fifty of the band’s lucky fans filled
the former movie theater turned music venue originally built in 1936. The band opened their delightful
15-song set with their exhilarating new single “Something to Believe In,” currently ascending to the
Top 10 at Alternative radio. Fans were thrilled to hear older favorites such as “My Body,” “Cough
Syrup,” and “Mind Over Matter.” The crowd was also treated to two more songs, “Jungle Youth” and
“Titus Was Born”- both being played for the first time live- from Young the Giant’s new album Home
of the Strange, which debuted at #6 on Billboard’s Top Albums chart upon its release last month.
Sturgill Simpson at the Broad Street Ballroom in New York, NY
The Broad Street Ballroom, an architectural landmark in New York City’s financial district, provided
the perfect backdrop for a riveting performance by country music visionary Sturgill Simpson. A
massive mural depicting the history of seafaring wraps around the entire room, echoing the central
concept of Simpson’s acclaimed new album A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, which he played in full for an
ecstatic crowd of 400 contest winners and invited guests. Backed by a powerful horn section,
Simpson reconfigured the arrangements for songs from his breakthrough Grammy-nominated album,
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, and even delivered an emotional version of the soul classic
“You Don’t Miss Your Water” to round out an unforgettable night.
The Lumineers at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, NY
Americana superstars The Lumineers returned to their former neighborhood of Brooklyn for an
unforgettable taping of Live from the Artists Den at the majestic Kings Theatre. The band performed
an 18-song set for contest winners and invited guests, split evenly between songs from their
Grammy-nominated 2012 debut and their No. 1- charting follow-up, Cleopatra (plus a riveting
unreleased song, “Long Way From Home,” played solo by lead singer Wesley Schultz). The ornate,
magnificent theater—built in 1929 and recently restored to its initial glory—provided a breathtaking
setting for a night full of great moments, from an unamplified version of “Darlene” to a rousing
rendition of The Lumineers’ breakthrough smash “Ho Hey.”
About the Artists Den
The Artists Den is a critically acclaimed television and digital music series best known for presenting
small, secret concerts by extraordinary artists in non-traditional, often historic settings for the TV show
Live from the Artists Den. The show connects fans with a unique and intimate musical experience for
some of the industry's finest acts. Live from the Artists Den is broadcasted nationally on public
television, and internationally in the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Australia, Canada, Israel, and
Latin America.
Featured artists include Adele, Mumford & Sons, Alabama Shakes, Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons,
Sara Bareilles, The Killers, Zac Brown Band, and Hozier. Featured venues include Graceland, the
first art museum in America, a 1930s silent movie theater, the world’s oldest merchant sailing vessel,
the New York Public Library, The World's Fair, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A full listing of
previously featured artists, TV episodes, and venues can be viewed at artistsden.com where fans can
also sign up for ticket sweepstakes.
About WNET
WNET is America’s flagship PBS station and parent company of THIRTEEN and WLIW21. WNET
also operates NJTV, the statewide public media network in New Jersey. Through its broadcast
channels, three cable services (KidsThirteen, Create and World) and online streaming sites, WNET
brings quality arts, education and public affairs programming to more than five million viewers each
week. WNET produces and presents such acclaimed PBS series as Nature, Great Performances,
American Masters, PBS NewsHour Weekend, Charlie Rose and a range of documentaries, children’s
programs, and local news and cultural offerings. WNET’s groundbreaking series for children and
young adults include Get the Math, Oh Noah! and Cyberchase as well as Mission US, the awardwinning interactive history game. WNET highlights the tri-state’s unique culture and diverse
communities through NYC-ARTS, Reel 13, NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams and MetroFocus, the
daily multi-platform news magazine focusing on the New York region. In addition, WNET produces
online-only programming including the award-winning series about gender identity, First Person, and
an intergenerational look at tech and pop culture, The Chatterbox with Kevin and Grandma Lill. In
2015, THIRTEEN launched Passport, an online streaming service which allows members to see new
and archival THIRTEEN and PBS programming anytime, anywhere: www.thirteen.org/passport.
About APT
American Public Television (APT) has been the leading syndicator of high-quality, top-rated
programming to the nation’s public television stations since 1961. For more than 10 years, APT has
annually distributed one-third or more of the top 100 highest-rated public television titles in the U.S.
Among its 250 new program titles per year, APT programs include prominent documentaries,
performance, news and current affairs programs, dramas, how-to programs, children’s series and
classic movies. AfroPoP, America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated, Rick Steves’ Europe, Front
and Center, Doc Martin, Nightly Business Report, Midsomer Murders, Vera, NHK Newsline, Lidia’s
Kitchen, Globe Trekker, Simply Ming, and P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home are a sampling of APT’s
programs, considered some of the most popular on public television. APT licenses programs
internationally through its APT Worldwide service. Now in its 11th year, Create® TV — featuring the
best of public television's lifestyle programming — is distributed by American Public Television. APT
also distribute WORLD™, public television’s premier news, science and documentary channel. To
find out more about APT’s programs and services, visit APTonline.org.
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