Chicago Radio: Cumulus Goes Virtual With Christmas Concert

CUMULUS MEDIA has partnered with NoCap and #HAPPENS to keep their annual Christmas concert tradition alive by producing a virtual, multi-artist live recorded concert, THE VIRTUAL NIGHT WE STOLE CHRISTMAS, featuring live-streamed performances from Glass Animals, Wallows, Cold War Kids and special surprise guests. THE VIRTUAL NIGHT WE STOLE CHRISTMAS, celebrating its 8th year and usually held live in Chicago, will now be streamed globally via NoCap starting December 23rd at 6PM PST / 9PM EST through Christmas Day. This year’s event benefits PROJECT SHINE and VolunteerMatch, the world’s largest volunteer engagement network, with a dollar from every ticket sold being donated to volunteermatch.org. Tickets are on sale now at: http://thenightwestole.nocapshows.com/.

Headlining THE VIRTUAL NIGHT WE STOLE CHRISTMAS will be Glass Animals from London, England, playing songs from their new album Dreamland as well as fan favorites. This theatrical live production is a must-see event. Dave Bayley, Glass Animals lead singer, songwriter and producer said: “This is a memoir in the form of a song cycle, inspired by sonic maestros from Brian Wilson to Timbaland, and it holds nothing back.” Their 2014 hit Gooey is a platinum-certified viral streaming hit with hundreds of millions of streams. Their current single Heat Waves is Top 15 on the Alternative Radio charts.

Sharing the bill are Wallows and Cold War Kids. Both Wallows and Cold War Kids hail from Southern California and recorded their live sets at the world-famous ROXY Theatre on the Sunset Strip. Wallows’ platinum hit “Are You Bored Yet?” is currently at the top of the Alternative radio chart. Cold War Kids have had a string of radio hits, including “First” which went to #1 on the Alternative Radio Chart and was the most played song of the last decade. Both bands enjoy hundreds of millions of streams with global touring fanbases.

This multi-continent event will feature at least two special guests that are so BIG we cannot announce them at this time. You do not want to miss their performances!