SLIGHTLY STOOPID To Make Bonnaroo Debut Saturday, June 14; “Summer Sessions 2014” Tour Kicks Off July 9

DATE: MAY 7, 2014

FROM: BARI LIEBERMAN/ANGELA VILLANUEVA–MSO PR

SLIGHTLY STOOPID
TO MAKE BONNAROO DEBUT
SATURDAY, JUNE 14

FESTIVAL APPEARANCES CONTINUE AS BAND PREPARES FOR
“SUMMER SESSIONS 2014” TOUR

EIGHTH ANNUAL SUMMER AMPHITHEATER OUTING
WITH SUPPORT FROM
NOFX, STEPHEN MARLEY, CYPRESS HILL AND G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE
KICKS OFF JULY 9

SLIGHTLY STOOPID is excited to share the performance details for their upcoming debut at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The Ocean Beach, CA-based ensemble is set to appear on Saturday, June 14 at 6:45pm at That Tent for a 75-minute set at the famed festival.

Prior to Bonnaroo, SLIGHTLY STOOPID will perform at other select festivals this spring as they prepare to kick off their own “SUMMER SESSIONS 2014” amphitheater outing launching July 9. First on the horizon is the Summer Camp Music Festival in Chillicothe, IL where the band will perform Friday, May 23 from 5:30-7:00pm on the Sunshine Stage. Up next, the guys will head to Texas where they’ll hit the X Games Austin on Friday, June 6 performing at the Austin360 Amphitheater at 5:30pm.

The 25-date “SUMMER SESSIONS 2014” tour marks SLIGHTLY STOOPID’s eighth annual summer amphitheater outing. Helping them deliver the ultimate jam session, this year’s lineup includes D.I.Y. legends NOFX (on select west coast dates), 7-time Grammy winner Stephen Marley (for the entire journey), hip hop icons Cypress Hill (on select west coast dates) and their friends and long-time musical conspirators G. Love & Special Sauce (on select dates). Getting underway July 9 in Eugene, OR, the tour will play along the west and east coasts featuring a stop at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA (7/19) and their annual hometown show at San Diego’s Sleep Train Amphitheater (7/26) as well as shows in Boston, Philadelphia, Asbury Park, Atlanta and many more.

Throughout the summer tour, SLIGHTLY STOOPID will continue to make appearances at U.S. festivals with appearances set for Gathering of the Vibes in Bridgeport, CT (8/1), two headlining sets at the Blackwater Music Festival in Live Oak, FL (8/22 & 8/23) and the North Coast Music Festival in Chicago (8/31) among others. See full itinerary below.

Watch the official video for the song “Don’t Stop” here: http://youtu.be/dxJtBEfAT_E and “Closer To the Sun” live at TRI Studios here: http://youtu.be/5U1ndFiYLh4

Catch SLIGHTLY STOOPID on tour in the following cities:

About Slightly Stoopid:

SLIGHTLY STOOPID—Kyle McDonald (guitar, bass, vocals), Miles Doughty (guitar, bass, vocals), Ryan “Rymo” Moran (drums), Oguer “OG” Ocon (percussion), Daniel “Dela” Delacruz (saxophone), Paul Wolstencroft (keyboards), Andy Geib (trumpet, trombone) with special guest Karl Denson (saxophone)–has amassed incredible success in their nearly two decades as a band. Their critically acclaimed studio album Top of the World (August 2012) debuted at #13 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart, #3 on the Billboard Independent chart and #4 on both the Rock and Alternative album charts. This followed the Slightly Stoopid & Friends LIVE AT ROBERTO’S TRI STUDIOS album recorded live from Grateful Dead member Bob Weir’s Tri Studios complex featuring special guests Karl Denson, Ivan Neville, Ian Neville, Don Carlos and Bob Weir himself, which aired exclusively on Palladia. Known for their fusion of folk, rock, reggae and blues with hip-hop, metal, punk, funk and D.I.Y. work ethic, SLIGHTLY STOOPID has currently sold over 900,000 records on their own Stoopid Records label. The band has performed twice on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and has appeared at many prestigious festivals including Coachella, Lollapalooza, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Outside Lands, Austin City Limits and for the first time will appear at 2014’s Bonnaroo Festival this June. Over the last seven summers, SLIGHTLY STOOPID has headlined packages in outdoor U.S. amphitheaters with such artists as Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill, 311, Atmosphere and more.

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For more information on SLIGHTLY STOOPID, please contact MSO PR:

Bari Lieberman 818-380-0400 x222 blieberman@msopr.com
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