Afrojack to open Preakness InfieldFest

Afrojack to open Preakness InfieldFest

The Maryland Jockey Club Friday announced that Afrojack will

open the main stage at 2013 Preakness InfieldFest on May 18 at Pimlico Race

Course, while Rodney Atkins and Rachel Farley will perform at the Black-Eyed

Susan concert a day earlier, May 17.

In the span of less than two years, Afrojack has become one of

electronic dance music's major icons. From humble DJ beginnings in his native

country of Holland, he has grown to become a multi-award winning,

platinum-selling producer. He made a name for himself with a slew of

hard-hitting underground releases, before exploding in 2011 with the unveiling

of "Take Over Control," an instant worldwide club and chart hit that went

platinum in the United States. Additional information can be found on Afrojack's

website,

Facebook and Twitter

pages.

Atkins has six number one songs on his resume, including "If

You're Going Through Hell," which was named Billboard Country Single of the Year

in 2006. The 44-year-old, who was named the Country Music Association's Top New

Male Vocalist in 2007, most recently topped the charts with "Take A Back Road."

For more, see Atkins'

website,

Facebook and

Twitter accounts.

Farley's debut single, "Ain't Easy," already ranks in the top 40 on the country

charts. The 17-year-old Brantley Gilbert protégé was recently signed by Red Bow

Records. Her debut album is due this summer. Farley's performance is

presented by 93.1 WPOC and Red Bow Records, and she likewise has her own

website along

with

Facebook and

Twitter pages.

"We are thrilled to showcase some of music's finest artists, both on Black-Eyed

Susan Day and at the Preakness InfieldFest," Pimlico President Tom Chuckas said.

"Premier music at Pimlico has now become a signature feature of our brand on

both days, where fans can enjoy the finest in Thoroughbred racing, along with an

unparalleled entertainment experience, at the one of the nation's largest and

most cherished weekends in sports."

Pitbull and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will headline the main stage with Chevelle,

Florida Georgia Line and Kristen and the Noise performing on the Jägermeister

stage. 

The annual running of the Preakness Stakes is an American

institution. First contested in 1873, it is one of Thoroughbred horse racing's

most valued stakes races. Now one of the largest single-day sporting

events in the United States, "The People's Race...The People's Party" has hosted

up to 121,309 for the pivotal middle jewel of Thoroughbred racing's Triple

Crown. Additional information can be found on www.preakness.com.

Grammy-nominated Goo Goo Dolls will headline the first-ever Preakness eve

concert at Pimlico on Black-Eyed Susan day, May 17. Pimlico partners with

the Maryland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, for the The People's

Pink Party  on Black-Eyed Susan Day, an event that launched in 2010 to

raise funds and aid awareness and research for breast cancer. The day includes

a 13-race program, headlined by the 89th running of $500,000 Black-Eyed Susan

Stakes and the $300,000 Pimlico Special. Additional information can be

found at www.blackeyedsusanday.com.

Renowned independent promotion and production company, I.M.P., of 9:30 Club and

Merriweather Post Pavilion fame, booked Afrojack and Atkins and will produce the

main stage concerts on both days. Additional information can be found on http://www.930.com/.

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