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Gronk Beach is an American annual music festival created and hosted by former professional American football player Rob Gronkowski in partnership with production company Medium Rare. [1] [2] [3] The event has featured performances from artists such as Rick Ross, Flo Rida, Kaskade, The Chainsmokers, and Diplo. [2]
In 2019, Gronkowski announced the first iteration of the event would be held at Miami Beach on the same weekend as Super Bowl LIV. [4] The event was eventually held at Miami Beach’s North Beach Bandshell on February 1, 2020. [5] It featured performances from artists such as Flo Rida, Rick Ross, and Diplo. [1] [6] Celebrities such as Bill Belichick and Mojo Rawley were in attendance at the event. [1] [2]
Gronkowski also collaborated with former basketball player Shaquille O’Neal and Medium Rare on Shaq’s Fun House vs. Gronk Beach, a virtual live-streamed event marketed as a crossover between Gronk Beach and Medium Rare’s other music festival, Shaq’s Fun House. [7] [8] Artists such as DaBaby, Snoop Dogg, and Steve Aoki performed at the event. [7] Proceeds from the event were donated to NAACP Empowerment Programs and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. [8] The event went on to win a Webby Awards and a Webby People’s Voice Award in the category “Sports, General Virtual & Remote.” [9]
Gronkowski and Medium Rare collaborated with Wynn Nightlife to organize the 2022 iteration of Gronk Beach at the Wynn Las Vegas’s Encore Beach Club. [10] [11] The event was held on April 29, 2022 and took place concurrently with the 2022 NFL Draft. [12] [13] [14] Its lineup included The Chainsmokers, Kim Lee, DJ Five, and the Deux Twins. [15] The event also featured an on-stage appearance from Gronkowski’s girlfriend, model and actress Camille Kostek. [3] Russell Westbrook, Travis Kelce, and Julian Edelman were in attendance. [16] [17]
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