2011-2012
The Orange Drive Miami Beach Music Festival 2011-2012 will be held December 30, 31, January 1. The amphitheater will hold up to 30,000 party goers each night.
The talent for the 2011-2012 includes high-profile artists such as Grammy-winner Cee Lo Green, Jason Derulo, Cobra Starship, Gym Class Heroes, 3-time Grammy-winner Ne-Yo, Pete Wentz (former member of American band Fall Out Boy) and his band The Black Cards, Grammy-award winner Jermaine Dupri, DJ Samantha Ronson, DJ Irie and 4-time Grammy-award winners Boyz II Men.
In addition to an increase in A-List performers in 2011-2012, Orange Drive Miami Beach Music Festival will host its first national TV show, "Jam On the Sand". The New Year's Eve show will be hosted by Daymond John, founder of FUBU and star of Shark Tank, and will focus on the entertainment, artists, festivities as well as the "Orange Ball Drop" that is set to become a tradition to celebrate the New Year.
2011-2012 festival passes for Orange Drive Miami Beach Music Festival have officially gone up for sale on Ticketmaster.com. General admission 3-day passes are priced at $145 while VIP 3-day passes are priced at $195. [1]
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