RIVERHEAD, NY — June 14, 2015 — Grammy-winning composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist Nile Rodgers will produce, perform, and host the FreakOut! Festival®, an all-star concert to be presented at Martha Clara Vineyards in Riverhead, Long Island on August 4 and August 5, 2015. Co-produced by music industry veteran Michael Ostin and Peter Herman of Nile Rodgers Productions, the FreakOut! Festival® is a unique, once-in-a-lifetime event that will feature Rodgers and his multi-platinum band CHIC sharing the stage with music legends and contemporary trailblazers like Beck, Duran Duran, Paloma Faith, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Chaka Khan, Janelle Monàe, Q-Tip, Keith Urban, and Pharrell Williams, among other artists. In both scope and size, it’s the first music festival of its kind on Long Island. It will be the ONLY time you will see the two most recent Grammy® “Album Of The Year” winners (Nile Rodgers/Pharrell, 2014 and Beck, 2015) perform together on the same stage and for some artists, the first time you will be able to see them perform live in 2015.

 

Destined to be the premier music event of summer 2015, the FreakOut! Festival®will bring the live music experience to a whole new level of spontaneity and excitement. The constellation of performers Nile Rodgers has invited to appear is truly world-class. Over two nights, Rodgers will create the ultimate mash-up between each artist’s distinctive sound and his own groundbreaking style as a songwriter, producer, and founder of CHIC. The FreakOut! Festival® is the only place to see this roster of incredible acts join Rodgers, and in some cases, perform a set of their own hits with CHIC. In conjunction with this extraordinary two-day event, Rodgers will also conduct recording sessions with featured artists at a private studio outside the festival grounds.

 

Michael Ostin and Peter Herman have each collaborated with Rodgers in various capacities over the years.

 

Ostin’s esteemed career in music spans more than three decades as a former senior executive at Warner Bros. Records and DreamWorks Records, and co-founder of Rodgers’ new Land of The Good Groove label distributed by Warner Bros. “I’ve worked with Nile for over 16 years,” says Peter Herman. “We have created, performed and produced hundreds of concerts and festivals worldwide. I am thrilled to now co-produce The Nile Rodgers FreakOut! Festival® with Nile and Michael Ostin. Additionally, I have the great pleasure to be working with the awesome Town of Riverhead and to be a part of this culturally cool environment.”

 

As the last exit off the Long Island Expressway, the Town of Riverhead is the gateway to both The Hamptons and the North Fork of Long Island, and offers the perfect backdrop to enjoy and appreciate the uniqueness of the FreakOut! Festival®. Riverhead is known for its commitment to cultural events, as well as being a warm, friendly, and welcoming township distinguished by its vineyards, good wine, good food, and good people with an appreciation for the arts. The Suffolk Theater in downtown Riverhead will also be hosting The Official FreakOut! Festival® After Party from 11pm to 4am. Hotels and the Riverhead business community as well as The East End Arts are involved in the festivities. There is easy downtown access for ticket holders to Martha Clara Vineyard via Festival Bus Shuttles — Shuttles will pickup and return to the Riverhead Train Station and The Suffolk Theater hourly from 3pm to 12 am. (Free Parking can be found downtown and at the Train Station.)

 

The Town of Riverhead will receive a special allotment of Festival tickets at a special local price. Beginning Friday, June 19th, “local” tickets can be purchased with Riverhead Township government issued Resident Identification (i.e. drivers license or birth certificate) at the following locations:

 

Martha Clara Vineyard Box Office - 6025 Sound Ave. Riverhead, NY 11901 (631) 298-0075

The Suffolk Theater Box Office - 118 E. Main St. Riverhead, NY 11901 (631) 727-434

 

All other FreakOut! Festival® tickets may be purchased through Ticketfly by visiting ticketfly.com. (Search: FOLD Festival.) All ages are welcome. Three-tiered ticket packages are available for this monumental cross-pollination of music:

• GA — $137: General admission into the event • Parking or Transportation Shuttle from Downtown Riverhead (Suffolk Theater and Riverhead Train Station).
• VIP — $399: Access to “The VIP Garden” featuring: Shaded VIP relaxation area • Complimentary VIP appetizers and dinner with two (2) beverage tickets and cash bar • Private, air-conditioned and flushable restrooms with attendants • Express VIP festival entrance and opportunity for exit and re-entry • Parking or Transportation Shuttle from Downtown Riverhead (Suffolk Theater and Riverhead Train Station). • And much more.
• Ultra VIP — $999: Access to the Ultra VIP private viewing area at the main stage and Artist Compound featuring: Complimentary cuisine with top-shelf open bar, bag check, massages • Access to the Wine Tent with tastings for Super VIP guests • Private golf cart transport throughout the festival • Access to “The VIP Garden” ft: Complementary daily appetizers & dinner with two (2) beverage tickets and cash bar • Private VIP restrooms • VIP entrance & exit and re-entry • Dedicated concierge • Parking or Transportation Shuttle from Downtown Riverhead (Suffolk Theater and Riverhead Train Station).

 

Martha Clara Vineyards is located at 660 Herricks Lane, Riverhead, NY 11901 and is accessible by the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). Riverhead Train Station is approximately 15 minutes by car from the Vineyard.

 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2015:

Parking Opens: 4:00 p.m. Doors Open: 5:00 p.m.

Show Begins: 6:00 p.m. (ends at 11:00 p.m.)

Beck - Pharrell Williams - Keith Urban - Chuck D - Eric B - Thomas Gold - Paloma Faith - The Martinez Brothers - Hosted by: CHIC ft. Nile Rodgers - more artists TBA - emcee: Grandmaster Melle Mel

 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2015:

Parking Opens: 4:00 p.m. Doors Open: 5:00 p.m.

Show Begins: 6:00 p.m. (ends at 11:00 p.m.)

Duran Duran - Chaka Khan - Janelle Monáe - Grandmaster Melle Mel - Q-Tip - Slander - GTA - Snoh Aalegra - CHIC ft. Nile Rodgers - more artists TBA - emcee: Grandmaster Melle Mel