Skrillex, Justin Bieber, And Kygo To Perform At Billboard Hot 100 Festival

The lineup for the first ever Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival has been revealed, and it just goes to show how far EDM's mainstream acceptance has come.

The dance-music headliners include household names such as Skrillex, Kygo, Kiesza, and The Chainsmokers.

Billboard has teamed up with Live Nation to bring their debut festival to the world, which will take place at Nikon At Jones Beach Theater in New York, spanning August 22 and 23.

Talking about the festival, Live Nation's CEO Michael Rapino stated:

"The Hot 100 Music Festival will be one of those truly memorable summer concert events. We are very excited to bring fans some of summer 2015’s chart toppers in a venue that will showcase the best these artists have to offer."

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