MTV2’s 2$BILL CONCERT SERIES TRAVELS TO THE BIG EASY
ON MARCH 12TH WITH THE VINES & JET

MTV2, the 24-hour music network, will hit the road once again for the first installment of its 2$Bill Concert series in 2004 featuring performances by The Vines and Jet in New Orleans, LA.  The concert will take place on Friday, March 12th at New Orleans House of Blues.  Tickets for the $2 concert will go on sale Saturday, March 6th at 10am at the House of Blues Box Office at 225 Decatur Street. (Limit 2 tickets per person, 18 years of age or older.  Cash only box office.)  Fans in New Orleans can also win tickets by listening to 106.7 'The End'.  The 2$Bill concert with The Vines and Jet will premiere on MTV2 Monday, March 22nd at 9pm ET/6pm PT.

Also, for the first time ever MTV2 is partnering with Infinity Radio across the country for an exclusive promotion, giving one local winner and a guest a free trip to New Orleans for the show, attend a pre-party before the event, and then meet and greet the bands after the concert.  Participating Infinity radio stations including Philadelphia’s WYSP, Phoenix’s KZON, Las Vegas’ KXTE, Cincinnati’s WAQZ, and Columbus’ WLVQ. 

MTV2 will team with Cox Communications for the New Orleans 2$Bill event, giving 5 local fans the chance to win 10 tickets a piece, limo transportation, a pre-party and a meet & greet with one or both of the bands.  MTV2 can be seen locally in New Orleans on Cox Communications channel 71.

Also, fans are also invited to visit Blender.com now through March 4th to win roundtrip airfare to New Orleans and tickets to attend the 2$Bill concert event.

Presenting a series of inexpensive concerts for music fans around the country, MTV2’s 2$Bill has attracted a diverse mix of music acts and artists including Radiohead, DMX, Linkin Park, Coldplay, The Foo Fighters, Snoop Dogg, Fabolous & Clipse featuring Pharrell, The Roots, Musiq, Nas, The Strokes and more.

MTV2’s 2$Bill concert event in New Orleans is sponsored by Verizon Wireless, Scion and U.S. Army.