Nickelodeon SlimeFest
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- Luke Ryan
- Wyatt Nixon Lloyd
- Rahart Adams
- Delta Goodrem
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| runtime = 90 mins (including commercials)
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| channel = Nickelodeon
| first_aired = {{Start date|2012|09|15|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2019|06|09|df=y}}
| related = Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards
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Nickelodeon SlimeFest is an annual music and entertainment festival organized by the American children's network Nickelodeon.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nickelodeon-launch-slimefest-music-festival-us-1090406|title=Nickelodeon to Launch SlimeFest Music Festival in the U.S.|date=5 March 2018 |publisher=hollywoodreporter.com|accessdate=8 March 2018}} Originally held in Australia, other SlimeFest festivals were then held in various parts of the world, including the United States, which held its most recent edition in June 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8503451/nickelodeon-slimefest-pitbull-bebe-rexha-and-t-pain-set-to-perform|title=Nickelodeon SlimeFest: Pitbull, Bebe Rexha and T-Pain Set to Perform|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=21 March 2019}}
The event was set to return to the United States on 21–22 March 2020 at The Forum as a tie-in with the 2020 Kids' Choice Awards,{{cite press release|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191115005442/en/JoJo-Siwa-Don%E2%80%99t-French-Montana-Blanco-Brown|title=JoJo Siwa, Why Don't We, French Montana, and Blanco Brown to Perform at Nickelodeon's U.S. SlimeFest Music Festival, March 21–22 at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif.|date=15 November 2019|accessdate=15 November 2019|publisher=Nickelodeon|via= BusinessWire.com}} however, the event was cancelled as a result of local health concerns about the international coronavirus pandemic.{{cite tweet|user=Nickelodeon|author=Nickelodeon|author-link=Nickelodeon|number=1246150743796711424|title=Important update on SlimeFest 2020 in Los Angeles.|date=3 April 2020|access-date=3 April 2020}}
Hosts and Cities
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| 1st Annual (2012)
| 15 September 2012 | 16 September 2012 | rowspan="3"| {{nowrap|Luke Ryan}} | rowspan="2"| Sydney | rowspan="1"| Hordern Pavilion |
| 2nd Annual (2013)
| 27 September 2013 | 30 September 2013 | rowspan="1"| Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre |
| 3rd Annual (2014)
| 26 September 2014 | 29 September 2014 | rowspan="1"| Sydney & | rowspan="1"| Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre & |
| 4th Annual (2015)
| 25 September 2015 | 28 September 2015 | rowspan="1"| Sydney & | rowspan="1"| Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre & |
| 5th Annual (2016)
| 25 September 2016 (Melb) | 30 September 2016 | Delta Goodrem{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2016/08/delta-to-host-slimefest.html|title=Delta to host Slimefest|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|accessdate=18 August 2016}} | rowspan="1"| Sydney & | rowspan="1"| Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre |
| SlimeFest US
(2018) | | |Chicago |
| SlimeFest US
(2019) | | |Chicago |
| SlimeFest US
(2020) |N/A |N/A |Los Angeles |
SlimeFest Performances
=SlimeFest 2012=
SlimeFest 2012 included performances by{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/08/nickelodeon-ready-fo-slimefest.html|title=Nickelodeon ready for Slimefest|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|accessdate=18 August 2016}} and appearances by:{{cite web |first=David |last=Knox |title=Charlotte Dawson to appear at SlimeFest |date=13 September 2012 |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/09/charlotte-dawson-to-appear-at-slimefest.html |publisher=TV Tonight |accessdate=27 September 2016}}
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=SlimeFest 2013=
SlimeFest 2013 included performances by{{cite web |url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2013/09/nickelodeon-ready-to-slime.html|title=Nickelodeon ready to slime! |publisher=TV Tonight |accessdate=18 August 2016}} and appearances by:
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==Performers==
==Appearances==
=SlimeFest 2014=
SlimeFest 2014 included performances by{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/09/gallery-slimefest-2014.html|title=Gallery: Slimefest 2014 | TV Tonight|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|accessdate=27 September 2015}} and appearances by:
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==Performers==
- Cody Simpson
- Sabrina Carpenter
- The Collective
- Savage
- Alli Simpson
- Justice Crew
- Ricki-Lee (Sydney)
- Dami Im (Melbourne)
- Timomatic (Cancelled)
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=SlimeFest 2015=
SlimeFest 2015 included performances by{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/09/gallery-slimefest-2015.html|title=Gallery: SlimeFest 2015 | TV Tonight|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|accessdate=27 September 2015}} and appearances by:
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=SlimeFest 2016=
SlimeFest 2016 included performances by:{{cite web|url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2016/06/slimefest-2016-acts-announced.html|title=Slimefest 2016 acts announced|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|accessdate=22 June 2016}}
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==Performers==
- Delta Goodrem
- Omi
- Havana Brown
- G.R.L.
- In Stereo
- Mashd N Kutcher
- Megan Nicole
- Kian & JC (Cancelled)
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=SlimeFest U.S. 2018=
==Performers==
==Appearances==
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=SlimeFest U.S. 2019=
==Performers==
- Pitbull
- Bebe Rexha
- JoJo Siwa
- T-Pain
==Appearances==
- Annie LeBlanc
- Scarlett Spencer
- Dallas Dupree Young
- Ella Anderson
- Riele Downs
- Owen Joyner
- Daniella Perkins
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=SlimeFest U.S. 2020=
SlimeFest U.S. 2020 was cancelled on 3 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is what would have been the lineup:
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==Performers==
- JoJo Siwa
- Why Don't We
- French Montana
- Blanco Brown
- Darci Lynne
==Appearances==
- Ryan Alessi
- Aria Brooks
- Reece Caddell
- Kate Godfrey
- Gabrielle Nevaeh Green
- Nathan Janak
- Lex Lumpkin
- Chinguun Sergelen
- Cooper Barnes
- Sean Ryan Fox
- Michael D. Cohen
- Young Dylan
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International
Following on from the success of Nickelodeon SlimeFest in Australia, the music festival has since been exported to several other countries with local performers and artists. SlimeFest events have taken place in Spain, Italy{{Cite web|url=http://nickalive.blogspot.com.au/2015/12/nickelodeon-italy-to-hold-first.html|title=NickALive!: Nickelodeon Italy To Hold First SLIMEFEST Event On Sunday 28th February 2016|date=16 December 2015|website=NickALive!|access-date=26 February 2018}} and the UK{{Cite web|url=http://www.licensingsource.net/nickelodeon-brings-slimefest-family-festival-to-uk/|title=Nickelodeon brings Slimefest family festival to UK|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}} (September 2016). Nickelodeon announces its first Slimefest in Asia in August 2019. It was held at the Mall of Asia Concert Grounds in the Philippines on 28 September 2019.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20200325130750/http://www.nickslimefest.com/}}