Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, The Event Featured Performances By Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Meghan Trainor, Backstreet Boys, 5 Seconds of Summer, NF, Marshmello, Logic, Miguel, Sabrina Carpenter and Janelle Monae
iHeartRadio Wango Tango Televised on Freeform on June 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Los Angeles, CA – June 3, 2018 – iHeartMedia kicked the summer with the 2018 iHeartRadio KIIS FM Wango Tango By AT&T on Saturday, June 2 at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the star-studded event celebrated all things summer with performances from today’s hottest artists including Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Meghan Trainor, Backstreet Boys, 5 Seconds of Summer, NF, Marshmello, Logic, Miguel, Sabrina Carpenter, Janelle Monae and more. Freeform will exclusively broadcast a 90-minute television special of iHeartRadio Wango Tango tonight, Sunday, June 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
This year, iHeartRadio brought 102.7 KIIS FM’s Wango Tango to a national audience and have added the all-day summer music celebration to iHeartRadio’s roster of incredibly successful, nationally-recognized concert events including the iHeartRadio Music Festival, iHeartRadio Music Awards, the nationwide iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Concert Tour, the iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina, the iHeartCountry Festival by AT&T and iHeartRadio ALTer Ego.
Last night kicked off with KIIS FM’s Wango Tango Village at the 2018 iHeartRadio Wango Tango by AT&T. The free daytime event featured live performances by Jack & Jack, Sabrina Carpenter, Lauv, Logan Henderson, Bryce Vine and Farrah Mechael.
The music of iHeartRadio came to life with an extraordinary lineup and these special moments:
- Ariana Grande had the crowd on their feet throughout her set which included hits, “One Last Time,” “Dangerous Woman,” and more, plus newly released single “No Tears Left To Cry.” She also surprised the crowd with a special debut of a new song, “The Light Is Coming” featuring Nicki Minaj from her upcoming album, Sweetener due out this August.
- Shawn Mendes performed new songs from his newly-released self-titled album including “In My Blood,” “Lost In Japan” and “Nervous” in addition to fan favorites, “There’s Nothing Holding Me Back,” “Stiches,” “Mercy,” and more.
- Backstreet Boys are officially back and celebrated 25 years together by gracing the iHeartRadio Wango Tango crowd for the fifth time with songs from over the last two-and-a-half decades. The band brought the party to Banc of California Stadium performing “Larger Than Life,” “The One,” “We’ve Got It Going On,” “I Want It That Way,” “Everybody,” and their brand new single, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.”
- Lance Bass of *NSYNC made a special appearance and helped create a rainbow-filled moment by asking everyone in the stadium to wave their rainbow flags to acknowledge Pride and the efforts of the Trevor Project.
- To continue celebrating Pride, Meghan Trainor also had the entire Banc of California Stadium wave their rainbow flags in the air during her song, “Like I’m Gonna Lose You.”
- Marshmello closed out this year’s Wango Tango with an electrifying set and brought out Logic for a special performance of their collaboration, “Everyday.”
- Sabrina Carpenter kicked off the event with a premiere of her brand new single, “Almost Love.”
- 5SOS performed new songs from their upcoming album, Youngblood, due out June 15.
- iHeartRadio Wango Tango By AT&T also welcomed celebrity presenters from across the entertainment industry including Alberto Rosende (Freeform’s Shadowhunters), Alessandra Ambrosio, Ashlee Simpson, Aubrey Joseph (Cloak & Dagger), Cierra Ramirez (The Fosters), Evan Ross, Ian Verdun (Freeform’s Siren), Katherine McNamara (Freeform’s Shadowhunters), Lance Bass, Noah Centineo (The Fosters), Ruby Rose, Maddie Poppe (American Idol Winner), Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why), Justin Prentice (13 Reasons Why), Devin Druid (13 Reasons Why); and celebrity guests including Alex Roe (Freeform’s Siren), Allison Holker (Disney’s Fairytale Weddings), Ashley Iaconetti (The Bachelor), Becca Tilley (The Bachelor), James Maslow, Jared Haibon (The Bachelor), JoJo Fletcher (The Bachelor), Jordan Rodgers (The Bachelor), Lonnie Chavis (This is Us), Teddi Mellencamp (Housewives of BH), Taylor Lautner, Carvena Jones (The Four), James Graham (The Four), Stephanie Zelaya (The Four), Sharaya J. (The Four), Heffron Drive (musicians), Ryan McKenna (Selfie Kid).
For more information on iHeartRadio KIIS FM Wango Tango By AT&T visit iHeartRadio.com/WangoTango.