NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM announced today that Lynyrd Skynyrd will perform a special invitation-only show for SiriusXM on Thursday, March 15 at the Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta. The exclusive performance for SiriusXM subscribers will feature Lynyrd Skynyrd playing music from throughout their career before the band embarks on its two-year farewell tour, Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour.

"Free Bird," Lynyrd Skynyrd's own Southern Rock channel on SiriusXM, will launch on Friday, March 2 and run through Saturday, March 31 on channel 30, available on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app. "Free Bird" will showcase music from Lynyrd Skynyrd's extensive Rock & Roll Hall of Fame career, including its acclaimed rock anthems and live performances. Additionally, the channel will feature exclusive stories and insights, and shows hosted by band members Gary Rossington, Rickey Medlocke and Johnny Van Zant. The channel will also include southern rock classics from an array of artists, including The Allman Brothers Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, 38 Special, Molly Hatchet, Blackfoot, ZZ Top and many more. 

"Very excited to have SiriusXM support Lynyrd Skynyrd's music and history and to include some of our friends and musical influences on our own channel! Can't wait to share the music and our stories with our generations of fans," said Gary Rossington.

"We are excited to bring our subscribers and a national broadcast audience a great night of music in Atlanta from the world's ultimate Southern Rock band," said Steve Blatter, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Music Programming, SiriusXM. "This special concert, along with Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" channel, are the latest example of SiriusXM's commitment to providing our audiences with targeted, timeless music programming and live performances that we know they will love."

Lynyrd Skynyrd's exclusive concert for SiriusXM in Atlanta will air live on Thursday, March 15 at 9:00 pm ET on "Free Bird," Lynyrd Skynyrd's Southern Rock Channel, on channel 30, on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app. 

The 2018 leg of Lynyrd Skynyrd's final tour, Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour, presented by SiriusXM and produced by Live Nation, will kick off Friday, May 4 in West Palm Beach, FL at the Coral Sky Amphitheatre and will wrap Saturday, September 1 in Atlanta, GA at the Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood.

Subscribers will have the opportunity to win tickets to this private SiriusXM performance through an invitation sent by email. Plus subscribers since February 8, 2018 will be able to enter for the chance to win a trip to Atlanta, GA including airfare, hotel stay and a pair of tickets to SiriusXM Presents Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Buckhead Theatre. See Official Rules for complete details at siriusxm.com/FreeBird.  

SiriusXM subscribers will be able to listen to "Free Bird," Lynyrd Skynyrd's Southern Rock Channel, on ch. 30, and those with streaming access can listen online, on-the-go with the SiriusXM mobile app and at home on a wide variety of connected devices including smart TVs, Amazon Alexa devices, Apple TV, PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more. Go to www.SiriusXM.com/streaming to learn more. 

For more information on Lynyrd Skynyrd, please visit www.lynyrdskynyrd.com.

About Lynyrd Skynyrd

Original members Ronnie Van Zant, Bob Burns, Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, and Larry Junstrom formed the band in 1964, originally known as My Backyard, the band changed to its famous name in the early 1970s, and became popular in the Jacksonville, FL area, where the original members were from. They signed with Sounds of the South Records in 1972, and released their self-titled disc the following year. The album that featured "Free Bird," arguably the most-recognized single in the Southern Rock genre, has sold more than 2 million units since its release. Later down the road the band recorded iconic tracks "Sweet Home Alabama" and "What's Your Name."

The band's story took a tragic turn in October 1977 when a plane crash took the lives of Van Zant, Steve Gaines, backup singer Cassie Gaines, and several of their road crew. The band took a decade-long hiatus before reuniting for a tour and live album, Southern by the Grace of God. Since then, the band has toured and recorded extensively, with their most recent release being Last Of A Dyin' Breed. The band's current line-up includes original member Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, Rickey Medlocke, Mark "Sparky" Matejka, Michael Cartellone, Keith Christopher, Peter Keys, Dale Krantz Rossington and Carol Chase. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.

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