NEW YORK, Dec. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM announced today that it will broadcast concerts, DJ sets and special performances live on New Year's Eve.

SiriusXM's New Year's Eve Live Concert Lineup Includes:

• Dead & Company at the Forum in Los Angeles—airing live on SiriusXM's Grateful Dead Channel
• Jimmy Buffett at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn – airing live on SiriusXM's Radio Margaritaville
• Willie Nelson from Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater in Austin – airing live on SiriusXM's Willie's Roadhouse
• Morrissey at the Galen Center in Los Angeles – airing live on SiriusXM's 1^st Wave
• Gregg Allman at the Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta – airing live on SiriusXM's Classic Vinyl
• Widespread Panic at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta – airing live on SiriusXM's Jam_On
• Southside Johnny from the Court Basie in Red Bank, NJ – airing live on SiriusXM's E Street Radio
• KC & The Sunshine Band from the Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, CA – airing live on SiriusXM's 70's on 7
• Countdown in San Bernardino—live DJ sets by Carnage, Flux Pavilion, Yellow Claw, Pierce Fulton, Baggi, The Chainsmokers and Kaskade—airing live on Electric Area

SiriusXM will also broadcast classic New Year's Eve concerts including Pearl Jam at the Academy in New York City in 1992 on Pearl Jam Radio; Bruce Springsteen at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA in 1975 and at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY in 1980 on E Street Radio; and Elvis Presley at the Civic Center Arena in Pittsburgh, PA in 1976 on Elvis Radio.

SiriusXM's The Pulse channel will air "Live in the Vineyard Concert," exclusive performances from vineyards around the valley and the Uptown Theatre, featuring performances by Rob Thomas, Barenaked Ladies, American Authors, James Bay, A Great Big World and For King & Country.

Additionally, SiriusXM will air year end countdown specials across fourteen music channels, including Alt Nation, Octane, SiriusXMU, Hits 1, The Pulse, BPM, Chill, Shade 45, The Highway and more, featuring the biggest songs of 2015.

Pitbull's Globalization, SiriusXM's exclusive channel in partnership with Pitbull, will feature Pitbull's New Year's Mega Mix, which includes more than 60 hours of exclusive DJ mixes created just for New Year's; 1^st Wave will air a special New Year's edition of its Safety Dance mix show featuring 17 hours of new wave dance mixes.

SiriusXM will also launch a limited-run party music channel on New Year's Eve, New Year's Nation. The limited-run channel is the ultimate soundtrack to New Year's Eve parties around the country and will feature the biggest, upbeat party hits from genres across SiriusXM's music platform. New Year's Nation, which will be available on channel 18 and via the SiriusXM app for smartphones and other connected devices and online at siriusxm.com, Thursday, December 31 at 12:00 pm through Saturday, January 2 at 3:00 am ET.

For more information on SiriusXM, please visit www.siriusxm.com. 

About SiriusXM

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has 29 million subscribers.  SiriusXM creates and broadcasts commercial-free music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news; exclusive talk and entertainment, and a wide-range of Latin music, sports and talk programming.  SiriusXM is available in vehicles from every major car company in the U.S. and on smartphones and other connected devices as well as online at siriusxm.com. SiriusXM radios and accessories are available from retailers nationwide and online at SiriusXM.  SiriusXM also provides premium traffic, weather, data and information services for subscribers in cars, trucks, and RVs through SiriusXM Traffic™, SiriusXM Travel Link, NavTraffic®, NavWeather™.  SiriusXM delivers critical weather, data and information services to aircraft and boats through SiriusXM Aviation, SiriusXM Marine™, Sirius Marine Weather, XMWX Aviation™, XMWX Weather, and XMWX Marine™.  In addition, SiriusXM Music for Business provides commercial-free music to a variety of businesses.  SiriusXM holds a minority interest in SiriusXM Canada which has more than 2.6 million subscribers. SiriusXM is also a leading provider of connected vehicles services to major automakers, giving customers access to a suite of safety, security, and convenience services including automatic crash notification, stolen vehicle recovery assistance, enhanced roadside assistance and turn-by-turn navigation.

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Contact for SiriusXM:

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