NEW YORK, Aug. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM announced today that its Electric Area channel will present a weekend-long "Global Takeover" featuring DJ sets from around the world exclusively on Electric Area, channel 52.

"Electric Area Labor Day Weekend Global Takeover" will air beginning Friday, August 29 at 12:00 pm ET, through Tuesday, September 2, at 12:00 pm ET on Electric Area via satellite on channel 52, and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com.

Additionally, Electric Area will broadcast DJ sets from some of the biggest DJs in the world, live from New York's Electronic Music Festival, Electric Zoo, at Randall's Island Park in New York City, the sixth consecutive year SiriusXM has broadcast from the festival. Listeners will hear DJ sets by, Alesso, Carnage, Dada Life, Firebeatz, Laidback Luke, Oliver Heldens, Swanky Tunes, Tritonal, Wolfgang Gartner and many others.

"This holiday weekend we are bringing our listeners exclusive broadcasts from across the globe by some of the biggest DJs in the world. Our 'global takeover' will offer our listeners access to these amazing live DJ sets all in one place," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM.

The full-lineup of "Electric Area Labor Day Weekend Global Takeover" and complete broadcast times are available at www.siriusxm.com/electricarea.

"Electric Area Labor Day Weekend Global Takeover" lineup:

• Arty, Adventure Club and MAKJ at Drai's Beach Club & Nightclub in Las Vegas, USA 
• Afrojack at Hakkasan Nightclub in Las Vegas, USA
• Armin van Buuren, Dash Berlin and Kaskade at Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub in Las Vegas, USA  
• Borgeous at Union Hall in Edmonton, Canada
• Fedde Le Grand at Encore Beach Club in Las Vegas, USA
• Hardwell at Creamfields Daresbury, UK 
• New World Punx (Markus Schulz / Ferry Corsten) at Space in Ibiza, Spain
• Sultan & Ned Shepard at Electrobeach in Port-Barcares, France 

Electric Area plays electronic dance music, house, trance, electro, dubstep, progressive, trap, and more, along with the biggest DJs in the world. Listeners will hear Above & Beyond, Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Arty,  Avicii, Axwell, Bingo Players, Borgore, Carl Cox, Carnage, Cedric Gervais, Chuckie, The Crystal Method, Danny Avila, deadmau5, Deniz Koyu, EDX, Fedde Le Grand, Ferry Corsten, Gareth Emery, Hardwell, Josh Wink, Mark Knight, Markus Schulz, Mat Zo, MYNC, Nicky Romero, Paul Oakenfold, Pretty Lights, Quintino, R3hab, Robbie Rivera, Rony Seikaly, Sander van Doorn, Sidney Samson, Steve Angello, Steve Aoki, Thomas Gold, Tiesto, Tritonal, W&W and others.

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