Kendall Schmidt & Dustin Belt Continue Heffron Drive Tour This Summer
By: BWW News Desk Aug. 08, 2016
As one of their last stops of the tour, they will be playing at Revolution Bar in Amityville, NY on August 25th and at Webster Hall in New York City, NY on August 26th.
KENDALL SCHMIDT, lead singer of the LA Based indie band HEFFRON DRIVE was awarded the Ischia Global Icon Award during the 2016 Ischia Global Film & Music Festival in Italy following there sold out concert on the Italian Island of Ischia. The Award presented by Kerry Kennedy (Pictured) celebrates influential artists in the entertainment industry and was joined on stage by fellow recipients and Hollywood Icons Tim Robins, Danny DeVito, Jeremy Irons and Danny Glover.
HEFFRON DRIVE kicked off their summer tour July 23rd in Venice Beach California where they headlined the "Road to Rio" Event for the United States Olympic Committee. Heffron Drive were joined by Haliee Steinfeld and Rachel Platten as they helped send the TEAM USA on their road to GOLD at the 2016 Olympic Games.
2016 has proven to be a great year for the band, providing Heffron Drive fans (Drivers) with plenty to look forward to including new music, new music videos and tour dates added to their world tour including stops in New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Paul, Boston, Amityville NY, Des Moines IA, Boston and Philadelphia and Europe
Drivers attending these shows were the first to listen LIVE to their latest single "Don't Let Me Go"; now available worldwide being shared among fans with the hashtag #DLMG for short. The single followed the success of "Rain Don't Come" which Kendall and Dustin released earlier this year and played for viewers internationally on the iHeartRadio / What's Trending / American Red Cross #Tubeathon this past April.
Soon, Drivers will also be able to view a special in-studio performance of "Rain Don't Come" via Virgin Produced Channels on-board Virgin America and Virgin Australia flights, as well as at Virgin Hotels starting August 2016.
Heffron Drive was formed in Burbank, CA in 2008 by Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt. Both originally from Wichita, KS, the duo met on the street "Heffron Drive" where they quickly became friends and began making music together. Shortly after creating the band, Kendall booked the Nickelodeon/Columbia Records television show BIG TIME RUSH as one of the four leading members, and Dustin became the touring guitarist for the band. The two spent nearly 5 years on the road with BTR, which is currently on indefinite hiatus, leading to the revival of Heffron Drive. Both Kendall and Dustin are excited about their upcoming projects and look forward to spreading their music across the world.
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