Marshmello to Headline YouTube OnStage at VidCon 2018 Feat. Appearances by Liza Koshy & Collins Key

YouTube and VidCon are partnering once again to produce a live entertainment showcase to kick off the 9th Annual VidCon US. Youtube OnStage is in its second year and will be a dynamic celebration of the biggest trends and artists on the platform today.

Recording artist Marshmello, whose top hits 'Alone' and 'Silence' have over 1 Billion Youtube views, will headline the event and perform several of his fan favorites. Marshmello has over 14 million subscribers and 2.4 billion views on his channel in just three years.

The high energy 90-minute show presented by LEGO Systems and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation will be held on Thursday, June 21 at The Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California and will be open to all conference attendees through a ticket lottery system.*

YouTube OnStage will feature appearances by top Youtube creators, including Liza Koshy who will appear alongside the cast of her highly anticipated Youtube Original 'Liza on Demand', Collins Key who returns to the stage by popular demand, Merrick Hanna, Kyle Hanagami and many more.

In 2017, over 30,000 fans, creators, and industry leaders gathered at VidCon events to celebrate the power of online video. With Youtube OnStage kicking off this year's event, the program for 2018 is expected to be even bigger and more dynamic than ever.

YouTube is the title sponsor of VidCon US.

*Visit VidCon.com/onstage by May 29 for more information and to enter THE LOTTERY for admission to Youtube Onstage (Entrants to THE LOTTERY must be registered for VidCon).

ABOUT YOUTUBE

Launched in May 2005, Youtube allows BILLIONS of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos. Youtube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe and acts as a distribution platform for original content creators and advertisers large and small. Youtube is a Google company.

ABOUT VIDCON

VidCon owns and operates the world's largest events for and about the online video community. Each VidCon brings together fans, veteran and emerging creators, brands, and industry thought-leaders who gather to celebrate the online video ecosystem. The original VidCon, now renamed VidCon US, was founded by Hank and John Green. Total attendance has grown from 1,400 in 2010 to over 31,000 in 2017. VidCon has expanded to Australia with VidCon AU in its second year and the show will debut in London in February 2019 with VidCon London.

ABOUT HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION - IN THEATERS JULY 13, 2018

Sony Pictures Animation's Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, join our favorite monster family as they embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation from providing everyone else's vacation at the hotel. It's smooth sailing for Drac's Pack as the monsters indulge in all of the shipboard fun the cruise has to offer, from monster volleyball to exotic excursions, and catching up on their moon tans. But the dream vacation takes a dangerous turn when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the human captain of the ship, Ericka, who holds a mysterious secret that threatens them all. Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and written by Genndy Tartakovsky and Michael McCullers, the film is produced by Michelle Murdocca.

ABOUT THE LEGO GROUP

The LEGO Group is a privately held, family-owned company with headquarters in Billund, Denmark, and main offices in Enfield, USA, London, UK., Shanghai, China, and Singapore. Founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, and based on the iconic LEGO® brick, it is one of the world's leading manufacturers of play materials. Guided by the company spirit: "Only the best is good enough", the company is committed to the development of children and aims to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow through creative play and learning. LEGO products are sold worldwide and can be virtually explored at www.LEGO.com.