Kanye, Sam Smith, the Who set for iHeartRadio Music Festival
By MESFIN FEKADU, Associated Press
Jul 30, 2015 8:27 AM CDT
FILE - In this April 15, 2015 file photo, Roger Daltrey, left, and Pete Townshend perform with The Who at the tour opener of The Who Hits 50! US tour at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Kanye West, Sam Smith, Janet Jackson and the Who are some of the A-Listers set for the iHeartRadio Music Festival...   (Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West, Sam Smith, Janet Jackson and the Who are some of the A-listers set for the iHeartRadio Music Festival this fall.

Lil Wayne, Coldplay, the Weeknd and Blake Shelton will also perform during the two-day event in Las Vegas on Sept. 18-19, IHeartMedia announced Thursday.

The festival, in its fifth year, will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Ryan Seacrest will host the event.

Tickets go on sale Saturday for the general public.

Other performers include David Guetta, Kenny Chesney, Fall Out Boy, Disclosure, Duran Duran, Prince Royce, Diplo, the Killers and Jason Derulo.

The festival will live stream on Yahoo! and iHeartMedia's radio stations. It will air as a two-night special on The CW Network on Sept. 29-30.

The festival will also include outdoor daytime performances at the MGM Resorts Village on Sept. 19. Performers for the Daytime Village include Demi Lovato, Hozier, Tove Lo, Trey Songz, Walk the Moon, Nick Jonas, Big Sean, Lee Brice, Echosmith and James Bay.

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