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Friday 26 of April 2024

Imagine Dragons, Maroon 5 to perform during March Madness


FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2018 file photo, Dan Reynolds, from left, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman and Daniel Wayne Sermon of Imagine Dragons arrives at the 2018 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Fleetwood Mac in New York.  Imagine Dragons and Maroon 5 are the initial performers announced for the NCAA March Madness Festival in San Antonio, where the men’s Final Four is being held. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File),FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2018 file photo, Dan Reynolds, from left, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman and Daniel Wayne Sermon of Imagine Dragons arrives at the 2018 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Fleetwood Mac in New York.  Imagine Dragons and Maroon 5 are the initial performers announced for the NCAA March Madness Festival in San Antonio, where the men’s Final Four is being held. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2018 file photo, Dan Reynolds, from left, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman and Daniel Wayne Sermon of Imagine Dragons arrives at the 2018 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Fleetwood Mac in New York. Imagine Dragons and Maroon 5 are the initial performers announced for the NCAA March Madness Festival in San Antonio, where the men’s Final Four is being held. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File),FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2018 file photo, Dan Reynolds, from left, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman and Daniel Wayne Sermon of Imagine Dragons arrives at the 2018 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Fleetwood Mac in New York. Imagine Dragons and Maroon 5 are the initial performers announced for the NCAA March Madness Festival in San Antonio, where the men’s Final Four is being held. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
The final weekend of March Madness will feature performances from Maroon 5 and Imagine Dragons during a three-day festival. The NCAA March Madness Festival will be in San Antonio, where the Final Four is set to be held. More performers are also slated.

NEW YORK (AP) — The end of March Madness will feature more than just basketball: Imagine Dragons and Maroon 5 are the initial performers announced for the NCAA March Madness Festival.

The festival, from March 30 to April 1, will take place at Hemisfair in San Antonio, where the men’s Final Four is being held. The festival will be livestreamed on NCAA.com as well as other channels.

This will mark repeat performances from both Grammy-winning bands. Imagine Dragons performed at the event in 2015 and Maroon 5 in 2016.

More performers are slated to be announced later.

March Madness is the annual NCAA Division I tournament that culminates with the Final Four championship weekend.