Wango Tango

infobox music festival
music_festival_name = Wango Tango
location = Southern California
years_active= 1998 - Present
founders = KIIS-FM
dates = May - June
genre = Pop Music, Rock music, Hip Hop music
website = [http://kissfm.com Kiis- Official Website]

Wango Tango is an annual day-long concert produced on by KIIS-FM [http://www.kiisfm.com/main.html] radio station in Los Angeles. The concert series has been staged at various venues around southern California including Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Angel Stadium in Anaheim and now Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine.

The concert series is noted for featuring several marquis performers in a day long series of sets. Often, noted celebrities are on hand to introduce each act.

Bands listed in alphabetical order (or, if known, in reverse order of night's performance).

June 13, 1998

Angel Stadium

Will Smith Mariah Carey Hootie & The Blowfish Meredith Brooks Gloria Estefan Paula Cole Olivia Newton-John N*SYNC Vonda Shepard Amber All Saints Wyclef Jean Tom Jones

June 12,1999

Angel Stadium

Ricky Martin Britney Spears Will Smith 98 Degrees Blondie UB40 Shaggy Nancy Sinatra Enrique Iglesias Fabrice Morvan

May 13, 2000

Dodger Stadium

N*SYNC Bosson Eiffel 65 Hanson Marc Anthony Jessica Simpson (with Nick Lachey) Brian McKnight Sugar Ray Goo Goo Dolls Lenny Kravitz Enrique Iglesias Sisqo

June 1,2001

Dodger Stadium

3LW Backstreet Boys Britney Spears American Hi-Fi Dream Eden's Crush Nelly Furtado Nikka Costa Shaggy Sean "Puffy" Combs Ricky Martin Samantha Mumba Wayne Newton Aerosmith The Bee Gees Vertical Horizon Pink/Mya/Christina Aguilara (singing “Lady Marmalade”)

June 15, 2002

Rose Bowl Vanessa Carlton Michelle Branch O-Town Craig Davis India Aire Marc Anthony Paulina Rubio Nick Carter (with Aaron Carter) Kelly Osbourne Pink (with Steven Tyler) Alanis Morissette No Doubt Celine Dion Will Smith Ja Rule (with Ashanti)

May 17, 2003

Rose Bowl

Sting Carlos Santana Christina Aguilera Ruben Studdard Lisa Marie Presley Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray Craig David Michelle Branch Jennifer Love Hewitt

May 15, 2004

Rose Bowl

Ashlee Simpson Backstreet Boys Cassidy Enrique Iglesias Fefe Dobson the Black Eyed Peas Good Charlotte Haylie Duff Hilary Duff J-Kwon JC Chasez Janet Jackson Jessica Simpson Kimberley Locke Lenny Kravitz Maroon 5 N*E*R*D Nick Cannon OutKast William Hung The Pussycat Dolls

May 14,2005

Angel Stadium

Gwen Stefani Will Smith Jennifer Lopez Kelly Clarkson Black Eyed Peas Ludacris Backstreet Boys Ciara Lindsay Lohan Simple Plan Frankie J Natalie Ryan Cabrera Pussycat Dolls

May 7, 2006

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Kanye West Mary J.Blige Daddy Yankee Rihanna Ne-yo Ray-J Natasha Bedingfield Nick Cannon Baby Bash

May 12,2007

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Omarion Pitbull Gym Class Heroes Robin Thicke Eliott Yamin Baby Bash Paula DeAnda Fergie Kelly Clarkson Enrique Iglesias Ludacris

May 10, 2008

Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Pitbull Snoop Dogg Flo-rida Danity Kane Cherish Miley Cyrus Shawyze The Dey Jonas Brothers

External links

* [http://kissfm.com Kiis- Official Website]
* [http://www.wangotango.com/2008/index2008.html- Wango Tango- Offical Website]

References

* http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1502377/20050516/stefani_gwen.jhtml