Budweiser Made in America music festival makes its LA debut
By Angie Wang
Sept. 1, 2014 9:34 p.m.
Rita Ora joined Iggy Azalea on stage to perform their hit single "Black Widow."
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Australian hip-hop artist Iggy Azalea performed the widely regarded summer anthem "Fancy."
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Rita Ora, who was scheduled to perform on Sunday, unexpectedly joined Iggy Azalea on Saturday to perform "Black Widow."
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Kendrick Lamar and T.D.E. rapped breathlessly to the Saturday audience.
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Headliners Kanye West, John Mayer and Imagine Dragons performed at the Marilyn Stage, one of three stages of Budweiser Made in America, set up in front of Los Angeles City Hall.
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Festival-goers climbed onto bus stop gazebos and structures of Grand Park for a good view of alternative rock band Imagine Dragons.
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Streams of fog shot up throughout Imagine Dragons' set on Saturday night.
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Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds pounds on a drum during their set on the Marilyn Stage.
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Imagine Dragons performed hit songs "It's Time" and "Demons."
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Imagine Dragons concluded their set with the hit single "Radioactive."
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Imagine Dragons bassist Ben McKee slapped the bass on Saturday night.
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Imagine Dragons jammed out on their instruments in between songs.
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Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds crowd surfed on the Saturday-night audience.
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Electro-pop duo Scavenger Hunt opened up Budweiser Made in America festival on Sunday, performing on the Dylan Stage. Vocalist Jill Lamoureux sang to the early Sunday crowd.
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Mandolin player Johnny Zambetti of Terraplane Sun performed on the Marilyn Stage to the early Sunday crowd.
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Budweiser Made in America Festival included a skatepark.
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British singer-songwriter Rita Ora performed "I Will Never Let You Down" on the Marilyn Stage on Sunday afternoon.
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Dr.Greenthumb rapped and advocated for the legalization of marijuana during Cypress Hill's set on Sunday afternoon.
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John Mayer swooned the crowd on Sunday night with his bluesy guitar playing and quirky lyrics of "No Such Thing," "Gravity" and "Dear Marie."
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Colombian artist Juanes jammed out on his guitar, delivering Spanish songs to the crowd. Juanes told the audience he moved to Los Angeles 15 years ago with nothing but his dreams.
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Alternative rock band Weezer charmed the audience with its nerdy rock aesthetic and quirky lyrics of songs like "Island in the Sun" and "Buddy Holly."
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L.A. based singer-songwriter ZZ Ward performed on Saturday.
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Hip-hop artist YG drew heavy cheers from the Saturday afternoon audience.
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Capital Cities trumpeter Spencer Ludwig abandoned the stage to interact with the audience on Saturday.
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Sebu Simonian of indie pop duo Capital Cities played the keyboard and sang during their set on Saturday.
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Drummer Channing Holmes and vocalist Ryan Merchant of Capital Cities contributed to an electrifying set.
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Trumpeter Spencer Ludwig of Capital Cities contributed his vocals to their set on Saturday.
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Capital Cities took a bow, finishing their set with "Safe and Sound."
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Hip-hop artist Kanye West performed on the Marilyn Stage on Sunday night.
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Kanye West closed out the first Budweiser Made in America in Los Angeles with a blood-pumping performance of "Blood on the Leaves."
