CARSON, Calif. (Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015) – StubHub Center will host the Night Nation Run, the world’s first running music festival, this Saturday, Oct. 24. The Night Nation™ is an interactive 5K that combines running with live music, EDM DJs, light shows and more to benefit Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a groundbreaking initiative created to accelerate innovative cancer research in order to save lives.

The Night Nation™ event will be attended by personal trainer and NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” star Jillian Michaels in addition to multiple electronic dance music (EDM) DJs and performers, including Willy Joy, Junior Sanchez, Tony Styles and Chris Schambacher, who will perform live. DJs will kick off music beginning at 6:30 p.m. PT before the first wave of runs start at 7:30 p.m. PT. Following all runs, the main stage will host an after party for the entire group with all entertainers and performers. The Night Nation’s illuminated run course around StubHub Center features interactive light shows, and powerful sound systems, the events promise to offer a full sensory experience.

Event gates will open at 5 p.m. PT with the pre-party beginning at 6:30 p.m. and leading up to the beginning of running at 7:30 p.m. PT. Throughout the course at StubHub Center will be multiple party zones with live DJs, dancers, lightshows, selfie-stations and giveaways. After all races are completed, a special headline DJs will be unveiled and host the after party, which will feature light shows, fog, dancing and more giveaways. 

The Night Nation Run is featured across major cities all over the United States, including Denver, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami. New York, Washington and more. To date, over 250,000 people have registered to become a member of Night Nation™.

Participants can register by visiting www.nightnationrun.com/losangeles-register. Registration includes a Night Nation T-shirt, a race bib, glow necklace, admission to the Night Nation after party in addition to other free giveaways.

For more information on Night Nation™, visit www.nightnationrun.com.

WHO:              

• 7,000 Night Nation™ participants
• Special guests including:
  • “The Biggest Loser” star Jillian Michaels
  • EDM DJs and performers including Willy Joy, Junior Sanchez, Tony Styles, Chris Schambacher and others
  • A surprise headline DJ

WHAT:

• Night Nation Run
  • The world’s 1st Running Music Festival. A 5K musical voyage filled with lights, lasers, beats and celebration for the lover of Electric Dance Music to benefit Stand Up To Cancer.    

WHEN:            

• Saturday, Oct. 24
  • 5:00 p.m. PT – Gates open
  • 6:30 p.m. PT – Pre-party and music begin
  • 7:30 p.m. PT – Running
  • Post-runs – Main Stage after-party

WHERE:          

• StubHub Center

          18400 Avalon Blvd

          Carson, CA 90746

For more information, please contact any member of the StubHub Center communications department. Parking and credentials will be provided for media members and TV trucks. To RSVP, please email cglidden@lagalaxy.com and vmercado@lagalaxy.com.

 

ABOUT NIGHT NATION™

The Night Nation is the world’s 1st Running Music Festival. A 5K musical voyage filled with lights, lasers, beats and celebration for the lover of Electric Dance Music. Run, walk, skip or dance your way through this electrifying adventure. Your journey will take you through an illuminated racecourse to multiple DJ stages, each with its own unique exhilarating party, finishing with an explosive main stage after party.

The Night Nation’s illuminated run course features interactive light shows, and powerful sound systems, the events promise to offer a full sensory experience.

ABOUT STAND UP TO CANCER

STAND UP TO CANCER (SU2C) is a groundbreaking initiative created to accelerate innovative cancer research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now. SU2C’s mission is to raise funds to accelerate the pace of groundbreaking translational research that can get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now. SU2C brings together the best and the brightest researchers and mandates collaboration among the cancer community. By galvanizing the entertainment industry, SU2C has set out to generate awareness, educate the public on cancer prevention and help more people diagnosed with cancer become long-term survivors. For more information, visit http://www.standup2cancer.org.

ABOUT STUBHUB CENTER

StubHub Center is southern California’s home of world-class competition and training facilities for amateur, Olympic, collegiate and professional athletes. Managed by AEG Facilities, the $150 million, privately financed facility was developed by AEG on a 125-acre site on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) in Carson, California. StubHub Center features an 8,000-seat tennis stadium, a 27,000-seat stadium for soccer, football and other athletic competitions and outdoor concerts; a 2,000-seat facility for track & field and a 2,450-seat indoor Velodrome – the VELO Sports Center – for track cycling.  StubHub Center is home to Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy, the five-time MLS Cup Champions. StubHub Center is also home of the United States Tennis Association’s (USTA) High Performance Training Center, the national team training headquarters for the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) and EXOS, an international training center for elite and professional athletes. For additional information, please visit www.stubhubcenter.com.