New Year's Eve

Chi-Town Rising's Broadcast Boulevard Set to Provide Ultimate NYE Experience

The area provides direct access to many of the night's events, including: the Countdown Stage, Music Series, Host Talent, Countdown and Rising Star

Chi-Town Rising's Broadcast Boulevard is perhaps the most exciting place a person can be during the New Year's Eve celebration. 

The area provides direct access to many of the night's events, including: the Countdown Stage, Music Series, Host Talent, Countdown and Rising Star.

It will also be featured on the live television broadcast on NBC. Additionally, guests in this area will have access to concessions and merchandise tents. Basically, everyone at Broadcast Boulevard for the celebration will be at the center of the action.

Gates will be open to to pass-holders at 6:30 p.m. Meanwhile, The Chi-Town Rising Countdown stage will go live at 7:00 p.m. with a group of artists taking the stage in the Chi-Town Rising Music Series, featuring a live broadcast by KISS-FM personalities.

You can guarantee your spot on Broadcast Boulevard by booking a package with one of the Official Hotel Partners that includes passes to the event, or you can purchase passes at the following site.

Legendary rock band Chicago and alt-rock artists American Authors will headline Chi-Town Rising's Countdown Stage.

The epic, first-of-its-kind New Year's Eve event will also feature a "visually spectacular countdown to 2016" and a major fireworks show, organizers said. 

The event, presented by Corona Extra and hosted by Hyatt Gold Passport, will be held along the Chicago River between Michigan Avenue and Columbus Drive, with a Countdown Stage on the south side of the river and a midnight countdown featuring a giant Chicago star rising into the sky.

As the countdown begins, the star will ascend 36 stories up the Hyatt Regency Chicago's West Tower, culminating in the fireworks show.

The celebration will be televised live on NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago beginning at 11 p.m. on Dec. 31.

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