SEAT COMMITS TO MUSIC WITH LOLLAPALOOZA PARIS AND BERLIN

• The brand is participating at the music festival’s two European events with initiatives relating to urban art and mobility
• SEAT is organising parkour activities for youngsters in the family area, Kidzapalooza, in both cities
• Following the success of Primavera Sound, the company is also sponsoring Primavera Club in October

SEAT has reaffirmed its commitment to music by partnering with Lollapalooza, one of the world’s major urban festivals. The carmaker is organising several activities in Paris, where the festival is taking place from 21 to 22 July, and will be the main sponsor of the fourth annual Lollapalooza Berlin on 8 and 9 September.

SEAT will be present for the first time at the Paris festival, which drew 110,000 visitors last year, with Depeche Mode, Gorillaz and The Killers headlining. In addition to music, street art will also be in the spotlight at both European events with the collaboration by SEAT, featuring the Creative Wall, a creative mural by international graphic artists. Likewise, the SEAT Village will be open to the general public, where music lovers can enjoy a chill-out zone, mobile phone chargers and wifi.

In September, visitors to Lollapalooza Berlin can enjoy performances by groups such as The Weeknd, Kraftwerk 3D, Imagine Dragons and David Guetta on a special grandstand installed by SEAT in front of the main stage. In addition, children and youngsters can drive scale size models of SEAT cars in the Kidzapalooza area which will also include music, fun activities, a parkour layout and a space for the whole family with street art on display.

“SEAT has a seamless connection with Lollapalooza and its young fan base. We have the same passion for music and urban art, and the festival is a perfect platform to share our optimistic, young spirit”, pointed out SEAT global Marketing Director Susanne Franz.

Live Nation Brand Partnership & Media GSA Director, Oliver Bresch, emphasised that, “we are very delighted to partner with SEAT at Lollapalooza festivals in Europe. The partnership fits very well for both brands because Lollapalooza is young, cheeky, colourful and urban, just like SEAT.”

This is another step forward in SEAT’s commitment to music and street art. The company is a strategic partner of the internationally renowned Primavera Sound, with both sharing their youthful, innovative spirit and ties with the city of Barcelona. Following the festival’s smashing success last May, with 220,000 visitors, SEAT will sponsor Primavera Club in October, an event where emerging bands on the international stage can showcase their talent.

SEAT is the only company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets cars in Spain. A member of the Volkswagen Group, the multinational has its headquarters in Martorell (Barcelona), exporting 80% of its vehicles, and is present in over 80 countries on all five continents. In 2017, SEAT obtained an after tax profit of 281 million euros, sold close to 470,000 cars and achieved a record turnover of more than 9.5 billion euros.

The SEAT Group employs more than 15,000 professionals and has three production centres – Barcelona, El Prat de Llobregat and Martorell, where it manufactures the highly successful Ibiza, Arona and Leon. Additionally, the company produces the Ateca and the Toledo in the Czech Republic, the Alhambra in Portugal and the Mii in Slovakia.

The multinational has a Technical Centre, which operates as a knowledge hub that brings together 1,000 engineers who are focussed on developing innovation for Spain’s largest industrial investor in R&D. SEAT already features the latest connectivity technology in its vehicle range and is currently engaged in the company’s global digitalisation process to promote the mobility of the future.