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Jayhawks and Apple Team Up for iTunes Giveaway
The performing arts center of the University of Kansas, the Lied Center, today announced a partnership with Apple to distribute 50,000 special Lied Center iTunes cards to people in the Midwest US. Each of the special cards provides free downloads of 20 songs by artists who will be performing at the Lied Center during the 2008-09 season.The exclusive card, available at the Lied Center Ticket Office, provides a way for the Lied Center to attract new patrons and give existing ones a way to capture a foretaste of the upcoming season. The free music downloads available with the card include artists such as Phillip Glass, Laurie Anderson, and the Turtle Island String Quartet.
You can view the special Lied Center playlist in iTunes by clicking here.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
The Dude said 2:23PM on 6-12-2008
I got one of these from a friend the other day. It's a pretty cool idea and has a nice selection of artists.
Is this unique to KU or are other arts halls doing this?
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Ian Cahir said 2:32PM on 6-12-2008
Glad you enjoyed it!
U of Illinois did this for a festival in 2005, and Stanford did it in 2007. We're hoping this is the beginning of a bigger partnership with Apple/iTunes. But right now, we're the only university they're doing it with.
dtpollitt said 9:33PM on 6-12-2008
Ian--
I'm a grad student @ KU and a semi-frequent Lied Center visitor...how do I get one of these?
Dan
Miche said 3:29PM on 6-12-2008
Smart marketing. It also takes the sting from gas prices when you have to drive from Kansas City to Lawrence to attend a concert.
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ogvor said 4:13PM on 6-12-2008
How is it that I attend KU (and summer classes right now!) and I heard about this here first! I check the schools website everyday for email and news and I missed this? Oh well, great idea, I think I'll walk over and pick one up today.
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Ben said 4:35PM on 6-12-2008
This is pretty neat.
I'm entering KU as a Freshman this Fall, so it's nice to see they're embracing technology like this.
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kody Willnauer said 4:42PM on 6-12-2008
As a KU student this is awesome and great publicity!
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Jon said 4:44PM on 6-12-2008
KU stinks!!!!
I jest (K-State-er here).
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Ian Cahir said 4:53PM on 6-12-2008
To all the KU and midwest people... we just released this today, so it's brand new. And you'll start seeing the cards out and about especially after today to go along with our single-ticket on-sale date on Monday.
So thanks for the great comments, and enjoy the free tunes!
Ian Murray said 5:51PM on 6-12-2008
It's always nice to see something that meshes my two loves, KU and Macs.
Rock Chalk Jayhawk, indeed.
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Dan Manning said 8:00PM on 6-12-2008
You know, oddly enough, the University of Nebraska has a Lied Center as well. Weird.
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Actually, when I first read it, I jumped for joy. I'm going to the Lied Center (in Nebraska) in a couple of weeks for an acting festival. ITF FTW!
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Ian Cahir said 7:54AM on 6-13-2008
There is a Lied in Nebraska. Both named after the same donor.
And to the earlier commenter:
1. come in to the ticket office.
2. We'll be handing out at specific events around lawrence this summer.
3. every ticket purchase will have at least one card in the envelope.
Hope this helps.
KU GS said 2:10PM on 6-13-2008
Too bad the front page on the site doesnt look more like Apple's Cover Flow... Ian, how bout you get right on that?
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