Nickelodeon SlimeFest

Nickelodeon SlimeFest is an annual music and entertainment festival organized by the American children's network Nickelodeon.^[1] Originally held in Australia, other SlimeFest festivals were then held in various parts of the world, including the United States, which held its most recent edition in June 2019.^[2]

Nickelodeon SlimeFest
Genre	Music festival
Presented by	Luke Ryan Wyatt Nixon Lloyd Rahart Adams Delta Goodrem
Country of origin	Australia United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Running time	90 mins (including commercials)
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	15 September 2012 (2012-09-15) – 9 June 2019 (2019-06-09)
Related
Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards

The event was set to return to the United States on 21–22 March 2020 at The Forum as a tie-in with the 2020 Kids' Choice Awards,^[3] however, the event was cancelled as a result of local health concerns about the international coronavirus pandemic.^[4]

Hosts and Cities

Event	Date		Host	City	Venue
	Event	Aired
1st Annual (2012)	15 September 2012	16 September 2012	Luke Ryan & Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd	Sydney	Hordern Pavilion
2nd Annual (2013)	27 September 2013	30 September 2013			Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
3rd Annual (2014)	26 September 2014 28 September 2014	29 September 2014		Sydney & Melbourne	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre & State Netball and Hockey Centre
4th Annual (2015)	25 September 2015 27 September 2015	28 September 2015	Rahart Adams[5]	Sydney & Melbourne	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre & State Netball and Hockey Centre
5th Annual (2016)	25 September 2016 (Melb) 30 September 2016 (Syd)	30 September 2016	Delta Goodrem[6]	Sydney & Melbourne	Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre & Margaret Court Arena
SlimeFest US (2018)	9–10 June 2018 (Chicago)[1]			Chicago	Huntington Bank Pavilion
SlimeFest US (2019)	8–9 June 2019 (Chicago)[2]			Chicago	Huntington Bank Pavilion
SlimeFest US (2020)	Cancelled (Los Angeles)[3]	N/A	N/A	Los Angeles	The Forum

SlimeFest Performances

SlimeFest 2012

SlimeFest 2012 included performances by^[7] and appearances by:^[8]

Performers

• Jessica Mauboy
• Johnny Ruffo
• Reece Mastin
• Stan Walker
• Christina Parie

Appearances

• Steve "The Commando" Willis
• Richard Wilkins
• Charlotte Dawson
• Brian McFadden

SlimeFest 2013

SlimeFest 2013 included performances by^[9] and appearances by:

Performers

• Big Time Rush
• Guy Sebastian
• Samantha Jade
• Justice Crew
• Heffron Drive
• Jadagrace

Appearances

• Steve "The Commando" Willis
• Reece Mastin
• Rhiannon Fish
• Mike Goldman
• Luke Jacobz
• Sam Moran
• Chris Sebastian

SlimeFest 2014

SlimeFest 2014 included performances by^[10] and appearances by:

Performers

• Cody Simpson
• Sabrina Carpenter
• The Collective
• Savage
• Alli Simpson
• Justice Crew
• Ricki-Lee (Sydney)
• Dami Im (Melbourne)
• Timomatic (Cancelled)

Appearances

• The Voice Kids

SlimeFest 2015

SlimeFest 2015 included performances by^[11] and appearances by:

Performers

• Boyce Avenue
• The Veronicas
• Samantha Jade
• At Sunset
• Reece Mastin
• Timmy Trumpet
• Savage

Appearances

• Cosentino

SlimeFest 2016

SlimeFest 2016 included performances by:^[12]

Performers

• Delta Goodrem
• Omi
• Havana Brown
• G.R.L.
• In Stereo
• Mashd N Kutcher
• Megan Nicole
• Kian & JC (Cancelled)

SlimeFest U.S. 2018

SlimeFest U.S. 2018 included performances by^[11] and appearances by:

Performers

• Zedd
• Liam Payne
• Flo Rida
• JoJo Siwa

Appearances

• Ella Anderson
• Riele Downs
• Benjamin Flores Jr.
• Kel Mitchell
• Owen Joyner
• Daniella Perkins
• Breanna Yde

SlimeFest U.S. 2019

SlimeFest U.S. 2019 included performances by^[11] and appearances by:

Performers

• Pitbull
• Bebe Rexha
• JoJo Siwa
• T-Pain

Appearances

• Annie LeBlanc
• Scarlett Spencer
• Dallas Dupree Young
• Ella Anderson
• Riele Downs
• Owen Joyner
• Daniella Perkins

SlimeFest U.S. 2020

SlimeFest U.S. 2020 was cancelled on 3 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4] This is what would have been the lineup:^[3]

Performers

• JoJo Siwa
• Why Don't We
• French Montana
• Blanco Brown
• Darci Lynne

Appearances

• Ryan Alessi
• Aria Brooks
• Reece Caddell
• Kate Godfrey
• Gabrielle Nevaeh Green
• Nathan Janak
• Lex Lumpkin
• Chinguun Sergelen
• Cooper Barnes
• Sean Ryan Fox
• Michael D. Cohen
• Young Dylan

International

Following on from the success of Nickelodeon SlimeFest in Australia, the music festival has since been exported to several other countries with local performers and artists. SlimeFest events have taken place in Spain, Italy^[13] and the UK^[14] (September 2016). Nickelodeon announces its first Slimefest in Asia in August 2019. It was held at the Mall of Asia Concert Grounds in the Philippines on 28 September 2019.