The post-grunge era band will light up Daytona International Speedway on August 24
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 22, 2024) – Daytona International Speedway announced today that Lit has been named the pre-race concert performer for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 on August 24. Lit remains one of the most active bands during the post-grunge era and will look to bring the intense energy to the speedway during their performance.
“Bringing in an iconic rock band like Lit to perform our pre-race concert will be awesome for all our fans to enjoy before the Coke Zero Sugar 400,” said Daytona International Speedway President Frank Kelleher. “I know a few of our staff have sung ‘My Own Worst Enemy’ at karaoke a few times before. You better believe I’ll be by the stage with the crowd as we look to build the energy before the NASCAR Playoffs.”
The band includes brothers Ajay Popoff (lead vocals) and Jeremy Popoff (lead guitar), Kevin Baldes (bass), and Taylor Carroll (drums). The popular massive hit single “My Own Worst Enemy” topped the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart for 11 weeks and received the Billboard Music Award for Modern Rock Song of the Year in 1999.
Lit has released seven studio albums, with their most successful being the 1999 album A Place in the Sun, which featured “My Own Worst Enemy.” Songs like “Zip-Lock” and “Miserable” also had great success, which lead to the album being certified platinum. The rock band brought a mix of punk energy and power pop to the music world in the 90’s and hasn’t slowed down since.
In April 2022, Lit released their seventh full-length album and debut for Round Hill Records, Tastes Like Gold. Lit goes back to their punk rock roots with this album and decided to make what the fans wanted. Lit toured with Bowling for Soup earlier this year and has plenty of upcoming tour dates still. They’ll tour with the likes of Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray, Hawthorne Heights, and more later this year.
Fans can purchase an exclusive concert ticket package for the Coke Zero Sugar 400. The package will include a reserved seat, admission to the Hard Rock Bet Fanzone, and premium concert stage front access. Fans can click here to purchase this exclusive ticket package which starts at $116.
Fans who have already purchased tickets to the Coke Zero Sugar 400 can call 1-800-PITSHOP (1-800-748-7467) for premium concert upgrade options.
The Coke Zero Sugar 400 race weekend returns on Aug. 23-24, in the penultimate race of the 2024 regular season, where those in attendance can witness all the intensity of superspeedway racing at DAYTONA.
To find more details regarding the upcoming Coke Zero Sugar 400 race weekend, please visit www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or call 1-800-PITSHOP.
About Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a state-of-the-art motorsports facility and was awarded the SportsBusiness Journal’s prestigious Sports Business Award for Sports Facility of the Year in 2016. Daytona International Speedway is the home of The Great American Race – the DAYTONA 500. Though the season-opening NASCAR Cup Series event garners most of the attention – as well as the largest audience in motorsports – the approximately 500-acre motorsports complex, also known as the World Center of Racing, boasts the most diverse schedule of racing on the globe. Some of the exciting racing events include January’s Rolex 24 At DAYTONA and Roar Before The Rolex 24, February’s DAYTONA 500 and Speedweeks Presented by AdventHealth, March’s Bike Week At DAYTONA Presented By Monster Energy, featuring DAYTONA Supercross and the DAYTONA 200, the August Coke Zero Sugar 400 weekend, and much more. The Speedway grounds are also used extensively for other events that include concerts (Welcome to Rockville, Heroes Honor Festival, etc.), sporting events (DAYTONA Soccer Fest, CLASH DAYTONA, etc.) civic and social gatherings, car shows, photo shoots, production vehicle testing and police motorcycle training.
About NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 14 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR sanctions races in three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series™), four international series (NASCAR Brasil Series, NASCAR Canada Series, NASCAR Mexico Series, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) and a local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in five cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races annually in 11 countries and more than 30 U.S. states.
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