Grace Helbig Joins leetUP "AwesomeSauce Live" 2012 Tour
/| Here is some geeky news. ATTENTION all giant robot-loving, D&D-obsessed, podcast-pirating, LARP-afflicted, zombie-slaying, cartoon-watching, bacon-eating people of the world -leetUP today announced that viral luminary Grace Helbig will be joining the "AWESOMESAUCE.LIVE!" 2012 fall tour. The massive tour de force which Complex Magazine coined "Kevin Pereira's Coachella for nerds," is set to descend and ravage pop culture fanatics in 10 cities this fall. The YouTube darling hits the road for nine shows, beginning September 20 in Seattle with stops in Portland, Austin, Dallas, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Madison and Chicago. (*Minneapolis excluded) Hear it from the source: Grace Helbig talks joining the leetUP tour on the "Daily Grace": http://www.mydamnchannel.com/ Said Kevin Pereira: "Grace Helbig is the most hilarious, adorable and talented woman on YouTube, and unless Curiosity finds a sign of life, in the GALAXY! She may be known by millions for 'Daily Grace,' but just wait until you see what happens when we strap a few GoPro cameras on her body and toss her into the leetUP crowd!," A wildly popular stand-up and improvisational comedian, Helbing is best known as a correspondent on "G4's Attack of the Show!" and for creating the monster hit web series known to millions as "Daily Grace" on My Damn Channel - voted one of Time Magazine's Best50 websites of 2011. Since the series' inception, Helbig has released over 1000 videos, amassed an astounding 220,000+ channel subscribers and in excess of 34 million views on YouTube alone. Earlier this year she was heralded by Time Magazine's Techland column as one of the best 140 Twitter feeds shaping the online conversation in 2012. Helbig brings her sassy and unique flavor to the leetUP "AWESOMESAUCE. LIVE!" tour where she will perform stand-up sets for the audience and act as roving reporter for check-ins with the crowd. She joins former "Attack of the Show!" host, Kevin Pereira and a collection of geeky celebs and interweb stars including Doug Benson, Paul Scheer, VJ Mike Relm, Epic Meal Time, Zach Pearlman and Ask A Ninja in a two-fold live event designed to celebrate everything nerd. With non-stop action on and off the stage to include panels, podcasts, cosplay, competitions, live entertainment, experiential zones with exclusive technology demos, photo playsets, an old-school videogame arcade and more, it's a true festival of nerdy delights. Upon hearing news of the launch of the leetUP tour, Complex Magazine wrote "Kevin Pereira's Coachella for Nerds Will Ravage..." leetUP was created in 2012 by the tour's host, Pereira, G4 Network founder, Charles Hirschhorn and creative collective iam8bit, as a way for nerds to come together to interactively celebrate all things geek in a high-energy, entertaining and innovative environment. The experimental pooling of their collective experience and tech "know-how" was a huge hit, delighting over 1.000 fans at Los Angeles' Club Nokia with the first-of-its kind experience to the world of the elite geek. Post-event, social media blew up with fan postings of photos and videos from the event, leading to demands across the country for leetUP to take the show on the road. To watch episodes of "Daily Grace": http://www.mydamnchannel.com/ Follow Grace on Twitter: @gracehelbig Follow Kevin on Twitter: @kpereira "AWESOMESAUCE. LIVE!" FALL 2012 TOUR DATES: Thursday, 9/20: Seattle, WA; Neptune Theatre Friday, 9/21: Portland, OR; Crystal Ballroom Friday, 9/28: Austin, TX; Paramount Theater Saturday, 9/29: Dallas, TX; South Side Music Hall Thursday, 10/4: Boston, MA; Royale Friday, 10/5: Philadelphia, PA; Electric Factory Sunday, 10/7: Washington, DC; 9:30 Club Thursday, 10/11: Minneapolis, MN; Mill City Nights Saturday, 10/13: Madison WI; Barrymore Theatre Sunday, 10/14: Chicago, IL; Vic Theatre  |
