The Small Stage Series will feature performances from five artists at small venues in U.S. cities, shining the spotlight on small businesses by encouraging consumers at each stop on the tour to shop small, according to the release.
American Express will partner with businesses and restaurants near the venues in each city to provide eligible card members with $30 gift cards at small local businesses that can be used towards shopping, dining and more in the local communities. The multi-city concert series kicks off in tandem with the release of the 2022 Shop Small Summer survey, which shows that shopping small can add as much as $793 billion into the national economy this summer, per the release.
“With the return of live experiences, we want to bring more awareness to all the ways consumers can immerse themselves in the culture of local communities and support the local businesses, restaurants and small venues that make them unique,” American Express Chief Marketing Officer Elizabeth Rutledge said in the press release.
The concert series will kick off with Måneskin on Thursday, July 28, in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City. More artists, cities and dates will be announced throughout the summer.
“Since launching SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series we’ve aimed to shine a spotlight on local venues across the country by bringing performances from groundbreaking and often stadium level artists,” SiriusXM President and Chief Content Officer Scott Greenstein said in the announcement.
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Related: Amex Adds Cash Back Rewards, Other Benefits to Blue Cash Everyday Card
Last week, American Express unveiled a redesigned Blue Cash Everyday Card, adding new online shopping rewards and credits for streaming and cooking at home, among other benefits.
The updated, no-annual-fee Blue Cash Everyday card offers 3% cash back on United States online retail purchases, at supermarkets and at gas stations on up to $18,000 per year ($6,000 per year in purchases in each category) with 1% back on all other purchases, the release stated.
The card also offers new monthly statement credits of up to $15 back on online purchases at pre-packaged meal delivery/prep service Home Chef and $7 back after card members spend $13.99 or more each month on an eligible Disney Bundle subscription, according to the release.
