We’ll be bringing VEVO fans even more live concert experiences with the just-announced “Unstaged: An Original Series from American Express.”

Partnering with our friends at American Express and YouTube, we’ll live stream five concerts over the remainder of the year. The series will feature some of the music industry’s breakthrough artists playing at landmark venues across the country, tapping some of today’s most influential filmmakers to direct the live-streams, and use digital and social media to connect the online audience to the live shows in unexpected ways. The series is scheduled to also feature a variety of surprise musical guest performances along the way.

Officially beginning August 5, “Unstaged” will kick-off with Arcade Fire live from Madison Square Garden in New York City. The performance will be live-streamed from the world’s most famous arena and will coincide with the band’s highly anticipated third album release, The Suburbs (Merge Records) on August 3. Access the Arcade Fire live-stream at: www.youtube.com/arcadefirevevo.

John Legend and The Roots will join the “Unstaged” lineup later this year, with a complete list of artists set to be unveiled in the coming months.