Fuse (www.fuse.tv), the national television network dedicated to music, has today announced Wednesday, February 25 at 11p/10c as the premiere date and time for season three of the highest-rated show in the network’s history, the half-hour docu-style series Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce. Season three follows the record-breaking second season, which premiered last summer to more than triple the amount of viewers compared to the season one premiere.
Big Freedia is set to publish a memoir by Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. The project, tentatively titled, Big Freedia: God Save the Queen Diva, will be released sometime next year.
Fuse, the national television network dedicated to music, has today announced the renewal of the breakout sensation half-hour docu-style series, Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce, for a third and fourth season. This comes on the heels of a record-breaking season two, which wrapped up earlier this month, making Big Freedia the most popular series in Fuse history. Production on the new seasons will begin next month; the 13 episodes will be split into two seasons with season three airing in early 2015.
Big Freedia: Queen Of Bounce Season 2 Finale airs on Fuse TONIGHT! 11p / 10p Central
On the heels of her debut album Just Be Free, and season 2 of her FuseTV hit reality TV show, “Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce,” the Queen of New Orleans Bounce, Big Freedia, will hit the road this fall with an all new stage show and dazzling performances. The 20-plus city tour will be intertwined with performances at major festival dates throughout the country.
Starting September 27 in Shreveport, LA, Big Freedia and her dancers, the Divas, will play cities from coast-to-coast. Big Freedia will also continue performing on the festival circuit, with appearances at Outside Lands, Bumbershoot, Riot Fest, Sunset Strip Music Fest and Voodoo Music Experience this summer and fall. The tour is also being produced in honor of Big Freedia’s Mother Ms. Vera Louise Mason Ross-Johnson. “It’s a sensitive time for me,” says Big Freedia “that makes for a lot of emotion that I will bring to the stage.” The new show, adds Freedia is a “celebration of my mom’s life and how far I’ve come with the dancers to create a new show. I’m excited to share this evolution of my career with my fans!”Big Freedia’s debut album Just Be Free was released on June 17.
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