In a cool mashup of music and esports, Evanescence’s smash hit single “Better Without You,” will be prominently featured in the Riot Games / LCS Summer Kickoff the next two weekends (June 4-6, June 11-13). The song comes from their recent album The Bitter Truth (review here), is currently Top 20 at US Rock Radio and climbing.

 

Buy tickets to Evanescence’s rebooked world tour starting this fall:

https://evanescencestore.com/dept/the-bitter-truth?cp=101960_108529

The LCS & League Of Legends is the world’s most-watched eSports league in North America and the 3rd most-watched league overall in the key demographic of 18-34 year olds. The Top 5 sports leagues for that demographic are

 

1) NFL

2) NBA

3) LCS

4) MLB

5) NHL

With an estimated peak audience of 400,000, the LCS partnership with Evanescence & Riot Games puts the music in front of another diverse yet active fan base and comes on the heels of the band’s recently announced fall tour with Halestorm.