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The much-hyped iHeartRadio Music Festival is set for this weekend in Las Vegas.

If you haven’t been fortunate enough to snag a ticket to the sold-out event, you can still watch, on Facebook, on the iHeartRadio website or, apparently, in high definition on Xbox live.

For Idol fans, it’s sure to be worth checking out, even if the concert runs a wee bit late for those of us on the East Coast (10 p.m. to 3 a.m. each night, Friday and Saturday).

The Friday night lineup includes Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson. Carrie has already said she’ll sing the best of her best, not material planned for the new album. I’ve gotta think Kelly will perform her new single at least.

The Saturday lineup includes Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler, both of whom can pretty much thank American Idol for their involvement. I doubt either would have been among promoters’ A-list of artists in their pre-judging days.

There’s no set time for when each performer will go on, but here’s the order of appearance, courtesy of iHeartRadio.

The best news: Kelly Clarkson performs second (in other words, not too late) in the Friday night show.

Friday order of appearance

Black Eyed Peas
Kelly Clarkson
Bruno Mars
Carrie Underwood
Jane’s Addiction
Coldplay
Alicia Keys
Jay-Z

Saturday order of appearance

Steven Tyler (with special guest Jeff Beck)
Nicki Minaj
Rascal Flatts
Jennifer Lopez
Sublime With Rome
David Guetta (with special guest Usher)
Kenny Chesney
Lady Gaga (with special guest Sting)