19 ENTERTAINMENT AND DICK CLARK PRODUCTIONS ARE ONCE AGAIN TAKING THE HIT SUMMER SERIES “SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE” ON THE ROAD THIS FALL
America's Favorite Dancers, Including All Stars Coming to the Maverik Center
19 Entertainment, dick clark productions and AEG Live Announce July 30th
On-Sale Ticket Date
Los Angeles, CA (July 27, 2010) – The most beloved summer series is going live as the “So You Think You Can Dance Tour” takes the show directly to fans nationwide. The most crowd-pleasing moves start making their way through the country on September 19 in New Orleans, LA. Adding to the excitement, All Stars and trend-forward hair styling brand and tour sponsor, göt2b will join America's favorite dancers on a 40-city tour ending in Glendale, AZ on November 17.
The highly anticipated production will feature this season's most popular routines as well as original pieces created specifically for the nationwide tour. 19 Entertainment founder and series co-creator Simon Fuller, co-creator Nigel Lythgoe, dick clark productions, inc. and AEG Live announce tickets go on-sale July 30,2010 (see below for details).
Audiences around the country can now experience the inspirational action brought to their living rooms twice a week on television, live and in person. The dynamic dancer line-up includes a mix of Season 7 contestants: Adéchiké, Ashley, Billy, Jose, Kent, Lauren, Robert as well as All Stars, including, Ade, Allison, Courtney, Dominic and Kathryn. Also joining is Season 6 winner Russell.
"Now in its' 7th season, we continue to marvel at the raw talent discovered on this unique show. We are so pleased to share this talent with thousands of fans across the country. It's also very exciting to be able to include All Stars on this tour," stated Nigel Lythgoe who is a judge and co-creator of the hit Fox show.
Most tickets are available at Ticketmaster locations, online at AEGLive.com or ticketmaster.com. Tickets subject to applicable service charges. Event time and date subject to change. Log on to fox.com/dance for full list of dates and links.
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Fall 2010
DAY DATE MARKET VENUE
Sun 19-Sep New Orleans, LA Lakefront Arena
Tues 21-Sep Houston, TX Reliant Arena
Wed 22-Sep Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
Fri 24-Sep Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
Sat 25-Sep St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena
Mon 27-Sep Duluth, GA Arena at Gwinnett Center
Wed 29-Sep Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena
Thur 30-Sep Orlando, FL Amway Arena
Sat 2-Oct Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
Sun 3-Oct Richmond, VA Richmond Coliseum
Tues 5-Oct Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
Wed 6-Oct Trenton, NJ Sun National Bank Center
Thur 7-Oct New York City, NY Radio City Music Hall
Sat 9-Oct Mashantucket CT MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
Sun 10-Oct Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena
Mon 11-Oct Boston, MA Agganis Arena at Boston University
Wed 13-Oct Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena
Fri 15-Oct Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum
Sat 16-Oct Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall
Sun 17-Oct Newark, NJ Prudential Center
Tues 19-Oct Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Wed 20-Oct Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
Fri 22-Oct Pittsburgh, PACONSOL Energy Center
Sat 23-Oct Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
Sun 24-Oct Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
Tues 26-Oct Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
Wed 27-Oct Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
Fri 29-Oct Rockford, IL MetroCentre
Sat 30-Oct Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Tues 2-Nov Broomfield, CO 1STBANK Center
Thur 4-Nov West Valley City, UT Maverik Center
Sat 6-Nov Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
Sun 7-Nov Portland, OR Rose Garden
Tues 9-Nov Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
Wed 10-Nov San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose
Fri 12-Nov Las Vegas, NV The Theatre for the Performing Arts Center at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Sat 13-Nov San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena
Sun 14-Nov Ontario, CA Citizens Business Bank Arena
Tues 16-Nov Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center
Wed 17-Nov Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena
About 19 Entertainment (A CKX Company)
19 Entertainment Ltd. is recognized as a lead creator, provider and promoter of globally successful entertainment and music brands of today. The company has attracted a unique team of exceptionally creative executives, who work together to integrate and leverage activity across television, sports, film, touring, merchandising, music publishing, recording and artist management. 19 Founder Simon Fuller has developed and managed some of the biggest entertainment properties of our time, with credits that include the creation of TV phenomenon AMERICAN IDOL, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE and the HBO series “Little Britain USA.” 19's unique talent includes legendary musical icon Annie Lennox, country music sensation Carrie Underwood, the pop group sensation Spice Girls, IDOL alumni Chris Daughtry, David Cook, Kris Allen, Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta, soccer icon David Beckham and world tennis No.2 Andy Murray.
About dick clark productions, inc. –
Founded in 1957, dick clark productions, inc. (dcp) is a leading independent producer of television programming. dcp produces perennial hits such as the “American Music Awards,” “Golden Globe Awards,” “Academy of Country Music Awards,” and “Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest.” dcp also produces popular weekly television programming, including “So You Think You Can Dance,” and owns and maintains one of the world's most unique and extensive entertainment libraries, which includes more than 30 years of “American Bandstand” footage. For additional information about dcp, please visit www.dickclarkproductions.com.
About AEG Live
AEG Live, the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles-based AEG, is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance. AEG Live is comprised of touring, festival, exhibition, broadcast, merchandise and special event divisions, fifteen regional offices, and thirty state-of-the-art venues. The company is currently producing tours and productions including Cher at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Barry Manilow at Paris Las Vegas. The concert tour roster includes artists such as Taylor Swift, Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Justin Bieber Leonard Cohen, Miley Cyrus, Kelly Clarkson, Wisin & Yandel, Britney Spears, Kenny Chesney, P!nk, Paul McCartney and KISS. AEG Live is the largest producer of music festivals in North America from the critically acclaimed Coachella Music & Arts Festival to Stagecoach and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. For more information, go to www.aeglive.com http://www.aeglive.com
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