BURBANK, CA (Walt Disney Records) - Walt Disney Records' multi-platinum recording group
The Cheetah Girls (Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan and Kiely Williams) will embark on a 40-city concert tour beginning
September 15th in Seattle, Washington. The tour comes in support of their new album, "The Cheetah Girls 2," soundtrack to the highly anticipated sequel to the blockbuster Disney Channel Original Movie. The CD features 13 hip-hop, R&B, Latin and tango-influenced tracks performed by the tween superstars. The movie's anthem song and the soundtrack's lead single, "The Party's Just Begun," will be featured in The Cheetah Girls' set, along with favorites from the first movie and soundtrack including "
Cinderella" and "Cheetah Sisters."
Purchase of "The Cheetah Girls 2" soundtrack at Target stores in the U.S. beginning August 15 will include a password to purchase up to four presale tickets for most shows on the tour, subject to availability.
The Cheetah Girls began as a 2003 Disney Channel Original Movie based on the best-selling book series for kids and tweens. Within two years of the movie's debut, the group gained a large fan base, topped the soundtrack charts with a double-platinum soundtrack and enjoyed a highly-rated DVD release. In 2005, The Cheetah Girls were signed to Walt Disney Records and embarked on their first sold-out concert tour supporting their hit album "Cheetah-licious Christmas."
Special guest Miley Cyrus stars in the Disney Channel Original Series "Hannah Montana" as high school student Miley Stewart and her secret alter-ego Hannah Montana, an international pop singing sensation. The "Hannah Montana" soundtrack will be released on Walt Disney Records on October 24, 2006. Miley has signed to Hollywood Records and will be releasing her debut album in 2007. Miley will perform as Hannah Montana for the first twenty dates of the tour, from September 15 to October 15.
Special guest Vanessa Anne Hudgens, best known for her performance as Gabriella Montez in the runaway hit Disney Channel Original Movie "High School Musical" and on the triple-platinum "High School Musical" soundtrack, has signed a recording deal with Hollywood Records. Hudgens' debut CD, entitled "V," is slated for release September 26, 2006. Vanessa will perform on the remaining 20 dates of the tour, from October 17 to November 15.
Catch The Cheetah Girls in the following cities near you:
9/15 Seattle, WA Key Arena at the Seattle Center
9/17 Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum
9/19 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose
9/20 Stockton, CA Stockton Arena
9/21 Universal City, CA Gibson Amphitheatre
9/22 Fresno, CA SaveMart Center
9/24 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
9/26 Denver, CO Lecture Hall
9/29 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
9/30 Moline, IL Mark of the Quad Cities
10/1 St. Louis, MO Fox Theatre
10/4 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theatre
10/5 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
10/6 Houston, TX Reliant Arena
10/9 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Arena
10/10 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center
10/11 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
10/13 Duluth, GA Arena at Gwinnett Center
10/14 Charlotte, NC Cricket Arena
10/15 Norfolk, VA Constant Convocation Center
10/17 Washington DC D.A.R. Constitution Hall
10/18 Harford, CT Hartford Civic Center
10/20 Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum
10/21 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena
10/22 Hershey, PA GIANT Center
10/24 Albany, NY Pepsi Arena
10/26 Syracuse, NY WarMemorial at OnCenter
10/28 Rochester, NY BlueCross Arena
10/29 Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts Center
10/30 Wilkes Barre, PA Wachovia Arena
11/1 Worchester, MA DCU Center
11/3 Bridgeport, CT Arena at Harbor Yard
11/4 Reading, PA Sovereign Center
11/5 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum
11/8 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center
11/9 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
11/10 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theater
11/12 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
11/14 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Theatre
11/15 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
