MEMPHIS, TN. (Top 40 Charts/
Elvis Presley Enterprises) - 'Elvis Presley in Concert,' the production that reunites Elvis' former bandmates live on stage with a video-projected Elvis, will tour
Europe in February and March of 2010, it was announced today. After multiple, sold-out concert tours and a hiatus of nearly two years, worldwide public demand is at an all-time high for this Elvis concert experience.
This latest tour will include engagements in England, Ireland, Scotland, Holland and other European countries to be announced soon. Ticket sales for the engagements in England will begin April 21 at 3 p.m. GMT for Elvis Insiders, members of the official online fan community at Elvis.com/Insiders, and on April 24 at 3 p.m. GMT for the general public.
'Elvis Presley in Concert' is a production of SEG Events, in association with Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE). It is produced by Stig Edgren of SEG Events. Performers currently scheduled to participate include: Joe Guercio, Elvis' orchestra conductor for many of his Vegas performances; members of the original TCB Band; Elvis' backup singers The Imperials and The Sweet Inspirations.
The show's concept is to present an authentic Elvis Presley concert. The producers have edited together a collection of Elvis' finest concert performances that exist on film and video and removed all sound from the footage except for Elvis' vocal track. The Elvis footage is projected on state-of-the-art video screens. On stage, singers and a 16-piece orchestra perform live in sync with Elvis on video. All music heard in the concert production is performed live. Elvis concert footage for the show comes primarily from the MGM concert films Elvis, That's The Way It Is (1970) and Elvis on Tour (1972); outtakes from these two films as seen in the video package entitled Elvis, The Lost Performances; and the historic 1973 global television special Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii, via Satellite. This footage contains some of Elvis' finest performances from the concert era of his career.
Current Tour Schedule:
Date - City - Venue - Ticket Info
February 19, 2010 - Sheffield, England - SHEFFIELD ARENA - Presale 4/21/09 - 3 p.m. GMT
February 20, 2010 - Birmingham, England - LG ARENA - Presale 4/21/09 - 3 p.m. GMT
February 24, 2010 - Rotterdam, Holland - AHOY - On Sale Date TBA
February 26, 2010 - Manchester, England - MANCHESTER M.E.N. ARENA - Presale 4/21/09 - 3 p.m. GMT
February 27, 2010 - London, England - WEMBLEY ARENA - Presale 4/21/09 - 3 p.m. GMT
February 28, 2010 - London, England - O2 ARENA - Presale 4/21/09 - 3 p.m. GMT
March 2, 2010 - Belfast, Ireland - ODYSSEY ARENA - On Sale Date TBA
March 3, 2010 - Dublin, Ireland - THE POINT - On Sale Date TBA
March 5, 2010 - Newcastle, England - NEWCASTLE ARENA - Presale 4/21/09 - 3 p.m. GMT
March 6, 2010 - Glasgow, Scotland - SECC - On Sale Date TBA
March 7, 2010 - Liverpool, England - LIVERPOOL ECHO ARENA - Presale 4/21/09 - 3 p.m. GMT
Tour and ticket sale dates for other cities in Europe will be announced soon, via the Elvis.com weekly e-mail update.
For more information on becoming a member of Elvis Insiders to take advantage of the pre-sale, visit Elvis.com/Insiders. For more information on the concert, visit Elvis.com/concert
