INDIANAPOLIS, IN. (Top40 Charts/
Simon Property Group) - For music fans, the summer's next sensation could be as close as the neighborhood mall as
Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG), Great American Country (GAC) Television, F.Y.E., and Cold River Records today announced Katie Armiger will headline her first tour making stops in 24 cities at
Simon malls nationwide June 23rd through August 16th. The tour, sponsored by GAC and F.Y.E., will have Katie performing at
Simon malls in major cities including Houston, San Diego, Denver, Orlando, Los Angeles, and Nashville.
As an extension of the Simon dTOUR Live series, the young Houston native will perform 45-minute sets, featuring a voice that is well beyond her years and has earned her acclaim as a rising country artist. After each show, Katie will sign autographs and accompany one lucky concert-goer on an unforgettable shopping spree, courtesy of Simon malls and Buckle, provider of the official tour wardrobe.
Rarely do you hear of a young artist whose vocal ability and talent is compared to the likes of seasoned country artists like Sara Evans and Martina McBride but Katie Armiger, who burst onto the country music scene last year with her debut album, has done just that. Now one year and two albums later, Katie is set to hit the road on her first headlining national tour in support of her critically acclaimed second album Believe on the Simon dTOUR-Country Music Tour.
"I am so excited to have the opportunity to go on my first headlining tour and partner with Simon, GAC, and F.Y.E.," said Katie. "It's going to be such an amazing experience to get my music out there and perform in malls across the country this summer. I cannot wait."
Katie, who has taken the country music world by storm, is ready to take on Simon malls nationwide this summer. She has set several records for the highest chart numbers ever seen by an independent female artist on R&R and Music Row. Katie also recorded one of the highest download weeks ever seen by a country Discovery Artist on iTunes. She has been featured in numerous publications as an artist to watch including People Magazine, Country Weekly, The Tennessean, Cosmo Girl, Seventeen.com, AOL's The Boot, the Houston Chronicle, and ElleGirl.com. Katie launched a wildly successful web series with GACTV.com entitled Kapturing Katie, following her life leading up to the release of her second album Believe. Due to the success of the web series GAC teamed up with her for their most successful nationwide sweepstakes "Kapturing a Love Song with Katie Armiger" where a lucky winner got to write and record a song with Katie. The single, "I Guess That's Love," written by Katie, country music group Love and Theft, and the sweepstakes winner Stephen Shumacher, is available now on iTunes. To the relief of all those that support Katie she has shown no signs of slowing down and will now be coming to a mall near you.
"We're excited about the opportunity to work with Katie and Cold River Records," said Cathi Weiner, senior vice president at Simon Brand Ventures, the company's business-to-consumer division. "Katie's music embodies the spirit so familiar to our 'tween' and teen shoppers, and we think her presence on our Simon dTOUR - Country Music Tour stage will provide her fans and her soon-to-be fans with the kind of summer entertainment that makes youthful memories in years to come."
During the concerts, 'tweens' and teens will have the chance to win Simon Visa Gift Cards and one-on-one shopping experiences with Katie at The Buckle.
KATIE ARMIGER Simon dTour - Country Music Tour:
June 23rd - Santa Rosa, CA (San Francisco) - Coddingtown Mall
June 25th - Mission Viejo, CA - The Shops @ Mission Viejo
June 26th - Westminster, CA (Los Angeles) - Westminster Mall
June 27th - San Diego, CA - Fashion Valley
June 30th - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Mills
July 2nd - Denver, CO - Colorado Mills
July 7th - Oklahoma City, OK - Penn Square Mall
July 8th - Hurst, TX (Dallas/Ft. Worth) - North East Mall
July 9th - Cedar Park, TX (Austin) - Lakeline Mall
July 10th - San Antonio, TX - Ingram Park Mall
July 11th - Katy, TX (Houston) - Katy Mills
July 15th - Nashville, TN - Opry Mills
July 17th - Kennesaw, GA (Atlanta) - Town Center @ Cobb
July 18th - Orange Park, FL (Jacksonville) - Orange Park Mall
July 21st - Orlando, FL - The Florida Mall
July 25th - North Wales, PA (Philadelphia) - Montgomery Mall
July 29th - Toms River, NJ - Ocean County Mall
August 1st - North Attleboro, MA (Boston) - Emerald Square Mall
August 4th - Mentor, OH (Cleveland) - Great Lakes Mall
August 5th - Ann Arbor, MI - Briarwood Mall
August 6th - Indianapolis, IN - Castleton Square Mall
August 7th - Gurnee, IL (Chicago) - Gurnee Mills
August 13th - Greendale, WI (Milwaukee) - Southridge Mall
August 16th - St. Paul, MN - Maplewood Mall
