WOODBURY, NY (Beatles Fans Website) - Harman Kardon, a division of Harman International Industries, Incorporated, and a leader in audio/video home entertainment system solutions, today announced that it has signed on as a sponsor of key dates of Sir Paul McCartney's upcoming "Back in the World 2003" tour.
Paul McCartney's World Tour, which began in April of last year, is being acclaimed as the most successful of his post-Beatles career. It won Billboard's Tour of the Year Award, Pollstar's Major Tour of the Year Award and is currently on its European leg and approaching its two millionth ticket sold.
Tom McLoughlin, President of Harman Kardon, noted: "We are truly honored to support Paul McCartney on his upcoming tour. Dr. Sidney Harman founded our company 50 years ago because he had a passion for music and the arts, and a commitment to quality that has continued to this day. Nowhere is this passion and commitment better reflected than in the lifetime achievements and contributions of Paul McCartney. His career exemplifies the values held strongly by Dr. Harman and everyone at the company: a dedication to quality and excellence, coupled with a desire to enrich the community through philanthropy and music education."
A spokesperson for Paul McCartney said, "We are very pleased to have the support of Harman Kardon, one of the most respected names in audio, associated with us and sharing the passion of the Tour."
Harman Kardon will be sponsoring ten major dates on Paul McCartney's "Back in the World 2003" tour, beginning May 11th in Rome and continuing to Vienna, Budapest, Munich, Hamburg, Moscow, Dublin, Sheffield, and Liverpool.
The dates and locations sponsored or co-sponsored by Harman Kardon for Paul McCartney's "Back in the World 2003" tour are as follows (subject to change):
Rome - May 11
Vienna - May 14
Budapest - May 15
Munich - May 17
Munich - May 18
Hamburg - May 21
Moscow - May 24
Dublin - May 27
Sheffield - May 29
Liverpool - June 1