New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Interscope Records) - Today six-time Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum artists The
Black Eyed Peas announce a second leg of North American shows for BlackBerry Presents "The E.N.D. World Tour 2010." Supported by BACARDI Rum, the official spirit of the tour, the summer dates begin with back to back shows on July 27th & 28th at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, and run through August 23rd at the Rexall Place in Edmonton. Tickets for select dates go on sale beginning this Saturday, March 13. Special ticket pre-sale dates for The
Black Eyed Peas' fan club members, as well as national ticket on-sales dates will be announced in the week. Ticket prices will carry reasonable value and will be accessible to all fans. (Please see tour dates below.)
BlackBerry Presents"The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) World Tour 2010," described as "pop's latest sci-fi spectacle" by the New York Times, and "kind of Buck Rogers meets Vivienne Westwood" by RollingStone.com, rolls on in support of The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas' multi-platinum No 1 album. The tour marks the first time that will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie are united for North American headline dates since their 2006 Monkey Business world tour.
BlackBerry Presents "The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) World Tour 2010" began four days after the Black Eyed Peas' triple Grammy Award win, as they effectively doubled their career total to six Grammys. The E.N.D. won for Best Pop Vocal Album, while its first single "Boom Boom Pow" won Best Short Form Music Video, and its second single "I Gotta Feeling" won for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group. The E.N.D. has sold over 2.2 million copies in the U.S., and over 6 million copies worldwide. It is strong as ever at No 4 this week, in its 38th week on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
The E.N.D.'s fourth No 1 U.S./No 1 UK single is the red-hot "Imma Be," now in its second week at No 1 on the Hot 100 and No 1 on the Hot Digital Tracks chart, with sales over 1.5 million. The "Imma Be Rockin' That Body" video is a Top 10 download at iTunes. The single follows-up the chart record-breaking consecutive No 1 singles, "Boom Boom Pow" (12 weeks at No 1, and 4.9 million sales to date) and "I Gotta Feeling" (14 weeks at No 1, and 5.1 million sales to date, the most downloaded song in iTunes history). "Meet Me Halfway," the third single, passed the 2 million sales mark this week.
The first North American leg of BlackBerry Presents "The E.N.D. World Tour 2010" opened at Philips Arena in Atlanta on February 4th and will end April 11th at GM Place in Vancouver. After a short break, the tour resumes in May with shows across the UK and Europe, climaxing in early July at four of Europe's most prestigious outdoor summer pop festivals: the 6th annual "Main Square Festival" in Arras, France on Friday, July 2nd; the 12th annual "Heineken Jammin Festival" in Venice on July 5th; the 17th annual "T In The Park" at Balado Park near Kinross, Scotland, on July 10th; and the 7th annual "Oxegen" at Punchestown race course in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland, on July 11th.
BlackBerry Presents "The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) World Tour 2010," promoted by AEG, is the ultimate Black Eyed Peas party experience, a feast for the senses for hundreds of thousands of fans in arenas across the country and around the world. The setting proves 'The Energy Never Dies' as it replicates the party vibe of a hot dance club, complete with guest DJs including will.i.am.
THE BLACK EYED PEAS
BlackBerry PRESENTS "THE E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES) WORLD TOUR 2010":
2nd NORTH AMERICAN LEG
July 27 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre - on sale Saturday, March 13 at 11:00AM
July 28 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre - on sale Saturday, March 13 at 11:00AM
July 31 Montreal, QB Bell Centre
August 1 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
August 3 Boston, MA TD Garden - on sale Saturday, March 13 at 12:00 noon
August 4 Newark, NJ Prudential Center - on sale Saturday, March 13 at 12:00 noon
August 6 Hartford, CT XL Center
August 7 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall
August 10 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
August 11 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena
August 13 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
August 14 St. Louis Scottrade Center
August 18 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
August 20 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre
August 22 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
August 23 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
