New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Capitol Records) Pop superstar
Katy Perry announced today via a live appearance onFacebook that her California Dreams 2011 world tour is coming to North
America this summer. The North American leg of the tour sponsored by Schick Quattro for Women will start on June 7th in Atlanta, GA and will run through August 14th with two hometown shows in Katy's hometown
Santa Barbara, CA. (full schedule below). To support her platinum-selling sophomore album Teenage
Dream (EMI's Capitol Records), Katy will kick off the California Dreams tour on February 20th in Lisbon, Portugal, traveling throughout Europe, the UK, Australia and Japan before hitting stateside in June.
Katy is planning on interacting with fans through social media networks throughout the California Dreams tour. Using Facebook Places/Deals, fans will be able to check into the venues each night to receive special treats. Fans will also be able to submit their own photos of the show via Twitter which will be incorporated into the live show and also live on www.katyperry.com. In addition, Katy has also partnered with I Love All Access to provide a variety of VIP ticket packages, including premium seats, meet and greets, photo ops, pre-show parties and more. More information can be found at www.katyperry.com.
As announced last week, Katy will perform at this year's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 13th. Six-time nominee, Katy is up for four awards this year including the coveted Album of the Year, along with Best Pop Album, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Teenage Dream" and "Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for "California Gurls" featuring Snoop Dogg. Katy has also been nominated for two BRIT awards for International Album and International Female Solo Artist. The BRIT awards will be handed out live on February 15th at the O2 Arena in London.
Teenage Dream was released in August, 2010 and has since sold 5 million copies world-wide. The album's first single, "California Gurls" featuring Snoop Dogg was the biggest selling song of 2010 according to Soundscan with 4,398,212 tracks scanned. After "California Gurls" spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Katy scored two follow-up No. 1's, with "Teenage Dream" and her current single "Firework," making her the first female artist in 11 years to score three Billboard No 1 singles from the same album.
Katy is gearing up to launch the album's 4th single "E.T." which will impact radio next month. She will soon shoot the video with director Floria Sigismondi (Marilyn Manson, Bjork, David Bowie, Christina Aguilera, Muse, The White Stripes).
Earlier this month, Katy won two People's Choice Awards for "Favorite Female Artist" and "Favorite Online Sensation" - awards voted on by fans. Katy won a People's Choice Award in 2009 for "Best Pop Song" with her debut anthem "I Kissed A Girl." Over the course of her career, she has also won a BRIT Award, two MTV Europe Music Awards, an NRJ Music Award, and two Teen Choice Awards, among other international honors.
Over the past year, Katy has graced the cover of Rolling Stone, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Harpers' Bazaar, Seventeen,Nylon and Lucky and currently appears on the cover of Maxim's January issue.
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California Dreams Tour Dates
June 7, Atlanta GA, Arena at Gwinnett Center
June 9, Orlando FL, UCF Arena
June 10, Tampa FL St. Pete Times Forum
June 11, Ft. Lauderdale FL Bank Atlantic Center
June 14, Raleigh NC, RBC Center
June 15, Columbia MD, Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 17, Uniondale NY, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
June 18, Boston MA, TD Garden
June 19, Newark NJ, Prudential Center
June 22, Uncasville CT, Mohegan Sun Arena
June 23, Pittsburgh PA, Petersen Events Center
June 24, Philadelphia PA, Wells Fargo Center
June 28, Detroit MI Palace of Auburn Hills
June 30, Toronto ONT, Air Canada Centre
July 2, Montreal QC, Bell Centre
July 3, Ottawa ONT, ScotiaBank Place
July 5, Cleveland OH, Quicken Loans Arena
July 7, Milwaukee WI, Marcus Amphitheater - Milwaukee Summerfest
July 8, Chicago IL Allstate Arena
July 9, St. Paul MN, Xcel Energy Center
July 13, Regina SK, Brandt Centre
July 14, Winnipeg MB, MTS Centre
July 16, Calgary AB, Scotiabank Saddledome - Calgary Stampede
July 17, Edmonton AB Rexall Place
July 19, Vancouver BC, Rogers Arena
July 20, Seattle WA, KeyArena at Seattle Center
July 22, Portland OR, Rose Garden Arena
July 23, Boise ID, Taco Bell Arena
July 25, Salt Lake City UT, Energy Solutions Arena
July 26, Denver CO, 1stBank Center
July 28, Dallas TX, Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
July 29 Houston TX, Toyota Center
July 30, Austin TX, Frank Erwin Center
August 3, Phoenix AZ, Comerica Theatre
August 5, Los Angeles CA, Nokia Theatre LA Live
August 12, San Jose CA, HP Pavilion
August 13, Santa Barbara CA, Santa Barbara Bowl
August 14, Santa Barbara CA, Santa Barbara Bowl
