New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Live Nation Entertainment) International Latin superstar
Pitbull will keep the party going this summer as he embarks on the U.S. leg of his Planet Pit World Tour. The tour, which has been through Mexico, Canada and Europe, kicks off July 26th in Chicago, IL at the Charter One Pavilion with dates confirmed through August 11th at the Bill Graham Civic Center in San Francisco, CA before bringing the party to Japan and Australia later this year. Tickets for the U.S. leg go on sale beginning May 4th at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.
Citi cardmembers will also have access to presale tickets beginning Thursday, May 3rd at 10am local time through Citi's
Private Pass Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.
Global sensation
Pitbull has taken the world by storm with his critically acclaimed album Planet Pit, which features a host of pop music luminaries such as Marc Anthony, Enrique Iglesias,
Jamie Foxx and
Chris Brown as well as star-studded producers Dr. Luke, RedOne, Max
Martin and
David Guetta. The album's knockout single, "Give Me Everything," reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Top 40 Mainstream and Rhythm charts. Following the path of hits, Pitbull's latest larger-than-life smash "Back In Time," is an original song created exclusively for the highly anticipated action adventure comedy Men in
Black 3. The worldwide hit-maker will also be featured in two summer anthems with superstars
Jennifer Lopez ("
Dance Again") and
Shakira ("
Get It Started").
Pitbull will bring these hits to life across the country this summer, using the raw energy of his live band to create an electrifying performance that his fans will never forget.
PITBULL 2012 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:
July 26 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion
July 28 Detroit, MI DTE
Energy Music Theater
July 29 Cleveland, OH Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
July 31 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre
August 2 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 3 Thackerville, TX Windstar Casino
August 4 Albuquerque, NM Hard Rock Casino Presents: The Pavilion
August 5 Tuscon, AZ AVA Amp
August 7 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Pavilion
August 8 Los Angeles, CA Universal Amphitheatre
August 10 Las Vegas, NV Red Rock Amphitheatre
August 11 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Center
About Pitbull:
Pitbull's critically acclaimed sixth studio album, Planet Pit, was named Best Party Album by Entertainment Weekly. The album's knockout single, "Give Me Everything," featuring Ne-Yo,
Nayer and Afrojack, reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Top 40 Mainstream and Rhythm charts. His latest hit "
Back In Time" was written exclusively for this summer's upcoming blockbuster, Men In
Black 3.
Pitbull recently starred in the season premiere episode of VH1's music documentary series Behind The
Music and was spotlighted in the April
Style Issue of GQ Magazine. As if that wasn't enough,
Pitbull won Male Artist Of The Year at this year's Billboard Latin
Music Awards and received the BMI Latin
Music Awards President's Award. In addition to his chart-topping success, the burgeoning businessman has his own line of premium, low-calorie Voli vodka and a partnership with Sheets, the dissolvable energy strip. These entrepreneurial ventures are the latest for Pitbull, who has also inked major sponsorship deals with blue-chip brands like Kodak, Dr Pepper and Bud Light.
