New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Legendary performer and composer
Yanni has announced he will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of "Live At The Acropolis" with a world tour that will launch this spring in the United States.
The maestro will kick off the "Yanni 25 - Live At The Acropolis Anniversary Concert Tour" on April 23, 2018 at the King Center in Melbourne, FL, and play Overture Hall on Tuesday, June 26 at 7:30 p.m.
The tour will keep him on the road through the summer, hitting cities across North
America including Atlanta, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Cleveland, New York, Chicago, Montreal, Toronto, Los Angeles and more. Additional concerts will be added.
VIP and Fan Club pre-sale tickets will be available on December 13, 2017 and general on sale will be December 15, 2017, at the Overture Center box office (201
State Street), by visiting overture.org.
A deluxe package of completely remastered 5.1 sound and high definition video of "Live At The Acropolis " will be released in 2018 to commemorate this anniversary.
Live at the Acropolis was released in 1994 and is the first ever live album and concert video from the maestro. Recorded at the Herodes Atticus Theatre in Athens with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra from London, the concert took a year and a half to complete. The album was mixed and produced by
Yanni in his home studio and was made into a TV special that aired in the States on PBS. Live at the Acropolis became an incredible success and is the second best selling music video of all time.
Yanni's iconic performances at the Acropolis in Greece, the Taj Mahal in India, the Forbidden City in China, the Royal Albert Hall in England, The Pyramids in Egypt and El Morro in Puerto Rico have crossed countless borders and has resonated with billions of people across the globe.
Yanni has been awarded more than 40 platinum and gold albums worldwide and has sold more than 25 million albums around the world. His most recent albums have seen chart-topping success.
TOUR DATES:
June 26 - Madison, WI - Overture Center for the Arts**
June 27 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
June 29 - Windsor, ON - Caesar's Casino
June 30 - Chicago, IL -
Chicago Theatre
July 1 - Prior Lake, MN - Mystic Lake Casino
July 16 - Englewood, NJ - Bergen
July 17 - Morristown, NJ - Mayo PAC
July 20 - Buffalo, NY - Shea's PAC
July 21 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage
July 22 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
July 26 - Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre
July 27 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion at Riverbend
July 28 - Syracuse, NY - Lakeview Amphitheatre
July 29 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap
July 31 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Kirby Center
August 1 - Bethlehem, PA - Sands Casino
August 3 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Casino
August 4 -Providence, RI - PPAC
August 5 - Boston, MA - Blue Hills Hank Pavilion
For more information, visit www.yanni.com.
