Special Guests Include B.o.B., Trinidad Jame$, Joey Bada$$ & Pro Era and Berner, with performances by Chevy Woods and Smoke DZA
LOS ANGELES , April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The second annualUnder The Influence of Music Tourwill hit the road this summer, starring two of the most dynamic and exciting performers in music,
Wiz Khalifa
andA$AP Rocky. The expanded, 20-city epic hip-hop trek will also feature special guestsB.o.B.,Trinidad Jame$,Joey Bada$$ & Pro EraandBerner, with performances by
Chevy Woods
andSmoke DZA.
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The Live Nation-produced tour is set to begin on July 17th in the San Francisco Bay Area at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View and will culminate on August 11th at Cincinnati ‘s Riverbend Music Center .
“Last year’sUnder the Influence Tourwas such a blast, that we decided to double the number of dates and take the tour to even more of our fans across the country,” said tour founder
Wiz Khalifa
. Last year’sUnder the Influence Tourwas a major success, making stops at 10 Live Nation amphitheatres around the country and averaging more than 17,000 tickets per show.
“I’m looking forward to getting out on the road with Wiz,” said A$AP Rocky. “We’ve talked a lot about doing this and I’m excited that it’s finally come together. This is going to be the biggest party of the summer.”
$15 Early Bird tickets will be available from the start of the tour presale through Sunday, April 28 that 10PM local time, additional fees may apply, quantities limited.
Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning on Saturday, April 27th at www.livenation.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Beginning today, fans can click hereor visithttp://on.fb.me/XUtLV6 to RSVP for early access to presale tickets available on April 25 th. Citi® cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, April 23 rdat 10AM local time through Citi’s Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. VIP Packages are available at VIPNation.com.
Live Nation mobile app users will have access to presale tickets beginning April 26th. Mobile users can text “LNAPP” or 404040 to download the Live Nation mobile app (available for iOS and Android).
Both
Wiz Khalifa
and A$AP Rocky have massive live followings. Wiz has played more than 400 shows since the beginning of 2010 with major tours including “Deal or No Deal,” “Campus Consciousness,” “Rolling Papers” as well as last summer’s “UTIOM” tour. His latest album,O.N.I.F.C.debuted at Number Two on the charts and the single “Let It Go,” featuring Akon is currently making its way up the charts. Khalifa has released three albums previously includingShow and Prove(2006),Deal or No Deal(2009) andRolling Papers(2011). Khalifa’s megahit single from Rolling Papers, “Black and Yellow,” has sold over 4 Million copies to date.
With the announcement of the “Under The Influence Tour,”
Wiz Khalifa
is proud to announce The Influence Club – The Official Wiz Khalifa Tour Club . The Influence Club will offer you access to ticket presales and VIP packages before the general public and tons of exclusive content from EACH AND EVERY SHOW of Wiz’s upcoming tour! Simply click the ‘Influence Club” link on the wizkhalifa.com home page to get started.
A$AP Rocky announced his global arrival in a major way earlier this year when his highly anticipated debut albumLONG.LIVE.A$APentered at the Number One spot on Billboard’s Top 200, Hip-Hop Albums, R&B Albums and Digital Albums chart. The album entered the charts Top 10 in 24 countries around the world. Currently a special guest on Rihanna’s “Diamonds World Tour,” Rocky’s take-no-prisoners live set has been galvanizing audiences from coast-to-coast.
| UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MUSIC TOUR | ||||
| DATE | CITY | VENUE | ||
| Wed, Jul 17* | Mountain View, CA | Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View | ||
| Thu, Jul 18 | Irvine, CA | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | ||
| Fri, Jul 19 | Chula Vista, CA | Sleep Train Amphitheatre | ||
| Sun, Jul 21 | Albuquerque, NM | Isleta Amphitheater | ||
| Tue, Jul 23** | Denver, CO | Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre | ||
| Thu, July 25 | Austin, TX | Austin 360 Amphitheatre | ||
| Fri, July 26 | Houston, TX | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | ||
| Sun, July 28 | Dallas, TX | Gexa Energy Pavilion | ||
| Tue, July 30 | Chicago, IL | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | ||
| Wed, July 31 | Detroit, MI | DTE Energy Music Theatre | ||
| Thu, Aug 1 | Washington, DC | Jiffy Lube Live | ||
| Fri, Aug 2 | Holmdel, NJ | PNC Bank Arts Center | ||
| Sat, Aug 3 | Pittsburgh, PA | First Niagara Pavilion | ||
| Sun, Aug 4 | Indianapolis, IN | Klipsch Music Center | ||
| Tue, Aug 6 | Wantagh, NY | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | ||
| Wed, Aug 7+ | Boston, MA | Comcast Center | ||
| Thu, Aug 8 | Hartford, CT | Comcast Theatre | ||
| Fri, Aug 9 | Montreal | Parc Jean Drapeau | ||
| Sat, Aug 10 | Toronto, ON | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre | ||
| Sun, Aug 11 | Cincinnati, OH | Riverbend Music Center | ||
| *Trinidad James will not be appearing on the Bay Area date. |
| **Tickets for Denver show go on sale on Saturday, May 11th. |
| +Ticket on sale date for Boston, to be determined. |
For more information please visit: LiveNation.com,theinfluencetour.com,WizKhalifa.com and asvpxrocky.com
Fans are encouraged to visit LiveNation.com to see interviews with Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky about the tour here:http://bit.ly/WizASAPExcl
Join the conversation at #TheInfluenceTour.
About Live Nation Entertainment :
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SOURCE Live Nation
Wiz Khalifa – Arthur Pitt, Rostrum Records, [email protected]; A$AP Rocky – Theola Borden, RCA Records, [email protected], 212-833-5592, or Roberto Santos – RCA Records, [email protected], 212-833-5291; Tour Publicists – SpinLab, John Vlautin at [email protected] or Ashley Hamilton at [email protected], 818-763-9800