Second Annual Epic Summer Hip-Hop Tour Under The Influence of Music Starring Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky Announced Today

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.  CitiĀ® cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, April 23 rdat 10AM local time through Citi’s Private PassĀ® 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 :

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment and ecommerce company, comprised of four market leaders:Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation and Live Nation Network.Ticketmaster.comis the global event ticketing leader and one of the world’s top five ecommerce sites, with a database of over 119 million fans who visit our sites. Live Nation Concerts produces over 22,000 shows annually for more than 2,300 artists globally. Artist Nation is the world’s top artist management company, representing over 200 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling nearly 800 advertisers to tap into the 250 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.

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