The Fans Have Spoken: GRAMMY®-Nominated Artists The Chainsmokers To Release Debut Album

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DUO TO KICK OFF 40 CITY ‘MEMORIES: DO NOT OPEN’ ARENA TOUR THIS SPRING
BRAND NEW SINGLE “PARIS” MAKES TOP 10 DEBUT ON BILLBOARD’S HOT 100
NOMINATED FOR THREE GRAMMY® AWARDS INCLUDING ‘BEST NEW ARTIST’

NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — GRAMMY®-nominated artist/producer duo The Chainsmokers left it up to their fans to decide whether or not they’d release an album, and the clamor has been heard across the world. In response to popular demand, the duo has announced that they will release their debut album this year via Columbia / Disruptor Records.

The album news comes alongside the announcement of The Chainsmokers’ biggest ever tour to date. The 40 city Memories: Do Not OpenNorth American arena tour kicks off on April 13 in Miami, FL and will stop in major cities across the U.S. and Canada before wrapping in June – see full list of tour dates below. Multi-platinum artist Kiiara will join The Chainsmokers as special guest on all dates. Every ticket purchased online for the tour includes a copy of The Chainsmokers’ forthcoming debut album.

AT&T is sending customers to the front of the line with AT&T priority pre-sale ticket access beginning on Tuesday, January 31 at 10AM via the AT&T THANKS program. For complete pre-sale details visit att.com/frontoftheline. Citi® is the official credit card of the ‘Memories: Do Not Open’ Tour.  Citi cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Thursday, February 2 at 9AM through Citi’s Private Pass® program. For complete pre-sale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. The general on-sale begins Friday, February 3 via Ticketmaster. For additional tour and ticket information please visit http://www.thechainsmokers.com/shows.

The album and tour announcements come hot on the heels of the release of The Chainsmokers’ brand new single “Paris.” The song, which USA TODAY notes “has all the makings of their next huge hit,” immediately shot to the #1 spot on iTunes’ Top Songs chart upon release and debuted at #7 on Billboard’s Hot 100, marking the duo’s fourth track to reach the Top 10 and their highest first week entrance on the chart to date. The song features vocals from Drew himself and serves as the follow up to their previous smash hit “Closer,” the biggest #1 song in 2016. The beachy lyric video for “Paris,” directed by Rory Kramer and shot on location at Casa Malca in Tulum, Mexico, features Instagram model Alexis Ren and is already approaching 60 Million views.

The Chainsmokers are up for three GRAMMY® Awards this year in the Best New Artist, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (“Closer” Featuring Halsey) and Best Dance Recording (“Don’t Let Me Down” Featuring Daya) categories. The GRAMMY® Awards will air on Sunday, February 12 at 8/7c on CBS.

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THE CHAINSMOKERS ‘MEMORIES: DO NOT OPEN’ TOUR DATES

NOTE ** Live Nation Dates, www.livenation.com

April 13

Miami, FL 

American Airlines Arena

April 14 

Tampa, FL 

Amalie Arena**

April 15 

North Charleston, SC 

North Charleston Coliseum**

April 18 

Charlottesville, VA 

John Paul Jones Arena**

April 20 

Bridgeport, CT 

Webster Bank Arena**

April 21 

Albany, NY 

Times Union Center**

April 22 

Pittsburgh, PA 

PPG Paints Arena

April 25 

Cleveland, OH 

Wolstein Center**

April 26 

Cincinnati, OH 

U.S. Bank Arena**

April 27 

Detroit, MI 

Joe Louis Arena

April 28 

Madison, WI 

Veterans Memorial Coliseum

April 29 

Rosemont, IL 

Allstate Arena**

April 30 

Des Moines, IA 

Wells Fargo Arena**

May 2 

West Valley City, UT 

Maverik Center**

May 4 

Sacramento, CA 

Golden 1 Center

May 5 

San Francisco, CA 

Bill Graham Civic

May 6 

San Francisco, CA 

Bill Graham Civic

May 8 

San Diego, CA 

Valley View Casino Center

May 9 

Glendale, AZ 

Gila River Arena

May 11 

San Antonio, TX 

Freeman Coliseum**

May 13 

New Orleans, LA 

Smoothie King Arena

May 16 

Tulsa, OK 

BOK Center

May 17 

Kansas City, MO 

Sprint Center

May 18 

St. Louis, MO 

Scottrade Center**

May 19 

Memphis, TN 

FedEx Forum

May 20 

Louisville, KY 

KFC Yum! Center

May 23 

Columbia, SC 

Colonial Life Arena**

May 24 

Raleigh, NC 

PNC Arena**

May 25 

Hampton, VA 

Hampton Coliseum

May 26 

Columbia, MD 

Merriweather Post Pavilion

May 30 

Toronto, ON 

Air Canada Centre**

June 1 

Montreal, QC 

Bell Centre

June 2 

Boston, MA 

TD Garden**

June 3 

Philadelphia, PA 

Liacouras Center**

June 4 

Philadelphia, PA 

Liacouras Center**

June 7 

Providence, RI 

Dunkin Donuts Center

June 9 

Queens, NY 

Forest Hills Stadium

June 10 

Queens, NY 

Forest Hills Stadium

 

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SOURCE Live Nation Entertainment

The Chainsmokers/Columbia Records: Kelly McWilliam, [email protected] / 310-272-2168; Live Nation: Kim Estlund, [email protected] / 424-303-6072