Tickets On-Sale August 19th
NEW YORK, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Evanescence has announced an on-sale
date of August 19 for tickets to the upcoming first leg of its world tour.
Beginning in Toronto, Ontario on October 5th, the rock group, featuring Amy
Lee (vocals, piano), Terry Balsamo (guitar), John LeCompt (guitar) and
Rocky Gray (drums), will perform seventeen North American dates plus a live
performance at the MTV Video Music Awards Latin in Mexico City before
heading overseas for a second leg in Europe. A complete list of shows with
an on-sale August 19 is listed below.
On October 3, the band will release the much-anticipated album, The
Open Door on Wind-up Records. Evanescence's second studio album follows its
debut Fallen, and the live DVD/CD Anywhere But Home. Combined, the two
titles have sold in excess of fifteen million copies worldwide. The Open
Door is the ideal showcase for the band's inevitable personal and
professional growth, with songs of introspection, longing, doubt,
self-respect and ultimately, empowerment and anticipation. Several songs
include a choir, as well as strings recorded in an old chapel. The album is
defined by Amy Lee's beautiful melodies, profound lyrics, stunning vocals
and poignant piano, which fuse with Terry Balsamo's urgent, yet intricate
guitar playing, to form a remarkable, ethereal blend perfectly rooted in
the band's rock and classical sensibilities offering up its signature
sound. Lyrically, Amy Lee has delivered a passionate, empowered album.
Evanescence experienced a meteoric rise to the top with its Fallen
release. The two Top Ten Singles "Bring Me To Life" and "My Immortal," two
Grammy Awards in 2003 (Best New Artist and Best Hard Rock Performance for
"Bring Me To Life"), a run of over one hundred weeks on Billboard
Magazine's Top 200 chart, gold or platinum certification in over 35
countries and sold-out arenas globally are some of the accomplishments that
fueled this arrival as one of the most important bands in Rock.
This first leg of North American dates commences following the release
of The Open Door on October 3, with the aim of rewarding hardcore fans with
intimate theater/ballroom dates before heading into larger venues for shows
in 2007. On August 19, tickets for the following performances will be made
available to the general public:
10/05 TORONTO, ONTARIO KOOL HAUS
10/06 MONTREAL, QUEBEC METROPOLIS
10/07 BOSTON, MA AVALON BALLROOM
10/09 NEW YORK, NY HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
10/10 PHILADELPHIA, PA ELECTRIC FACTORY
10/11 WASHINGTON, DC 9:30 CLUB
10/13 DETROIT, MI STATE THEATRE
10/14 MILWAUKEE, WI THE EAGLES BALLROOM
10/15 MINNEAPOLIS, MN THE QUEST
10/17 CHICAGO, IL AVALON BALLROOM
10/21 DALLAS, TX McFARLIN MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
10/22 HOUSTON, TX VERIZON WIRELESS THEATER
10/24 DENVER, CO PARAMOUNT THEATRE
10/25 SALT LAKE CITY, UT IN THE VENUE
10/27 PHOENIX, AZ CELEBRITY THEATRE
10/28 LOS ANGELES, CA (ON SALE 08/26) THE WILTERN
10/29 SAN FRANCISCO, CA WARFIELD THEATRE
The inherent drama in Evanescence's music -- a kind of audio odyssey
that can turn on a dime from piano-led introspection to hammering guitar --
has resonated with listeners around the world. The band's aggressive core
finds a counterpart in Lee's passionate vocals, lyrics that forge a
connection with audiences searching for identity or struggling with
feelings of desire, hope, love and loss. The Open Door is a logical (but
certainly not predictable) transformation of epic proportions for the band,
which, in many ways has only just begun to make its mark on the music
world. Within a week of availability, hundreds of radio stations and all of
the national video channels in The United States have been banging the
first single "Call Me When You're Sober."
http://www.evanescence.com
http://www.winduprecords.com
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CONTACT:
Steve Karas, +1-212-895-3140,
skaras@winduprecords.com, or Julie Camp, +1-212-895-3141,
jcamp@winduprecords.com, both of Wind-up Records; or Dvora Vener,
+1-310-248-6161, dvener@bwr-la.com, or Kim Estlund,
+1-310-248-6127, kestlund@bwr-la.com, both of BWR, for Wind-up
Records
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