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Jonas Brothers Announce World Tour

Posted on: Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 03:00 CDT

TICKETS ON SALE TO JONAS BROTHERS FAN CLUB MEMBERS IN SELECT CITIES STARTING MARCH 16

TICKETS ON SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BEGINNING MARCH 20 AT WWW.LIVENATION.COM

'THE JONAS BROTHERS WORLD TOUR 2009' PRODUCED BY LIVE NATION AND PRESENTED BY BURGER KING(R) FEATURES NEW MUSIC FROM BAND'S UPCOMING ALBUM

LOS ANGELES, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grammy nominated and platinum-selling recording artists, Jonas Brothers, today announced the dates and cities for "The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009." The tour, which will take the band to three continents, will feature new music taken from the June 15 worldwide release of their upcoming Hollywood Records album. "The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009," presented by Burger King(R), kicks off in Dallas at New Cowboys Stadium on June 20 and will take the band throughout the United States and Canada. In addition to their 44-city North American trek, Jonas Brothers will also play three European dates including recently sold-out shows at Paris' Zenith Arena and London's Wembley Arena plus a just-added date at Madrid's Palacio De Deportes. Additional European shows will be announced soon along with debut tour dates in South America. "The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009" is produced by Live Nation (NYSE: LYV).

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On Monday, March 16, Team Jonas fan club members in select cities will have the first opportunity to buy tickets to the summer tour. A pre-sale for CITI(R) card holders in select cities will begin on March 18 through CITI's PrivatePass(R) program, for complete details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. Tickets for the general public in select cities will be available beginning March 20 and can be purchased at www.livenation.com. Check www.jonasbrothers.com for specific cities and times for pre-sales and public on-sales.

"The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009" will present the band's most ambitious production yet and will include a massive 140-foot plus stage centered in the arena that aims to give a larger number of Jonas Brothers fans a closer, more interactive live concert than they've ever experienced before. The show will feature cutting edge technology used in a one-of-a-kind circular water screen, multi-color laser effects, motion automated video screens, a giant crane levitating over the audience plus other surprises that will bring the tour to the next level of concert entertainment.

"This tour is going to be about really connecting with our fans," says Joe Jonas. "We've got new music that's taking us in new directions plus a mind-blowing production that's going to surprise everyone. We want to give the audience the summer concert they're not going to ever forget."

"The Jonas Brothers are a worldwide phenomenon," said Jason Garner, Chief Executive Officer of Global Music at Live Nation. "In 2008 their global tour included 113 concerts and drew nearly 1.2 million fans. The band is now more popular than ever -- with a new movie, album, TV show and book -- and we are optimistic that this summer's tour attendance will reflect that popularity."

"As presenting sponsor of the Jonas Brothers' summer tour for the second year in a row, we're planning a lot of excitement for Jonas Brothers fans beginning with the first tour stop in Dallas on June 20," said Cindy Syracuse, senior director, cultural marketing, Burger King Corp." We'll be announcing plans for the ultimate HAVE IT YOUR WAY(R) Jonas Brothers 2009 experience in support of the tour over the next few months."

Special guests on "The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009" are American Idol winner and Jive Records' platinum-selling artist, Jordin Sparks, and rising stars, Honor Society.

Dates, cities and venues for the "The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009" are below. Dates and venues are subject to change.

June June 20 Dallas, TX New Cowboys Stadium June 22 Tulsa, OK BOKCenter June 24 Denver, CO PepsiCenter June 26 Nampa, ID IdahoCenter June 27 Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena June 28 Tacoma, WA TacomaDome June 30 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place July July 2 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place July 4 Salt Lake City, UT Stadium Of Fire (on sale now) July 5 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre July 7 Omaha, NE QwestCenter July 8 Minneapolis, MN TargetCenter July 9 Milwaukee, WI BradleyCenter July 10 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena July 13 Washington, DC VerizonCenter July 14 East Rutherford, NJ IZODCenter July 17 Boston, MA TD BanknorthGarden July 20 Uniondale, NY NassauColiseum July 24 Philadelphia, PA WachoviaCenter July 25 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena July 26 Detroit, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills July 28 St. Louis, MO ScottradeCenter July 29 Kansas City, MO SprintCenter August August 1 Las Vegas, NV MandalayBayEventsCenter August 3 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose August 4 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena August 5 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center August 7 Los Angeles, CA StaplesCenter August 11 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena August 13 San Antonio, TX AT&TCenter August 14 Houston, TX ToyotaCenter August 15 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena August 16 Birmingham, AL BJCC August 18 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum August 19 Ft.Lauderdale, FL BankAtlanticCenter August 21 Jacksonville, FL JacksonvilleVeterans' Memorial August 22 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena August 23 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena August 25 Nashville, TN SommetCenter August 26 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena August 27 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena August 29 Montreal, QC BellCentre August 30 Toronto, ON RogersCentre August 31 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place

The Jonas Brothers became a pop music phenomenon in 2008 with the release of their platinum-selling album, A Little Bit Longer, and two tours that earned the band a spot among the top selling tours of the year. They also won an American Music Award for Breakthrough Artist and were recently nominated for a Grammy in the Best New Artist Category.

Further information and all the latest tour developments, please visit the following websites: www.jonasbrothers.com or www.livenation.com.

ABOUT TEAM JONAS:

The Team Jonas fan club is the ultimate destination for fans of the Jonas Brothers. A one-year premium membership in Team Jonas is $34.99 and includes a welcome gift, frequent contests (including chances to win meet & greet passes) and giveaways, videos and photos from the road, and the chance to buy four concert tickets per membership before seats go on sale to the public. Purchase fan club membership to take advantage of fan club ticket sales on Monday, March 16. Please note, fan club membership does not guarantee availability or location of tickets. Visit www.jonasbrothersfanclub.com or www.teamjonas.com to join Team Jonas.

ABOUT LIVE NATION:

Live Nation's mission is to maximize the live concert experience. Our core business is producing, marketing and selling live concerts for artists via our global concert pipe. Live Nation is the largest producer of live concerts in the world, annually producing over 22,000 concerts for 1,600 artists in 33 countries. During 2008, the company sold over 50 million concert tickets and drove over 70 million unique visitors to LiveNation.com. Live Nation is transforming the concert business by expanding its concert platform into ticketing and building the industry's first artist-to-fan vertically integrated concert platform. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol LYV. For additional information about the company, please visit www.livenation.com/investors.

ABOUT BURGER KING CORPORATION

The BURGER KING(R) system operates more than 11,700 restaurants in all 50 states and in 74 countries and U.S. territories worldwide. Approximately 90 percent of BURGER KING(R) restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees, many of them family-owned operations that have been in business for decades. In 2008, Fortune magazine ranked Burger King Corp. among America's 1,000 largest corporations and Ad Week named it one of the top three industry-changing advertisers within the last three decades. To learn more about Burger King Corp., please visit the company's Web site at www.bk.com.

SOURCE Live Nation

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