19 ENTERTAINMENT, LTD & DICK CLARK PRODUCTIONS PRESENT "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE" TOUR, TOP TEN FINALISTS PLAY 49 NORTH AMERICAN DATES
19 Entertainment, dick clark productions and AEG Announce Tickets Go on Sale August 11 for Dance Tour Kicking Off in Albany on September 21
Los Angeles, CA (July 26, 2007) � Fans of America's #1 sizzling summer show, "So You Think You Can Dance," can see their favorite stars perform live as most tickets for this summer's highly anticipated tour go on sale August 11 at 10 a.m., it was announced by 19 Entertainment chief executive and series creator Simon Fuller, co-creator Nigel Lythgoe and AEG. (See ticket information below.) "So You Think You Can Dance" airs Wednesdays at 8:00 PM and Thursdays at 9:00 PM ET/PT on FOX.
Top Ten finalists participating include Kameron, Jaimie, Lauren, Neil, Sabra, Pasha, Dominic, Lacey, Danny and Sara. Due to overwhelming demand in its 2006 debut, the tour will waltz through fourteen more cities this year, playing 49 North American dates, and audiences can now see their favorite finalists command the stages of arenas. (See list below for complete 2007 schedule.)
Fuller, who created and executive-produces the FOX show, now in its third season, stated: "We are thrilled with the tremendous growth of the show and excited to take �So You Think You Can Dance' across the country again to showcase this year's world-class talent.
Viewing the contestants performing on television does not even come close to experiencing them in-person. We look forward to having the country's favorites hit the road, coming to a town near you."
About 19 Entertainment
19 Entertainment, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CKX, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKXE), was founded by Simon Fuller 21 years ago and acquired by CKX in March 2005. The company is recognized as a leading creator, provider and promoter of globally successful, music-based entertainment, or "Entertainment Brands." Fuller, who serves as Chief Executive Officer of 19 Entertainment, is the creator of Emmy-
nominated AMERICAN IDOL in the United States and "Pop Idol" in the UK, as well as versions of the IDOL format in more than 30 countries around the world. Fuller has made music history in the UK and the U.S., producing a stream of No. 1 hits and managing multi-platinum-selling acts. He became the world's most successful manager � breaking a record set by the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein in the 1960s � when three of his artists occupied the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 positions on the U.S. singles chart as well as the No. 1 position on the album chart. 19 Entertainment has been involved in the creation of 109 No. 1 singles and 87 No. 1 albums in the UK alone, with an impressive tally of 296 Top-40 albums and 465 Top-40 singles.
About dick clark productions
Founded in 1957, dick clark productions has grown to become a leading independent producer of a wide range of TV programming for broadcast/cable networks, distributors and advertisers. The Company has produced thousands of shows and specials in all genres and for all day parts, including such perennial hits as "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve," the "American Music Awards," the "Golden Globe Awards," the "Bloopers" specials and series, the "Daytime Emmy Awards," the "Academy of Country Music Awards" and the recent "Disney's American Teacher Awards," among others. The Company also is a leading creator of award-winning communications experiences from live events and meetings to integrated marketing programs for major corporations.
About AEG Live
AEG Live, the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles-based AEG, is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance, touring for a variety of programming and multi-media production. AEG Live, the nation's second largest concert promotion and touring company, is comprised of special event, broadcast and exhibition divisions, eleven regional offices and numerous state-of-the-art venues nationwide. The company's national promotion arm is currently producing tours and productions including Celine Dion A New Day� now appearing at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs," an international tour of the artifacts of King Tut. Recent and upcoming promoted concert tours have included artists such as Justin Timberlake, Bon Jovi, Prince, Christina Aguilera, Kenny Chesney, So You Think You Can Dance, Paul McCartney, High School Musical, American Idols Live and Dancing with the Stars. Goldenvoice, the company's Southern California-based regional promotion division, created and operates the award-winning annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival as well as Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival. The company operates NOKIA Theatre at Grand Prairie in Texas, NOKIA Theatre Times Square, and the soon-to-be opened NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE.
SO YOU THINK DANCE LIVE! Tour 2007
Date City Venue
Sep 21 Albany, NY Times Union Center
Sep 22 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
Sep 23 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center
Sep 25 Reading, PA Sovereign Center
Sep 26 Wilkes Barre, PA Wachovia Arena
Sep 27 Rochester, NY BlueCross Arena
Sep 29 E. Rutherford, NJ The Theater at Continental Airlines Arena
Sep 30 Syracuse, NY War Memorial at OnCenter
Oct 02 Bridgeport, CT Arena at Harbor Yard
Oct 03 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center
Oct 04 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena
Oct 06 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall
Oct 07 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
Oct 09 Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum
Oct 10 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
Oct 12 State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center
Oct 13 Huntington, WV Big Sandy Superstore Arena
Oct 14 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
Oct 16 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum
Oct 17 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Oct 19 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
Oct 20 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
Oct 22 Duluth, GA Arena at Gwinnett Center
Oct 23 Greenville, SC BiLo Center
Oct 24 Nashville, TN Sommet Center
Oct 26 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
Oct 27 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
Oct 28 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Oct 30 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
Oct 31 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center
Nov 01 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Nov 03 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
Nov 04 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse
Nov 05 Chicago, IL United Center
Nov 07 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
Nov 09 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena
Nov 10 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
Nov 12 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theatre
Nov 14 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
Nov 15 Houston, TX Reliant Arena
Nov 18 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena
Nov 19 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena
Nov 21 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre
Nov 23 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
Nov 24 Sacramento, CA Arco Arena
Nov 25 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose
Nov 27 Portland, OR Rose Garden
Nov 28 Everett, WA Everett Events Center
Nov 30 Reno, NV Reno Events Center
Tickets are available at most Ticketmaster locations, online at AEG Live.com or ticketmaster.com. Tickets subject to applicable service charges. Event time and date subject to change. Log on to fox.com/dance for full list of dates.
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