 | The Recording Academy® (Los Angeles) and T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced on April 3, 2008, an exciting lineup featuring GRAMMY®-winning and -nominated artists scheduled to perform in an exclusive five-city concert tour. Performances will be a collaboration of established and up-and-coming musicians within the genres of pop, rock, hip-hop, R&B, Latin and country. Artists scheduled to perform on the tour include nine-time GRAMMY nominee Busta Rhymes, Cat Power, Colbie Caillat (see photo), five-time GRAMMY winner John Legend, Kat Deluna, three-time GRAMMY nominee Kid Rock, four-time GRAMMY winner Missy Elliott, two-time GRAMMY winner Ozomatli, Pitbull, three-time GRAMMY winner Seal and Sean Kingston. |
| The tour kicks off in Chicago and will continue throughout the month of April with stops in New York, Miami, Dallas and Los Angeles. Singers/songwriters Cat Power, Colbie Caillat and John Legend will perform at the historic Vic Theatre in Chicago on April 3, the first stop in the five-city tour. Rappers Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott will headline the next stop at Webster Hall in the heart of the East Village, New York, on April 9. The tour continues on to Miami with Latin artists Kat Deluna, Ozomatli and Pitbull performing at the recently remodeled Fillmore Miami Beach at the historic Jackie Gleason Theatre in the heart of the city's renowned Art Deco district. Rap-rocker Kid Rock takes the stage at the Granada Theatre in Dallas on April 23. The tour concludes in Los Angeles on April 30 with dance-pop vocalist Seal and rapper Sean Kingston at the Avalon in Hollywood. A limited portion of tickets for the performances will be available only through special, in-store sweepstakes at select T-Mobile retail locations in the five concert cities. Consumers will also have the chance to enter to win a VIP concert package online at the official Sidekick homepage. No purchase is necessary to enter or win the tickets or the VIP concert package. For information on the sweepstakes, including official rules, participating T-Mobile retail locations and how to obtain tickets, please visit sidekick. Event: The 50th GRAMMY® Celebration Concert Tour | |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| April 3 | The Vic Theatre 3145 North Sheffield Chicago IL 60657 |
| April 9 | Webster Hall NYC 125 East. 11st Street New York, NY 10003 |
| April 16 | The Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason Theater 1700 Washington Ave Miami Beach, FL 33139 |
| April 23 | Granada Theater 3524 Greenville Ave Dallas, TX 75206 |
| April 30 | Avalon Hollywood 1735 Vine Street Hollywood, CA 90028 |
| SOURCE: The 50th GRAMMY® Celebration Concert Tour Press Release |
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