TWO OF THE MOST CELEBRATED BANDS ON ONE STAGE!
ONLY NORTH AMERICAN PERFORMANCE
AUGUST 1 | 5:30 PM
HERSHEYPARK STADIUM
With special guests The Band Perry and Cassadee Pope
Tickets Go On Sale Friday, April 12 at Noon!
(April 9, 2013 – Hershey, PA) Two of the most celebrated, vocal bands in America are coming together for one night only! RASCAL FLATTS & JOURNEY will share the stage on Thursday, August 1 at Hersheypark Stadium. The co-headlining performance comes on the heels of the acclaimed collaboration at the 2013 Super Bowl XLVII CMT Crossroads concert in New Orleans on February 2nd. Country sensations The Band Perry along with ‘The Voice’ winner Cassadee Pope will be also appear on this show.
Tickets for this show go on sale Friday, April 12 at Noon EDT and will be available at GIANT Center Box Office, Ticketmaster.com, HersheyEntertainment.com, all Ticketmaster Outlets or by-phone at 800-745-3000. Tickets to see Rascal Flatts & Journey together start at only $25!
“Our most recent performances with Rascal Flatts were awesome,” says Neal Schon. “They’re great guys and great musicians, and we’re all looking forward to this show.”
Since its formation in 1973 in San Francisco, Journey has earned 19 Top 40 singles and 25 gold and platinum albums. The band’s Greatest Hits album is certified 15 times platinum, bringing Journey into the elite club of Diamond-certified album holders. Journey was awarded the prestigious “Legend of Live Award” at the 2011 Billboard Touring Awards in honors of the band’s significant and lasting contributions to live music and the touring business, and in acknowledgement of their commitment to the fans and the art of performing live. 2011 also marked the 30th anniversary of the band’s seminal anthem, “Don’t Stop Believin’”, which was honored as the top-selling digital classic rock song in history by Nielsen SoundScan. The group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005.
“We had a blast performing with Journey!” said Gary LeVox, lead singer for Rascal Flatts. “Our respect for them as musicians deepened through the television shows we did together that talk soon lead to wanting to do more. We are very excited about this concert.”
Rascal Flatts are the best-selling country vocal group of the past decade and with the No.1 debut of their latest album, CHANGED, they have the distinction of being one of only four acts to have seven consecutive studio albums debut in the top spot on the Billboard Country Albums chart during the Soundscan era. Since their musical debut in 2000, the band has sold over 21 million albums, 25 million digital downloads and delivered 14 No. 1 singles to the top of the charts. Rascal Flatts is the most awarded Country group of the past decade, earning over 40 trophies from the ACAs, ACMs, AMAs, CMAs, People’s Choice Awards and more. Rascal Flatts, one of the top selling touring acts in country music today having sold over seven million concert tickets in the last 10 years, will embark on a brand new tour this summer, Farmers Insurance Presents Rascal Flatts “Live & Loud.”
Journey:
For more information, visit www.journeymusic.com
Contact: Anna Loynes | aloynes@solters.com
Rascal Flatts:
For more information, visit www.rascalflatts.com
Contact: Jessie Schmidt | jessie@schmidtpr.com
Live Nation:
Contact: Rachel Spivak | rachelspivak@livenation.com
Hershey Entertainment:
Contact: Melissa Stradnick | MStradnick@hersheypa.com
About Live Nation Entertainment:
Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment and ecommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world’s top five ecommerce sites, with a database of over 119 million fans who visit our sites. Live Nation Concerts produces over 22,000 shows annually for more than 2,300 artists globally. Artist Nation is the world’s top artist management company, representing over 200 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling nearly 800 advertisers to tap into the 250 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.
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