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The 2009 tour, An Evening with Il Divo, kicks off February 21st in Manchester and will perform in 31 European cities before heading to North America and will cross six continents before closing the year in Australia, Japan and South East Asia. Tickets for An Evening with Il Divo are moving briskly, and are already 75% sold in Europe, including multiple nights in Dublin, London, Manchester and Rotterdam. In addition Il Divo have already sold out two nights at Chicago’s Rosemont Theatre.

In the U.S., “An Evening with Il Divo” kicks off Friday, May 8th in Washington, DC at the Patriot Center. In addition to performances in Washington, E. Rutherford, Boston, Uniondale the two sold out performances in Chicago, announced today, Il Divo have now confirmed additional performances in : Atlanta, Atlantic City, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Everett, Ft. Lauderdale, Houston, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Portland, Reno, St. Louis, St. Paul, San Antonio, Santa Barbara, San Jose, Tampa and Uncasville.

The new show will be staged and choreographed by William Baker (Kylie, Jamiroquai) on a state of the art set, with a tour wardrobe designed by Giorgio Armani, featuring outfits from Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani and Armani Collezioni collections.

The show will feature repertoire from their five albums and several new songs, with Il Divo onstage the entire evening. They will perform for approximately 90 minutes with a 20 minute intermission integrated into the set (there will be no support).

Tickets for concert dates in Philadelphia, Uncasville, Everett, Portland, Atlanta, and Denver will go on sale Saturday, January 31st. Tickets for performances in Detroit, St. Louis and Kansas City will go on sale Monday, February 2nd. Citi cardmembers will also have access to presale tickets starting Tuesday, January 27th at 9am local time through Citi’s Private Pass(R) Program. For complete presale details visit: http://www.citiprivatepass.com/ . (Applicable for shows in the U.S only.)

Ticket prices will be scaled at $55.00, $85.00 and $125.00/$150.00 plus applicable service charges. Fans may also be interested in purchasing either of the VIP packages available. The Platinum Meet and Greet Experience includes a premium price level 1 ticket (within the first 5 rows), a pre-show meet and greet and photo opportunity with Il Divo, and a VIP gift package. The Il Divo Premium Gold Package includes a guaranteed premium ticket within the first 10 rows and an exclusive VIP tour gift. Premium packages prices subject to change. For official tour and ticket information, VIP packages, Fan Club memberships, merchandise & more, visit: www.ILDIVO.com & www.LIVENATION.com

The Il Divo world tour is produced by Live Nation Global Touring and by arrangement with Octagon Music and Syco Music.

  U.S. TOUR ITINERARY 2009

  ALREADY ON SALE:

  08-May  Washington, DC     Patriot Center
  09-May  E. Rutherford, NJ  Izod Arena
  14-May  Boston, MA         Agannis Arena
  15-May  Uniondale, NY      Nassau Coliseum
  19-May  Chicago, IL        Rosemont Theatre         SOLD OUT!
  20-May  Chicago, IL        Rosemont Theatre         SOLD OUT!

  ADDITIONAL US CITIES
  10-May  Philadelphia, PA   Susquehanna Bank Center  On sale Jan.31 (10am)
  12-May  Uncasville, CT     Mohegan Sun              On sale Jan.31 (10am)
  17-May  Detroit, MI        Fox Theater              On sale Feb 02 (10am)
  2-June  Everett, WA        Comcast Arena At Everett On sale Jan.31 (10am)
  3-June  Portland, OR       Rose Garden (T of C)     On sale Jan.31 (10am)
  20-June San Antonio, TX    AT&T Center
  21-June Dallas, TX         Nokia Theater
  23-June Houston, TX        Toyota Center
  26-June Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center
  27-June Orlando, FL        Amway Center
  28-June Tampa, FL          Mahaffey Theater
  1-July  Atlanta, GA        Fox Theater              On sale Jan 31
                                                      (12 noon)
  6-July  Cleveland, OH      Wolstein Center
  8-July  St. Paul           Xcel Energy Center
  10-July St Louis, MO       Fox Theater              On sale Feb.2  (10am)
  11-July Kansas City, MO    Sprint Center            On sale Feb.2  (10am)
  13-July Denver, CO         Wells Fargo Theater      On sale Jan.31 (10am)
  15-July Phoenix, AZ        Dodge Theater
  17-July Las Vegas, NV      Mandalay Bay
  18-July Santa Barbara      County Bowl
  20-July Los Angeles        Venue Details to follow
  23-July San Jose           HP Pavilion
  24-July Reno               Events Center

For official tour and ticket information, VIP packages, Fan Club memberships, merchandise & more, visit: www.ILDIVO.com & www.LIVENATION.com

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