Across a musical career spanning nearly five decades, Grammy Award-winning artist Neil Diamond has sold more than 125 million albums worldwide. Now the Rock and Pop Icon Neil Diamond, a 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and 2011 Kennedy Center Honoree, will take his greatest hits on the road on a much-anticipated North American tour kicking off in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on June 1st and closing in Las Vegas on September 1st. The 2012 tour will feature all of Neil Diamond's classic favorites. The majority of markets will be on sale to the public beginning at 10:00AM on Monday, December 5th and all Canadian dates will be on sale on Monday, December 12th at 10:00AM (see below for routing and on-sale info). Tickets will be available at Ticketmaster.com, LiveNation.com, NeilDiamond.com and local box offices.
In 2012 Neil Diamond will perform in select venues for the first time, including the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York on June 8th. He will return to the DTE Energy Music Theater in Detroit, Michigan for his first time in nearly 20 years. VIP Packages will also be available through VIP Nation, including premium seats, exclusive merchandise and more. For more information please visit: www.VIPNation.com
In addition, Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings recently announced that he will release THE VERY BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND - THE ORIGINAL STUDIO RECORDINGS on December 6th. The album will feature 23 of the most popular hits and signature tracks from America's quintessential singer-songwriter. This is the first Neil Diamond collection to draw from the artist's complete studio discography and includes tracks such as "Forever In Blue Jeans," "Cherry, Cherry," "Sweet Caroline," "I'm A Believer," "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon, " "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," "Red, Red Wine," "America" and many more.
Diamond will make a string of high profile media appearances in addition to being a Kennedy Center Honoree on December 27th. He also performed at the 85th Anniversary Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Today Show, NBC's Tree Lighting at Rockefeller and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
The only discernable downside is that Angeleno fans will have to travel to see the living legend perform. That's right, there is no LA date on the current schedule, but with a Labor Day Weekend gig at the MGM in Vegas, this reporter predicts greater than normal Los Angeles to Vegas travel 10 months from now.
DATE
CITY
VENUE
ON SALE
June 1
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
BankAtlantic Center
Dec. 12
June 3
Tampa, FL
St. Pete Times Forum
Dec. 5
June 6
Atlanta, GA
Philips Arena
Dec. 5
June 8
Wantagh, NY
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Dec. 5
June 14
Washington, DC
Verizon Center
Dec. 5
June 16
Uncasville, CT
Mohegan Sun Arena
Dec. 5
June 18
Philadelphia, PA
Wells Fargo Center
Dec. 5
June 21
Montreal, BC
Bell Centre
Dec. 12
June 23
Boston, MA
TD Garden
Dec. 5
June 26
Toronto, ON
Air Canada Centre
Dec. 12
June 28
London, ON
John Labatt Centre
Dec. 12
July 1
Cleveland, OH
Quicken Loans Arena
Dec. 5
July 3
Detroit, MI
DTE Energy Music Theatre
Dec. 5
July 6
Chicago, IL
United Center
Dec. 5
July 8
Milwaukee, WI
Summerfest
Dec. 10
July 11
St Paul, MN
Xcel Energy Center
Dec. 5
July 13
Saskatoon, SK
Credit Union Centre
Dec. 12
July 16
Edmonton, AB
Rexall Place
Dec. 12
July 18
Calgary, AB
Scotiabank Saddledome
Dec. 12
July 21
Vancouver, BC
Rogers Arena
Dec. 12
July 23
Seattle, WA
Key Arena
Dec. 5
July 28
Salt Lake City, UT
Rio Tinto Stadium
Dec. 5
August 7
San Jose, CA
HP Pavilion
Dec. 5
August 29
Phoenix, AZ
US Airways Center
Dec. 5
September 1
Las Vegas, NV
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Dec. 5
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