FALL OUT BOY & WIZ KHALIFA SET TO EMBARK ON MASSIVE BOYS OF ZUMMER TOUR
— Chart-Topping Rock Group and Hip-Hop Superstar Will Travel Across More Than 40 North American Cities This Summer —
—- Tickets On Sale Beginning Friday, Jan. 23 at LiveNation.com —
LOS ANGELES (Jan. 15, 2014) – Multi-platinum selling artists Fall Out Boy and Wiz Khalifa announced today their 40+ city Boys of Zummer co-headlining tour in support of their respective hit albums American Beauty/American Psycho and Blacc Hollywood. The 2015 summer tour, promoted exclusively by Live Nation, will kick off on Wednesday, June 10 at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, N.J., before continuing through cities like Chicago, Toronto, Nashville, St. Louis, Atlanta, Dallas and Las Vegas before concluding at Los Angeles’ famed Hollywood Bowl on Monday, Aug. 10. American rapper, singer and hip hop artist Hoodie Allen will serve as special guest on the tour.
Citi® cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. local time through Citi's Private Pass® Program. For complete pre- sale details, visit www.citiprivatepass.com. General tickets for select cities will be available at www.livenation.com beginning Friday, Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. local.
American Beauty/American Psycho is Fall Out Boy’s sixth studio album, set for release on Jan. 20 on Island Records & DCD2 Records. The record’s first single “Centuries” was certified platinum and served as the theme for the first ever College Football Championship on Jan. 12. The song is now Top 15 on the Pop charts after going Top 10 at Modern Rock and has been streamed more than 60 million times between YouTube and Spotify alone. The band most recently performed the track at the 41st Annual People’s Choice Awards. Prior to American Beauty/American Psycho’s release, tracks “Irresistible” and “Uma Thurman” went straight to #1 on iTunes; “The Kids Aren’t Alright,” and “American Beauty/American Psycho” also both hit the iTunes Top 10 when made available with the album’s pre-order.
The album is the follow-up record to the band’s gold-certified fifth studio album Save Rock and Roll, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and #1 on iTunes in 27 countries upon its April 2012 release. American Beauty/American Psycho is available for pre-order now on the band’s Webstore and iTunes.
Hailing from Chicago, Grammy-nominated Fall Out Boy—Patrick Stump (vocals/guitar), Pete Wentz (bass), Joe Trohman (guitar) and Andy Hurley (drums)—has appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone and other prestigious publications. They have performed on Saturday Night Live, The Today Show, America’s Got Talent, The Voice, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan, The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live and many more. More information can be found at www.falloutboy.com.
Multi-platinum selling recording artist Wiz Khalifa burst on the scene with mainstream success with the release of his first major label debut, Rolling Papers, in March 2011, which spawned the hugely successful hits “Black and Yellow,” “Roll Up” and “No Sleep.” He has earned a career total of seven Grammy nominations, including this year’s nods for Best Rap Song (“We Dem Boyz”) and Best Rap Album (Blacc Hollywood). Other nominated tracks include the chart-topping “Black and Yellow,” 2012’s RIAA platinum-certified “Remember You (Feat. The Weeknd),” 2011’s “Young, Wild & Free (Feat. Bruno Mars),” Wiz’s 3x platinum-certified, top 10 smash partnership with Snoop Dogg (featured on their 2011 collaborative soundtrack, Mac & Devin Go To High School) and Maroon 5’s 2012 worldwide hit, “Payphone (Feat. Wiz Khalifa).” Wiz Khalifa recently released his newest album, Blacc Hollywood, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart.
More than just a music powerhouse, Wiz is also a fashion-forward icon and entrepreneur. His Taylor Gang Ent. label and brand recently united with leading active lifestyle brand Neff for a 26-piece apparel collection. They also launched Freshko, a new lifestyle brand co-created by Sketch, a well-known graphic artist from San Francisco. Additional highlights include partnerships with luxury headwear designer Flat Fitty, RAW® rolling paper (www.rawthentic.com), and Converse. For more information, please visit www.wizkhalifa.com.
Fall Out Boy & Wiz Khalifa – Boyz of Zummer 2015 Tour Dates: Date City Venue Wednesday, June 10 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center Saturday, June 13 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center Sunday, June 14 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center Tuesday, June 16 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center Wednesday, June 17 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Thursday, June 18 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Saturday, June 20** Bangor, ME Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion Tuesday, June 23 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center Wednesday, June 24 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Friday, June 26 Hartford, CT XFINITY Theatre Saturday, June 27 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion Sunday, June 28 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach Tuesday, June 30 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center Wednesday, July 1 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center Thursday, July 2 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion Friday, July 3 Hershey, PA Giant Center Saturday, July 4 Scranton, PA The Pavilion at Montage Mountain Friday, July 10 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre Saturday, July 11 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Sunday, July 12 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena Tuesday, July 14 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Wednesday, July 15 Columbus, OH LC Pavilion Friday, July 17 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood Saturday, July 18 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre Sunday, July 19 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion Tuesday, July 21 Bonner Springs, KS Cricket Wireless Amphitheater Wednesday, July 22 Tulsa, OK BOK Center Saturday, July 25 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion Sunday, July 26 Austin, TX Austin360 Amphitheater Tuesday, July 28 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater Wednesday, July 29 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre Thursday, July 30 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre Saturday, August 1 Ridgefield, WA Amphitheater Northwest Sunday, August 2 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheater Tuesday, August 4 San Francisco Bay Area Venue TBD Wednesday, August 5 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheater Friday, August 7 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday, August 8 Chula Vista, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre Monday, August 10 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl **Fall Out Boy & Hoodie Allen only
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Press Contacts Fall Out Boy Kristen Foster / PMK*BNC [email protected]
Wiz Khalifa Dvora Englefield / 42West [email protected]
Live Nation Victor Trevino [email protected]