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Lana Del Rey Confirms Initial Dates for Biggest Headlining North American Tour to Date: Endless Summer Tour LANA DEL REY CONFIRMS INITIAL DATES FOR BIGGEST HEADLINING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR TO DATE: ENDLESS SUMMER TOUR – Summer Amphitheater Tour to Include Stops in Los Angeles, Toronto, Atlanta, Chicago and Many More – – Tickets On Sale Saturday, Dec. 6 at LiveNation.com and through the Live Nation Mobile App – LOS ANGELES (Dec. 1, 2014) – Multi-platinum selling artist Lana Del Rey has confirmed her first headlining dates of the 2015 Endless Summer Tour. The North American tour, promoted by Live Nation, will see the acclaimed artist playing at her biggest venues to date in support of her latest album ULTRAVIOLENCE (Interscope/Polydor UK). Very, very special guest Courtney Love will join Lana on select dates. Other special guests on select dates will be announced soon (see schedule below). Tickets go on-sale Dec. 6 at www.livenation.com and through the Live Nation mobile app. More dates will soon be announced. In recent news, Del Rey contributed two new songs to the soundtrack of Tim Burton’s latest film, Big Eyes, in theaters nationwide on Dec. 25: “Big Eyes,” which she co-wrote with Daniel Heath, and “I Can Fly,” which she co-wrote with Rick Nowels. “I've admired Tim Burton's work for many years and I'm honored to work with him on such a poignant project,” said Del Rey. Lana is also featured on the cover of Maxim’s January/December issue. In October, she played two sold-out shows at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, which the Orange County Register called “electric” and Grantland called “transcendent.” Lana’s critically acclaimed album ULTRAVIOLENCE debuted at #1 in 15 countries, including the U.S. and the UK, and earned her cover stories in Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Complex and The FADER, among others. It has now sold over 1 million copies worldwide and has been named one of the best albums of 2014 by Rolling Stone, Complex, Stereogum and more. Lana’s first North American tour completely sold-out in minutes, and her festival performances at Coachella, Austin City Limits and more, earned rave reviews. Lana's Born To Die was certified PLATINUM by the RIAA earlier this year and has now sold over 7 million copies worldwide. 2015 Lana Del Rey North American Tour Dates: * - w/ very, very special guest Courtney Love % - w/ special guest TBA Date Location Venue 5/07 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion* 5/09 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion* 5/12 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre* 5/14 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion* 5/16 Chula Vista, CA Sleep Train Amphitheater* 5/18 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl* 5/20 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre* 5/22 Ridgefield, WA Sleep Country Amphitheater* 5/28 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center % 5/30 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre % 5/31 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre % 6/03 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre % 6/04 Montreal, QC Bell Centre % 6/11 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live % 6/13 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion % 6/14 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood % 6/16 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheater % Hi-res photos, press releases, links, etc.: http://www.shorefire.com/client/lana-del-rey ‘ULTRAVIOLENCE’ on iTunes – Deluxe Explicit: http://smarturl.it/Ultraviolence ‘ULTRAVIOLENCE’ on iTunes – Standard Explicit: http://smarturl.it/UltraviolenceSD About Live Nation Entertainment Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Live Nation Media & Sponsorship and Artist Nation Management. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com. Follow us @twitter.com/LiveNationInc SOURCE: Live Nation Entertainment For more information about Lana Del Rey, please contact: Shore Fire Media Hector Silva [email protected] Marilyn Laverty [email protected] Interscope Geffen A&M Lisa DiAngelo [email protected] For Live Nation, contact: Victor Trevino [email protected] .
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