Afrojack Announces “Jacked” Tour Dates Across North a Merica Summer 2012
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GRAMMY WINNING DJ AND PRODUCER AFROJACK ANNOUNCES “JACKED” TOUR DATES ACROSS NORTH A MERICA SUMMER 2012 SHOWS WILL MARK AFROJACK’S BIGGEST TOUR TO DATE LOS ANGELES (April 17, 2012) – Afrojac k, one of the most sought-after DJs and producers in the world, will embark on his most exte nsive tour to date this summer with more than 30 headlining dates and festival stops across North America . Afrojack, who brought you the club hit and platinum single “Take Over Control”, will visit major cities, including Chicago, Atlantic City, Las Vegas , Boston, Miami and Toronto. Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday , April 20 th beginning at 10am local time. More information and tickets for headlining tour dates will be available at Afrojack.com , Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com . Citi cardmembers will have access t o presale tickets for select headlining dates starting on March 18 th at 10am through Citi’s Private Pass Program. Afrojack , who is currently headlining at the Coachella Music Festival, will bring his popular dance beats, electrical new stage show and previews from his upcoming debut album to the masses this summer with his “Jacked” North America tour. “Jacked ” was created by Afrojack as a super dance music party and has become one of the world’s most popular club nights. “Jacked” parties feature Afrojack alongside many of the popular artists from his label, Wall Recordings including R3hab, Bobby Burns, Shermanology and Quintino, who will be joining Afrojack on select dates of the “Jacked” tour. In addition to the summer tour Afrojack will headlin e many top music festivals in the US and return for his longstanding residency at Las Vegas hot spots, XS and Tryst. Afrojack’s world wide popularity continued to surge in 2011 as he was voted the number seven DJ in the world in DJ Mag’s Top 100 list of 2011, which ranks the top DJs from around the globe based on fan voting. This is just one of a lengthy list of recent awards, accomplishments and acknowledgements for the Dutch DJ and Producer Nick van de Wall – a.k.a. Afrojack. He won a Grammy award in 2011 for his remix of Madonna’s “‘Revolver”’ with David Gue tta and was nominated for two Grammy’s in 2012. At one point in 2011, Afrojack had four listings on the Billboard Top 100 Charts, including the massive mainstream radio success, “Give Me Everything” with Pitbull, Ne-Yo and Nayer at the number one spot. His single, “Take Over Control” featuring Eva Simons recently reached platinum status in the US. Wall Recordings released a string of immensely successful releases by some of the most influential EDM artists, including R3hab , Shermanology, Sidney Samson , Bobby Burns , Quintino and Apster . The label recently released Afrojack’s single ‘Can’t Stop Me’ featuring Shermanology and will have a home on his upcoming debut album. Many artists from Wall Recordings will join him on the “Jacked ” North America tour , creating a unique dance music experience for fans. For more information on Afrojack , exclusive updates and more visit www.afrojack.com or follow him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/djafrojack ; and on Twitter @djafrojack . AFROJACK “JACKED” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES Fri. 5/18 Kelowna Waterfront Park Kelowna R3hab, Bobby Burns Sat. 5/19 The Vogue Vancouver Bobby Burns Sun. 5/20 Electric Daisy Carnival New York Sat. 5/26 Borgata Atlantic City R3hab, Bobby Burns Sun. 5/27 Fillmore Detroit R3hab, Bobby Burns Mon. 5/28 Buchanan’s El Paso R3hab, Bobby Burns Tue. 5/29 Cowboy’s San Antonio R3hab, Bobby Burns Wed. 5/30 House of Blues Cleveland R3hab, Bobby Burns Thu. 5/31 Stage AE Pittsburgh R3hab, Bobby Burns Fri. 6/1 Fillmore Washington DC R3hab, Bobby Burns Sat. 6/2 Free Press Summer Fest Houston Mon. 6/4 Epic Minneapolis R3hab, Bobby Burns Wed. 6/6 LC Pavilion Columbus R3hab, Bobby Burns Thu. 6/7 Festival Pier at Philadelphia R3hab, Bobby Burns, Penn’s Landing Shermanology Fri. 6/8 Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas Tue. 6/12 Beachum Orlando R3hab, Shermanology Wed. 6/13 Fillmore Charlotte R3hab, Shermanology Thu. 6/14 Tabernacle Atlanta TBD, Shermanology Fri. 6/15 Florida State Fair Expo Hall Tampa R3hab, Shermanology Sat. 6/16 Klipsch Amphitheater Miami R3hab, Shermanology at Bayfront Park Sun. 6/17 Spring Awakening Chicago Mon. 6/18 Marathon Music Works Nashville R3hab, Shermanology Tue. 6/19 House of Blues New Orleans R3hab, Shermanology Wed. 6/20 Palladium Ballroom Dallas R3hab, Quintino Fri. 6/22 Fillmore Denver R3hab, Quintino Sat. 6/23 Paradiso Festival Seattle Sun. 6/24 The Pageant St. Louis R3hab, Quintino Tue. 6/26 Metropolis Montreal, QC R3hab, Quintino Wed. 6/27 House of Blues Boston TBD, Quintino Fri. 6/29 Boonstock Gibbons, AB Sat. 6/30 Digital Dreams Festival Toronto, ON Sun. 7/1 Escapade Festival Ottawa, ON ### 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, Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network. 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