Alan Walker Announces 2017 U.S. Shows
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ALAN WALKER ANNOUNCES 2017 U.S. SHOWS (New York, NY – January 18, 2017) – Norwegian/British producer Alan Walker (Sony Music Sweden/RCA Records) will hit the road starting in February for a series of shows around North America, for the first time ever. This encompasses the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Starting on February 24 in Las Vegas. Alan Walker will hit major cities including Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and New York. During his shows, fans can expect to hear Walker’s hits, including his international sensational hit “Faded”, his current hit single “Alone” as well as new music. Tickets are available now at tour.alanwalker.no. Tickets for the Miami, Edmonton, AB, and Vancouver, BC shows will be on sale soon. Full tour routing is below. The 19-year-old Norwegian producer Alan Walker has emerged on the global music scene as one of the most successful artists of 2016. His record breaking single “Faded” was released in December 2015 and has sold more than 9.5 million units worldwide, has received more than 1.5 billion streams and the video has almost 900 million views on YouTube. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and is certified gold and platinum in more than 29 countries. It was #1 on the Global Shazam chart for 7 consecutive weeks and #1 on the European Radio chart for 6 consecutive weeks. Most recently, “Faded” has been nominated for a 2017 Brit Award for British Single. His second single “Sing Me To Sleep” has garnered over 243 million streams and over 177 million views on YouTube. His recently released single “Alone” has 55 million streams on Spotify alone, is #30 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic chart while the video has over 105 million views on YouTube since its December release. This past summer, Alan toured all across Europe and performed at various festivals including Tomorrowland in Belgium and Creamfields in the UK and supported Rihanna during her European leg of her ANTI World Tour. In October, his remix of Sia's hit ”Move Your Body” was included on the Deluxe version of her album "This Is Acting”. Growing up in the digital era, Alan found an early interest in computers that later turned into a fascination for programming and graphic design. In 2012 he started making music on his laptop with the help and feedback from his online friends. His music gained great popularity among gamers who used Alan’s tracks in their own YouTube videos (UGC). The songs spread all over the world and later caught the attention of the record labels. ALAN WALKER SHOW DATES: DATE VENUE CITY February 24 Intrigue Las Vegas February 25 Exchange Los Angeles February 26 EDC Mexico City February 27 Zoolu New Orleans February 28 Shrine Mashantucket, CT March 02 Soundcheck Washington DC March 03 Webster Hall New York March 04 LIV Miami March 16 Palazzo Cancun March 17 Empire Music Festival Guatemala April 07 UNIUN Nightclub Toronto, ONT April 08 Euphoria Music Fest Austin April 14 Northern Lights Festival Edmonton, AB April 15 Seasons Festival Vancouver, BC ### Listen to “Alone” on: iTunes: http://smarturl.it/AWAlone Spotify: http://smarturl.it/StreamAWAlone Amazon Music: http://smarturl.it/AWAloneAmz Google Play: http://smarturl.it/AWAloneGP Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/AloneAW SoundCloud: http://smarturl.it/AWAloneSC Watch the Official Video for “Alone” YouTube: http://smarturl.it/AWAloneVid Follow Alan Walker on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamalanwalker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alanwalkermusic/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alanwalkermusic/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/alanwalkermusic For all media inquiries, please contact: Amaiya Davis: [email protected] .