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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2017

KATY PERRY ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR AND NEW , WITNESS

WITNESS: The Tour Comes To in , CA on November 7

US tour presented by

Tickets for the Tour Will Be Available Through Verified Fan ® Registration Now Through May 16 Ticketmaster Verified Fan presale May 18 at 9am – 12pm

Citi Pre-Sale Begins May 18 at 12pm

General Ticket On Sale Begins May 22 at 10am

Album Set For Release On June 9 On Each ticket purchase for “Witness: The Tour” includes a pre-order for “Witness: The Album”

Tour announcement video here (Social Files)

(Los Angeles, CA- May 15, 2017) Today, announced the June 9 release of her new album, Witness (Capitol Records), and an extensive arena tour. With Witness, Katy reflects on the changes in her own life and in the world around her, delivering songs that both challenge and inspire. The singles released thus far – the Platinum-certified “” featuring and the follow-up single, “Bon Appétit” featuring – hint at the breadth of the musical and thematic elements found on Witness. Each ticket purchase for “Witness: The Tour” also includes a pre-order for “Witness: The Album.”

The North American leg of WITNESS: The Tour produced by AEG Presents will kick off on September 7 at Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH and will make a stop in Los Angeles at STAPLES Center on November 7. Tickets for the go on sale to general public, Monday May 22 at 10 AM. All U.S. on WITNESS: The Tour are presented by Xfinity. Additional sponsors are Citi, COVERGIRL and KATY PERRY PARFUMS. See below for itinerary or visit http://katyperry.com. Additional international tour dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

WITNESS: The Tour Presale Powered By Ticketmaster Verified Fan Begins Thursday, May 18 at 9am through 12pm local time. Tickets for the tour will be available through registration using Ticketmaster Verified Fan, an easy to use fan-first technology that helps artists combat bots and get tickets into the hands of fans. Registration is open now and continues until Tuesday, May 16 at 10 pm PT. For more information and to register, visit - katyperry.com

"Having just launched a new national advertising campaign with Katy, we're thrilled to extend our relationship to encompass the upcoming Witness Tour," said Jennifer Breithaupt, Global Consumer Chief Marketing Officer, Citi. "Citi cardmembers will have exclusive access to pre-sale tickets for what promises to be one of the biggest and most memorable tours of the year."

Citi is the official U.S. credit card of WITNESS: The Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to U.S. pre-sale tickets beginning Thursday, May 18 at 12pm local time through Saturday, May 20 at 10pm local time through Citi’s Private Pass® program. For complete pre-sale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

WITNESS: The Tour follows Katy’s sold-out, 151-date , which concluded in 2015 and was hailed by as "a show to damage retinas and blow minds."

Katy, who will be the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” on the May 20 season finale, made her Capitol Records debut with 2008’s after signing to the label in 2007. She cemented her status as a global superstar with the follow-up album, Teenage Dream (2010). PRISM, her 2013 album, debuted at No. 1 on iTunes in 100 countries and has sold more than 12.5 million adjusted worldwide. With the singles “Firework” and “Dark Horse” each surpassing the 10 million threshold including song sales and streams, Katy is the first female artist to earn two RIAA Digital Single Diamond Awards. In her 10 years with Capitol, she has racked up a cumulative 18+ billion streams alongside worldwide sales of more than 40+ million adjusted albums and 125+ million tracks. She is the most-followed person globally on .

Katy Perry’s WITNESS: The Tour – North American Leg

2017 9/7 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center 9/9 – Montréal, QE @ 9/12 – , ON @ Air Centre 9/18 – , PA @ Wells Fargo Center 9/21 – Uncasville, CT @ Arena at Casey Plaza 9/25 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center 9/29 – , MA @ TD Garden 10/2 – New York, NY @ 10/3 – Uniondale, NY @ NYCB Live!: Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10/8 – Newark, NJ @ 10/11 – , NY @ 10/15 – Nashville, TN @ Arena 10/16 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center 10/19 – , PA @ PPG Paints Arena 10/22 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center 10/24 – , IL @ 11/7 – Los Angeles, CA @ STAPLES Center 11/14 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center at San Jose 11/24 – , UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena 11/26 – , CO @ Pepsi Center 11/28 – Omaha, NE @ CenturyLink Center 11/29 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center 12/1 – St. Paul, MN @ 12/2 – Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena 12/4 – , WI @ BMO Harris 12/6 – Detroit, MI @ 12/9 – Indianapolis, IN @ 12/10 – , OH @ Quicken Loans Arena 12/12 – , GA @ Philips Arena 12/15 – Tampa, FL @ 12/17 – Orlando, FL @ 12/20 – , FL @ AmericanAirlines Arena

2018 1/5 – , LA @ 1/7 – , TX @ 1/10 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center 1/12 – Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena 1/14 – , TX @ Center 1/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ 1/20 – , NV @ T-Mobile Arena 1/31 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden1 Center 2/2 – Portland, OR @ at 2/3 – Tacoma, WA @ 2/5 – , BC @ Pepsi Live at

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For additional information on Katy Perry, contact: Ambrosia Healy, Capitol Music Group / [email protected] Kristen Kanopka, Capitol Music Group / [email protected]

For AEG Presents and information on the tour, contact: Fran Curtis / [email protected] Cara Hutchison / [email protected] or visit: http://katyperry.com http://twitter.com/katyperry http://facebook.com/katyperry http://instagram.com/katyperry http://youtube.com/katyperry http://www.vevo.com/artist/katy-perry For publicity materials please visit: http://www.umgb2b.com