JUSTIN BIEBER ANNOUNCES 2012 HEADLINING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
ANTICIPATION BUILDS FOR JUNE 19 RELEASE OF BELIEVE ON ISLAND DEF JAM, FANS ABLE TO PRE-ORDER ALBUM WITH PURCHASE OF CONCERT TICKETS
(May 23, 2012 - New York, NY) Bieber Fever is taking the world by storm yet again! As millions of fans count down the days until the June 19 release of his fourth studio album, BELIEVE, platinum- selling pop singing sensation Justin Bieber announces a headlining tour of North America. The “Believe” Tour, presented by AEG Live and featuring Carly Rae Jepsen as special guest through January, will begin September 29th in Glendale, Arizona at the Jobing.com Arena and blaze a trail through more than 45 cities before wrapping up in Miami, Florida on January 26, 2013 at the American Airlines Arena. (Please see complete tour itinerary below.)
Justin Bieber’s Fan Club Presale will begin at Noon local time on Wednesday, May 23rd. Log into BieberFever.com or join now with a Quarterly or Yearly Membership Package in order to get first access to tickets for the North American Tour! Through joining BieberFever.com, fans will receive a pre-sale access code which allows the purchase of up to 4 tickets for up to 4 shows on the tour plus some exclusive Bieber merchandise. For more information, go towww.bieberfever.com
American Express will offer a pre-sale to U.S. residents May 24th through May 31st and Canadian residents May 24th through May 30th. General public on-sales will follow on June 1st for Canadian residents and June 2nd for U.S. residents.
A number of VIP packages will also be offered on the upcoming tour. In addition to great seats, VIP packages can include Meet & Greets and photo opportunities with Justin Bieber, autographed memorabilia, exclusive VIP merchandise and much more! For more information on VIP packages, please visitwww.aeglive.com.
Additionally, $1.00 from each ticket will be donated to Pencils of Promise, a charity which works to build schools and increase educational opportunities in the developing world. The goal is to build 15 schools around the world for needy children. Details at www.pencilsofpromise.com
As part of the “Believe” Tour, U.S. and Canadian residents ordering tickets online will have the opportunity to pre-order a digital copy of Justin Bieber’s BELIEVE album with every ticket purchased. BELIEVE takes flight on the wings of “Boyfriend,” its first worldwide smash single, which hit #1 at iTunes the second it was released, and set a world-record for debuting #1 on iTunes in 32 countries. The “Boyfriend” video has shattered all YouTube records since its MTV premiere (on May 3rd). The clip generated 8 million views in its first 24 hours, and has garnered over 44 million views to date. BELIEVE is Executive Produced by Scott "Scooter" Braun and Usher Raymond IV, and track producers include Max Martin, Mike Posner, MdL, Diplo, Hit-Boy, The Messengers, Zedd, Rodney Jerkins, and Justin’s vocal producer, Kuk Harrell. The album features guest appearances by Ludacris, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Big Sean.
JUSTIN BIEBER 2012 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
September
Sep 29 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena On Sale June 2
Sep 30 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand On Sale June 2
October
Oct 2 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center On Sale June 2
Oct 3 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center On Sale June 2
Oct 5 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center On Sale June 2
Oct 6 Oakland, CA The Oracle Arena On Sale June 2
Oct 8 Portland, OR Rose Garden On Sale June 2
Oct 9 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome On Sale June 2
Oct 12 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome On Sale June 1
Oct 15 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place On Sale June 1
Oct 16 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre On Sale June 1
Oct 18 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre On Sale June 1
Oct 20 Minneapolis, MN Target Center On Sale June 2
Oct 21 Milwaukee WI BMO Harris Bradley Center On Sale June 2
Oct 23 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena On Sale June 2
Oct 24 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena On Sale June 2
Oct 26 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center On Sale June 2
Oct 27 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center On Sale June 2
Oct 29 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center On Sale June 2
Oct 30 Houston, TX Toyota Center On Sale June 2
November
Nov 1 Memphis, TN FedExForum On Sale June 2
Nov 2 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center On Sale June 2
Nov 4 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center On Sale June 2
Nov 5 Washington DC Verizon Center On Sale June 2
Nov 9 East Rutherford, NJ IZOD Center On Sale June 2
Nov 10 Boston, MA TD GARDEN On Sale June 2
Nov 12 Brooklyn, NY Barclay's Center On Sale June 2
Nov 20 Pittsburgh, PA CONSOL Energy Center On Sale June 2
Nov 21 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills On Sale June 2
Nov 23 Kanata, ON Scotiabank Place On Sale June 1
Nov 26 Montreal, QC Bell Centre On Sale June 1
Nov 28 New York, NY Madison Square Garden On Sale June 2
December
Dec 1 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre On Sale June 1 (at noon)
January 2013
Jan 5 Salt Lake City, UT EnergySolutions Arena On Sale June 2
Jan 7 Denver, CO Pepsi Center On Sale June 2
Jan 9 Tulsa, OK BOK Center On Sale June 2
Jan 10 N. Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena On Sale June 2
Jan 12 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center On Sale June 2
Jan 15 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena On Sale June 2
Jan 16 Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena On Sale June 2
Jan 18 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena On Sale June 2
Jan 19 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum On Sale June 2
Jan 22 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena On Sale June 2
Jan 23 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena On Sale June 2
Jan 25 Orlando, FL Amway Center On Sale June 2
Jan 26 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena On Sale June 2
About Justin Bieber
With worldwide album sales in excess of 15 million units, Justin has dominated pop culture and social media for more than two years. He has over 43 million Facebook fans, more than 22 million Twitter followers, and over 2.7 billion YouTube views – he is far and away the most popular YouTube artist of all time, and received the 2012 Billboard Music Award for Social Artist of the Year.
BELIEVE follows Justin’s #1 Christmas album, Under The Mistletoe, which was his third #1 Soundscan debut in just 18 months, making him the first solo artist in Billboard history to chart three #1 albums before his 18th birthday (on March 1st). Prior to Under The Mistletoe, My World 2.0 entered Soundscan at #1 in 2010 (containing “Baby,” ranked the #1 most viewed YouTube video, currently over 738 million views); and Never Say Never: The Remixes entered at #1 in 2011, the soundtrack to the highest domestic-grossing concert film in U.S. history.