CITI TO PRESENT EXCLUSIVE LUKE BRYAN CONCERT ON AUGUST 7TH AT IRVING PLAZA IN NEW YORK CITY TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF NEW ALBUM KILL THE LIGHTS

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 30, 2015 - In celebration of the release of ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan's Kill The Lights, Citi will present an exclusive concert by the award-winning country artist that will stream live from Irving Plaza on August 7th on the Live Nation Channel on Yahoo. Tickets will be available for purchase exclusively for Citi cardmembers beginning Wednesday, August 5th at 10:00 am EST. Kill The Lights is Bryan's fifth studio album and the follow up to his most successful project to date, Crash My Party, which contains six consecutive No. 1 singles, is certified Double Platinum and has sold over two million copies with eight million digital downloads.

"I am so excited to be getting this new music out to my fans and cannot wait to be on stage and enjoy the album release night with them!" said Luke Bryan.

Fans can tune in to stream the concert live online on August 7^th at 9:00 pm ET here. Fans will also have the freedom to stream the concert wherever they are through the Yahoo Screen App on mobile devices (iOS & Android) and connected devices (Apple TV, Roku and Xbox). This live stream is part of Live Nation's partnership with Yahoo, bringing live concerts and festivals to music fans across the globe.

"Luke Bryan's last album solidified his superstar status and we are thrilled to celebrate the release of Kill The Lights," said Jennifer Breithaupt, Global Head of Entertainment Marketing for Citi. "Country music is a favorite among Citi cardmembers. We've enjoyed working with Luke on his previous tours and know this intimate concert will be a night to remember."

"We're thrilled to welcome Citi as a presenter of this once-in-a-lifetime concert with Luke Bryan in such an intimate setting as the legendary Irving Plaza," said Darin Wolf, executive vice president, Live Nation Media & Sponsorships. "Throughout our successful partnership, Citi has shown a commitment to providing its customers extraordinary access to the best music artists in the world."  

Since the debut of his first album in 2007, Luke Bryan has placed 12 singles at No. 1 and sold 7.5 million albums with 30 million digital tracks from his four studio albums.  He has been named Entertainer of the Year by both the Academy of Country Music (twice) and the Country Music Association. In 2014, Luke achieved the best touring year of his career with 1.7 million fans attending his concerts.  In early 2015, Luke played his first-ever shows in Europe and on May 22, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum launched a new exhibit, "Luke Bryan: Dirt Road Diary." The exhibit runs through November 8, 2015. Luke's new concert tour, "Kick The Dust Up," which is also the title of the first single from Kill The Lights, will continue through October and includes seven stadium dates.

Citi offers Citi® credit and debit cardmembers access to thousands of events annually through Citi Private Pass, the bank's entertainment access program. In 2014, Citi offered cardmembers more than 6,000 music events, ranging from preferred tickets and early access to tickets to top concert tours to curated special events with Grammy® award-winners and VIP experiences including pre-show performances and Q&A. In recent years, Citi has hosted album release parties and intimate VIP pre-show experiences with: Coldplay, Katy Perry, Soundgarden, The Black Keys, Imagine Dragons, Lady Gaga, Florida Georgia Line, Band of Horses, Austin Mahone, Roger Waters, Ray LaMontagne, Rascal Flatts, and more.

 

 

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CITI AND KATY PERRY TEAM IN CELEBRATION OF NEW ALBUM RELEASEPRISM CITI TO PRESENT PERRY'S ONLY U.S. CONCERT PERFORMANCE IN 2013, "KATY PERRY'S: WE CAN SURVIVE," AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL ON OCTOBER 23RD  WITH AN EXCLUSIVE PRE-SHOW EXPERIENCE FOR CITI THANKYOU CARDMEMBERS New Citi ThankYou Advertising Features Perry's Number One Single "Roar"

NEW YORK, September 23, 2013 - Citi today announced the launch of an extensive collaboration with superstar Katy Perry in conjunction with the release of her third studio album, PRISM, due out on Capitol Records on October 22, 2013. Citi will partner with Katy Perry on a special event on October 23, "Katy Perry's: We Can Survive" at the famed Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The special concert event benefits Young Survival Coalition and will be produced by CBS Radio. The performance will celebrate the release of her highly-anticipated album and will be her only U.S. concert performance this year. Citi will offer preferred seating and a unique pre-show experience with Katy exclusively for Citi ThankYou cardmembers starting tomorrow, in celebration of new entertainment benefits of the Citi ThankYou Preferred credit card. Citi will also offer a presale to Citi credit and debit card customers where they can purchase tickets prior to the general public, starting September 24 onwww.citiprivatepass.com. As part of this strategic relationship, Citi will also partner with Katy Perry on her future tour. "I'm so excited to partner with Citi for a special premiere of songs from my new album, PRISM, at the Hollywood Bowl. I'm looking forward to extending our partnership across the country with my tour next year," said music superstar Katy Perry. Katy Perry cemented her status as a best-selling superstar with the global success of her second studio album, Teenage Dream, which debuted at #1 in 8 countries and spent over two years on Billboard's Top 200 album sales chart. She became the only female artist to have five number one singles from one album on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("California Gurls," "Teenage Dream," "Firework," "E.T." and "Last Friday Night"). The special edition, Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection, added "Part of Me" and "Wide Awake" to Katy's list of nine Top 40 chart-toppers (dating back to her multi-platinum debut album, 2008's One of the Boys, which generated four hit singles: "I Kissed A Girl," "Hot N Cold," "Thinking of You" and "Waking Up In Vegas"). "Roar," the first single from her forthcoming new album, PRISM, became Katy's 10th #1 Top 40 track after debuting at #1 on iTunes in 68 countries with 557,024 downloads in its first week of release, the biggest digital song sales week of 2013. "Our customers love getting early access to the best in entertainment and we're thrilled to partner with Katy on this exclusive event and future tour," said Jennifer Breithaupt, SVP of Entertainment Marketing, Citi. "It's terrific to see the joy that her music brings to fans, as captured in our new advertisement featuring her latest hit single." "Katy Perry's: We Can Survive" is part of a special events lineup introduced in celebration of the new entertainment benefits of Citi ThankYou Preferred. Ranging from youth sports clinics to intimate culinary events, comedy shows and VIP concert access, these experiences are another example of how Citi is delivering more access to entertainment. Tickets to each special event can only be purchased with a Citi ThankYou card. More information on upcoming events including "Katy Perry's: We Can Survive" and how to purchase tickets can be found at www.ticketmaster.com. Citi recently unveiled new advertising for the Citi ThankYou Preferred card, showing how cardmembers can now earn points faster for doing things they love: dining out and enjoying entertainment. As part of the Citi ThankYou campaign, in the new television advertisement, "Katy Perry Concert," a father is reassured that while taking his delighted daughter and her friends to an upcoming Katy Perry concert, he will earn 2 points per dollar on each concert ticket purchased. The advertisement features Katy Perry's record-breaking, tenth number one single, "Roar." In addition to "Katy Perry Concert," two additional spots debuting later this fall, "Lunch" and "Donut Friday," illustrate opportunities to earn 2 ThankYou points for each dollar spent on dining out at restaurants - from coffee shops to fine dining with the Citi ThankYou Preferred card. To view the new advertisement, please visit www.youtube.com/citi.More information including how apply for a Citi ThankYou Preferred card is available at www.citi.com/thankyoucards.      # # #