Andre Rieu Beats Pink and AC/DC

Andre Rieu Beats Pink and AC/DC

Billboard's Top Classical Artist Sets New Sales Record With Latest DVD and Reaches 100x Platinum.

NEW YORK, December 19/PRNewswire/ -- Violinist, conductor and showman Andre Rieu achieved two major milestones this week. First, Billboard Magazine announced Rieu as the number one Top Selling Classical Artist of 2008 in the USA. Second of all Rieu's newest DVD 'Live in Australia' set unprecedented sales records and outsold Pink and AC/DC.

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The leading music industry magazine Billboard announced Andre Rieu as the Top Classical Artist in their 2008 Year End chart. Rieu, known for bringing Classical Music to the mass, also celebrated three albums in the Billboard's 2008 Top Classical Albums chart.

In Australia it seems like the Andre-madness has no limits. Rieu's latest release "Live in Australia", which was recorded in Melbourne on November 15th, sold more copies than the newest albums of Pink and AC/DC. The success of "Live in Australia" triggered another great moment in Rieu's career. He now has 100x platinum records in Australia. The most remarkable fact is that this exceptional number of records was mainly sold in the last 18 months.

Says Rieu: "I am very happy with all this positive news. It is fantastic to be number one on Billboard's list. And who had ever imagined that a classical music DVD would beat some of the most popular rockers in the charts? I want to thank my fans for their loyalty and I am looking forward to playing for them again in Australia and in the USA next year".

Rieu has scheduled a 35 concert tour throughout the USA and Canada in April, May and June.

          Date      City               Venue      4-17-2009 Toronto            Air Canada Centre     4-18-2009 Ottawa             Scotiabank Centre     4-19-2009 Montreal           Bell Centre     4-20-2009 Syracuse, NY       War Memorial At Oncenter     4-21-2009 Manchester, NH     Verizon Wireless Arena     4-23-2009 New York City, NY  Hammerstein Ballroom     4-24-2009 Bridgeport, CT     Arena at Harbor Yard     4-25-2009 Uniondale, NY      Nassau Coliseum     4-26-2009 Newark, NJ         Prudential Center     4-27-2009 Reading, PA        Sovereign Center     4-28-2009 Camden, PA         Susquehanna Bank Center     5-14-2009 Baltimore, MD      1st Mariner Arena     5-15-2009 Wilkes-Barre, PA   Wachovia Arena     5-16-2009 Cleveland, OH      Quicken Loans Arena     5-17-2009 Pittsburgh, PA     Mellon Arena     5-18-2009 Columbus, OH       Nationwide Arena     5-19-2009 Detroit, MI        Fox Theatre     5-21-2009 Chicago, IL        Allstate Arena     5-22-2009 Milwaukee, WI      Milwaukee Theatre     5-23-2009 Minneapolis, MN    Target Center     5-24-2009 Des Moines, IA     Wells Fargo Arena     5-25-2009 Omaha, NE          Qwest Center     5-26-2009 Denver, CO         Pepsi Center     6-12-2009 Vancouver          General Motors Place     6-13-2009 Tacoma, WA         Tacoma Dome     6-14-2009 Portland, OR       Rose Garden Arena     6-16-2009 Oakland, CA        Oracle Arena     6-17-2009 Sacramento, CA     Arco Arena     6-18-2009 Fresno, CA         SaveMart Center     6-19-2009 Los Angeles, CA    Nokia Theatre L.A. Live     6-20-2009 Ontario, CA        Citizens Business Bank Arena     6-22-2009 San Diego, CA      Cricket Wireless Pavilion     6-23-2009 Phoenix, AZ        Jobing.com Arena     6-24-2009 Las vegas, NV      Orleans Arena     6-25-2009 Salt Lake City, UT Usana Amphitheatre  

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Source: Andre Rieu Productions

Contact: For more information & interviews: Marthijn Graafland, +1-646-717-3370, marthijn.graafland@andrerieugroup.com

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