Yanni Takes 'Voices' on the Road

Yanni Takes 'Voices' on the Road

Multi-platinum performer's first tour in four years to feature four singing proteges and spectacular imagery

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Multi-platinum recording artist Yanni is gearing up for his first U.S. tour in 4 years. Long known for his engaging and spectacular live performances, Yanni brings a new and exciting dimension to the show with the addition of four young, extraordinary vocal talents - Nathan Pacheco, Chloe, Ender Thomas and Leslie Mills - discovered and mentored by Yanni and all featured on his upcoming new CD releases YANNI VOICES and YANNI VOCES, the latter featuring Yanni and his four "voices" along with Latin music superstars. Both albums are due out March 24, 2009 on Disney Pearl Series.

The YANNI VOICES tour will feature Yanni's most popular fan favorites accompanied by an explosion of dynamic visuals, dazzling choreography and show-stopping vocal performances by the four "Voices" who bring to life Yanni's most masterful musical compositions, new and old. The tour will also feature Yanni's acclaimed orchestra comprised of musicians from around the globe.

Throughout his extraordinary career, Yanni has staged multiple world tours performing in such world-renown locales including the Acropolis, the Taj Mahal and Beijing's Forbidden City thrilling millions of fans worldwide. His U.S. tours in 1995, 1998 and 2003-2005 each finished in the Top 10 concert tours of the year, as ranked by Performance Magazine and Pollstar.

   The dates for the first leg of the tour are below.      DATE              CITY                    VENUE   4/10/09           Ft. Lauderdale          Bank Atlantic Center   4/11/09           Tampa                   St. Pete Times Forum   4/13/09           Gainesville             O'Connell Center   4/14/09           Orlando                 Amway Arena   4/15/09           Estero                  Germain Arena   4/17/09           Jacksonville            Jacksonville Memorial Arena   4/18/09           Duluth (Atlanta)        Gwinnett Center   4/19/09           N. Charleston           N. Charleston Arena   4/21/09           Greenville              Bi-Lo Center   4/22/09           Nashville               Sommet Center Arena   4/24/09           Raleigh                 RBC Center   4/25/09           Baltimore               1st Mariner Arena   4/26/09           Reading                 Sovereign Center   4/28/09           Wilkes-Barre            Wachovia Arena   4/30/09           New York                Radio City Music Hall   5/1/09            New York                Radio City Music Hall   5/3/09            Boston                  Agganis Arena   5/5/09            Bridgeport              Arena at Harbor Yard   5/6/09            Manchester              Verizon Wireless Arena   5/8/09            Quebec City             Colisee Pepsi Arena   5/9/09            Montreal                Bell Centre   5/10/09           Toronto                 Air Canada Centre   5/12/09           Pittsburgh              Mellon Arena   5/13/09           Rochester               Blue Cross Arena   5/15/09           Albany                  Times Union Forum   5/16/09           Atlantic City           Boardwalk Hall   5/17/09           Mashantucket            MGM Coliseum at Foxwoods   5/28/09           Minneapolis             Target Center   5/29/09           Chicago                 Sears Center Arena   5/30/09           St. Louis               Scottrade Center   5/31/09           Green Bay               Resch Center   6/2/09            Grand Rapids            Van Andel Arena   6/3/09            Cleveland               Quicken Loans Arena   6/5/09            Detroit                 Palace at Auburn Hills   6/6/09            Cincinnati              US Bank Arena   6/7/09            Columbus                Nationwide Arena   6/9/09            Kansas City             Sprint Center   6/10/09           Witchita                Hartman Arena   6/13/09           Houston                 Toyota Center   6/14/09           Dallas                  Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie   6/16/09           Denver                  Pepsi Center   6/17/09           Salt Lake City          Energysolutions Arena   6/26/09           Sacramento              ARCO Arena   6/27/09           Oakland                 Oracle Arena   6/28/09           Anaheim                 Honda Center   6/30/09           Los Angeles             Nokia Theatre    www.yanni.com  

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CONTACT: Heather Davis of Hollywood Records, +1-212-333-1021,
Heather.Davis@Disney.com, for Disney Pearl Series

Web Site: http://www.yanni.com/

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