DT:   MAY 16, 2006

 

 

BANDS TEAM UP TO PUT THE VALUE

BACK IN “FAMILY VALUES”

WITH SPECIAL APPEARANCES AND

$9.99 LAWN SEATS

FOR THIS SUMMER’S

“THE FAMILY VALUES TOUR”;

 

TICKETS FOR THIS SUMMER’S TREK GO ON SALE

THIS WEEKEND

 

 

As if a $9.99 lawn seat wasn’t enough.

 

Putting the value back in “FAMILY VALUES,” Family Values Tour headliners Korn and Deftones, as well as main stage attractions Stone Sour and Flyleaf, will give their fans a preview of this summer’s hottest tour with special appearances in four separate U.S. cities this coming Thursday, May 18.

 

Korn will make a special appearance in Chicago, Deftones in their hometown of Sacramento , Stone Sour in Kansas City and Flyleaf in Spokane , Washington , all on Thursday, May 18.  Stay tuned for locations and additional details. 

 

“Ten great bands for $9.99 plus reasonable pavilion seats, that’s the kind of thing we were shooting for when we did our new deals,” said Korn’s Jonathan Davis.  “We are very excited that we are able to pull this off.  And believe me, the fans are not going to want to miss the events happening this week!”

 

Through Korn’s unique partnership with tour producer Live Nation, lawn tickets for THE FAMILY VALUES TOUR are being offered for just $9.99 with value-priced seating available at every outdoor amphitheatre stop on the summer trek.

 

Tickets for 10 FAMILY VALUES TOUR shows will go on sale this weekend.  A list is below:

 

Date          City                           Venue

7/27/06     Virginia Beach , VA        Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

7/29/06     Nashville , TN               Starwood Amphitheatre

7/30/06     Atlanta , GA                Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheater

8/4/06       San Antonio , TX          Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

8/15/06     Denver , CO                Coors Amphitheatre

8/18/06     Phoenix , AZ                Cricket Pavilion

8/20/06     Sacramento , CA           Sleep Train Amphitheatre

8/24/06     Kansas City , MO          Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

8/26/06     East Troy , WI              Alpine Valley Music Theatre

9/15/06     Camden , NJ                 Tweeter Center at the Waterfront

 

Additionally, tickets for Albuquerque (8/16), St Louis (8/25), Indianapolis (8/29), Holmdel (9/1), Wantagh (9/2), Hartford (9/3), Cleveland (9/6), Pittsburgh (9/8), Detroit (9/9), Cincinnati (8/28), Toronto (9/12), Columbus (9/13), Saratoga Springs (9/5) and Boston (9/16) will go on sale June 3. Stay tuned for on sale information on the following cities:  Houston , Dallas , Los Angeles , Washington , D.C., West Palm Beach and Buffalo .

This year’s 30-city trek through North America will launch July 27 in Virginia Beach , VA and will feature KORN, DEFTONES, Stone Sour, Flyleaf and Dir en grey on the main stage. Information regarding acts appearing on the second stage will be announced in the coming weeks. 

For more information, please visit www.familyvalueslive.com

KORN Contacts:          

MSO                                  818-380-0400    

Marcee Rondan                   marcee@msopr.com

Kristine Ashton -Magnuson    kashton@msopr.com

Mitch Schneider                   mschneider@msopr.com

 

Virgin Records                    212-786-8375

Julie Lichtenstein              Julie.Lichtenstein@Virgin-Records.com 

 

Deftones Contacts:             

Warner Bros.                       818-953-3473

Rick Gershon                      Rick.Gershon@wbr.com

Keren Pozanansky                Keren.Poznansky@wbr.com

 

Stone Sour Contacts:

Roadrunner Records             212-274-7560   

Jamie Roberts                     Roberts@roadrunnerrecords.com

 

MSO                                  818-380-0400

Kristine Ashton -Magnuson    kashton@msopr.com

Libby Henry                        lhenry@msopr.com

 

Flyleaf Contact:

Girlie Action                       212-989-2222 ext. 12

Heidi Anne Noel                  heidi@girlie.com

 

Live Nation Contact:             310-867-7127

John Vlautin                                JohnVlautin@LiveNation.com

 

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